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 14, 2008 Volume 08 No. 29 Agricultural Summary: Precipitation was received across most of Kansas, predominately in the North Central and North Eastern cropping districts. Producers averaged 5.6 days suitable for field work. Topsoil moisture is rated at 10 percent very short, 20 percent short, 66 percent adequate, and 4 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture is rated at 8 percent very short, 18 percent short, 69 percent adequate, and 5 percent surplus. Primary farm activities involved cutting hay, harvesting wheat, irrigating row crops, and spraying herbicides on row crops. Field Crop Report: Wheat is 95 percent harvested, compared to 88 percent the previous year and 96 percent for the 5- year average. Corn is 46 percent silked, compared to 64 percent in 2007 and 60 percent for the 5-year average. Three percent is in dough stage, compared to 8 percent last year and 10 percent for the 5-year average. Corn condition is rated 1 percent very poor, 8 percent poor, 31 percent fair, 51 percent good, and 9 percent excellent. Sorghum is 95 percent emerged, compared to 97 percent for both last year and the 5-year average. Sorghum condition is rated 1 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 27 percent fair, 61 percent good, and 5 percent excellent. Soybeans are 95 percent emerged, compared to 94 percent last year and 98 percent for the 5-year average. Twenty-five percent are blooming, compared to 34 percent the previous year and 41 percent for the 5-year average. Soybean condition is rated 1 percent very poor, 7 percent poor, 26 percent fair, 58 percent good, and 8 percent excellent. Ninety percent of cotton is squaring, compared to 93 percent for the previous year and 42 percent for the 5-year average. Cotton condition is rated 5 percent very poor, 10 percent poor, 40 percent fair, 35 percent good, and 10 percent excellent. Eighty-two percent of sunflowers have been planted, compared to 99 percent for 2007 and 98 percent for the 5-year average. Seventy-seven percent of sunflowers have emerged, compared to 87 percent last year and 91 percent for a 5-year average. Sunflower condition is rated 3 percent poor, 40 percent fair, 51 percent good, and 6 percent excellent. Eighty-two percent of the second cutting of alfalfa has been completed, compared to 80 percent last year and 88 percent for the 5-year average. Five percent of the third cutting has been completed, compared to 6 percent the previous year and 14 percent for the 5-year average. Feed Supplies Report: Range and pasture conditions were rated at 7 percent very poor, 10 percent poor, 24 percent fair, 49 percent good, and 10 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 2 percent very short, 6 percent short, 84 percent adequate, and 8 percent surplus. Stock water supplies were estimated at 4 percent very short, 4 percent short, 87 percent adequate, and 5 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 07/13/08 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent Corn 1 8 31 51 9 Sorghum 1 6 27 61 5 Soybeans 1 7 26 58 8 Range & Pasture 7 10 24 49 10 Crop Progress by Agricultural Statistics District as of 07/13/08 LAST LAST 5-YR NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR AVG. Wheat Harvested 91 95 97 92 99 100 99 92 96 95 79 88 96 Corn Silked 45 20 28 60 69 71 57 61 83 46 26 64 60 Sorghum Emerged 100 97 84 97 96 97 100 90 94 95 87 97 97 Soybeans Emerged 100 100 93 100 95 99 100 93 84 95 86 94 98 Soybeans Blooming 0 10 7 48 40 3 24 33 6 25 10 34 41 Days Suitable and Moisture Conditions for Week Ending 07/13/08 LAST LAST NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR Days Suitable For Fieldwork 6.2 6.0 7.0 5.4 6.4 5.3 5.5 4.5 4.9 5.6 6.2 5.2 Topsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 3 13 74 1 12 1 2 0 1 10 5 5 Short 34 63 15 10 26 33 16 1 9 20 23 24 Adequate 63 24 11 88 62 44 82 96 83 66 68 62 Surplus 0 0 0 1 0 22 0 3 7 4 4 9 Subsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 3 10 67 1 5 1 0 0 0 8 5 2 Short 47 57 23 9 23 17 8 0 3 18 16 21 Adequate 50 33 10 87 68 65 90 96 85 69 73 67 Surplus 0 0 0 3 4 17 2 4 12 5 6 10 TEMP. AND PRECIP. DATA, SELECTED SITES, FOR WEEK ENDING 07/13/08 at 7:00 a.m. 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 101 49 74 92 69 .04 SC Hesston 97 54 76 92 65 2.93 WC Tribune 105 46 73 87 74 .08 NE Powhatt 92 54 76 89 66 1.01 SW Garden Cty 98 48 74 89 71 .10 NE Manhat 97 52 77 90 70 .95 NC Scandia 95 52 76 89 63 2.42 EC Ottawa 93 57 77 89 66 1.45 C Hays 99 49 77 99 63 .20 EC Slvr Lk 93 54 77 84 71 1.25 SC Hutch 96 51 76 78 67 .46 EC Rossvl 91 54 76 85 72 2.88 SC St John 99 53 77 95 63 .14 SE Parsons 90 63 78 89 66 1.14 Data collected by Automated Stations (above) may differ from official stations (below). Automated stations report through midnight on Sunday. Official reporting stations data are through 7:00 a.m. Sunday. The map data are collected by individuals (one or more per county). PRECIPITATION FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 13, 2008 at 7:00 a.m. ID TOTAL COUNTY LOCATION 41 0.50 DICKINSON ABILENE 141 1.02 OSBORN ALTON 77 0.91 HARPER ANTHONY 25 0.35 CLARK ASHLAND 5 0.95 ATCHISON ATCHISON 153 0.46 RAWLINS ATWOOD 157 2.36 REPUBLIC BELLEVILLE 123 2.28 MITCHELL BELOIT 187 0.27 STANTON BIG BOW 2S 165 0.30 RUSH BISON 131 0.45 NEMAHA CENTRALIA 133 1.05 NEOSHO CHANUTE 69 0.11 GRAY CIMARRON 27 0.43 CLAY CLAY CENTER 193 1.35 THOMAS COLBY 33 0.17 COMANCHE COLDWATER 21 0.68 CHEROKEE COLUMBUS 29 2.24 CLOUD CONCORDIA 17 1.14 CHASE COTTONWOOD FALLS 127 1.02 MORRIS COUNCIL GROVE 57 0.22 FORD DODGE CITY 15 1.49 BUTLER EL DORADO 129 0.71 MORTON ELKHART 53 0.40 ELLSWORTH ELLSWORTH 111 1.54 LYON EMPORIA 3 NW 197 0.60 WABAUNSEE ESKRIDGE 73 1.66 GREENWOOD EUREKA 115 1.11 MARION FLORENCE 11 0.69 BOURBON FORT SCOTT 205 1.20 WILSON FREDONIA 55 0.14 FINNEY GARDEN CITY FAA 3 1.19 ANDERSON GARNETT 181 0.00 SHERMAN GOODLAND 9 0.52 BARTON GREAT BEND 97 0.18 KIOWA GREENSBURG 51 0.22 ELLIS HAYS 101 0.45 LANE HEALY 65 0.02 GRAHAM HILL CITY 85 0.97 JACKSON HOLTON 13 0.00 BROWN HORTON 49 0.91 ELK HOWARD 179 0.18 SHERIDAN HOXIE 185 1.00 STAFFORD HUDSON 189 0.34 STEVENS HUGOTON 155 0.83 RENO HUTCHINSON 125 0.92 MONTGOMERY INDEPENDENCE 1 1.55 ALLEN IOLA 83 0.10 HODGEMAN JETMORE 31 1.08 COFFEY JOHN REDMOND LAKE (LEBO) 209 0.79 WYANDOTTE KANSAS CITY 95 1.19 KINGMAN KINGMAN 47 0.00 EDWARDS KINSLEY 93 0.31 KEARNEY LAKIN 145 0.28 PAWNEE LARNED 45 0.24 DOUGLAS LAWRENCE 103 0.75 LEAVENWORTH LEAVENWORTH 203 0.38 WICHITA LEOTI 175 1.03 SEWARD LIBERAL 105 0.77 LINCOLN LINCOLN 161 0.95 RILEY MANHATTAN KSU 89 3.18 JEWELL MANKATO 117 -99.00 MARSHALL MARYSVILLE 113 1.51 MCPHERSON MCPHERSON 119 0.28 MEADE MEADE 7 4.25 BARBER MEDICINE LODGE 61 0.62 GEARY MILFORD LAKE 143 0.61 OTTAWA MINNEAPOLIS 107 1.21 LINN MOUND CITY 135 0.00 NESS NESS CITY 79 1.41 HARVEY NEWTON 137 0.12 NORTON NORTON 109 2.11 LOGAN OAKLEY 39 0.11 DECATUR OBERLIN 91 0.70 JOHNSON OLATHE 87 0.79 JEFFERSON OSKALOOSA 59 0.84 FRANKLIN OTTAWA 121 1.98 MIAMI PAOLA 99 0.55 LABETTE PARSONS 147 0.22 PHILLIPS PHILLIPSBURG 37 0.88 CRAWFORD PITTSBURG 163 0.44 ROOKS PLAINVILLE 139 0.65 OSAGE POMONA 151 0.27 PRATT PRATT 63 1.50 GOVE QUINTER 167 1.06 RUSSELL RUSSELL 23 0.47 CHEYENNE SAINT FRANCIS 169 0.69 SALINE SALINA 171 0.32 SCOTT SCOTT CITY 19 0.85 CHAUTAUQUA SEDAN 199 0.61 WALLACE SHARON SPRINGS 183 0.96 SMITH SMITH CENTER 159 0.55 RICE STERLING 81 0.06 HASKELL SUBLETTE 75 0.19 HAMILTON SYRACUSE 177 1.13 SHAWNEE TOPEKA 71 0.11 GREELEY TRIBUNE 1 W 43 0.86 DONIPHAN TROY 67 0.25 GRANT ULYSSES 195 0.53 TREGO WAKEENEY 149 1.41 POTTAWATOMIE WAMEGO 201 0.93 WASHINGTON WASHINGTON 191 1.17 SUMNER WELLINGTON 173 1.52 SEDGWICK WICHITA 35 1.27 COWLEY WINFIELD 207 2.26 WOODSON YATES CENTER