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California Department of Food and Agriculture
Agricultural Commissioners’ Crop Reports
Merced County
1956-1960
California County Agricultural Commissioners' Reports from the California Department of Food and Agriculture. This collection consists of annual crop and livestock data from each of the 58 California Counties. The collection covers 1915-1981; digitization of the rest of the collection is forthcoming. This digitization project was funded by the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics, http://giannini.ucop.edu/ . The work was completed by the staff of the Giannini Foundation Library, University of California, Berkeley, http://are.berkeley.edu/library/ . Please contact the Library to consult the originals.
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Annual Report
Of AgriculturefJ
COUNTY OF/MEeCED1956
UNIVERSITY OF CALl FORNIADAVIS
A_PR 9 ’19S7
LIBRARY
MERCED COUNTYDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
To: Wo Co Jacobseuj DirectorState Departmen~ of Agriculture
To: Merced County Board of SupervisorsWade Morgan, Chairman
Arthur Ferrari Nell Gal.~owayEmory O’Banion Harry Schmldt
In accordance with Section 65.5 of the Agricultural Code, I submit a report ofacreage, production, and value of sgricultur£ in Merced County for the calendaryear 1956,
Our widely diversified agriculture is reported under field, truck, seed, fruit,and nut crops, animal industry, and miscellaneous, which includes nursery stockand bees.
A chart indicating acreage planted to crops during the past five years is incll~edoBearing and non-bearing acreage of fruit and nuts crops are listed by variety.
In reporting production, we have used units of weight and measure commonly acceptedin the sale of the product° Value of production is market value, FOB ranch or upondelivery to packers, processors, preservers~ and manufacturers° I wish to emphasizethat market values reported here are not net income°
This report represents the best thinking of many people. The ~nformation wasgathered by our entire staff, and compiled largely by Eo Co Fitchett, SeniorInspector° The cooperation of growers, handlers, and others made this reportpossible, and to them we express our sincere appreciation°
Copies of the Annual Report are mailed to Federal, State, and County agencies,and to others upon request°
Eo Ac DANISONAgricultural Commissioner°
* FIELD CROPS 1956 ~
ProducingCrop AcreageAlfalfa ]38 p/~0Barley 57,700Beans~Pinto 165
Baby Lima 2~425Light Red Kidney 31.5Dark Red Kidney 240Pink 20Large Lima 95Blackeye 1#600Bean SilageBean Straw
Total Beans --~8~O
Green Pea SilageCorn Field 3,900
~otton 27,731Cotton seed
Total Cotton
Grain Hay 9~287Grain Sorghum 4~188Oats 4~500
Permanent Pasture 74,837Pasture 768~363
PerAcre
12o62916o 6172Ol0ll
2
1o56
1o7
2316
Total Unit7F TY Ton9233200 100# sack
2,079 " "70,325 " "5,230 " "4,080 " "
400 " "950 " "
17,600 " "
5,000 Ton2,000 Ton
8,480 Ton7~800 Ton
43.,261 500# bale17,304 Ton
15,788 Ton
96° 324 100# sack
72,000 " "
281,680 i00# sack4,612 124# sack
173,.004 Ton.
90,195 Ton
( 260,780 50# Bask° Jer(192,582 " " Reds
4,500 Ton1~250 Ton
920 Ton
51,105 100# sackl, 017 " "
Rice 8,048Rye 1,025Silage 14,417Sudan Pasture 4,485Sugar Beets 4 ~295
Stubble ’~ ~ 66,632~weet Potatoes 4~ 982
CullsSeedC anne ry
Total Sweet PotatoesWhe at 3,407Canary Seed 185Total l~0~
Stubble not included in this total
354°5
12
21
91_____,
155°5
ValuePer Unit Total
2o2o 46 2,271,0726o O0 12,4745- 50 386,7878o O0 41,8408o O0 32,6407o 50 3,000
i0o O0 9,5007 o 00 123,2004o O0 20,000
i0o O0 20,000
4° 00 33,92060° oo 468, ooo
175o 50 7,.592,.30563° oo l zO9O~
23° O0 363,1242° 60 250,4422o 82 203,040
35°00 2,619,2952°00 1,536,726
3° 90 1,o98,5524o oo 18,448
7° O0 1,211,02822° 50 i00,91212o 50 1,127,437
io 50 99,9483o 50 912,7303o 75 722 ~ 182
i0 o O0 45,00080° 00 I00~ 00062° oo 57,040
3- 40 173,7577° 50 7,627
32 --7 7 6
Page 1
* Fields 5Crops - Year Chart of Acreage *
Crop
Alfalfa
Barley
Beans
Corn
Cotton
Grs in Hay
Grain Sorghum
~qts
Permanent Pasture
Pasture
Rice
Rye
S i lage
Sudan Pasture
Stubble
Sugar Beets
bun Flowers
Sweet Potatoes
Wheat
Canary Seed
1952 1953 1954 1955 1956
80,461 88,562 93,921 92,785 88,120
57,600 49,228 60,038 52,950 57,700
5,068 7,024 5,606 6,834 4,860
330 288 1,393 7,652 3,900
60,000 50,080 31,711 29,260 27,731
5,900 5,700 5,888 6,505 9,287
1,045 3,142 5,318 5,348 4,188
5,320 2,730 2,687 5,397 4,500
62,463 73,102 71,887 73,526 74,837
781,716 768,716 768~782 770~076 768,363
13,922 19,073 16,203 11,715 8,048
2,112 i~310 1,185 1,125 1,025
6,750 7,000 6,000 7jOll 14,417
9,254 6,354 4,085 5,984 4,485
68,768 57,130 66,921 63,832 66,632
885 2,018 4j050 3,491 4,295
661 127 130 - -
4~473 5,145 4,889 4,687 4,982
3,736. 4,142 4,196 4,360 3,407
.... 185
Page 2
¯ ~ F~LD CROPS ~ S~D ) !956
CropProducing
AcreageProduction Value
Per Acre Total Umit Per Unit Value
Alf~-IfaCommonAtlanticCalverdeHilmarLahontan (cert)LahontanRangerVernal
Asparagus
Bari¢ y~rivatClub Mariot
mtaloupes
Clover (Kenland)
Corn (Hybrid)
Cucumber
Garden Peas
Mustard
OatsVentu~a
Beans.Light Red KidneyDark Rea "StringFord HookBlackeye
Squash
Watermelon
Turnip
Who atWhite Fed~ratlonOnas
Totals
3o828050
30o728270
1,4.10125
3
1074o
95
7
235
i0
1,035
37
15
26o34545
44014o
65
140
lO
2O7
243 74,84~ ~o °30 22,453500 i~0,000 ib .337 47,180600 30~000 ib~ °40 12,000447 134,100 lb. .30 40,230263o6 191,900 lho .50 95,950280 75,.600 ibo °49 37,044514o6 725,586 ibo °30 2173675~63oR 57,900 Ibo °50 28,950
225 675 ib,, io00 675
16o25 1,738 I00# sack 4°001625 650 " " 5°00
3oo 28,5o0 ibo .55
300 2,100 Ibo °40
50 11,750 lO0# sack 15o00
600 6,000 lb. °65
1,000 i~035,000 ib °06
700 25,900 ibo o12
20 300 i00# sack 5°00
25 6,500i0~ sack 12o0019 6,555 sack 12o00
15 675 100# sack 13o0012 5,280 i00# sack 7°0016..42 2,298 i00# sack 10o50
400 26,000 ibo o40
650 91,000 ib~ °40
1,000 i0,000 lb. °06
17.5 350 i00# sack 5.00Ii 77 i00# sack 5°00
6,9523,250
15,675
84o
176,250
3,900
62,100
3,108
1,500
78,00078~66o8~775
36,96024,129
I0,400
36,400
600
1,750385
1,051,791
Page 3
* SEED CROPS - 5 Year Chart of Acreage *
I Alfalfa
1952 1953 1954. 1955 1956
380 591 442 2,599 3,471
Asparagus
Barley
Cantaloupe s
Clover (Kenlaud)
Corn (Hybrid)
Cucumbers
I ~rd Hook Limas
Garden Peas
Honeydews
Beans-Dark Red Kidney
N Light Red Kidney
" Blackeye
Mustard
Mi~o
I "iS
~nlons
Pumpkins
Grain Sorghum (Reliance)
Rye (Merced)
String Beans
S quash
Safflower
Sudan Grass
W at e rme lons
I Wheat
Turnips
- - 3 3 3
- - loo 157 147
83 4 142 6o 95
- - - loo 7
- ~ 41 235
ii0 8 15 17 i0
- - 345 440
180 877 731 721 1,035
i0 30 29 ZO -
- - - 12 345
- - 9o ~ 26o
.... 14o
20 45 - 15 37
- - 46 - -
- - 38 30 15- ~ - 4 -
- - 26 - -
- - 17 15 -
- - - 18 -
175 135 293 489 45
18 5 69 84 65
- - 34
5o 642 50 300 -
24 47 29 144 14o
- - 29 24 27.... i0
Page 4
* TRUCK CROPS - 1956 *
Crop ProducingAcreage
Production
Asparagus 57
Beans - String l0" . L~ma fresh frozen
1,025" - Ford hook fresh 620
Bush Berries 49
V a lue
Per Acre Total Unit Per Unit
133 7,5~i’ 34-ib. crate 3.40
165 19650 30-1bo hamper 3°00
1.50 1,53Z~ Ton 140J00.40 248 Ton 200.00
8 392 Ton 180.00
Total
25,775
4,950
215,25049,600
70,560
Cantaloupes 33970 133 528,010 Crate" fresh frozen 72 5 360 Ton
2,7320. O0
1,441,4677,200
Honeydews 120
Watermelons 1,744
300 36,000
14 24,416
Flat
Ton
1.74
17.50
62,640
427,280
~ther Melons 280 292° 5 81~900 Flat 1.90 155,610
Carrots .o Processing 115 15 1,725 Ton 20.00
Eggplant 15 300 4,500 30-1b. lug" 1.15
34,500
5,175
Lettuce 5 300 1,500 Crate 3.80 5,700
Onions 121
Peas 1,060
Peppers 360Cannery & Dehydrator
402 48,642 50-1b° sack 1.81 88,042
1.25 1,325 Ton i00o00 132,500
288°8 103,968 45-ibo crate 4.00 415,8724°5 1,620 Ton 60.00 97,200
Potatoes 5 200 1,000
~trawberries 63 157 9,891" Processing 5°17 326
lO0=lbo
CrateTon
sack 3.50
2.30320°00
3,500
22,749104,320
Taro Root 3
Tomatoes 6j873ShippingExportCanning
Total Tomstoes ...............
2,000 6,000
232 1,594,536
31o4 215~8129 61,857
LbSo
32.-lb o lug
W B crateTon
°5o
2°76
3°6022°50
3~000
4,400,919
776,923
Caul~ flower ~ freshfrozen 22
Broccoli 24TOTA ....... l 2"Y,z-g
3°50 77 Ton
2.5 60 Ton
14o.oo
200.00
10,780
12,0009,965,294
Page 5
Cro£
’~ TRUCK OROP ACREAGE -~-’~.~ CKART *
19~e 1953 1954 i955 195~--
Asparagus
Beans .~ Str~ng,. Lima Quick Freeze
Berries Bush
Broccol~
Cantaloupes
Honeydews
Watermelons
"tner Melons
Sarrots
Eggplant
Garlic
Le ttuc6
Onions
Peppers
Peas ¯ Freezer
Potatoes
Spinach
Strawberries
Squash
Sweet ~orn
~oMat o~ s
Cauliflower
77 5o 5o
5 4 32130 745 1,145
23 33 30
130 160
4,246 4,207 4,110
41o 5o5 5oo
1,715 2~279 2,278
~77 229 162
5o 48 40
3o 2o 17
i0 3 5
28 50 38
15o 17o 176
21o 25o 254
40 125 105
230 230 -
25 25 30
18 21 1
360 275 165
3,321 3,568 3,855
Page 6
56
4889
49
4,522
5OO
2,043
245
17
14
35
87
319
652
17o
5o
6o
6,043
57
lO1,645
49
2~
4,042
120
I, 744
28O
i15
15
5
121
360
1,060
5
63
6,873
22
* FRUZT AND NUT CROPS - 1956 *
Alm on d s
Crop ProducingAcres
Production
Per Acre Total
6̄5
ApricotsCanneryDried
Total Apricots .......
3465~5 1,903
¯ O75 26
Citrus 9 i00 900
Figs o Kadota 3,209T!
Adriatic i, 162Black 949Calimyrna 1,200Sub °Standard
Total Figs .........
Grapes - Raisin 9,533Tab le i, 627Ju±ce ~li6
Total Grapes ........ Y5~7-~’
2°4 7,701¯ 43 1,380~75 872
Io25 1,186°87½ 1,o5o
582
8 76,2645 8,1357 28,812
Nectarines 204ShippingCannery
Total Nectarines ...... ~"
228 46,51242
Olives 123 3°75 461
Peaches ~J Cling 3,809Cannery
eaches- Freestone 3~i07Cannery-FreezerShippingDried
Total Peaches ...... °-~9-~6--
i1.97 45,593
ii 34,17787°6 272,175
o157 488
Plums 121 145 17,545
7O 7OO
o7 1:917
5,000
Pomegranates i0
Walnuts 2;739
Black Walnuts 595Totals ........ %~,195
Unit
Ton
TonTon
70-1b Box
Ton Gr~Ton DryTon DryTon DryTon DryTon Dry
Ton GreenTon GreenTon Green
Lugs & CratesTon
Ton
Ton
Ton20-1bo Lug
Ton
25-ibo ling
25-1bo Lug
Ton
lO0-1b. Sack
Value
Per Unit Value
820°00 4,442,76b’
lO5. oo 199,815800. oo 20.800
1.50 1,350
ii0.00 847,110140.00 193,200120o00 104,64090.00 lO6,74o
220.00 231,00034.00 19,788
1,502,4~8
37°50 2,859,9o03o.oo 244,o5o35.oo i~oo8~42o
~,i12,37o
4.oo 186,o4890.00
50°00 23,050
63°00 2,872,359
62°00 2,118,974].°60 435,480
440°005,641,533
2o10 36,844
1.50 1,050
hO0o00 766,800
°90l~
Page 7
Cro p
A imond s
Apricots
Citrus
Flgs
Grapes
Nectarine
Olives
Pe ache s
Plumsl
Pomegranate s
Walnuts
Black Walnuts
* FRUIT AND NUT BEARING ACRES ~ 5 to i0n.year Qhart *
194~ 1952 1953 19~4 1955 1956
5~423 7~330 7~530 7,798 8,172 8,336
888 462 356 345 344 346
24 20 12 9 9 9
8~611 8~734 8,100 7,757 7,098 6~5e0
15;869 17,300 14,621 14~995 15,376 15,276
178 121 1.21 "135 156 204
124 l~5 125 118 118 123
6,749 6~250 5~281 5,934 6,070 6,916
92 121 103 IIi 118 121
15 I0 I0 l0 i0 i0
i~507 2,~50 2,274 2,440 2,657 2,739
75 121 191 191 595
Page 8
* MERC~ COUNTY FRUIT AND NUT ACREAGE - 1956 *
Crop and VarietyBearingAcreage
Non-BearingAcreage
A imond sDrakeIo Xo LoJordanolaMissionNe PlusNon ParellPeerlessDaveyOther Varieties
Total Almonds ........
279142602
1,9741,1334,068
49
89
8,336
22
712548o672162o7
1,327
A2~icotsBlenheim RoyalTi!tonMoorparkMixed Var~etles
Total Apricots ........
192141
67
346
15132
183
BlackKadotaCal~myrnaAdriatic
Total Figs .........
Grapes . TableCardinalEmperorWhite MalagaRed MalagaRiblerTokayOther varieties
9493,209i~201
¯ 1,162
6,521
371869leO14436951
15
15
Total Table Grapes ....... i, 627 0
ThompsonSultanaMuscatZante
Total Raisin Grapes .......
9,4643
14
9,533
182
182
AllcanteColombardCarignaneGrey ReislingGolden ChesselasGrenache
34048
8262317Z63O
1904
25
Page 9 (continued)
Crop and Variety
* MERCED COUNTY-FRUIT AND NVf ACREAGE - 1956 *
Bear~mg Non-BearlngAcreage Acreage
Continued --
GraDes - WineMission 414 -Palomino 487 o
Zlnfandel 330 -Other White Varieties 112 -Other Dark Varieties 735 8
Total Wine Grapes ....... 4,116 227
Citrus"--Navel Oranges
Valencia "
Total Oranges ........
71
NectarinesQuetta 78 -John Rivers 21 5Early Le Grand 12 -Le Grand 21 24Late Le Grand l0 59Red Grand 9 22Grand Rivers 7 5Golden Grand - 20Sun Grand 32 -Grandeur 6Freedom 8 2
Total Nectarines .......
ManzanilloMissionOther Varieties
Total Olives .........
%lives16 6
lO43
123 6
Peaches ~ Clin~Carolyn 7Fortuna 388 33Gaume 609 65Gomes 47 4Halford 238 380Libbee 190Paloro 364 57Peak 244 13Phillips 209 -Sims 97 -Other Cling Varieties ~
Total Clings ...... 3~809 1,134
Page I0
Crop and Variety
*MERCED COUNTY FRUIT AND NUTACREAGE - 19~ *
Bearing Non-BearingAcreage Acreage
continued-Peaches ~, Freestone
Babcock 4 -Early Elberta 371 511Elberta 1,894 712
J. Ho Hale 90 4Lowell 182 -Muir 39 5Rio Oso i14 39Other Freestone Varieties 413 97
Total Freestones ....... 3,107 1,368
PlumsBeauty 2 -Duarte i -Grand Duke i -President 56 -Santa Rosa 47 iTragedy i -Yellow Egg 13 i
Total Plums ....... 121 2
WalnutsBlackmer 3 2Concord 19 -Eureka 708 206Franquette 512 118Eartley 160 290Mayette 131 8Payne 1,160 182Other Varieties 46 37 .
Total Walnuts .... 2,739 843
Black Walnuts
Pomegranates
Bush Berries
Capri Figs
595 Bearing and non-bearing
l0
63
6
44
Page ll
*AN~4AL INDUSTRY - 1956 *
ProductionProducing Cows Per Cow Total Unit
ValuePer Unit Total
Dairy Cattle 62,000 295 18,290,000
Cows, Bulls, and Calves sold to ButcherTotal ................
Beef Cattle 73,250 headCows, Calves, Feeders, and Beef
Rabbits and Hides sold i0,000 head
SheepEwes and LambsWoo i
Total .....................
47,500 head
Hogs 4,000 head
M~ Goats 750 headButterfat 37J500Kids, hides, and goats sold
Tots~ Goats ..............
GeeseGoslings and Geese sold 47,500
TurkeysSold to Market 1,637,779Poults 736,e85Eggs 3,982,735
Total Turkeys .............
ChickensBaby Chicks 512,000Brgilers, Roasters,
Fryers 8~071,600 poundsEggs 146,988 30-doz.
Total Chickens .............cases
Lbs. ButterF~
¯ 93 17,009,700
i~412~00018,421,700
8,057,500
I0,000
760,000280~16~
1,040,165
132,000
60,000~,ooc
63,000
103,000
8,352,673515,399
i~473,61e10,341,684
87,040
1,564,320I~616~8683,268,228
Total Animal Industry ............ 41,437,277
Page 12
Nursery Stock
Strawberry Plants
Fruit and Nut Trees
Rooted Grape Vines
Roses
Semi-tropical Ornamentalsand Shade Trees
Shrubs
Tomato Plants
I wood and Pits
* NURSERY STOCKAND MISCELLANEOUS - 19~6 *
acres
4,100,000
2,i39,000
2,150,000
3,200,000
602,000
i00,000
2,000,000
41,500
984,850
84,000
800,000
822,500
i0,000
14,000
126~0002,882,850Total Nursery Stock ........................
~O-O-O-
* BEE INDUSTRY *
Product ion ValueNumber Colonies Per Colony Total Unit Per Unit Total
Honey - 24,544 51
Eeeswax 1
Rental for Pollination - 22,000
Total Bees ...............................L
Page 13
1,251,744 Lbs. .13 162,726
24,544 Lbso .59 14,481
Dollars 3.00 66~000
243,207
* SUMMARY - 1956 *
Classification of Acreage
Frult and Nut Crops, including non~Learing
Field and Truck Crops, including Seed Crops
Nursery and Miscellaneous Crops
Pasture Land (not arable)
Pasture Land (arable, not farmed)
F ughs, Rivers, Ponds, Brush~B~ldlng sites, Canals; Roads,A~rports; Cities, and Ditches
Total ................
1955
44,350
339,274
1,000
545,67O
224,406
Value
Field Crops, including Pasture and Seed
Fruit and Nut Crops
Truck Crops
Animal industry
E ,ery and Miscellaneous
Total ................
1955
31,9B~,~11
16,570,974
6,320,368
38,516,666
- 2,,~26,845,,
95,834,364
46,030
339,107
1,200
545,670
222,693
1956
33,400,231
16,943,178
9,948,104
41,437,277
3,126,057
104,854,847
Merced County, CaliforniaDepartment of Agriculture
Annual Report
of Agriculture
County of iMerced- 1957-
To The State Director of Agriculture and
The Honorable Board of Supervisors
In accordance with the requirement contained in Section 65.5 of the
Agricultural Code, I present herewith a report of acreage, productionand value of agriculture in Merced County for the calendar year 1957o
In reporting product~n we have used units of weights and measurescommonly accepted in the sale of the product. Value of production ismarket value F.O.B. ranch or upon delivery to packers, processors,preservers or manufacturers. Market values are not to be construed
to mean net income.
Our widely diversified agriculture is listed under field, truck, seed,fruit and nut crops, animal industry and miscellaneous, which in cludesnursery stock and bees. Charts indicating acreage planted to cropsduring the past five year period are included in this report. Bearingand non-bearing acreage of fruit and nut trees are listed by variety.
The information contained in this report was gathered by our staff andcompiled largely by E. Co Fitchett, Senior Inspector. The cooperationand assistance of growers, handlers and others made this possible and tothem we express our sincere appreciation°
Copies of the Annual Report are mailed to Federal, State and Countyagencies and to others upon request.
Eo A. DenisonAgricultural Commissioner
EAD: dhl
FIELD CROPS - 1957
ProducingCrop Acreage
Alfalfa 79~700
Barley 62,900
Beans-Calif. Red 19" Pinto 395" Baby Lima 1,105" Large Lima 906" Lt° Red Kidney 73" Dk. " " 835" Pink 19" Blackeye 1,655" Fordhook 40" Bean Silage" Bean Straw
Total Beans ....... 5,0-~
Yield Totalper acre Yield4.5 358,65~
UnitTon
Grean Pea Silage
orn - Field 7,150
Castor Beans 3
Cotton 25,059Cotton Seed
Total Cotton 25,059
15 943,500 i00# sack
lO 19o16.5 6,517.5
24 26,52020 18,12025 1,82517 14,195I0 190
13 21,51515 6oo
7,5002,250
Grain Hay 7,900 1.6
4,64o
14,300
2.5
45, lO618,042
Grain Sorghum 7,380 1.2
Oats 7,805 15
Permanent Pasture 76,073
sture 765,508
Rice 5,433 40
Rye 2,175 4
Silage 13,756 12
Sudan Pasture 4,695
Sugar Beets 6,290 20
Stubble ** 75,797
Sweet Potatoes 5,000
" " Culls" " Seed" " Cannery
Total Sweet Potatoes "5,000
Wheat 2 ~ 917 17
2
¯ 83 1/3
1.8o
12,640
8,856
117,o75
217,320
8,700
165,072
125,800
263,200 Jersey227,500 Reds
5,0001,3001,225
98.14
49,589
ValuePer Unit
Total Field Crops 1,084,791 **ik .......~* StUbbleacreageUo% included
i00# "i00# "i00# "i00# "i00# "i00# "i00# "i00# "i00# "TonTon
23, 40
2° I0
7o O07.OO7. oo
lO. 5oI0. O0i0. O07~ 306°257°oo3. O08.5o
Ton
Ton
Ton
50@ BaleTon
5.00
45.00
156°oo
175°oo55°00
Ton
Ton
lO@ Sack
Acre
Acre
i00# Sack
124# Sack
Ton
Acre
Ton
Acre
50# Bskt.50#Bskt.TonTonTon
18,00
42°oo
2.20
4o.oo
2.00
4.40
4.oo
6.5o
25.00
12.5o
1.5o
3.603.508.oo
8o. oo65.0o
100# Sack 3.53
Total8, 2,41o
1,981,350
1,33045,622
185,640190,260
18,250141,950
1,387134,468
4,20022,500
7~o19,125
23,200
643,500
390
7,893,55O992,310
227,520
371,952
257,565
3~042,920
1,531,016
~6,208
34,800
1,072,968
117,375
1,572,500
113,695
947,520796,25040,000
104,000
1,967,395
32,132,405
FIELD CROPS - 5 YEAR CHART OF ACREAGE
CROP
Alfalfa
Barley
Beans
Corn
Cotton
Grain Hay
Grain Sorghum
Oats
Permanent Pasture
Pasture
Rice
Rye
S i lage
Sudan Pasture
Stubble
Sugar Beets
Sweet Potatoes
Wheat
Castor Beans
1953
88,562
49,228
7,024
288
50,080
5,700
3,142
2,730
73,102
768,716
19,073
1,310
7,000
6,354
57,130
2,018
5,145
4,142
1954 1955 1956 1957
93,921 92,785 88,120 79,700
60,038 52,950 57,700 62,900
5,606 6,834 4,860 5,047
1,393 7,652 3,900 7,150
31,711 29,260 27,731 25,059
5,888 6,505 9,287 7,900
5,318 5,348 4,188 7,380
2,687 5,397 4,500 7,805
71,887 73,526 74.,837 76,073
768,782 770,076 768,363 765,508
16,203 11,715 8,048 5,433
1,185 1,125 1,025 2,175
6,000 7,011 14,417 13,756
4,085 5,984 4,485 4,695
66,921 63,832 66,632 75,797
4,050 3,491 4,295 6,290
4,889 4,687 4,982 5,000
4,196 4~360 3,407 2,917
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FIELD CROPS (SEED) 1957
Producing Yeild Total Value
Crop Acreage Per Acre Yield Unit Per Unit Total
AlfalfaAtlantic 280 750 210,000 ~, °32 67,200
Calverde 200 90 18,000 I’o °23 4~140
Hilmar 123 300 36,900 ib. .26 9,594
Lahontan (cert) 960 430 412,800 lb. °45 185,760
Lahontan 280 282 78,960 ib~ °40 31,584
Ranger 1,520 668 1,015,360 ibo .28 284,301
Rambler 160 330 52,800 ib. .55 29,040
Vernal 125 276 34,500 ibo .43 14,835
Asparagus 3 133 399 ib~ io00 399
BarleyArivat 17 20 340 i00# sack 4.50 1,530
Tenn. Winter 20 22~5 450 i00# sack 4~50 2,025
Cantaloupe 63 400 25,200 ibo .55 13,860
CloverKenlsndDollard
Garden Peas
Mustard
OatsKauotaVentura
BeansP!ackeye
CornHybrid
Squash
Watermelon
Turnip
7 530 3,710 lb. .30 1,113
120 900 108,000 Ibo °35 37,800
235 1,500 352,500 Ibo °03 10,575
80 400 32,000 lb. .I0 3,200
15 28 420 i00# sack 4.25 1,785
21 28 588 10(3# sack 4°25 2,499
130 18o5 2,405 I00# sack 8.70 20,923
200 50 i0,000 50# sack 15.00 150,000
15 550 8,250 lb. °40 3,300
55 500 27,500 Ibo .40 iI~000
15 800 12,000 lb. oli 1,320
WheatRamona 15White Fed.(38) 20
White Fed.(54) 25
Rutabaga I0
Cabbage 21
Honeydew 15
Total Seed Crops 4,750
24 360 I~0~ sack 4°50 1,620
20 400 100# sack 4.50 1,800
20 500 100# sack 4.50 2,250
1,000 i0,000 ibo .14 i~400
500 10,500 lb. °40 4,200
400 6,000 lb. .55 _ 3,30_____~0
902,353
SEEDCROPS - 5 YEAR CHART OF ACREAGE
1953 1954 1955 1956 1957
Alfalfa 591 442 2,599 3,471 3,648
Asparagus - 3 3 3 3
Barley - i00 157 147 37
Cantaloupe 4 142 60 95 63
Clover - - i00 7 127
Corn(Hybrid) - - 41 235 200
Cucumbers 8 15 17 i0 -
Ford Hook Limas - 345 - 440 -
Garden Peas 877 731 721 1,035 235
Honeydews 30 29 20 - 15
Beans (Dark Red Kidney) - - 12 345 -(Light Red Kidney) - 9D - 260 -(Blackeye) - - - 140 130
Mustard 45 - 15 37 80
Oats - 38 30 15 36
Onions - - 4 - -
String Beans 135 293 489 45 -
Squash 5 69 84 65 15
Sudan Grass 642 50 300 - -
Watermelons 47 29 144 140 55
Wheat - 29 24 27 45
Turnips - - - I0 15
Cabbage ..... 21
Rutabaga .... i0
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TRUCK CROPS 1957
Producing Yield Total Value
Crops Acreage Per Acre Yield Unit Per Unit Total
I Asparagus 60 140 8,400 34# crate 2°65 22,260
BeansString 20 200
Lima Fresh Frozen 1,235 1o5Ford Hook 285 in0
Bush Berries 90 5°5
Cantaloupes 4,000 165
Watermelons 1,500 14o5
Other Melons 270 325
Eggplant 13 300
Lettuce 165 350
Onions 18 450
Peas - Fresh Frozen 580 2,500
Peppers 480 300Cannery & Dehydrator 3o15
Potatoes 80 180
Strawberries 92 211" Processing 2.5
i Tomatoes 7,260Shipping 216Export 14Canning Round Type IiCanning Pear Type 30 18 1/3
Total Tomatoes 7~290
CauliflowerFresh Frozen 40 5
Total Truck Crops 16,218
4,000 30# hamper 3°00 12,000
1,852o5 Ton 120o00 222,300
285 Ton 150o00 42,750
495 Ton 200°00 99,000
660,000 Crate 3~50 2,310,000
21,750 Ton 17o00 369,750
87,750 Flat i~40 122,850
3,900 30# lug 1o32 5,148
57,750 crate 2°00 115,500
8,100 50# sack 2°00 16,200
1,450~000 ib~ °05 72,500
144,000 45# crate 3~i0 446,400ij512 Ton 48°00 72,576
14,400 100# sack 2°00 28,800
19,412 Crate h60 31,059230 Ton 160o00 36,800
1,568,160 32# lug 2°60 4,077,216101,640 W~B~ Crate 3°25 330,33079,860 Ton 22~50 1,796,850
550 Ton 25°00 13,7506,218,146
200 Ton 120~00 24,000
10,268,039
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TRUCK CROP ACREAGE - 5 YEAR CHART
Crop 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957
Asparagus 50 50 56 57 60
BeansString 4 32 4 l0 20Lima Quick Frozen 745 1,145 889 1,645 1,235Ford Hook Frozen - - - 285
Berries - Bush 33 30 49 49 90
Broccoli 160 - - 24 -
Cantaloupes 4,207 4,110 4,522 4,042 4,000
Honeydews 505 500 500 120 -
Watermelons 2,279 2,278 2,043 1,744 i~500
Other Melons 229 162 245 280 270
Carrots 48 40 17 115 -
Eggplant 20 17 14 15 13
Lettuce 50 38 35 5 165
Onions 170 176 87 121 18
Peppers 250 254 319 360 480
Peas - Freezer - 652 1,060 580
Potatoes 125 105 170 5 80
Strawberries 25 30 50 63 92
Tomatoes 3,568 3,855 6,043 6,873 7,290
Cauliflower .... 22 40
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FRUIT AND NUT CROPS - 1957
Producing Yield Total ValueCrop Acreage Per Acre Yield Unit Per Unit Value
Almond s 8,298 .45 3,734 Ton 492.00 1,837,128
ApricotsCanneryDried
Total Apricots
33o 5.0 1,650 Ton 90.00 148,500.i0 33 Ton 560°00 18,480
330 1-~, 9-g8-6--
Citrus 4 75 300 70# box 4°00 1,200
FigsKadot a 3,300
It
Adriatic 956B lack 825Calimyrna I, 030Sub -Standard
otal Figs ~, lll
2.0 6,600 Ton green i02~00 673,200.15 495 Ton dry 180.00 89,100.70 669 Ton dry 160.00 1073040
1.30 13072 Ton dry 115o00 123,280.90 927 Ton dry 290.00 268,830
4!2 Ton dry 30.00 12,360
GrapesRaisin 9,057Table 1,351Juice 3~653
Total Grapes
6.5 58,870°5 Ton green 52.50 3,090,7016°0 8,106 Ton’grgen 144o70 362,3386.5 23,744 Ton green 53.00 l_L258z432
-~,7~f, 7~
Nectarines 232 480
1Olives 80
111,360 Lugs & crates 2°25 250,560
40 Ton 76.00 3,040
Peaches - Cling 3,714Cannery 10.93
Peaches - Freestone 3,080Cannery-Freezer 9.5Shipping 118.8Dried .21
Total Peaches
Pl~s 125 175
Pomegranates lO 65
Walnuts 3,005 .6
Black Walnuts 347
40,594 Ton 64°00 2,598,016
29,260 Ton 45.00 1,316,700365,904 20# lug 1.20 439,084
647 Ton 360.00 232,920
21,875 25# lug 2~i0 45,937
65o 25# lug 2.oo 1,3oo
1,803 Ton 474°00 854,622
3,750 100# sack .90 3,375
13,736,143Total Fruit and Nut Crops ............ . ......................................
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FRUIT AND N~ BEARING ACRES - 5 TO lO YEAR CHART
Crop 1947 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957
Almonds 6,827 7,330 7,530 7,798 8,172 8,336 8,298
Apricots 706 462 356 345 344 346 330
Citrus 24 20 12 9 9 9 4
Figs 10,115 8,734 8,100 7,757 7,098 6,520 6,111
Grapes 16,136 17,300 14,621 . 14,995 15,376 15,276 14,061
Nectarines 172 121 121 135 156 204 232
Olives 178 125 125 118 i18 ]23 80
~aches 6,541 6,250 5,281 5,934 6,070 6,916 6,794
Plums ll5 121 103 l!l ll8 121 125
Pomegrauates l0 l0 l0 l0 lO lO l0
Walnuts 1,621 2,250 2,274 2,440 2,657 2,739 3,005
Black Walnuts - 75 121 191 191 595 347
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MERCED COUNTY FRUIT AND NUT ACREAGE - 1957
Bearing Non-Bearing
Crop and Variety Acreage Acreage
AlmondsDrake 268 26
I.XoLo 124 "
J~zdanolo 648 50
~ission 1,935 449
Ne Plus 1,105 71
Non Pareil 4~093 1,293
Peerless 60 19
Davey 5 484
Other Varieties 60 8
Total Almonds ..................... ~ ~-~
Apricots 14Blenheim Royal 191
Tilton 135 21
Mixed Varieties 4 ----~
Total Apricots .................... 330
Figs 15¯Black 825
Kadota 3,300 -
Cal~myrna ij030
Adriatic 956 -
Total Figs ......................... g, lll 15
Grapes-RaisinThompson 8,990
Sultana 2
Musc at 14
Z ant e 51
Total Raisin Grapes ................ 9,057
Grapes-TableEmperor 39White ~nlaga 707
Red M~ iaga i01
Ribier 93
Tokay 357
Other Varieties 54
Total Table Grapes ................ 1,351
Grapes-WineAlicanteColombard (French)CarignaneGrey ReislingGolden ChasselasGrenacheMissionPalominoZinfandelOther Varieties (White)
" " (Dark)Total Wine Grapes .................
268lO
73420
188639423415234108614
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208
2649
6oBO
lk85 ll
|
MERC’~D COUNTY FRUIT AND NUT ACREAGE - 1957
Crop and Variety
BearingAcreage
CitrusNavel Oranges 4
Non-BearingAcreage
NectarinesQuetta 48 2
John Rivers 17 -Le Grand 23 8
Early Le Grand 12 -
Late Le Grand 45 54
Red Grand 26 ID
Grand Rivers 7 5
Golden Grand - 20
Sun Grand 27 19
Early Sun Grand 8 4
Grandeur 6 "
Star Grand 5 16
Grand Haven - 31
GoldmineB - 7 __
2o
Freedom 8 28
Total Nectarines ................. 232 190
OlivesManzanillo 15
Mission 60
Other Varieties 5Total Olives ..................... 8~
Peaches-Cling 6CarolynFortuna 461 64
Gaume 590 175
Gomes 47 14
Halford 260 5lO
Libbee 190 "
Paloro 356 57
Peak 165 78
Phillips 145 -
Sims 96 32
Other Cling Varieties 1,404
Total Cling Peaches .............. ~ 2,011
Peaches-FreestoneBabcock 4
Early Elberta (Kim) 295
Fay Elberta 318Regular Elberta 1,722
J. H. Hale 87
Lovell 147
Muir 34
Rio Oso 109
Other Freestone Varieties 364
Total Freestone Peaches ..........
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w
821,104
44o
3568o
MERCED COUNTY FRUIT AND NUT ACREAGE - 1957
Crop and VarietyBearingAcreage
~o~-BearingAcreage
PlumsBeautyDuarteGrand DukePresidentSanta RosaTragedyE1 DoradoYellow Egg
Total Plums ......................
WalnutsBlackmerConcordEurekaFranquetteHartleyMayettePayneOther Walnut Varieties
Total Walnuts ....................
Black Walnuts
Pomegranates
Capri Figs
Cherries
2ii
6045
1
15
125
313
793564185126
1,23487
3,005
348
i0
6
Bearing and Non-Bearing
7
7
14
2
215lO7323
525198
1,001
27
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ANIMAL INDUSTRY - 1957
Producing Cows Per Cow Total Unit Per Unit Total
Dairy Cattle 62,300 298Cows, Bulls & Calves Sold to Butcher
18,565,400 Lbso Butterfat °95
Total Dairy Cattle .............................................................
Beef CattleCows, Calves, Feeders and Beef
Rabbits Sold
SheepEwes and Lambs SoldWool
66,000 head
8,500 head
47,000 head
Tota] Sheep ...................................................................
Milk Goats 500 headButterfat SoldKids, Hides and Goats Sold
Total Goats ...................................................................
GeeseGoslings and Geese Sold 51,500
TurkeysSold to Market 1,636,300Poults 623,935Eggs 3,651,400
Total Turkeys .............................. . ..................................
ChickensBaby ChicksBroilers, Roasters, FryersEggs
155,00012,593,437 pounds
136,226 30 doz. cases
Total Chickens ..................................................................
17,637,1301,537,700
19,174,830
8,052,000
8,500
728,500258,5oo
987~000
41,2502,500
43,750
90,000
6,200,459436,754
iii!,277;990
7,915,203
21,7002,471,659
1,430,373
3,923,732
Hogs 4,400 head 180,400
Total Animal Industry ........................................................ 40,375,415
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NURSERY STOCK 1957
Nursery Stock
Strawberry Plants
Fruit and Nut Trees
Rooted Grape Vines
Roses
Semi-Tropical Ornamentalsand Shade Trees
Shrubs
Tomato Plants
Budwood, Pits & Vine Stock
i~350 Acres
1,700,000 17,000
3,006,176 1,444,088
2,100,000 84,000
3,381,248 845,312
606,500 619,250
251,311 25,131
2,225,000 15,575
159,500
Total Nursery Stock ............................................. 3,209,856
BEE INDUSTRY
Production ValueNumber of Colonies Per Colony Total Unit Per Unit Total
Honey 25,325 35
Beeswax .80
Rental for Pollination 23,000
886,375 Ibo .106 93,955
2O,26O lbo .57 11,548
$ 3.00 69,000
Total Bees... ..... ~o .... o .... ~o...o°°oo...oo.o~...oo.o..o..oo....-o... 174,503
TOTAL NURSERY 8TOCKAND BEE INDUSTRY .................................. 3,384,359
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SUMMARY 1957
Classification of Acreage
Fruit and Nut Crops, including non-bearing
Field and Truck Crops, including Seed Crops
Nursery and Miscellaneous Crops
Pasture Land (not arable)
Pasture Land (arable, not farmed)
Sloughs, Rivers, Ponds, Brush,Building Sites, Canals, Roads,Airports, Cities and Ditches
Total ................. o ............... o ............ o.o
1956 1957
46,030
339,107
1,200
545,670
222,693
47,591
340,251
1,350
545,670
219,838
64,500
1,219,200
64,500
1,219,200
Value
Field Crops, including Pasture and Seed
Fruit and Nut Crops
Truck Crops
Animal Industry
Nursery and Bee Industry
Total ..... .o.oo.........°...o..o...o°..~...oo.... ....
1956 1957
33,4oo,231
16,943,178
9,948,1o4
41,437,277
3,126,o57
lO4,854,847
33,034,758
13,736,143
10,268,039
40,375,415
3~384,359
I00,798,714
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Annual Report
of Agriculture
COUNTY OF MERCED
1958
.$
Merced CounntyDepartnnnent of Agriculture
To: W. C~ Jacobsen, DirectorState Department of Agriculture
andThe Honorable Board of Supervisors.
In accordance with the requirements contained inSection 65.5 of the Agricultural
Code, I submit this report~ calculated on a farm value basis, of acreage, produc-tion, and value of agriculture in Merced County, for the calendar year of 1958o
The reduction in alfalfa acreage is largely offset by increased plantings of per-manent pasture° Alfalfa yields were above normalj and likewise cotton which hasincreased from o8 bale in 1949 to a high of 1.88 this year° Staple was somewhat
shorter° Harvest conditions were nearly ideal for cotton and rice. Yields ofgrain generally were below average due to excessive spring rains followed by sud-den hot weather~ Planting of field corn cont~Lues to increase°
Production of certified seed is gaining in importance with alfalfa leading~ fol-lowed by hybrid corn and other cereals. Vegetable seeds are grown largely undercontract with seed processors and distributors°
Heavy rainfall in March and April delayed planting of early tomatoes° The earlypacking deal began July 3j as compared to June 15 - 20 in previous years. Canta-
loupe acreage on the West side remains fairly constant°
Bearing and non-bearino fruit and nut crops are listed by variety~ Inclementweather during the blooming period materially reduced yields of almonds and ap-ricotso Figs remain a crop of major importance, despite a 50~ pullout over thepast lO~yearso 65~ of our grapes are of the Thompson seedless variety° Clingand freestone peach yields were somewhat higher than expected°
The number of dairy cows increased by iio4~o More than one-half of all milkproduced was Grade Ao Prices of veal calves and older cows were up, followingthe trend of beef cattle° Feed lot operators finish a large number of beefcattle produced in this county~ Turkey and chicken growers sold about the samenumber of birds, however low prices continued.
The information contained in this report was gathered by our staff and compiledby E~ C~ Fitchett, Deputy Commissioner° The cooperation and assistance of grow-ers, handlers, and others in agriculture, made this possible, and to them we ex-press our sincere apprecistiono
Eo A. DanisonAgricultural Commissioner
EAD : dhl
Crop HarvestedAcreage
* FIELD CROPS - 1958 *
Yield, Totalper Acre Yield Unit
Beans - Baby lamas 1,095 25 273375 100-lb. sackBlackeye 2,126 12 25,512 "
Dark Red Kidney 700 19 13,300 "Large Lima 800 22 173600 "Light Re&Kidney 25 20 500 "Ford ~ookI~ 150 i0 1,500 "Pink 12 8 96 "Pinto 400 18 7,200 "Stra~ 1,500 Ton
Total Beaus ......
Uorn ~ Hominy 48 1.5 72 TonGrain \ i0,010 ~.0 20,.020 TonSilage 16,112 12.5 201,400 Ton
Total Corn .... 2--6~-~7~
Cotton - Lint 26,898Seed
Total Cotton .....
Grain - Barley 61,241Oats 5,205Rye 2,665Wheat
Total Grain ..... 72,515
Hay - Alfalfa 77,000Grain 513Oat 5,522Wild
Total Hay .... 84,215
Pasture - Permanent 83,343Other 759,828Sudan
8~Total Pasture ...
Rice 5,959
Sorghum Grain 10,310
1.88 50,568 500.1b Bale20,227.2 Ton
16 979,856 lO0-1b, sack18 93,690 "
4 10,660 124-1b. sack17 57,868 ~00-1b. sack
4.8 369,600 Ton2.0 1,026 "2.5 13,8o5 "1.5 1,770 "
Sugar Beets 5,840Sun Flowers I00Stubble ** 72,515
Total
7.0D7.00
lO. 00i0.258.OO7.5O8. OO7. co8.00
191,625178,584133,000180,400
4,00011,250
76850,400
70.00SO.C06.oo
5,040i,o01,oooI~2O8~40o2,214,44o
42 250,278 lO0-1b, sack
1.3 13,403 Ton
15 87,600 "¯ 9 90 "
Acre
170.0043. co
2.122.254.003.oo
22.3o20.0020. O0154o
42.004.00
25.00
4.30
42.oo
12.2515o.oo
1.5o
8,596,56o869~769
9,466~329
2,077~294210,802
42,640_!73~604
~,504,340
8,242,08020,520
276,10026,550
8,565,250
3,500,4063,039,312
3
1,076,195
562,926
1,073,10013,500
108,772
TOTAL ...... ~i,083,781
** Stubble acreage not listed.
32,968,972
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Crop
*~ FZELD CROPS - 5-YEAR CHART OF AD~ *
1954 1955 1956 1957 1958
Alfalfa 93,921 92,785 88,120
Barley 60,038 52,950 57,700
Beans 5,606 6,834 3,860
Corn 1,393 7,652 3,900
Cotton 31,711 29,260 27,731
Grain Hay 5,888 6,505 9,287
Grain Sorghum 5,318 5,348 4,188
Oats 2,687 5,397 4,500
Permanent Pasture 71,887 73,526 74,837
Pasture 768,782 770,076 768,363
Rice 16,203 11,715 8,048
Rye 1,185 1,125 1,025
Silage 6,000 7,011 14,417
Sudan Pasture 4,085 5,984 4,485
Stubble 66,921 63,832 66j632
Sugar Beets 4,050 3,491 4,295
Wheat 4,196 4,360 3,407
79,700
62,900
5,047
7,150
25,059
7,900
7,380
7,805
76,073
765,508
5,433
2 175
13 756
4 695
75,797
6,290
2,917
77,000
61,241
5,3o8
10,058
26,898
7,215
10,310
5,205
83,343
759,828
5,959
2,665
16,112
3,295
72,515
5,84o
3,404
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* S~D CROPS - 1958 - (Certified) *
Harvest=d Yield Total
Crop Acreage
AlfalfaAtlantic 181
Lahontan 1,160
Calverde 200
Hilmar 80
Ranger 1,280
Moapa i00
Narragansett 70
Total Seed Alfalfa... 3,071
per Acre Yield Unit
350 63,350 Pound11
475 551,ooo400 80,000 "
250 20,000 "
660 844,800 "TI
1,O00 lO0,O00124 8,680 "
Valueper Unit Total
.28¯ 35
¯ .28.31¯ 32.37.50
17,738192,850
22,4006,200
270,33637,000
4,340550,864
Barley:Club Mariot 20
Arivat 30
Beans - Blackeye 205
Corn - Hybrid 94
Clover - Dollard lO0
17.5 350 lO0-1b, sack11
17 51o
16 3,280 "
50 4,700 50-lb. sack
900 90,000 Pound
4.504.50
8.O0
15.00
.35
1,5752,295
26,240
70,500
31,500
Oats:Indio 40
Kanota 40
Ventura i0
2O 8oo lO0-1b.TT
18 720
18 18o "
sack 4.504.504.50
3,600
3,240810
WheatRamona (50)
Rye - Merced
I!
10 20 200
,Iv
20 13.5 270
Total CertifiedSeeds ....... 3,640
5 ̄ O0
4.5o
1,000
¯ i~21~
692,839
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* SEED CROPS - 1958 *
Harvested Yield Total ValueCrop Acreage per Acre Yield Unit per Unit Total
Asparagus 3 321 963 Pound 1.00 963
Cantaloupe 25 300 7,500 " .60 4,500
Cabbage 20 13000 20,000 " .40 8,000
Corn - Hybrid 93 50 4,650 50-1b. sack 15.00 69,750
Lettuce 21 500 10,500 Pound 1. O0 10,500
Squash 25 800 20,000 " .40 8,000
Watermelon 50 400 20,000 " .40 8,000
Turnip 20 500 10,O00 " .14 _ 1,400
Total Seed Crops: 257 lll,ll3
Total CertifiedSeeds... 3,64q 692~839
TotalAll Seed Crops 3,897 803,952
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* SEED CROPS - >-YEAR CHART OF ACREAGE *
Crop 19~ 195~
Alfalfa /~42 "2,559
Asparagus 3 3
Bar ley i00 157
Beans 90 12
Cantaloupe 142 69
Cabbage
Corn -Hybrid - 41
Cucumbers 15 17
C I o ve r - i00
Garden Peas 731 721
Honeydews 29 20
Lettuce
Mustard - 15
Oats 38 30
Rye
Squash 69 84
Sudan Grass 50 300
Turnips - -
Watermelons 29 144
Wheat 29 24
1956
3,471
3
147
745
95
235
lO
7
1,035
37
15
65
i0
140
27
19~7
3,648
3
37
13o
63
21
200
127
235
15
80
36
15
15
55
45
19>8
3,071
3
5o
205
25
20
.187 -
lO0
21
90
2o
25
20
5o
5o
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Crop
* TRUCK CROPS - 1958 *
Harvested Yield Total
Acreage per Acre Yield Unit
Valueper Unit Value
Asparagus 68 81 5,508
Bush Berries 87 5.0 435
Cabbage 20 13 260
Casaba 24 400 9,600
34-ib. Crate~on
50-1b. Crate
2.50160.00
20. O0
1.65
13,77069,600
5,200
15,840
Cauliflower,Freezer 120
Cantaloupe, 4,100" Processing
Total Cantaloupes ~i00
Crenshaw 130
Honeydew 120
Peas - Freezer i00
Peppers 400
5.5 660 Ton
136 557,600 84-ib. Crate
1,373.5 Ton
400 52,000 50-1b. Crate
300 36,000 "
1,000 I00,000 Pound
191 76,400 45-ib. Crate
14o.oo
2.5o7.5o
1.75
1.80
.06
2.95
92,400
1,394,000I0~301
1,404,301
91,000
64,800
6,000
225,380
Peppers, Cannery& Dehydrator
Persians ii0
Lettuce 85
Sweet Corn 52
Strawberries 65" Processing
Sweet Potatoes 4,955
" " Cannery
" " Seed" " Culls
TotalSweet Potatoes 4,955
3.4
330
45o
2OO
34o2.2
115
1,360
36,300
38,250
10,400
22,100143
262,975(Jersey)
306,850(Reds)
1,3721,6743,000
Ton
50-1b. Crate
I!
43-ib. Crate
ll-lb. CrateTon
50-lb. Basket
I!
TonI!
T!
45.oo
1.7o
2.00
1.40
1.5o16o.o0
3.00
3.0061.25
31.258.00
61,200
61,710
76,500
14,560
33,15022,880
788,925
920,55084,03552,312
24~000
1,869,822
Tomatoes:Shipping 7,375Bulk
Round Type CanneryPear Type Cannery 90
Total Tomatoes 7,465
Watermelons 1,530
TOTALS .... 19,431
12519.5lO. 7i0.0
7.5
921,875143,8~278,912
90O
11,475
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32-ib. Lug60-1b. W B Crate
Tont!
2.303.30
22.5026°00
19.oo
2,120,312
474,5’791,775,520
23,400
4,393,811
218,025
8,739,949
* TRUCE CROP ACREAGE - ~-YEAR CHART *
Crop 1954 1955 1956
Asparagus 50 56 57
Beaus:String 32 4 l0
Lima Quick Frozen 1,145 889 1,645Ford Hook Frozen - - -
Berries - Bush 30 49 49
Cantaloupes ’4,110 4.,522 4,042
Honeydews 500 500 leO
Watermelons 2,278 2~043 1,744
Other Melons 162 245 280
Lettuce 38 35 5
Onions 176 87 121
Peppers 254 319 360
Peas ,- Freezer - 652 1,060
Potatoes 105 170 5
Strawberries 30 50 63
Tomatoes 3,855 6,043 6,873
Cauliflower - 22
Cabbage - -
Sweet Corn - - -
Swe~t Potatoes 4,889 4,687 4,982
2O1,235
285
90
4,000
1,5o0
270
165
18
48o
580
8o
92
7,290
4o
5,000
m
87
4, i00
120
1,530
264
85
400
i00
65
7j465
120
20
52
4,955
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* FRUIT AND NUT CROPS - 1958 *
CropBearing Yield TotalAcreage per Acre Yield Unit
Valueper Unit Value
Almonds
ApricotsCanneryDried
Total Apricots ............
Citrus
PigsKadota-CmnneryKadota-DriedAdrlatlc-DrledBlack "Ca!imyrna "Sub-Standard (all)
Total Figs .............
Grapes:RaisinTableJuice
Total Grapes ............
Nectarines
Olives -CanneryOil
Total Olives ..............
~eaches - Clingstone
Freestone" Cannery-Freezer
ShippingDried
Total Peaches ................
Plums
Pomegranates
Wa inut s
Black Walnuts
....................
¯ 33 2,810 Ton
¯ 92 381.8 Ton25 Ton
8 70
2,635 2.7o°25
679 .60733 1.25953 °60
3,000
7,9521,162
12,624
206
143
3,240
3,249
115
9
3,569
842
988
620.00
16o.ooi,iio.oo
560 70-1b Box
7, ll4. 5 Ton Green658.75 Ton Dry407.4 " "916.25 " "
571.8 " "540 " "
37,934
3.00
ii0.00210.00180.o016o. oo300.o03o. oo
71,568 Ton Green9,296 " "
28,080 " "
50.0040.0045.00
431 88,786 20-1b Lug 2.90
i.i 157.3 Ton 87.00
¯ 7 i00. i " 50.00
12.75
12.365
134
5o
.7
41,310
39,962.7211,185
470
Ton 66.00
Ton 45.0020-1b Lug 1.35
Ton 490.00
25-1b Lug 3.15
25-1b Lug 2.00
Ton 300.00
lO0-1b Sack .90
15,410
45O
2,498.3
4,000
1,742,200
61,08827~750
" 88,838
1,680
782,595138,33773,332
146,60017z~54o16~200
1,328,604
3,578,400371,840
1,263,600~,213,840
257,479~
13,685
2~726,460
1,798,321285,099230,300
~,040,180
48,541
9OO
749,490
3,60~
14,494,042
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* FRUIT AND NUT BEARING ACRES *5 to 10-Year Chart
1948 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958
Almonds 7,382 7,530 7,798 8,172 8,336 8,298 8,514
Apricots 680 356 345 344 346 330 415
Citrus 24 12 9 9 9 4 8
Figs 10,230 8,100 7,757 7,098 6,520 6,111 5,000
Grapes 17,766 14,621 14,995 15,376 15,276 14,061 12,624
Nectarines 169 121 135 156 204 232 206
Olives 178 125 118 118 123 80 143
Peaches 6,831 5,281 5,934 6,070 6,916 6,794 6,489
Plums i15 103 iii 118 12i 125 115
Pomegranates i0 i0 i0 I0 i0 i0 9
Walnuts 1,653 2,274 2,440 2,657 2,739 3,005 3,569
Black Walnuts -- 121 191 191 595 347 842
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* MERCED COUNTY FRUIT AND NUT ACREAGE - 1998 *
Crops and Variety BearingAcreage
AlmondsDavies 12
Drake 237I. X.L. 92Jordanola 658Mission 2,027Ne Plus Ultra 1,051Non Pareil 4,355Peerless 62
Ballico 2
Eureka iHarpareil 2
Lauguedoc llMercedRuby 1Seedlings 2
Golden State 1
,tel Almonds ........ 8,514
Non-BearlngAcreage
60234
58564i13
1,59118
5
m
87
3,000
ApricotsBlenheim and Royal 288 280
Tilton 127 24
Total Apricots ......... ~
CherriesBingBlko RepublicanRoyal AnnTartarian
Total Cherries .......... "
Figs
Total
Black 733Calimyrna 953Kadota 2,635White Adriatic 679
Figs ....... 5,000
Grapes - RaisinMuscat 12
Zante Currant 43Thompson Seedless
?otal Raisin Grapes ......... 7,952
141
Ii
__t_"27
5
5
246
Grapes - TableEmperor 33 "Malaga 697 -Ribier ll5 7
Tokay 283 "
Black Monukka 6 "
Black Morocco 15Cornichon 2 -
Danugue ll -
Total Table Grapes ........ ~ 7
Bearing Non-Bearlng
Variety & Crop
Grapes-WineAllcante BousahetCarignaneFeher SzagasGrenacheMissionPalominoSalvadorZiufandelFrench ColomhardGray RelslingSemillonBarberaBlack PinotMourastelTinta de MadeiraValdepenas
Total Wine Grapes ...........
NectarinesFreedomLe GrandQuettaJohn RiversSun GrandRed GrandGolden GrandGold MineGrandeurGrand HavenStar GrandB~7
Total Nectarines ...........
OlivesAscalanoManzanelloMissionSevillano
Total Olives ...............
OrangesValenciaNavel
Total Oranges .............
Persimmons-Hachiya
PlumsBeautyDuartePresidentSanta RosaTragedyE1 DoradoYellow Egg
Total Plums ..............
Acreage
23769534
65143o5582O2213
i02O555513959o
3,510
157632152715
51B8
20--gg
ll3498
26
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11
4842
28
ll5
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Acreage
5
4430
6254
14o
2148
519
918
1.m
51
127
2
5
l0
.m
19
19
........................ ~mI
* MERCED COUNTY FRUIT AND NUT ACRFAGE - 1958 *
Bearing Non-BearingCrop & Variety Acreage Acreage
Pomegranates 9 -
Prunes - French - 37
Peaches - ClingstoneCarolyn 2 5Corona 15 -Cortez ll5 159Fortuna 243 61Gaume 528 149Giblin 337 -Halford 304 528Libbee 152Palora 285 62Peak 84 76Phillips 140 -Sims 35 82Stuart or Gomes 56 14Sullivan 2 5Vivlan - 95Wiser 8 6Dix 66 - 29Carson - 12Howard 246 1Pomeroy 29McKnight 22Shamel 40 -Shasta - 7Sowell 51 ll9Starn 7 194Taylor 4Williams 205 43Other Varieties 33 408Dixon 319 216
Total Clingstone Peaches .... ~ 2,293
Peaches - FreestoneBabcock 4 -Blazing Gold 36 16Early Elberta (Kim) 279 82Elberta (includes Fay) 2,159 1,400Gold Dust 148 53J. H. Hale 72 iLovell 145 16Muir 29 -Red Haven 49 12Rio 0so Gem 156 -Champion 7 -Coronet - 5Golden Jubilee 1 -Grand Haven 3 -Hard October 5 -Joe 3 -Robin 7Kirkman Gem 130
Continued - Freestone peaches -12-
~; ....................
* MERGED COUNTY FRUIT AND NUT ACREAGE - 1958 *
Crop and VarietyContinued - Peaches-Freestone
BearingAcreage
Non-BearlugAcreage
Kirkmau 21 1
Maxwell ll
Merrill ""Nectar 4
Red Globe -"Seedlings ""Springtime -"
Total Freestone Peaches ..... 3,2-~
4
831
1 ,B-OT
Walnuts3¯ Blackmer
Concord 14
Eureka 1,041
Frauquette 583
Hartley 342
Mayett e 151
Payne 1 j 386
Waterloo 17
~Budd 1
Drummond 1
Erhardt 5NuggettMarchettiSanta Barbara 2
Wilson Wonder 20
Seedlings 3
Total Walnuts ...........
Walnuts - Black - Bearing and Non-Bearing Acreage
Capri Figs
Bush Berries
45o137975
85oi85
972
2145
2,303
842
15
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~ry Cattle
* ANIMAL ~NDUSTRY - 1958 *
Producing ButterfatCows per Cow
70,170 300Total Umit
ll,710,000.9~rket milklbs. butterfat
~erUr~it Total1.09 12,763,9~’,
9,341,000 Mfg. milk lbs.h~ttte=fat
Cows, Bulls, & Calves sold to butcherTotal Dairy Cattle ......................................................
Beef Cattle j~,000 head
Cows, Calves, Feeders, andBeef 36,750,000 lbs
Rabbits Sold 8,000 32,000 Ibs
Sheep 52,750he~E~es, Lambs sold
3,692,500 lbs
Wool 4~,000 lbs.21 775,4z5.62 _ Z61,640
Total Sheep ............................................................
Milk Goats 550headButterfat sold
27,500 Ibs 2000
Kids, Hides & Goats soldTotal Milk Goats .........................................................
1,037,065
55,0002_%J 0_57,700
GeeseGoslings and Geese sold
Hogs - Feeders and Butcher 4,550 head
32,700 head
677,500 lbs .235
Turkeys 7,216,940Sold to Market 1,667,570 birds 32,804,275 lbs .22
Poults 904,000.60 542,4¢~
Eggs 6,350,850.24 ~b~
Total Turkeys .........................................................9,283,544
ChickensBaby Chicks 724,200Broilers, Roasters, FryersStewing HensEggs
.173,880,584 birds L2,6!~..o "’~ ibs .20
7~--~. ~i~ u. ibs .II178p352 birds ~ ~:" ¯ "18~,’i’i) 30 doz.
cases i0.50
Total Chickens .... - ...................................................
Total Animal Industry ................................................
123, i].42,522,31’9
78,474
~6,920,717
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NurseryStock
Strawberry Plants
Frult and N~ Trees
Rooted Grape Vines
Roses
Semi-Tropical Ornamentalsand Shade Trees
Shrubs and Ornamental Plants
Budwood~ Pits, and Vine Stock
* NURSERY STOCK - 1958 *
1,400 acres Plants
1,790,000
2,250,300
2,500,000
2,950,000
245,000
420,000
Total Nursery Stock .................................
* BEE INDUSTRY *
Value
17,900
1,126,350
i00,000
885,000
356,250
295,000
159,500
2,940,000
Number of Colonies Production Valueper Colony Total Unit per Unit Value
Honey 16,441 65
Bees Wax i
Rental for Pollination 14,000
1,068,665 Lb. .i0
16,441 Lb. .44
3.50
Total Bee Industry .................................................
Total Nursery Stock and Bee Industry ..................................
106,866
7,234
49,009
163,100
3~I03,100
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*su~maY ~ 1958 *
Classification of Acreage
Fruit and Nut Crops, including non-bearing
Field and Truck Crops, including Saed Crops
Nursery and Miscellaneous Crops
Pasture Land (not arable)
Pasture Land (arable, not farmed)
Sloughs, Rivers, Ponds, Brush, BuildingBites, Canals, Roads~ Airports, Cities,and Ditches
Total .....................
Value
Field Crops, including Pasture and Seed
Fruit and Nut Crops
Truck Crops
Animal Industry
Nursery and Bee Industry
Total .....................
1957
47,591
340,251
1,350
545,670
219,838
1957$33,o3~,75~
13,736,143
10,268,039
40,375,415
3 384 359_
$100,798,714
1958
48,381
343,591
1,400
545,670
215,158
1958$33,772,924
14,494,o42
8,739,949
46,92o,717
3,1o3,1o0
$1o7,oso,732
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NNUALREPORT
AGRICULTURE
COUNTy
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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REX LYNDALLAGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER ’
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
JAMES T. REEDASSISTANT A¢ tICULTURAL COMMISSIONER
JACK A. RAHILLYCHIEF DEPUTY SEALER
MERCED COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
OFFICE: 740 WEST TWENTY.~ECOND STREETTELEPHONE RANDOLPH 2-7411 - EX, 204
MERCED, CALIFORNIA
R. H. MILBOURNDEPUTY COMMISSl0NER
E, C. FITCHETTDEPUTY COMMISSIONER
To: W. E. Warne, DirectorState Department of Agriculture
andHonorable Board of Supervisors of Merced County
Emory O’Banion, Chairman - - Dos Palos
Arthur Ferrari - - BallieoNeill Gallaway - - Atwater
Wm. Wade Morgan - - Le GrandHarry P. Schmidt - - Gustine
In accordance with Section 65.5 of the Agricultural Code I am pleasedto submit the annual crop report of Mereed County containing the acreage, pro-duction and value of agricultural crops produced for the year 1959 calculated ona farmvalue basis. The 1958 figures are included to offer ready reference andcomparis on.
The dairy industry still provides the largest income, prices and pro-duction about the same as 1958. Tile 1959 total is about $8,000,000 more than1958 due mainly to acreage increases in cotton with the highest recorded yieldper acre, extended harvest season for cantaloupes, tomatoes, and melons. Thelargest almond crop in our history, plus nursery and certified seed crops gain-ing in importance contributed to the increase.
Peach and grape growers were hindered with labor shortages at endof the season and comparatively lower prices. Below normal rainfall reducedthe availability of natural pastures and required more irrigation on permanentpastures.
The information contained in this report was gathered by staff mem-bers and compiled by Deputy Commissioner, E. C. Fitchett. Cooperation ofgrowers, handlers, others in agriculture and various governmental agenciesmade this report possible, to them we extend our appreciation.
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MERCED ~OUNTy DEPARTMENT
OF: AGRICUL TURE
DEPARTMENT OF AG R I CULTURE
AGR I CULTURAL COMM I SS I 0NER
SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
To: CHARLES PAUL, DIRECTOR
STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUREAND
HONORABLE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF MERGED COUNTY
ARTHUR FERRARI ~ CHAIRMAN - - BALLICO
EMORY 0IBAN ION - - Dos PALOSHARRY P. SCHMIDT-- -- GUSTINE
NEILL GALLAWAY -- - ATWATERWM. WADE MORGAN - - LE GRAND
ACCORDING TO ~EcTION 65.5 OF THE AGRICULTURAL CODE, I AM PLEASED TO
SUBMIT THE ANNUAL CROP REPORT OF MERGED COUNTY cONTAINING THE ACREAGE, PRO--
DUCTION~ AND VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL CROPS PRODUCED FOR THE YEAR 1960 CALCULATED
ON A GROSS FARM VALUE. IT IS TO BE EMPHASIZED THAT THESE FIGURES REPRESENTGROSS INCOME AND DO NOT REFLECT THE NET INCOME TO GROWERS.
THE ANNUAL INCOME FOR 1960 IS 9t.,88B,000 LOWER THAN THE PREGEEDING
YEAR. BELOW NORMAL RAINFALL AND sHORTER IRRIGATION SEASON SERIOUSLY AFFECTED
THE PRODUCTION OF sOME CROPS. ALSO LOWER PRICES FOR BUTTERFAT AND BEEF CATTLECONTRIBUTED TO THE LOWER ANNUAL INCOME. DAIRYING PROVIDED AN INCOME IN EXCESS
OF 920 MILLION~ COTTON OVER 910 MILLIONr BEEF CATTLE AND TURKEYS OVER 95 MILLION,
AND NINETEEN CROPS GROSSED OVER 91 MILLION.
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT WAS GATHERED BY STAFF MEMBERS
AND COMPILED BY DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, E. C. FITCHETT. THE CooPERATION OF
GROWERS, HANDLERS, AND OTHERS IN AGRICULTURE AND VARIOUS GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES
MADE THIS REPORT POSSIBLE. To THEM WE EXTEND OUR APPRECIATION,
REX LYNDALLAGRICULTURAL COMMISSIONER
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Bm EF 0JTL : NE OF ,’,/,ERRED COJNT’~ AGR I CUL (,.iF~AL H iSTORY
OA’V[’~E RA:SING WAS THE MOST IMEORTAN’7" ENTERPRISE IN THE COUNTY FROM
ABOUT 1850 70 THE "rIME r~-~At CO:ON,ZATION BEGAN. BE~bRE: ~’,.iE DISCOVER V O~ GOLD~
CATTLE WERE WORTH ABOt;’T" ~R.O0 P~R HEAD~ BUT AFTER THE MINERS CAME THE M WERE
DRIVEN TO THE MINES ANG SOLD FDP ~5.00 PER HEAD. IN ~HE 18~’0:8~ ;~ IS STATEDTHAT WITHIN A R,&D~:;S OF’ !WE!~;’~Y--.~E M~LES O~ MERGED MORE CATTLE WERE SHIPPED
THAN FROM ANN’ OTHER AREA tN TNE WORLD.
IT IS HAAS "[~ REAL.,ZL THAT bOM~ Of THE MOS’T YA:,UABLE OROPS OF TODAY
WERE GROWN HERE NEARLY ONE HUNDRED ~EARS AGO° AMONG THEM ARE COTTON~ WHICH WAS
GROWN IN THE SNELL iNO AREA iN 1~’/ ~ AND IS REPORTED TO HAVE YIELDED ~00 LBS° ON
THREE QUARTERS OF’ AN ACRE° SOME OTHER CROPS ARE SWEET POTATOES AS EARLY AS 1865~
SUGER BEETS AND PO’rAIOES WERe: ALSO KNOWN TO BE GROWN ABOU ~" THE SAME TIMEo
FIGS WERE: AN EARLY DAY’ FRUIT CROP? AND THERE ARE SEVERAL rREES~ STILLALIVE AND BEARING F’RUI7~ THAT ARE AT ~BAST 90 YEARS OLD° ORCHARDS OF APRICOTB~
PEACHEB~ AND PRUNES WE#E GRUWN t-’OR DRIED ~RU~To LARGE PLANTINGP DID NOT TAKE
PLACE UNTIL THE TURN OF THE GEN:i’L’RY~ WHEN A CANNER, WAS ERECTED 1N ATWA’T’ER 1NABOUT 1906o
FROM THE MEAGER SfAP~’~ OF AGRICL.:L.;GRE IN I~55~ MERPED COUNTY IS NOWRANKED THE 11TH HIGHE. S T’ CDUN",’ :N OALtF’ORNIA AND 1"7".’H ~-41GHEST ;IN THE UNITED
STATES FOR AGRICULt’ORAL INCOIViE:o
FIELD CROPS
ACREAGE, PRODUCTION AND VALUE I’;5’) 1960
ACREAGECROP YEAR HARVESTED PER ACRE
BARLEY 1960 55,147 1.01959 51,097 1.0
BEANS 1960 5,430 1.11959 5,76° 1.09
CORN 1960 6,782 2.0
1959 7,805 ?.2
COTTON 1960 35,334 1.98(LINT) 1959 3~,838 2,03+
COTTON 1960 -(SEED) 1959 - -
FLAX "1960 80 0.7
HAY 1960 nB,~B4 4.2(ALFALFA) 1959 ~5,583 4.3
HAY 1960 9,025 1.8(GRAIN) 1959 3,3~0 1.5
HAY 1960 945 1.0(w LD) 1959 400 1.0
OATS 196n 7,025 0.81959 3,995 0.7
DASTUqE 1960 89,426 -(PERMANENT) 1959 90,770
PASTURE 1960 733,650 -(OTHER) 1959 744,542 -
PASTURE 1960 3,400(SUDAN) 1959 3,049
RYE 1960 600 0.31959 2,38P 0.2
RICE 1960 6,733 2.01959 7,981 2.0
SILAGE CORN 1960 11,444 13.01959 12,000 13.0
SORGHUM 1960 8,650 1.4(GqAIN) 1959 7,100 1.2
PRODUCTION VALUETOTAL UNIT PER UNIT TOTAL
55,147 TON 41.00 "~~ ~: ~ 02751,097 TON 42.00 2,146,074
5,973 TON 185.00 1,105,0056,~80.58 TON 170.00 1,067,698
13,564 TON 44.00 596,81617,715 TON 45.00 774,675
69,961 500 LB BALE .34 11,893,37066,724 500 LB BALE .35 11,676,700
29,730.0 TON 53.00 1,545,96028,357.7 TON 44.00 1,247,738
56 TON 108.00 6,048
372,472°8 TON ~4o50 9,125,583368,007.0 TON P5.00 9,200,175
16,245 TON 23,00 373,635
4,965 TON 24.00 119,160
945 TON 15,00 14,175400 TON 15.00 6,000
5,620.0 ]ON 47.50 ?66,9502,796.5 TON 48.00 134,232
-- ACRE 4~.00 3,755,892-- ACRE 42.00 3,812,340
- ACRE 4.00 2,934,600- ACRE 4.00 2,978,168
-- ACRE 25.00 85,000-- ACRE 05.00 76,225
180.0 TON 65.00 11,700476.4 TON 66.00 31,442
13,466 TON 80.00 1,077,28015,962 TON 76.00 1,913,112
148,772 TON 6.00 n92,632156,000 TON 6.~5 975,000
12,111.4 TON 38,00 460,~338,520.0 TON 41.00 340,320
ACREAGECROP YEAR HARVESTED
PRODUCTIONPER ACRE TOTAL UNIT
VALUEPER UN!T TOTAL
STRAW 1960 - ’-1959 - -
SUGAR BEETS 1960 8,443 13.51959 6,198 18.0
SUN FLOWERS 1960 65 0°451959 53 0.80
WHEAT 1960 2,652 0.751959 3,P42 0.80
STUBBLE** 1960 64,824 -1959 58,334 -
OTHER 1960 -. -(HOMINY 00RN)1959 185 0.9
SAFFLOWER ’!960 50 0.6
PEAS (DRY) 1960 200 0.75
1~500 TON 10o00 15,0001,600 TON 10o00 16,000
113~9R0°5 TON 12.00 1,367,766111,564.0 TON 12.75 1,4P2,44.1
29°25 TON 180o00 5,26542°40 TON 160o00 6,784
1,989.0 TON 60.00 119,3402,593.6 TON 60°00 1559616
-" ACRE 1.50 97,236-- ACRE 1.50 87,5Ol
166.5 TON ’70.00 11,655
30 TON 80°00 2,400
150 TON 160.00 24,000
TOTAL ’1960 1,138,5891959 ’1,068,312
** STUBBLE ACREAGE NOT INCLUDED IN TOTAL~
38,036,91337,5O8,O56
CROP
CERTIFIED SEED CROPS
ACREAGE, PRODUCTION AND VALUE 1959 - 1960
PRODUCTIONYEAR HARVESTED PER ACRE TOTAL UNIT
VALUEPER UNIT TOTAL
ALFALFAALL VAR.
1960 3,650 407 tp485,550 LB.1959 3,355 432 1,449,360 LB.
.40
.31594,220449,301
BARLEYALL VAR.
1960 135 2,425 327,375 LB.1959 80 2,500 200,000 LB.
.036.04
11,7858,000
BEANSALL VAR.
1.960 445 1,400 623,000 LB.1959 315 1,400 441,000 LB.
.085
.1052,95544,100
CORN(HYBRID)
1960 120 6,100 732,000 LB.1959 81 3,100 251,100 LEt.
.15
.15109,80037,665
CLOVERALL VAR.
1960 950 595 565,250 LB.1959 1,750 420 735,000 LB.
.32
.32180,880235,200
OATSALL VAR.
1960 235 3,200 752,000 LB.1959 75 2,300 172,500 LB.
¯ 044.05
33,0888,625
WHEATALL VAR.
1960 10 1,250 12,500 LB.1959 24 2,100 50,400 LB.
¯ O44.05
55O2,520
TOTAL 1960 5,5451959 5,680
983,278785,411
CROP
OTHER SEED CROPS
ACREAGE, PRODUCTION AND VALUE 1959 - 1960
ACREAGE PRODUCTIONYEAR HARVESTED PER ACRE TOTAL UNIT
VALUEPER UNIT TOTAL
ALFALFA 1960 15 200 3,000 LB. 35 1 ,050
COIVIVION 1959 ......
ALFALFAHILMARLONG LIFE
CARROTS
CANTALOUPE
CORNHYBRID
CUCUMBER
HONEYDEW
LETTUCE
BEANSALL VAR.
ONIONS
PEAS
PARSLEY
SQUASH
WATERMELON
WEEPINGLOVE GRASS
1960 60 300 18,000 LB.1959 ....
1960 ....1959 18 450 8,100 LB.
1960 35 350 12,250 LB1959 ....
1960 ....1959 61 2,700 164,700 LB
1960 25 250 6,250 LB.1959 ....
1960 ....1959 10 570 5,700 LS
1960 40 400 16,000 LB.1959 ....
1960 625 1,500 937,500 LB1959 352 2,100 739 ?00 LB.
1960 ....1959 14 250 3,500 LB,
1960 380 1,500 5701000 LB.
1959 132 2,500 330,000 LB.
1 960 .... , -1959 10 1 80 1,800 LB
1960 24 750 18,000 LB.
1959 15 650 9,750 LB.
1960 110 380 41,800 LB1959 55 370 20,350 LB.
1960 30 1,000 30,000 LB.1959 30 500 15,000 LB.
¯ 40
.39
.52
.30
¯ 45
55
.65
.0807
m
1 O0
.08508
!
22
¯ 3839
45.40
.50
.55
7,200
3,159
6,370m
49,410
2,812
3,135
I O, 400l
75,00051 ,744
3,500
48,45026,400
396
6,8403,802
18,8108,140
15,0008,250
TOTAL 1960 1 ,344SEED CROPS 1959 697
TOTAL ALL 1960 6,889SEED CROPS 1959 6,377
191,932157,936
1,175,210943,347
CROP
VEGETABLE CROPS
ACREAGE, PRODUCTION AND VALUE 1959 - 1960
ACREAGE PRODUCTIONYEAR HARVESTEDPER ACRE TOTAL UNIT
VALUEPER UNIT TOTAL
ASPARAGUS 1960 19 2.3 43.7 TON 1801959 39 2.21 86.19 TON 160
CAULIFLOWER1960 260 5.0 1.,300.0 TON 120FREEZER 1959 157 4.5 706.5 TON 120
CORN 1960 40 3.35 134.0 TON 80SV~EET 1959 25 4.2 105.0 TON 72
LETTUCE 1960 .....HEAD 1959 40 5.3 212.0 TON 90
MELONS 1960 4,600 5.0 23,000.0 TON 89CANTALOUPE1959 4,400 5.1 22,440.0 TON 82.3
MELONS 1960 440 5.6 2,4~4.0 TON 70HONEYDEW 1959 400 5.5 2,200.0 TON 76
MELONS 1960 150 5.0 750.0 TON 80PERSIAN 1959 110 5,0 550.0 TON 80
MELONS 1960 280 6.5 1 ,820.0 TON 78OTHER MUSK 1959 310 7.0 2,170.0 TON 76
WATERMELONS1960 1 ,696 8.5 14,416.0 TON 191959 1 ,520 8.0 12,160.0 TON 18
PEAS 1960 1,050 0.9 945.0 TON 160FREEZER 1959 375 0.95 356.25 TON 160
PEPPERS 1960 415 5.7 2,365.5 TON 154BELL 1959 364 6.0 2,184.0 TON 105
ONIONS 1960 85 8.0 680.0 TON 351959 110 9.6 1,056.0 TON 40
SV~EET 1960 3,934 3.5 13,769.0 TON 180.0POTATOES 1959 4,985 3.72 18,544.2 TON 95.6
TOMATOES 1960 5,330 12.4 66,092.0 TON 551959 9,720 13.0 126,360.0 TON 47
7,86613,790
156100084,780
10,7207,560
19,080
2~047,0001,846,812
172,480167,200
60,00044,000
141,960164,920
273,904218,880
151,20057,000
316,977229,320
23,80042,240
2,478,4201,772,825
3,635,0605,938,920
TOTAL 1960 18,2991959 22,555
9,475,38710,607,327
CROP YEAR
ALMONDS i9601969
APR ICO1 S 19601959
Bt!SH BERRIES 19681953
CITRUS 19601959
FIGS (DRY) t96()1959
FIGS (CANNERY) 1960I959
GRAPES 1 950(PAISIN) 1959
GRAPES ]9qO(TABLE) 1959
GRAPES 1960(WINE) 1959
NECTARINES i960!959
OLIVES !960’1959
PEACHES 1960(CLINGSTONE) 1959
PEACHES 1960(FREESTONE) ’1959
PLI~MS 19601 959
STRAWBERRIES 19601959
WALNUTS t960(BLACK) 1 959
WALNUTS 1 96O(ENGLISH) 1959
TOTAL 19801959
FRUIT AND NUT CROPS
ACREAGE, PRODUCT;ON AND VALUE
BEARINGACREAGE
PER ACRE PRODUCTIONTO]AL UNIT
89870 °789701 I .0
586 6.5aSO 7.0
60 3.586 5.0
8 I°58 2.0
~, (:92 I ° I2, I :d" .95
o,399 2.52..028 i ,51
8,095 7°07 ; 980 So 5
1 .~!55 9.01~1,~3 8,0
3,932 S.O5..692 8.0
R5? 4.02Tf 5.9
143 I. 5143 .55
4,P35 9°73,790 i0.0
3,985 12.05,546 ! 1.63
73 "i .05I O0 I, 5O
35 3.4530 4.3
916809
3,98~ .423,805 °55
69209 TON8,70’~ TON
3~360 TON3..360 TON
210 TON430 TON
12 TON16 ,’oN
~,202.2 TON2,039.65 "’ON
5;972.5 ’~ON39968.3 TON
56;665 ~u,~
109395 r~1~;,-.9~14~ GREEi\
319456 ’roN,~29,536 GREEN
1,008 !’oN1,063.3 ~’ON
214.5 TON78.65 TON
41,080 ’raN37,900 TON
47,820 TON41,240 TCN
91.25 TON130 TON
113.85 ~ON129 ToN
~00 TON195 TON
1,672.44 TON29092.75 TON
PER UNIT
500.00450.00
92.0090.00
2aO.O0170.00
i00.0085.00
223. O0190. O0
15 O. O0150.00
~(). !}O
29. O0#0° OO
45°0042.00
200°00270.00
130.00210.00
55.0055.00
49.00a9.00
P50.O0240.00
288.00288.00
18o0018.00
520.00a50.O0
VALbETOTAL
3~104~5003,9~5,450
350,428302,400
50940073,100
19200I~360
484,484387,533
895~8755959245
i:915,.27729i13,200
3019455365~760
19416~5201..240,512
2019600291~681
27,88516,516
2,258,3002~084~500
2,343,18029020,760
22981231,200
32,78837,152
3,6003,510
869,668941,737
14,279.972159021.616
CROP
ALMONDS
APRICOTS
CHERRIES
FIGS (CANNERY)
FIGS (DRY)
GRAPES (RAISIN)
GDAPES (]ABLE)
GQADES (’VINE)
LEMONS
NECTAqlNES
OLIVES
ORANGES
PERSIMMONS
PEARS
PLI~MS
PRUNES
PEACHES (CLINGSTONE)
PEACHES (FREESTONE)
WALNUTS (ENGLISH)
WALNUTS (BLACK)
CAPRI FIGS
BUSH BERRIES
ACREAGE OLA8SIF CATION
FRUIT AND NUT OROPS
BEAR NG
8,8’70
586
w
2,399
2,002
8,095
1,155
3,932
252
143
6
73
4,233
3,985
3,982
97
6
6O
NON-BEARING
4,003
726
43
65
25
428
3
R32
2
34
2
2O
10
9
34
311
2,416
931
2,262
8O9
15
TOTAL 39,866 12,380
ITEM
MILK MARKET
MILKMANU FACTUR I NG
MILKGOAT
WOOL
EGGS-CHICKENMARKET
EGGS-TURKEYHATCHING
LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY
1959 - 1960
YEARWHOLE M I LKPRODUCT I ON
I N CWT
1960 3,078,0861959 3,120,110
1960 2,807,8531959 2,112,840
1960 27,5001959 22,000
1960 445,2801959 444,800
1960 5,818,5901959 5,652,360
1960 5,515,5001959 5,054,200
PRODUCTS
UNIT
CWT
CWT
CWT
CWT
LB. B.F.
LB. B.F.
LB,
LB.
DOZ,
DOZ.
EACH
EACH
PER UNIT
4,114.50
3.103.70
I .90I .90
,36.44
.35
.34
.25
.24
VALUE TOTAL
12,650,93314,040,495
8,704,3447,817,510
52,25O41,800
120,300195,712
2,036,5061,921,802
1,328,8751,213,008
TOTAL 19601959
24,893,20825,230,327
BEE INDUSTRY
1959 - 1960
ITEM
HGNEY
BEESWAX
POLLINATIGN
YEAR PRODUCTION UNIT VALUETOTAL PER UNIT
1960 779,3101959 656,250
1960 17,0001959 15,500
1960 14,5001959 13,650
LB, .12LBo .085
TOTAL VALUE
93,51755,781
LB. .42 7,140LB. .42 6,510
COLONY 3.50
coLONY 3.50
50,75047,775
TOTAL BEE INDUSTRY 19601959
1 51 ,407110,066
...... " i i II 111
ITEM
CATTLE ANDCALVES
8HEEP ANDLAMBS
HOGS AND PIGS
BROILERS ANDFRYERS
OTHERCHICKENS
CHI C KS
TURKEYS
TURKEYPOULTS
RABBITS
GEESE
YEAR
19601959
1 960! 959
1 9601 959
LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY
PRODUCTION AND VALUE 1959 -
PRODUCTIONNUMBER LIVEWEIGHTOF HEAD POUNDS
90,000 54,000,00089,000 53,850,000
55,660 4,452,80055,600 4,448,000
9,988 1,747,9007,480 1,309,000
1960 2,900,000 10,150,0001959 3,140,q40 10,990,740
1960 195,100 780,4001959 172,486 689,944
19601959 512,000
1960 1,695,550 32,472,5001959 1,616,440 32,328,800
19601959
677,000560,766
1960 6,000 24,0001959 7,500 30,000
19601959
35,00046,500
1960
UNIT
CWT.
CWTo
CWT,CWT.
CWT.
CWT.
LBoLB,
LB.
LB.
EACH
LB.
LBo
EACH
EACH
LB,
LB,
HEAD
HEAD
PERUNIT
18.2519.50
16.5018.00
16.5014.00
.17
.17
VALUE
,08,08
¯ !7
.28
.26
.55
.55
.28
.26
1.501.50
TOTAL
9,855,00010,500,750
734,712800,640
288,503183,260
1,7R5,5001,868,4R5
87,040
9,092,3008,405,488
372,350308,421
6,7207,800
52,50069,750
TOTAL 19601959
22,190,01722,286,769
NURSERY PRODUCTS
PRODUCTION AREA, 8ALES AND VALUE 1959 - 1960
ITEM YEAR PRODUCTION OUANTITY UNITAREA FIELD SOLD BYACRES PRODUCERS
PERUNIT
TOTAL
FRUIT AND NUTTREES
GRAPE VINES
ROSE PLANTS
SEMI TROPICALOqNAMENTAL ANDSHADE TREES
SHDUBS ANDORNAMENTALPLANTS
BUDWOOD, PiTSAND CUTTINGS
STRAWBERRYPLANTS
C I TRUS
1960 1,578,000 PLANTS1959 2,893,000 PLANTS
.50
.50789,000
1,446,500
1960 2,100,000 PLANTS $40 PER M 84.,0001959 2,230,000 PLANTS $40 PER M 89,200
1960 4,300,000 PLANTS1959 3,770,000 PLANTS
1960 265,000 PLANTS1959 290,000 PLANTS
1960 1,304,000 PLANTS1959 1,080,000 PLANTS
19601959
.29
.29
1.251.25
.75
.75
$t0 PER M1 960 - -1 959 960,000 PLANTS
1960 2,500 PLANTS 2.00
1,247,0001,093,300
331,250362,500
978,000810,000
175,000170,895
9,600
5,000
TOTAL 1960 1,5001959 1,500
3,609,2503,981,995
ACREAGE SUMMARY 1959 - 1960
CLASSIFICATION OF ACREAGE 1 960 1 959
FRUIT AND NUT CROPS, INCLUDINGNON-BEADING 52,246 52,626
FIELD AND TRUCK CDOPS, INCLUDINGSEED CROPS 365,304 352,702
NURSERY AND MISCELLANEOUS CROPS 1,500 1,500
PASTURE LAND (NOT ARABLE) 54.5,670 545,670
PASTURE LAND (ARABLE NOT FARMED) 187,980 200,702
SLOUGHS, RIVERS, PONDS, BRUSH,BUILDING SITES, CANALS, ROADS,AIRPORTS, CITIES AND DITCHES 66,500 66,000
TOTAL ACREAGE 1,219,200 1,P19,200
RECAP TOMATOES
CANNING
TONS
TON
47,4.10 @
VALUE PER TON
22.50
TOTAL VALUE
1,066,725
SHIPPING
32 # LUG[]60 W [] CRT¯
20 # LUGS
TOTAL SHIPP
12,2005,062
420
18,682 @ 137.42+ 2,568,335
TOTAL ALL 66,092 3,635,060
GROSS VALUE ALL CROPS
1959 - 1960
MERCED COUNTY 1 959 1960
BEE INDUSTRY 110,006 151,407
FIELD CROPS 37,508,056 38,036,913
FRUIT AND NUT CROPS 15,021,616 14,279,972
LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY 22,286,769 22,188,017
LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY PRODUCTS 25,230,327 24,893,208
SEED CROPS 943,347 1,175,210
VEGETABLE CROPS 10,607,327 9,475,387
NURSERY 3,981,995 3,609,250
TOTAL 115,689,503 113,809,364