Excerpt from Crop Production: 1962 Annual Summary; Acreage, Yield, Production, by States

Record high yields per acre for many crops lifted total production of crops in the United States to the record level of 1960, despite the smallest acreage in modern times and serious drought spotted through the East and South, the Crop Reporting Board announced today. The all-crop production index at 108 (l957 was the same as 1960 but up 1 per cent from the 1961 level of 107. Crop acreage was 3 percent smaller than in 1961, largely the result of farmers' participation in the Government Feed Grain and Wheat Programs. Favorable growing weather in the central part of the Nation helped corn and other feed grains reach record yields per acre. Compared with last year, food grains, vegetables, and fruits and nuts showed declines, while all other groups included in the production index increased. Compared with 1960, production of feed grains and food grains was lower, but increases in all other groups of crops offset these decreases.

Favorable weather in the North Central Region overshadowed less favor able conditions in other areas. Moisture shortages plagued the Atlantic and South Central States but the only the serious widespread drought centered in Eastern Pennsylvania. The composite index covering yields per acre of 28 major crops rose to 113 in 1962, up 1] percent from the previous high of 109 in 1961. flew yield records were established for corn and the other three feed grains, as well as the average tonnage per acre of all hay and the two silage cr0ps, corn and sorghum. Spring wheat set new yield peaks while winter wheat yield per acre was the fourth highest of record. Soy bean yields were second to last year but peanuts, flaxseed and tobacco were at all time highs. Many other cr0p yields reached new peaks in 1962.

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