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: September 10, 2007 Volume 07 No. 37 Agricultural Summary: Light to moderate amounts of rain fell in the eastern third of the State over the week with most of it accumulating in the northeast. Producers averaged 6.1 days suitable for fieldwork. Ground preparations and corn harvesting continued as the primary activities, though some wheat was planted. Topsoil moisture was rated 11 percent very short, 32 percent short, 56 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture was rated 6 percent very short, 40 percent short, and 54 percent adequate. Field Crop Report: Two percent of the wheat has been planted, compared to 4 percent for both last year and the 5-year average. Ninety-seven percent of the corn has dented, the same as last year but four points ahead of the 5-year average. Sixty-two percent is mature, compared to 65 percent last year and 59 percent for the 5-year average. Eighteen percent has been harvested, compared to 20 percent last year and 17 percent for the 5-year average. Corn condition was rated 2 percent very poor, 8 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 48 percent good, and 13 percent excellent. Twenty-eight percent of the soybeans are dropping leaves, compared to 25 percent last year and 29 percent for the 5-year average. Soybean condition was rated 1 percent very poor, 9 percent poor, 32 percent fair, 48 percent good, and 10 percent excellent. Seventy-eight percent of the sorghum is coloring, compared to 67 percent last year and 66 percent for the 5- year average. Eight percent is mature, compared to 16 percent last year and 18 percent for the 5-year average. One percent has been harvested, compared to 6 percent last year and 5 percent for the 5-year average. Sorghum condition was rated 1 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 23 percent fair, 54 percent good, and 17 percent excellent. Fifty-seven percent of the fourth cutting alfalfa has been harvested, compared to 47 percent last year and 53 percent for the 5-year average. Fifty-seven percent of the sunflowers are in the ray flowers dry stage, compared to 65 percent last year and 68 percent for the 5-year average. Twenty-five percent is in the bracts yellow stage, compared to 34 percent last year and 41 percent for the 5-year average. One percent is in the mature dry down stage. Sunflower condition was rated 2 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 43 percent fair, 41 percent good, and 8 percent excellent. One percent of the cotton is in the bolls open stage, compared to 14 percent last year and 16 percent for the 5-year average. Cotton condition was rated 15 percent poor, 30 percent fair, 50 percent good, and 5 percent excellent. Feed Supplies Report: Range and pasture conditions were rated 4 percent very poor, 11 percent poor, 32 percent fair, 47 percent good, and 6 percent excellent. Feed grain supplies were rated 2 percent very short, 10 percent short, 87 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Hay and forage supplies were rated 1 percent very short, 10 percent short, 85 percent adequate, and 4 percent surplus. Stock water supplies were rated 2 percent very short, 10 percent short, 86 percent adequate, and 2 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 09/09/07 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent Corn 2 8 29 48 13 Soybeans 1 9 32 48 10 Sorghum 1 5 23 54 17 Range & Pasture 4 11 32 47 6 Crop Progress by Agricultural Statistics District as of 09/09/07 LAST LAST 5-YR NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR AVG. Soybeans Dropping 11 24 18 64 21 28 14 30 6 28 17 25 29 Sorghum Colored 76 80 67 91 67 75 97 80 69 78 63 67 66 Sorghum Mature 8 6 1 8 8 9 27 17 29 8 4 16 18 Corn Dent 92 99 94 99 97 99 100 97 100 97 93 97 93 Corn Mature 45 49 45 84 69 84 57 62 83 62 40 65 59 Corn Harvested 4 9 8 8 21 29 9 27 58 18 8 20 17 Days Suitable and Moisture Conditions for Week Ending 09/09/07 LAST LAST NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR Days Suitable For Fieldwork 6.8 6.8 6.8 5.9 6.3 6.4 5.2 5.6 5.5 6.1 6.2 5.0 Topsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 0 15 30 2 12 21 10 16 3 11 10 7 Short 24 24 58 19 22 42 12 47 41 32 38 26 Adequate 76 61 12 76 65 37 78 37 55 56 51 62 Surplus 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 Subsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 0 17 22 0 5 7 7 7 0 6 5 22 Short 52 26 43 35 32 32 27 64 46 40 40 40 Adequate 48 57 35 65 62 61 66 29 54 54 55 37 Surplus 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Temperature and Precipitation Data, Selected Sites, for Week Ending 09/09/07 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 92 50 70 92 69 .02 SC Hesston 96 59 75 92 71 .25 WC Tribune 96 52 72 85 73 .00 NE Powhatt 92 55 74 91 72 .00 SW Garden Cty 95 55 73 85 71 .00 NE Manhat 91 54 73 88 72 1.32 NC Scandia 90 54 73 84 66 .01 EC Ottawa 96 55 76 91 72 .00 C Hays 96 55 74 92 66 .00 EC Slvr Lk 94 55 75 86 73 .66 SC Hutch 96 54 75 83 70 .00 EC Rossvl 92 54 74 86 74 .64 SC St John 98 56 75 84 69 .00 SE Parsons 92 58 77 90 74 .44 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 0.87 Anderson 0.70 Atchison 1.52 Barber 0.02 Barton 0.55 Bourbon 0.69 Brown 1.45 Butler 0.78 Chase 0.46 Chautauq 0.11 Cherokee 1.81 Cheyenne 0.00 Clark 0.54 Clay 0.61 Cloud 0.36 Coffey 0.00 Comanche 0.18 Cowley 0.12 Crawford 3.18 Decatur 0.28 Dickins 0.93 Doniph 1.54 Douglas 0.89 Edwards 0.13 Elk 0.08 Ellis 0.00 Ellsworth 1.11 Finney 0.00 Ford 0.00 Franklin 0.86 Geary 1.96 Gove 0.05 Graham T Grant 0.00 Gray 0.00 Greeley 0.00 Greenwood 0.28 Hamilton 0.00 Harper 0.00 Harvey 0.33 Haskell 0.00 Hodgeman 0.00 Jackson 2.60 Jefferson 1.55 Jewell 0.30 Johnson 1.39 Kearny 0.00 Kingman 0.29 Kiowa 0.20 Labette 0.02 Lane 0.00 Leaven 2.02 Lincoln 0.78 Linn 1.31 Logan 0.00 Lyon 0.55 Marion 0.25 Marshall McPherson 0.20 Meade 0.14 Miami 0.91 Mitchell 0.05 Montgom 0.32 Morris 0.41 Morton 0.00 Nemaha 0.93 Neosho 0.48 Ness 0.00 Norton 0.17 Osage 1.51 Osborne 0.02 Ottawa 0.98 Pawnee 0.40 Phillips 0.24 Pottawa 1.06 Pratt 0.00 Rawlins 0.46 Reno 0.52 Republic 0.22 Rice 0.52 Riley 1.21 Rooks 0.00 Rush 0.13 Russell 0.00 Saline 0.21 Scott 0.00 Sedgwick 0.11 Seward 0.00 Shawnee 0.66 Sheridan 0.00 Sherman 0.03 Smith 0.45 Stafford 0.58 Stanton 0.00 Stevens 0.00 Sumner 0.00 Thomas 0.00 Trego 0.00 Wabaun 1.10 Wallace 0.22 Washington 1.49 Wichita 0.00 Wilson 1.10 Woodson 0.73 Wyan 1.18