This special report provides an aggregation of weather data and trends for seven crops by region and selected states, for the years 1866-1948. The data presented may aid those looking to explore the effect that yield variety has on commodity marketing and pricing.

This publication includes statistics on cotton supply and consumption in both domestic and world markets. It includes information on crop acreage and yield, prices, grade, staple length, tenderability and occasional data on man- made fibers. Publication coverage from 1920 to 1978.

This publication presents data on the quantity of seeds held in storage after a single growing season. The seed carryover rate, by state is presented by pound. This publication was produced from 1976 to 1981.

This annual report provides statistical information pertaining to the on-farm use of restricted use pesticides. The agricultural chemical use estimates in this report are based on data compiled from the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS), Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP), and the Vegetable Chemical Use Survey. The report data is grouped by Program States, and contains surveys of chemical application on cotton and apple crops. The data is summarized by product, and only application data for active ingredients which are part of a restricted use pesticide are included in the report.

This handbook identifies the usual planting and harvesting dates on a state by state basis for United States field crops covered in the National Agricultural Statistics Service's National program of crop estimates. It updates the information contained in the previous edition of this handbook which was issued in 1997.

The Field Offices of the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service compiled the basic information and prepared the estimates of usual dates based on historical crop progress estimates and the knowledge of industry specialists.