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 20, 2008 Volume 08 No. 43 Agricultural Summary: Precipitation was very heavy across the State, with most counties receiving greater than 2 inches of rain and upward of 4 inches in some areas. Producers across the State averaged only 2 days suitable for field work. Topsoil moisture is rated as 2 percent short, 76 percent adequate, and 22 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture is rated as 2 percent very short, 9 percent short, 84 percent adequate, and 5 percent surplus. Primary farm activities involved planting wheat, and harvesting corn, soybeans, sorghum, and sunflowers. Field Crop Report: Eighty-one percent of the wheat has been planted compared to 80 percent in 2007 and 85 percent for the 5-year average. Sixty-seven percent has emerged, compared to 52 percent previous year and 60 percent for the 5-year average. Wheat condition is rated as 2 percent poor, 18 percent fair, 69 percent good, and 11 percent excellent. Ninety-six percent of the corn has matured, compared to 100 percent for both last year and the 5-year average. Fifty-two percent has been harvested, compared to 84 percent for 2007 and 82 percent for the 5-year average. Corn condition is rated as 1 percent very poor, 8 percent poor, 31 percent fair, 47 percent good, and 13 percent excellent. Seventy percent of the sorghum is mature, compared to 91 percent last year and 82 percent for the 5-year average. Twenty-one percent has been harvested, compared to 44 percent last year and 41 percent for the 5- year average. Sorghum condition is rated as 1 percent very poor, 7 percent poor, 27 percent fair, 53 percent good, and 12 percent excellent. Ninety percent of the soybeans are dropping leaves, compared to 95 percent last year and 96 percent for the 5-year average. Fifty-three percent has been harvested, compared to 51 percent previous year and 54 percent for the 5-year average. Soybean condition is rated as 4 percent poor, 25 percent fair, 55 percent good, and 16 percent excellent. Eighty-five percent of the cotton is in the bolls open stage, compared to 76 percent last year and 69 percent for the 5-year average. Cotton condition is rated as 10 percent very poor, 10 percent poor, 25 percent fair, 45 percent good, and 10 percent excellent. Sixty-nine percent of the sunflowers are mature, compared to 91 percent for last year and 84 for the 5-year average. Twelve percent has been harvested, compared to 50 percent in 2007 and 38 percent for the 5-year average. Sunflower condition is rated as 1 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 26 percent fair, 58 percent good, and 10 percent excellent. Feed Supplies Report: Range and pasture conditions were rated as 3 percent very poor, 9 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 53 percent good, and 7 percent excellent. Feed grain supplies were rated as 2 percent very short, 8 percent short, 86 percent adequate, and 4 percent surplus. Hay and forage supplies were rated as 7 percent short, 85 percent adequate, and 8 percent surplus. Stock water supplies were estimated as 2 percent short, 87 percent adequate, and 11 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 10/19/08 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent Wheat 0 2 18 69 11 Corn 1 8 31 47 13 Sorghum 1 7 27 53 12 Soybeans 0 4 25 55 16 Cotton 10 10 25 45 10 Sunflowers 1 5 26 58 10 Range & Pasture 3 9 28 53 7 Crop Progress by Agricultural Statistics District as of 10/19/08 LAST LAST 5-YR NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR AVG. Wheat Planted 96 94 100 95 80 73 69 70 42 81 79 80 85 Wheat Emerged 75 78 78 75 58 67 54 46 30 67 51 52 60 Corn Mature 93 97 87 100 99 100 100 99 100 96 92 100 100 Corn Harvested 36 63 55 65 80 75 48 69 91 52 45 84 82 Sorghum Mature 67 61 57 77 63 83 76 66 90 70 56 91 82 Sorghum Harvested 16 27 12 22 16 41 23 34 55 21 17 44 41 Soybeans Dropping 99 100 95 99 93 93 98 88 68 90 88 95 96 Soybeans Harvested 80 35 34 82 51 53 55 32 31 53 46 51 54 Days Suitable and Moisture Conditions for Week Ending 10/19/08 LAST LAST NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR Days Suitable For Fieldwork 2.2 1.0 1.5 2.3 1.3 1.4 1.5 3.3 3.9 2.0 5.0 4.2 Topsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 Short 8 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 7 2 11 22 Adequate 85 85 100 86 68 57 63 90 68 76 80 61 Surplus 7 12 0 12 32 42 37 10 25 22 8 8 Subsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 7 0 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 7 Short 28 17 39 6 8 1 1 0 4 9 12 32 Adequate 63 80 54 90 83 93 82 100 96 84 80 61 Surplus 2 3 0 4 7 6 17 0 0 5 3 0 TEMP. AND PRECIP. DATA, SELECTED SITES, FOR WEEK ENDING 10/19/08 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 80 34 51 69 41 1.07 SC Hesston 72 37 54 69 49 2.16 WC Tribune 81 36 52 61 51 .90 NE Powhatt 73 34 53 65 48 1.05 SW Garden Cty 82 36 53 63 51 1.25 NE Manhat 78 33 54 68 53 1.48 NC Scandia 76 33 53 63 44 2.47 EC Ottawa 73 37 55 65 51 1.45 C Hays 77 34 54 68 42 1.97 EC Slvr Lk 74 34 54 67 54 .73 SC Hutch 74 35 53 66 54 2.71 EC Rossvl 76 33 53 68 57 1.33 SC St John 80 33 54 66 50 2.53 SE Parsons 75 37 57 67 56 .65 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 19, 2008 at 7:00 a.m. ID TOTAL COUNTY LOCATION 41 2.99 DICKINSON ABILENE 141 2.55 OSBORN ALTON 77 2.71 HARPER ANTHONY 25 3.15 CLARK ASHLAND 5 1.01 ATCHISON ATCHISON 153 1.65 RAWLINS ATWOOD 157 2.89 REPUBLIC BELLEVILLE 123 2.81 MITCHELL BELOIT 187 2.58 STANTON BIG BOW 2S 165 3.18 RUSH BISON 131 2.54 NEMAHA CENTRALIA 133 1.61 NEOSHO CHANUTE 69 3.68 GRAY CIMARRON 27 3.05 CLAY CLAY CENTER 193 1.69 THOMAS COLBY 33 3.78 COMANCHE COLDWATER 21 0.25 CHEROKEE COLUMBUS 29 2.05 CLOUD CONCORDIA 17 1.80 CHASE COTTONWOOD FALLS 127 1.64 MORRIS COUNCIL GROVE 57 1.54 FORD DODGE CITY 15 2.45 BUTLER EL DORADO 129 3.59 MORTON ELKHART 53 3.04 ELLSWORTH ELLSWORTH 111 1.56 LYON EMPORIA 3 NW 197 0.91 WABAUNSEE ESKRIDGE 73 2.45 GREENWOOD EUREKA 115 1.94 MARION FLORENCE 11 0.75 BOURBON FORT SCOTT 205 2.79 WILSON FREDONIA 55 3.14 FINNEY GARDEN CITY FAA 3 -99.00 ANDERSON GARNETT 181 0.66 SHERMAN GOODLAND 9 3.14 BARTON GREAT BEND 97 3.24 KIOWA GREENSBURG 51 2.98 ELLIS HAYS 101 2.52 LANE HEALY 65 1.13 GRAHAM HILL CITY 85 1.87 JACKSON HOLTON 13 1.71 BROWN HORTON 49 2.25 ELK HOWARD 179 2.46 SHERIDAN HOXIE 185 3.13 STAFFORD HUDSON 189 1.40 STEVENS HUGOTON 155 3.17 RENO HUTCHINSON 125 1.41 MONTGOMERY INDEPENDENCE 1 1.71 ALLEN IOLA 83 2.51 HODGEMAN JETMORE 31 2.02 COFFEY JOHN REDMOND LAKE (LEBO) 209 1.34 WYANDOTTE KANSAS CITY 95 3.01 KINGMAN KINGMAN 47 3.28 EDWARDS KINSLEY 93 4.41 KEARNEY LAKIN 145 2.58 PAWNEE LARNED 45 0.98 DOUGLAS LAWRENCE 103 0.95 LEAVENWORTH LEAVENWORTH 203 2.29 WICHITA LEOTI 175 3.98 SEWARD LIBERAL 105 2.22 LINCOLN LINCOLN 161 2.08 RILEY MANHATTAN KSU 89 2.78 JEWELL MANKATO 117 -99.00 MARSHALL MARYSVILLE 113 3.33 MCPHERSON MCPHERSON 119 3.20 MEADE MEADE 7 2.23 BARBER MEDICINE LODGE 61 2.24 GEARY MILFORD LAKE 143 3.50 OTTAWA MINNEAPOLIS 107 -99.00 LINN MOUND CITY 135 3.40 NESS NESS CITY 79 2.19 HARVEY NEWTON 137 3.14 NORTON NORTON 109 1.78 LOGAN OAKLEY 39 1.38 DECATUR OBERLIN 91 1.60 JOHNSON OLATHE 87 0.93 JEFFERSON OSKALOOSA 59 1.35 FRANKLIN OTTAWA 121 2.57 MIAMI PAOLA 99 1.35 LABETTE PARSONS 147 3.07 PHILLIPS PHILLIPSBURG 37 0.23 CRAWFORD PITTSBURG 163 3.03 ROOKS PLAINVILLE 139 1.05 OSAGE POMONA 151 2.80 PRATT PRATT 63 3.20 GOVE QUINTER 167 2.08 RUSSELL RUSSELL 23 1.08 CHEYENNE SAINT FRANCIS 169 2.87 SALINE SALINA 171 2.60 SCOTT SCOTT CITY 19 1.87 CHAUTAUQUA SEDAN 199 1.87 WALLACE SHARON SPRINGS 183 2.66 SMITH SMITH CENTER 159 3.07 RICE STERLING 81 1.75 HASKELL SUBLETTE 75 2.14 HAMILTON SYRACUSE 177 0.88 SHAWNEE TOPEKA 71 1.80 GREELEY TRIBUNE 1 W 43 0.89 DONIPHAN TROY 67 2.31 GRANT ULYSSES 195 4.27 TREGO WAKEENEY 149 1.46 POTTAWATOMIE WAMEGO 201 3.10 WASHINGTON WASHINGTON 191 2.91 SUMNER WELLINGTON 173 2.37 SEDGWICK WICHITA 35 2.93 COWLEY WINFIELD 207 2.14 WOODSON YATES CENTER