1943
AGRICULTURAL - CROP REPORT
INCREASE OVER 1942
VALUE F. 1O.B. FARM
Fruit - - - - $ 7,216,000
Truck - - - - 1,037,100
Field - - - - 11,939,360
Animal Production - 9,955,082
Miscellaneous - - 606,410
Total' - - - - $30,753,952
- .. - • - .. - - - - $7,846,127
MADERA COUNTY
CA_LIFORNIA
Fobruury 26, 1943
TO T!ill HONO�.'\.BL:8 BOAR-"') 0!1., SU1')�:RVI10RS OF M.'\.D�JR\ COUNTY EmdTTI:.; IJIRI:C'l'OR, S'.rAT:J D'SPARTHE!fi' Oi AGRICULTURE
Gcntlomon,
The following rYport is submitted in acoordancc.1 with
section G5 .5 of the Stu to Agricultural Code. It covers bot. ring
and non-bearing acrc .. 1gos, prod net ion r111d v:ilno of agricul turul
products for t½o y�ur 1942.
Tht, income is gonorDlly based on thei ov.:.. rngo p1•icc ro-
cc.i vcd by fnrmcrs before pacl-:ing .:md yields and production nro c:11-
cul�tGd on �n ovcrogo bnsis.
I om :tndcbtocl to the Bo� rel of Supervisors and to many
individunlu and agencies who hsvc contributed to this report.
Respectfully submi tt(id
Agricul turnl Comr.iissionor l.I::idcrn Count:1r
AGRICULTURAL nwmm REPORT - 1942
Madera county,_Madera, California
Compiled by Niels Overgaard, County Agricul tu.ral Commissioner
FRuTl' .' .. i.;D NUT CRO!lB Bearing Non-bear Production Total. Va:L11e Acreae-e Acreage f.o.b.fnrrn
353 106 �n2 to ns $ 97;520
70 ,230 " 9;200 '837 3 *994 II
1,236 20 '740 11
!377; 720199;oeo
·575 3,;·,1:50 I! 94� 88014,020 194 *"' J.U r. t • lJ • 6 " 1,688;320
7;430 ti 219�000 3,038 17 1.5;950 " 462;550
161 60 1,165 " 54;880 49:; 1 "840 " 90 � 600273 135 1
:1:775 " 106?500
* 800 I!
869 78 3:J
490 II
680 "
3. 15 "
201 40 1,200 "
28 "
Almonds Ap:ples Apricots Figs Gra1les-table '}ray.ies-roisin
Grapes-wine Uectarines ('lives Peaches-clingstone
Peaches-freestone
Pears Plums Pru11es Walnuts 10 15
*5613 "
140;000 183,600
'900 oo;ooo 7�840 3·�50
,!3, 1rno:mm
3oO PrOduction 44;880 crates
-� 112;200'it
10 7;870 " 10;230 32 7;200 11 4;320
130 £2�500 I! 24,750 11 **10·000'
70 10,500 11 21;000 87 17 ;400 37
'696 tons 9,250 crates 12,950
13 2�080 76
'520 cwt. 15�200 crates 19;000
21 4�720 50
11 3;150 2;500 cwt.
3,750
**7 ' 500 "
24 3;480 75 25;7t30
G28
29 tons 20;625 crates 60�100 lugs 92�200
93? 6004; 736 "
tons **2 228 ''
27 7�425 76
6,750 crates 304 tons 12;1GO
$ 467,045
'.i'HUCK CHOPS
Asparagus Berries Beets Carrots
Corn (sweet) Cabbage Cauliflower Garlic Lettuce l�elons (other) Onions
Peas Sriinach Tomatoes
Turni1)s t:iscellaneouo * Dr iel'l** Not harvested
Bearing Acr
eage .
16,000 90�000
1,500
J?roauction
96�000 tons 11 46;575
16,500 cwt. ·390 3;900 tons
4�500 11 3;940 48? 740 lint-51;000 bales
seed-25,890 tons 3;ooo l1 1;600 3;soo 1,050 378
11 3,800 "
44 580 88
89;500 cwt. 32;500 lugs
22;es1 7,722 tons s;5oo 1,000
A.rnount Sold
FIELI.l CROPS
Alfalfa Barley Beans Corn (Indian) CGrn ( grain sorgh1-1.m) Cotton
FlEJ.X 3-ruin Hay Cuts
:Peanuts Potatoes Pot:.:toes (swe:et) \'lhe�1t :Permanent pasture �udrm Gross
A!HllAL :PRODUC'.l:ION
*Beef cattle & calvesiiO[:SSheep: Lt:mbs
Wool Dairy Products (milk & cream) Poultry:eggs
chiclrnns & turlrnys Fertilizer
50;000 27;400 35;700
·252;0002,450,000
950;000 113,000
11,100
* Includes inr.10::tud feeders & c· in in v:ilue
r.nsc:LLAIE:ous
heaa,,
"
lbs. lbs. fnt doz. birds tons
llnrscry stock Beos
20 440;ooo vines 4000'colo. 2'15,000 lbs honey &
U .3 .Agricultural conservation, r::1!10e & Pari t;r :Pavrnonts
SUT.U.L!\.RY !l'otol value of frni t and nut crops Total value of truck crops Total value of field crops Total vulnc of animal production Total vuluo of miscellaneous·
Total Value f • o • b • f ,l rm
'.!;1; 584 ;ooo 1,234�240
82;500 15; 600
126�080 4;590;000 l,t22�720
146;100 57�000 13,610
'660 181;510
20; 130 293,440
�9,b67,b90
f�4,905;ooo 767;200 314,200
· 105; 8401,629�250
332;500 440,500
· 32;soo5
·..,? :mg ' ""' hf) '1 '6,.J 90 '
9�000 wax 26�300
t.1,83 5}Jo:oso
· 880 $
�3,795;820 '4G7;045
9�567�590 0,55?,290
;$ ·52o oso
22, 901,mes
MADERA C OUlITY DEPARTMErJT OF AGRICULTURE
CROP REPORT FOR 1943
Section 65.5 of the California Agricultural Code states: n The commissioner shall compile reports of the condition, acreage, production, and value of the agricultural products in his county. The commissioner muy publish such reports, and shall trnnsrnit a copy thoroof to tho Director."
This is tho fi;ftoonth consocutiV(; annunl roport to bo nssomblod by this office. Since wo ere, dop0ndont upon the, cooperation of growers, pockcrs, end others to reveal correct figuros to our roprcS(;nt:.:tivos, individuol items ere hold in strictest confidonco. Wt believe that compocito figures are thus rccsonnbly nccur:.'.tc, a.l though somo mny be slighl ty below tho totcl F.O.B. sums, duo to our innbility to find nll sources.
Tho income is generally based on tho ovcr�go price received by the f�rmcro boforo packing tnd yields end production ore cnlculatcd on �n overage bosis.
While thL total F.O.B. f�rm in6omc for 1943 oxcoods tho previous �11 time high of 1942 by $7,845,127 this aoos not indicate ci corroi3:ponding incronsc in net incomes ns opornting cost� groctly incro�sou.
Crodit ir::: duo to tho momborG of my staff, Mr R. Abicht of tho Soil Conscrvution office, tho fnrmero nna many others who hove cooporctca to make thiG report possible.
Rospoctfully submitted .-�
(?.,,_/ ./ /.�/�. a. �Guo. A. Pohl
Agriculturul Commissioner
ACREAGE, PRODUCTION AND VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRO])UCTS
MADERA COU!JTY, CALIFORNIA - 1943
COMPILED BY GEO. A. POHL, AGRICULT'URAL COMUISSIONER
FRUI. T & rrnT CROPS
Bearing Non-bear Pr oduction Total Value Acreage Acreage F.o.B.Farm
Almonds 404 61 182 tons $ 145�600 Apples 70 230 " 18�400 Apricots ·s10 *253 ll 151,800 Figs. 1,236 20 · 620 " 198,720 Grapes-table 575 4�140 ll · 310 � 500 Grapes-raisin 14;042 336 *24 651 Tl 3,859�850 7 Grnpes-wine 3,011 20 18�970 IT 1,422 � 750 Noctnrincs 161 60 1;029 IT 66�880 Olives 493 21 1�100 II 176�000 ?enc ho s�clingr-:; tono iso 175 2*304 IT 140;560 Ponchos-frocBtono 871 90 615 IT 270;600
3;780 II 302�400 Plums 221 21 1,063 IT 148�820 1Ns.lnuts 13 15 6 IT 3�120
,J2 ,T9n 819 $7, rns ,ooo *Dried
TRUCK CROPS
Production
.;\::iporngus 475 54�800 crc1tcs )� 158;920 ;u,. :Scots-tublc 50 11 ;�]50 " 22;500 Co.rrots 137 4(;800 " {4�800 Corn-sweat 146 17;520 IT 35;010 C ·:'!:)b o.go 129 1�032 ton::i 41�280 J::uliflowor •i-1 1s·1.:oo crctos 2� � 6-�0 Lottuco 83 23;210 " 39;500 1fi.clons-wctcr 338 2 � ::566 tons 94;610 McJ. ons-o thor 137 2 7 � '1,00 crntos 82;20() Onions 78 10, 9:::0 s.r�cks 37,130 Po�.s 31 62 tonD 7;750 SDinoch 61 13;115 c r�., tos 22; 9 50 ;fq_unsh t59 2�590 tons 64;750 Tome. toes 4:46 83�000 lugs 190;900
5, �332 tons 133�300 L:iscoll:=:noous 92 36
!80:)
�05 $1 0''7 1rn ' o'.) , ) .,
..
Field Crops
Bearing Acreage Production
Alfalfa 21,600 l2.9,600 tons Barley 73�742 40,560 II
Beans 6,537 59;710 sacks Corn-Indian 379 3,790 tons Corn-grain sorghum 4�666 4�083 II
Cotton 36,000 lint-40�325 b:-i.les seed-20,163 tons
Flax 3;054 2�06l II
Grnin Hay 1�000 1;000 11
Oats 4,456 2,896 "Pea.nuts 96· 58 Tl
Poto.toes 2, 5/?,7 379;050 so .. cks PotCLtoes (sweet) 338 1;350 tonu '.Vhe::i.t 23'663 11,832 II
' Pcrmnnont pnsturo 11
2980
190,038
ANIMAL PRODUCTION
Amount sold
*Beef cattle & cr.tl ve s 59�024 hc:.:d Hogs 31�500 II
Shoop: Lambs �<.:,000 Tl
Vlool ·320�000 lbs,Dairy Products (milk & cronrn) 2;439,360 lbu.
Poultry: Eggs 1,200,000 do7, ., -Chickens & turkoys 205,280 birds
Fertilizer 14,200 tons
*Includes import ed feeders & gain in value
MISCELLANEOUS
fut
Tott1l VC'J.luc
F.O.B.Fn:rm
$2,592;000 1,825;200
363�270 18;950
244�980 4�032;500 1,088�800
222�590 20�000
156�380 a;410
663�3�0 135�000 567,940
$1I, 9:39, 350
$5,352;780 97b;200 361,160
'128,000 l,93�;042
504,000 665,200 49,700
$9,955,082
Nursery Stock Bees
1s2;000 plants $ 294;500 lbs.honey
6,600 lbs.wax
31 ;oso 37;190
2;740 535�400 606,410
u.s. Agricultural and Parity Payments
SUMMARY Total value of fruit and nut crops Total value of truck crops Total vnluo of fields crops Totnl value of unim8l production Total value of misccllancouo
$
$7 ;21s;ooo 1,037�100
11,939;360 9,955�082
'606,410 $30,753,962
CROP
1938
Fruit $1,'745,830
T.ruck. 198,725
Field 4,668 ,.690
*animal Production --
l'llisc 1 1. 719,800
TOTALS t'7 3r3 0/;5 .,p ' ,D , ':i:
R E C A P I T U L l T I O N --------------
1939
$1,795,2.00
263,185
5,043,615
--
723,-s:50
:;�7, 825,450
AGRICULTUHA.L I�JCOME
1940
'.i;il 665 825 , ,
188,280
5,997,630
3,887,475
99�,246
)12, 733,�56
1941
<lt;� 1 91 825 "tr'-' ,...a... ,.
2.83>060
7,547,.620
5,086 ,.160
971,.638
:)1 7, 080, 303
1942
l',3 7 ,.. 8,..,0 :;p ,. 9�, ,.,
467,045
9 ,.567 ,.590
8,557 ,.290
520 ,.080
A22 OQ7 8°� •,i; ..i � 'V ,.. '-.,._t_.
1943
,7.216,000
1 ,. 037,100
ll ,.939,360
9,955,082.
606,.410
:";30, 753,952.
*�nimal production includes beef cattle, calves, hogs, sheep, milk & butter fat, DOultry, eggs,
chickens, turkeys and fertilizer; no record of valuation was made in 1938 and 1939.