ks-crop weather United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service, Kansas Field Office CROP WEATHER Kansas Agricultural Statistics Cooperating with the Kansas Department of Agriculture PO Box 3534 Topeka KS 66601-3534 (785)233-2230 www.nass.usda.gov/ks nass-ks@nass.usda.gov Released: July 16, 2007 Volume 07 No. 29 Agricultural Summary: The State received scattered showers last week with some areas accumulating over 3 inches. Temperatures were average. Harvesting wheat and hay were the primary activities. There were reports of flood damage to row crops in the southeast district. Producers averaged 5.2 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture was rated 6 percent very short, 25 percent short, 61 percent adequate, and 8 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture was rated 2 percent very short, 23 percent short, 66 percent adequate, and 9 percent surplus. Field Crop Report: Ninety-one percent of the wheat has been harvested, compared to 100 percent last year and 99 percent for the 5-year average. Sixty-nine percent of the corn has silked, compared to 72 percent last year and 62 percent for the 5-year average. Ten percent is in the dough stage, eight points behind last year and 2 points behind the 5- year average. Corn condition was rated 2 percent very poor, 7 percent poor, 20 percent fair, 53 percent good, and 18 percent excellent. Ninety-five percent of the soybeans have emerged, compared to 100 percent last year and 99 percent for the 5-year average. Thirty-eight percent of the soybeans have bloomed, compared to 63 percent last year and 46 percent for the 5-year average. Seven percent is setting pods, compared to 8 percent for both last year and the 5-year average. Soybean condition was rated 2 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 56 percent good, and 10 percent excellent. Ninety-eight percent of the sorghum has emerged, compared to 99 percent last year and 98 percent for the 5-year average. One percent of the sorghum has headed, compared to 7 percent last year and 8 percent for the 5- year average. Sorghum condition was rated 1 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 16 percent fair, 67 percent good, and 12 percent excellent. Eight-five percent of the second cutting alfalfa has been harvested, compared to 94 percent last year and 93 percent for the 5-year average. Seven percent of the third cutting alfalfa has been harvested, compared to 25 percent last year and 19 percent for the 5-year average. Ninety-five percent of the sunflowers have emerged, compared to 97 percent last year and 94 percent for the 5-year average. Three percent of the sunflowers have bloomed. Sunflower condition was rated 20 percent fair, 64 percent good, and 16 percent excellent. One-hundred percent of the cotton is squaring, compared to 42 percent last year and 37 percent for the 5-year average. Five percent of the cotton is setting bolls. Cotton condition was rated 20 percent fair, 65 percent good, and 15 percent excellent. Feed Supplies Report: Range and pasture conditions were rated 3 percent very poor, 8 percent poor, 24 percent fair, 49 percent good, and 16 percent excellent. Feed grain supplies were rated 5 percent very short, 10 percent short, 84 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Hay and forage supplies were rated 3 percent very short, 16 percent short, 77 percent adequate, and 4 percent surplus. Stock water supplies were rated 1 percent very short, 8 percent short, 83 percent adequate, and 8 percent surplus. This is a cooperative effort with Kansas State Research & Extension Service the KSU Weather Data Library, and Kansas Agriculture Statistics Crop Conditions for Week Ending 07/15/07 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent Corn 2 7 20 53 18 Soybeans 2 4 28 56 10 Sorghum 1 4 16 67 12 Range & Pasture 3 8 24 49 16 Crop Progress by Agricultural Statistics District as of 07/15/07 LAST LAST 5-YR NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR AVG. Wheat Harvested 98 99 97 100 93 73 99 89 89 91 81 100 99 Soybeans Emerged 100 100 97 100 96 99 100 97 82 95 90 100 99 Soybeans Blooming 13 34 14 76 15 17 71 19 8 38 23 63 46 Sorghum Emerged 100 100 97 99 95 95 100 100 100 98 93 99 98 Corn Silked 22 61 63 83 75 78 93 75 92 69 50 72 62 Days Suitable and Moisture Conditions for Week Ending 07/15/07 LAST LAST NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR Days Suitable For Fieldwork 5.0 5.8 5.9 6.5 4.1 3.3 6.5 5.9 4.1 5.2 5.2 6.1 Topsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 11 11 6 5 3 1 21 0 0 6 3 14 Short 41 35 60 54 16 2 26 10 0 25 23 41 Adequate 47 54 34 41 73 71 53 88 66 61 61 45 Surplus 1 0 0 0 8 26 0 2 34 8 13 0 Subsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 2 5 10 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 2 21 Short 46 33 27 57 14 2 28 9 0 23 17 47 Adequate 52 62 63 43 82 74 69 88 55 66 70 32 Surplus 0 0 0 0 3 24 0 3 45 9 11 0 Temperature and Precipitation Data, Selected Sites, for Week Ending 07/15/07 Temperature Temperature Station Air Soil 4 Precip Station Air Soil 4 Precip Dist City Max Min Avg Max Min Dist City Max Min Avg Max Min NW Colby 94 59 73 92 69 .86 SC Hesston 95 59 76 93 69 .23 WC Tribune 96 57 74 85 74 .32 NE Powhatt 94 56 75 85 73 .03 SW Garden Cty 94 60 75 83 73 1.24 NE Manhat 95 58 75 86 75 .72 NC Scandia 97 60 75 94 74 .12 EC Ottawa 93 60 77 85 73 .01 C Hays 96 60 74 98 74 1.02 EC Slvr Lk 93 60 75 91 74 .00 SC Hutch 95 60 77 83 72 .45 EC Rossvl 93 58 75 84 75 .01 SC St John 93 61 76 88 71 1.42 SE Parsons 92 63 77 88 73 .09 Data collected by Automated Stations (above) may differ from official stations (below). Automated stations report through midnight on Sunday. Official reporting station data are through 7:00 a.m. Sunday. The map data are collected by individuals (one or more per county). Allen 0.17 Anderson 0.00 Atchison 0.04 Barber 2.77 Barton 1.97 Bourbon 0.38 Brown 0.13 Butler 0.31 Chase 0.39 Chautauq 0.40 Cherokee 0.16 Cheyenne 0.00 Clark 0.54 Clay 0.05 Cloud 0.03 Coffey 0.16 Comanche 0.33 Cowley 2.43 Crawford 0.30 Decatur 0.75 Dickins 1.22 Doniph 0.12 Douglas 0.01 Edwards 3.00 Elk 0.66 Ellis 1.62 Ellsworth 0.65 Finney 1.16 Ford 0.94 Franklin 0.00 Geary 0.47 Gove 1.81 Graham 1.36 Grant 1.13 Gray 0.84 Greeley 0.32 Greenwood 0.40 Hamilton 0.72 Harper 2.11 Harvey 0.22 Haskell 0.83 Hodgeman 3.25 Jackson 0.48 Jefferson 0.06 Jewell 0.26 Johnson 0.02 Kearny 0.48 Kingman 1.59 Kiowa 1.43 Labette 0.28 Lane 3.01 Leaven 0.22 Lincoln 1.03 Linn 0.15 Logan 0.32 Lyon 0.55 Marion 0.86 Marshall McPherson 1.25 Meade 0.64 Miami 0.11 Mitchell 0.83 Montgom 0.49 Morris 0.24 Morton 0.66 Nemaha 0.12 Neosho 0.44 Ness 3.66 Norton 1.87 Osage 0.01 Osborne 0.93 Ottawa 0.77 Pawnee 1.60 Phillips 0.44 Pottawa 0.03 Pratt 4.00 Rawlins 2.26 Reno 1.90 Republic 0.39 Rice 0.23 Riley 0.74 Rooks 0.57 Rush 1.24 Russell 1.29 Saline 0.55 Scott 0.00 Sedgwick 1.19 Seward 0.56 Shawnee 0.51 Sheridan 0.77 Sherman 0.04 Smith 0.23 Stafford 1.52 Stanton 0.80 Stevens 0.93 Sumner 0.00 Thomas 1.42 Trego 1.11 Wabaun 0.04 Wallace 0.16 Washington 0.44 Wichita 0.44 Wilson 0.32 Woodson 0.37 Wyan 0.11