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 14, 2008 Volume 08 No. 42 Agricultural Summary: Precipitation was heavy across the State, with most counties receiving greater than half an inch of rain. Producers across the State averaged 5 days suitable for field work. Topsoil moisture is rated as 1 percent very short, 11 percent short, 80 percent adequate, and 8 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture is rated as 5 percent very short, 12 percent short, 80 percent adequate, and 3 percent surplus. Primary farm activities involved cutting hay, planting wheat, and harvesting corn, soybeans, sorghum, and sunflowers. Field Crop Report: Seventy-nine percent of the wheat has been planted compared to 67 percent in 2007 and 75 percent for the 5- year average. Fifty-one percent has emerged, compared to 34 percent previous year and 44 percent for the 5-year average. Wheat condition is rated as 2 percent very poor, 2 percent poor, 26 percent fair, 65 percent good, and 5 percent excellent. Ninety-two percent of corn has matured, compared to 100 percent last year and 99 percent for the 5-year average. Forty-five percent has been harvested, compared to 79 percent for 2007 and 75 percent for the 5-year average. Corn condition is rated as 3 percent very poor, 9 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 49 percent good, and 11 percent excellent. Ninety-five percent of the sorghum is coloring, compared to 100 percent last year and 97 percent for the 5-year average. Fifty-six percent is rated mature, compared to 85 percent for 2007 and 72 percent for the 5-year average. Seventeen percent has been harvested, compared to 34 percent last year and 31 percent for the 5-year average. Sorghum condition is rated as 2 percent very poor, 8 percent poor, 25 percent fair, 52 percent good, and 13 percent excellent. Eighty- eight percent of soybeans are dropping leaves, compared to 90 percent last year and 92 percent for the 5-year average. Forty-six percent has been harvested, compared to 39 percent previous year and 42 percent for the 5-year average. Soybean condition is rated as 3 percent poor, 24 percent fair, 52 percent good, and 21 percent excellent. Seventy-five percent of cotton is in the bolls open stage, compared to 67 percent last year and 63 percent for the 5-year average. Cotton condition is rated as 5 percent very poor, 10 percent poor, 25 percent fair, 50 percent good, and 10 percent excellent. Ninety-one percent of sunflowers are in the bracts yellow stage, the same as the previous year but behind the 5-year average of 92 percent. Fifty-one percent are mature, compared to 74 percent for last year and 71 for the 5-year average. Ten percent has been harvested, compared to 25 percent in 2007 and 26 percent for the 5-year average. Sunflower condition is rated as 1 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 25 percent fair, 57 percent good, and 12 percent excellent. Eighty-four percent of the fourth cutting of alfalfa has been completed, compared to 87 percent last year and 86 percent for the 5-year average. Feed Supplies Report: Range and pasture conditions were rated as 4 percent very poor, 10 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 50 percent good, and 8 percent excellent. Feed grain supplies were rated as 2 percent very short, 7 percent short, 86 percent adequate, and 5 percent surplus. Hay and forage supplies were rated as 1 percent very short, 6 percent short, 83 percent adequate, and 10 percent surplus. Stock water supplies were estimated as 5 percent short, 89 percent adequate, and 6 percent surplus. This is a cooperative effort with Kansas State Research & Extension Service, KSU Weather Data Library, and Kansas Agriculture Statistics Crop Conditions for Week Ending 10/12/08 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent Wheat 2 2 26 65 5 Corn 3 9 28 49 11 Sorghum 2 8 25 52 13 Soybeans 0 3 24 52 21 Cotton 5 10 25 50 10 Sunflowers 1 5 25 57 12 Range & Pasture 4 10 28 50 8 Crop Progress by Agricultural Statistics District as of 10/12/08 LAST LAST 5-YR NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR AVG. Wheat Planted 94 91 98 89 78 69 62 44 34 79 64 67 75 Wheat Emerged 61 67 65 66 39 48 29 13 25 51 31 34 44 Corn Mature 87 77 79 99 98 100 98 98 99 92 84 100 99 Corn Harvested 31 42 50 34 75 70 43 64 86 45 34 79 75 Sorghum Coloring 98 98 73 97 98 99 100 90 99 95 90 100 97 Sorghum Mature 44 50 54 71 57 80 73 56 85 56 41 85 72 Sorghum Harvested 12 10 10 18 14 37 18 15 49 17 10 34 31 Soybeans Dropping 98 92 88 98 90 88 96 85 65 88 76 90 92 Soybeans Harvested 58 33 26 65 49 39 49 25 27 46 21 39 42 Days Suitable and Moisture Conditions for Week Ending 10/12/08 LAST LAST NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR Days Suitable For Fieldwork 4.2 4.8 6.0 4.4 4.8 3.8 5.4 5.7 5.7 5.0 6.7 5.5 Topsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 9 Short 17 20 15 5 4 2 13 19 16 11 21 35 Adequate 75 74 84 89 84 85 72 77 77 80 69 54 Surplus 8 0 1 6 12 13 15 3 7 8 3 2 Subsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 2 29 25 1 3 1 0 0 0 5 8 8 Short 18 35 22 6 10 4 1 4 22 12 15 38 Adequate 80 36 52 89 81 94 83 95 78 80 74 53 Surplus 0 0 1 4 6 1 16 1 0 3 3 1 TEMP. AND PRECIP. DATA, SELECTED SITES, FOR WEEK ENDING 10/12/08 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 79 40 57 74 49 .85 SC Hesston 81 41 64 76 52 .92 WC Tribune 82 38 57 71 56 .81 NE Powhatt 79 39 63 76 53 .02 SW Garden Cty 90 41 60 73 58 2.22 NE Manhat 83 38 64 72 59 .09 NC Scandia 81 39 63 68 50 .90 EC Ottawa 81 39 64 69 53 .01 C Hays 81 41 61 75 50 2.15 EC Slvr Lk 81 39 65 69 58 1.64 SC Hutch 80 42 64 67 59 1.48 EC Rossvl 82 38 64 69 61 1.14 SC St John 81 43 65 73 57 .94 SE Parsons 79 38 64 68 59 .00 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 OCTOBER 12, 2008 at 7:00 a.m. ID TOTAL COUNTY LOCATION 41 0.23 DICKINSON ABILENE 141 1.90 OSBORN ALTON 77 1.61 HARPER ANTHONY 25 1.80 CLARK ASHLAND 5 1.22 ATCHISON ATCHISON 153 0.82 RAWLINS ATWOOD 157 0.24 REPUBLIC BELLEVILLE 123 1.90 MITCHELL BELOIT 187 0.88 STANTON BIG BOW 2S 165 0.86 RUSH BISON 131 0.69 NEMAHA CENTRALIA 133 1.23 NEOSHO CHANUTE 69 1.12 GRAY CIMARRON 27 0.10 CLAY CLAY CENTER 193 0.87 THOMAS COLBY 33 1.92 COMANCHE COLDWATER 21 0.29 CHEROKEE COLUMBUS 29 0.20 CLOUD CONCORDIA 17 0.78 CHASE COTTONWOOD FALLS 127 0.25 MORRIS COUNCIL GROVE 57 0.34 FORD DODGE CITY 15 1.02 BUTLER EL DORADO 129 1.52 MORTON ELKHART 53 1.59 ELLSWORTH ELLSWORTH 111 0.78 LYON EMPORIA 3 NW 197 2.17 WABAUNSEE ESKRIDGE 73 0.85 GREENWOOD EUREKA 115 0.66 MARION FLORENCE 11 1.10 BOURBON FORT SCOTT 205 0.94 WILSON FREDONIA 55 0.66 FINNEY GARDEN CITY FAA 3 0.81 ANDERSON GARNETT 181 1.94 SHERMAN GOODLAND 9 1.56 BARTON GREAT BEND 97 1.52 KIOWA GREENSBURG 51 1.38 ELLIS HAYS 101 0.77 LANE HEALY 65 2.65 GRAHAM HILL CITY 85 2.36 JACKSON HOLTON 13 2.09 BROWN HORTON 49 0.59 ELK HOWARD 179 0.64 SHERIDAN HOXIE 185 0.93 STAFFORD HUDSON 189 1.59 STEVENS HUGOTON 155 0.82 RENO HUTCHINSON 125 1.45 MONTGOMERY INDEPENDENCE 1 0.80 ALLEN IOLA 83 0.61 HODGEMAN JETMORE 31 0.95 COFFEY JOHN REDMOND LAKE (LEBO) 209 0.19 WYANDOTTE KANSAS CITY 95 1.09 KINGMAN KINGMAN 47 1.46 EDWARDS KINSLEY 93 0.23 KEARNEY LAKIN 145 1.48 PAWNEE LARNED 45 0.53 DOUGLAS LAWRENCE 103 0.30 LEAVENWORTH LEAVENWORTH 203 0.38 WICHITA LEOTI 175 3.26 SEWARD LIBERAL 105 1.25 LINCOLN LINCOLN 161 0.17 RILEY MANHATTAN KSU 89 1.85 JEWELL MANKATO 117 0.17 MARSHALL MARYSVILLE 113 0.62 MCPHERSON MCPHERSON 119 1.03 MEADE MEADE 7 2.43 BARBER MEDICINE LODGE 61 0.40 GEARY MILFORD LAKE 143 0.37 OTTAWA MINNEAPOLIS 107 0.79 LINN MOUND CITY 135 1.21 NESS NESS CITY 79 0.99 HARVEY NEWTON 137 1.73 NORTON NORTON 109 0.47 LOGAN OAKLEY 39 0.84 DECATUR OBERLIN 91 0.49 JOHNSON OLATHE 87 0.90 JEFFERSON OSKALOOSA 59 0.88 FRANKLIN OTTAWA 121 0.36 MIAMI PAOLA 99 0.15 LABETTE PARSONS 147 2.58 PHILLIPS PHILLIPSBURG 37 0.53 CRAWFORD PITTSBURG 163 1.95 ROOKS PLAINVILLE 139 1.32 OSAGE POMONA 151 1.54 PRATT PRATT 63 0.70 GOVE QUINTER 167 1.59 RUSSELL RUSSELL 23 1.68 CHEYENNE SAINT FRANCIS 169 0.43 SALINE SALINA 171 0.31 SCOTT SCOTT CITY 19 0.90 CHAUTAUQUA SEDAN 199 0.50 WALLACE SHARON SPRINGS 183 1.98 SMITH SMITH CENTER 159 1.21 RICE STERLING 81 2.18 HASKELL SUBLETTE 75 0.45 HAMILTON SYRACUSE 177 1.37 SHAWNEE TOPEKA 71 0.54 GREELEY TRIBUNE 1 W 43 1.22 DONIPHAN TROY 67 0.92 GRANT ULYSSES 195 0.54 TREGO WAKEENEY 149 0.29 POTTAWATOMIE WAMEGO 201 0.14 WASHINGTON WASHINGTON 191 0.71 SUMNER WELLINGTON 173 1.19 SEDGWICK WICHITA 35 0.19 COWLEY WINFIELD 207 1.58 WOODSON YATES CENTER