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 23, 2007 Volume 07 No. 30 Agricultural Summary: Showers were scattered throughout the State last week with some areas in the north central district receiving higher amounts. Temperatures remained average. Harvesting wheat and hay were the primary activities. Producers averaged 6.1 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture was rated 6 percent very short, 33 percent short, 57 percent adequate, and 4 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture was rated 2 percent very short, 23 percent short, 71 percent adequate, and 4 percent surplus. Field Crop Report: Ninety-eight percent of the wheat has been harvested. Ninety-one percent of the corn has silked, compared to 90 percent last year and 82 percent for the 5-year average. Thirty percent is in the dough stage, compared to 31 percent last year and 22 percent for the 5-year average. Three percent has dented. Corn condition was rated 3 percent very poor, 8 percent poor, 25 percent fair, 48 percent good, and 16 percent excellent. Sixty-one percent of the soybeans have bloomed, compared to 76 percent last year and 62 percent for the 5-year average. Seventeen percent is setting pods, compared to 22 percent last year and 19 percent for the 5-year average. Soybean condition was rated 1 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 34 percent fair, 50 percent good, and 10 percent excellent. Eight percent of the sorghum has headed, compared to 17 percent for both last year and the 5-year average. Sorghum condition was rated 1 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 22 percent fair, 61 percent good, and 11 percent excellent. Ninety-six percent of the second cutting alfalfa has been harvested, the same as last year but one point behind the 5-year average. Twenty-three percent of the third cutting alfalfa has been harvested, compared to 38 percent last year and 35 percent for the 5-year average. Twenty-four percent of the sunflowers have bloomed, compared to 12 percent last year and 13 percent for the 5-year average. Sunflower condition was rated 4 percent poor, 20 percent fair, 62 percent good, and 14 percent excellent. Eighteen percent of the cotton is setting bolls, compared to 3 percent last year and 10 percent for the 5-year average. Cotton condition was rated 20 percent fair, 65 percent good, and 15 percent excellent. Feed Supplies Report: Range and pasture conditions were rated 2 percent very poor, 9 percent poor, 33 percent fair, 44 percent good, and 12 percent excellent. Feed grain supplies were rated 5 percent very short, 11 percent short, 83 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Hay and forage supplies were rated 3 percent very short, 15 percent short, 79 percent adequate, and 3 percent surplus. Stock water supplies were rated 1 percent very short, 8 percent short, 87 percent adequate, and 4 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 07/22/07 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent Corn 3 8 25 48 16 Soybeans 1 5 34 50 10 Sorghum 1 5 22 61 11 Range & Pasture 2 9 33 44 12 Crop Progress by Agricultural Statistics District as of 07/22/07 LAST LAST 5-YR NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR AVG. Soybeans Blooming 43 46 38 83 58 56 97 46 23 61 38 76 62 Soybeans Podded 0 3 8 29 12 10 34 9 5 17 7 22 19 Sorghum Headed 0 10 21 1 6 9 12 8 16 8 1 17 17 Corn Silked 79 76 93 94 89 97 100 87 98 91 69 90 82 Corn Dough 3 6 22 37 18 38 48 29 59 30 10 31 22 Days Suitable and Moisture Conditions for Week Ending 07/22/07 LAST LAST NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR Days Suitable For Fieldwork 6.7 6.4 6.8 5.2 5.4 6.2 6.3 6.5 6.2 6.1 5.2 6.5 Topsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 9 15 7 7 3 0 29 0 0 6 6 23 Short 67 39 62 39 31 15 25 28 14 33 25 49 Adequate 24 46 31 53 66 83 43 72 65 57 61 28 Surplus 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 21 4 8 0 Subsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 3 6 12 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 25 Short 56 29 22 38 17 0 36 16 9 23 23 51 Adequate 41 65 66 60 80 98 60 84 66 71 66 24 Surplus 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 25 4 9 0 Temperature and Precipitation Data, Selected Sites, for Week Ending 07/22/07 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 98 62 80 96 72 .14 SC Hesston 96 68 83 93 76 .00 WC Tribune 102 59 80 87 73 .00 NE Powhatt 94 67 79 87 76 .00 SW Garden Cty 98 63 80 85 75 .00 NE Manhat 98 65 82 87 79 2.48 NC Scandia 95 64 81 93 74 1.13 EC Ottawa 94 67 80 87 76 .00 C Hays 97 63 81 99 74 1.00 EC Slvr Lk 94 69 81 92 79 .00 SC Hutch 93 68 81 83 75 .00 EC Rossvl 92 67 80 86 79 .10 SC St John 94 67 82 87 75 .00 SE Parsons 96 67 81 94 78 .00 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 0.00 Anderson 0.00 Atchison 0.34 Barber 0.00 Barton 0.37 Bourbon 0.00 Brown 0.00 Butler 0.01 Chase 0.00 Chautauq 0.00 Cherokee 0.48 Cheyenne 0.00 Clark 0.04 Clay 0.31 Cloud 1.74 Coffey 0.07 Comanche 0.00 Cowley 0.00 Crawford 0.55 Decatur 0.08 Dickins 0.21 Doniph 0.00 Douglas 0.00 Edwards 0.00 Elk 0.11 Ellis 0.32 Ellsworth 0.44 Finney 0.00 Ford 0.02 Franklin 0.00 Geary 1.28 Gove 0.00 Graham 0.29 Grant 0.00 Gray 0.21 Greeley 0.12 Greenwood 0.00 Hamilton 0.00 Harper 0.00 Harvey 0.00 Haskell 0.00 Hodgeman 0.00 Jackson 0.00 Jefferson 0.00 Jewell 0.67 Johnson 0.00 Kearny 0.00 Kingman 0.00 Kiowa 0.00 Labette 0.00 Lane 0.00 Leaven 0.00 Lincoln 0.16 Linn 0.00 Logan 0.04 Lyon 0.75 Marion 0.00 Marshall McPherson 0.07 Meade 0.00 Miami 0.00 Mitchell 0.84 Montgom 0.44 Morris 0.00 Morton 0.22 Nemaha 0.00 Neosho 0.14 Ness 0.00 Norton 0.16 Osage 0.00 Osborne 1.76 Ottawa 0.19 Pawnee 0.31 Phillips 0.60 Pottawa 0.48 Pratt 0.04 Rawlins 0.30 Reno 0.01 Republic 0.26 Rice 0.87 Riley 2.27 Rooks 0.36 Rush 0.65 Russell 0.01 Saline 0.15 Scott 0.01 Sedgwick 0.00 Seward 0.00 Shawnee 0.05 Sheridan 0.00 Sherman 0.00 Smith 0.86 Stafford 0.25 Stanton 0.12 Stevens 0.28 Sumner 0.00 Thomas 0.23 Trego 0.00 Wabaun 0.09 Wallace 0.24 Washington 0.06 Wichita 0.20 Wilson 0.68 Woodson 0.19 Wyan 0.04