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: October 9, 2007 Volume 07 No. 41 Agricultural Summary: Producers averaged 6.1 days suitable for fieldwork. Wheat planting and fall harvesting of corn, soybeans, and sorghum were the primary activities. Topsoil moisture was rated 10 percent very short, 41 percent short, and 49 percent adequate. Subsoil moisture was rated 8 percent very short, 39 percent short, and 53 percent adequate. Field Crop Report: Fifty-six percent of the wheat has been planted, compared to 71 percent for last year and 68 percent for the 5-year average. Twenty-three percent has emerged, compared to 32 percent in 2006 and 35 percent for the 5- year average. Sixty-nine percent of corn has been harvested compared to 67 percent last year and 68 percent for the 5- year average. Eighty-seven percent of the soybeans are dropping leaves, compared to 91 percent previous year and 89 percent for the 5-year average. Twenty-eight percent of soybeans have been harvested, compared to 29 last year and 32 percent for the 5-year average. Soybean condition was rated 1 percent very poor, 8 percent poor, 31 percent fair, 46 percent good, and 14 percent excellent. Eighty-one percent of sorghum is mature, ahead of 57 percent last year and the 5-year average of 65 percent. Twenty-seven percent of sorghum has been harvested, compared to 24 percent last year and 28 for the 5-year average. Sorghum condition was rated 1 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 24 percent fair, 52 percent good, and 18 percent excellent. Eighty-six percent of the fourth cutting alfalfa has been harvested, compared to 83 percent last year and 82 percent for the 5-year average. Eighty-eight percent of sunflowers are in the bracts yellow stage, compared to 86 percent last year and 90 percent for the 5-year average. Sixty percent is in the mature dry down stage, compared to 60 percent last year and 62 percent for the 5-year average. Fifteen percent of sunflowers have been harvested, compared to 15 percent last year and 22 percent for the 5-year average. Sunflower condition was rated 2 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 42 percent fair, 39 percent good, and 13 percent excellent. Sixty percent of the cotton is in the bolls open stage, compared to 56 percent last year and 55 percent for the 5-year average. Cotton condition was rated 15 percent poor, 45 percent fair, 35 percent good, and 5 percent excellent. Feed Supplies Report: Range and pasture conditions were rated 5 percent very poor, 16 percent poor, 35 percent fair, 39 percent good, and 5 percent excellent. Feed grain supplies were rated 2 percent very short, 8 percent short, 88 percent adequate, and 2 percent surplus. Hay and forage supplies were rated 3 percent very short, 9 percent short, 82 percent adequate, and 6 percent surplus. Stock water supplies were rated 1 percent very short, 15 percent short, 83 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Reporter indicated that cattle are being turned out onto crop residue. 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 10/07/07 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent Soybeans 1 8 31 46 14 Sorghum 1 5 24 52 18 Range & Pasture 5 16 35 39 5 Crop Progress by Agricultural Statistics District as of 10/07/07 LAST LAST 5-YR NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR AVG. Wheat Planted 83 73 57 73 48 38 49 27 40 56 35 71 68 Wheat Emerged 51 43 21 29 15 13 8 8 11 23 10 32 35 Soybeans Dropping 84 95 78 100 88 83 98 91 68 87 74 91 89 Soybeans Harvested 13 18 26 26 35 41 34 24 17 28 11 29 32 Sorghum Mature 71 80 87 91 73 81 93 77 80 81 64 57 65 Sorghum Harvested 13 30 36 21 25 30 37 24 33 27 14 24 28 Corn Harvested 50 49 75 55 88 83 77 79 95 69 56 67 68 Days Suitable and Moisture Conditions for Week Ending 10/07/07 LAST LAST NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR Days Suitable For Fieldwork 6.6 7.0 6.9 5.6 6.2 6.4 4.7 5.5 6.2 6.1 6.3 6.8 Topsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 2 2 33 0 5 23 7 2 6 10 11 23 Short 46 74 59 18 29 40 14 50 44 41 38 36 Adequate 52 24 8 81 66 37 79 48 47 49 51 40 Surplus 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 Subsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 2 3 24 0 8 15 4 3 3 8 6 32 Short 41 23 50 24 31 38 21 63 42 39 42 38 Adequate 57 74 26 76 61 47 75 34 55 53 52 30 Surplus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Temperature and Precipitation Data, Selected Sites, for Week Ending 10/07/07 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 95 41 66 79 55 .00 SC Hesston 91 46 72 81 61 .44 WC Tribune 94 40 66 75 61 .00 NE Powhatt 89 42 71 78 59 .00 SW Garden Cty 94 44 68 77 61 .01 NE Manhat 93 42 73 80 61 .26 NC Scandia 92 44 68 74 54 .96 EC Ottawa 89 47 72 78 59 .00 C Hays 94 43 69 79 54 .07 EC Slvr Lk 89 43 72 77 62 .48 SC Hutch 92 42 71 77 64 .15 EC Rossvl 91 42 72 79 64 .55 SC St John 94 43 73 79 61 .02 SE Parsons 87 47 71 78 60 .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). ID TOTAL COUNTY LOCATION 41 0.61 DICKINSON ABILENE 141 0.12 OSBORN ALTON 77 0.17 HARPER ANTHONY 25 0.06 CLARK ASHLAND 5 0.73 ATCHISON ATCHISON 153 0.00 RAWLINS ATWOOD 157 1.42 REPUBLIC BELLEVILLE 123 0.88 MITCHELL BELOIT 187 0.00 STANTON BIG BOW 2S 165 0.20 RUSH BISON 131 1.01 NEMAHA CENTRALIA 133 0.87 NEOSHO CHANUTE 69 0.00 GRAY CIMARRON 27 0.75 CLAY CLAY CENTER 193 0.00 THOMAS COLBY 33 0.02 COMANCHE COLDWATER 21 1.19 CHEROKEE COLUMBUS 29 1.23 CLOUD CONCORDIA 17 0.21 CHASE COTTONWOOD FALLS 127 0.48 MORRIS COUNCIL GROVE 57 1.32 FORD DODGE CITY 15 0.44 BUTLER EL DORADO 129 0.00 MORTON ELKHART 53 0.14 ELLSWORTH ELLSWORTH 111 0.00 LYON EMPORIA 3 NW 197 0.56 WABAUNSEE ESKRIDGE 73 0.14 GREENWOOD EUREKA 115 0.30 MARION FLORENCE 11 1.21 BOURBON FORT SCOTT 205 0.34 WILSON FREDONIA 55 0.00 FINNEY GARDEN CITY FAA 3 0.95 ANDERSON GARNETT 181 0.00 SHERMAN GOODLAND 9 0.00 BARTON GREAT BEND 97 0.14 KIOWA GREENSBURG 51 0.10 ELLIS HAYS 101 0.00 LANE HEALY 65 0.18 GRAHAM HILL CITY 85 0.78 JACKSON HOLTON 13 0.88 BROWN HORTON 49 0.26 ELK HOWARD 179 0.00 SHERIDAN HOXIE 185 0.18 STAFFORD HUDSON 189 0.00 STEVENS HUGOTON 155 0.22 RENO HUTCHINSON 125 0.98 MONTGOMERY INDEPENDENCE 1 0.72 ALLEN IOLA 83 0.28 HODGEMAN JETMORE 31 0.30 COFFEY JOHN REDMOND LAKE (LEBO) 209 0.80 WYANDOTTE KANSAS CITY 95 0.21 KINGMAN KINGMAN 47 0.21 EDWARDS KINSLEY 93 0.00 KEARNEY LAKIN 145 0.22 PAWNEE LARNED 45 0.85 DOUGLAS LAWRENCE 103 1.10 LEAVENWORTH LEAVENWORTH 203 0.00 WICHITA LEOTI 175 0.00 SEWARD LIBERAL 105 0.19 LINCOLN LINCOLN 161 1.21 RILEY MANHATTAN KSU 89 0.71 JEWELL MANKATO 117 MARSHALL MARYSVILLE 113 0.35 MCPHERSON MCPHERSON 119 0.00 MEADE MEADE 7 0.03 BARBER MEDICINE LODGE 61 1.00 GEARY MILFORD LAKE 143 0.61 OTTAWA MINNEAPOLIS 107 1.00 LINN MOUND CITY 135 0.65 NESS NESS CITY 79 0.22 HARVEY NEWTON 137 0.14 NORTON NORTON 109 0.00 LOGAN OAKLEY 39 0.47 DECATUR OBERLIN 91 0.60 JOHNSON OLATHE 87 1.80 JEFFERSON OSKALOOSA 59 1.00 FRANKLIN OTTAWA 121 0.75 MIAMI PAOLA 99 1.68 LABETTE PARSONS 147 0.03 PHILLIPS PHILLIPSBURG 37 0.59 CRAWFORD PITTSBURG 163 0.00 ROOKS PLAINVILLE 139 0.59 OSAGE POMONA 151 0.07 PRATT PRATT 63 0.00 GOVE QUINTER 167 0.32 RUSSELL RUSSELL 23 0.00 CHEYENNE SAINT FRANCIS 169 1.48 SALINE SALINA 171 0.00 SCOTT SCOTT CITY 19 0.67 CHAUTAUQUA SEDAN 199 0.00 WALLACE SHARON SPRINGS 183 0.59 SMITH SMITH CENTER 159 0.27 RICE STERLING 81 0.00 HASKELL SUBLETTE 75 0.00 HAMILTON SYRACUSE 177 0.85 SHAWNEE TOPEKA 71 0.00 GREELEY T RIBUNE 1 W 43 0.86 DONIPHAN TROY 67 0.00 GRANT ULYSSES 195 0.01 TREGO WAKEENEY 149 0.64 POTTAWATOMIE WAMEGO 201 0.64 WASHINGTON WASHINGTON 191 0.00 SUMNER WELLINGTON 173 0.13 SEDGWICK WICHITA 35 0.57 COWLEY WINFIELD 207 0.54 WOODSON YATES CENTER