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 13, 2009 Volume 09 No. 41 Agricultural Summary: Temperatures were colder than normal last week with many areas only reaching the 70’s for a high and dropping to lows at or below the freezing mark. Southeast Kansas received heavy precipitation with reports of 4 inches or more in 6 counties, including 5.39 inches in Cherokee County. Rain was otherwise light to moderate in the other areas across the State, limiting producers to an average 3.7 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture is rated as 2 percent very short, 8 percent short, 71 percent adequate, and 19 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture is rated as 4 percent very short, 11 percent short, 72 percent adequate, and 13 percent surplus. Activities for the week included cutting alfalfa, harvesting corn, sorghum, sunflowers, and soybeans, along with planting winter wheat. Field Crop Report: Soybean harvest advanced the most last week as farmers were able to get 19 percent of the State acreage harvested. Eighty-seven percent of the soybeans are dropping leaves, ahead of 86 percent last year but behind 91 percent for the 5-year average. Thirty-seven percent of the crop has been harvested, behind 2008 at 42 percent and the 5-year average of 44 percent. The condition of the soybean crop is rated as 2 percent very poor, 3 percent poor, 17 percent fair, 48 percent good, and 30 percent excellent. Corn harvest is lagging the most being 27 points behind average. Ninety-five percent of the corn has reached maturity, ahead of 91 percent for 2008 but behind the 5-year average of 97 percent. Forty percent has been harvested, behind both last year at 43 percent and the 5-year average of 67 percent. Corn condition is rated as 2 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 22 percent fair, 50 percent good, and 21 percent excellent. Ninety-six percent of the sorghum crop is coloring, ahead of 94 percent last year but the same as the 5-year average. Fifty-seven percent has reached maturity, ahead of the previous year at 54 percent but behind the 5-year average of 69 percent. Farmer’s have harvested eight percent of the sorghum crop, behind 2008 at 16 percent and 28 percent for the 5-year average. Sorghum condition is rated as 1 very poor, 5 percent poor, 25 percent fair, 51 percent good, and 18 percent excellent. Fifty percent of the cotton has bolls opening, behind 74 percent for last year and 66 percent for the 5-year average. Cotton condition is rated as 5 percent very poor, 9 percent poor, 33 percent fair, 44 percent good, and 9 percent excellent. Eighty-nine percent of the sunflowers are in the ray flower dry stage, behind both the previous year and the 5-year average of 99 and 97 percent, respectively. Seventy-eight percent have bracts yellow, behind both 2008, at 90 percent, and the 5-year average of 89 percent. Forty-six percent of sunflowers are mature, behind 48 percent last year and 62 percent for the 5-year average. Eight percent has been harvested, behind last year at 9 percent and 20 percent for the 5-year average. Sunflower condition is rated as 2 percent very poor, 5 percent poor, 20 percent fair, 61 percent good, and 12 percent excellent. Seventy percent of the winter wheat has been planted, behind last year’s 77 percent and the 5-year average of 74 percent. Thirty-eight percent has emerged, behind 48 percent for the previous year and 42 percent for the 5-year average. Seventy-eight percent of the fourth cutting of alfalfa has been completed, behind the previous year and the 5-year average at 83 and 88 percent, respectively. Feed Supplies Report: Range and pasture condition was rated as 2 percent very poor, 7 percent poor, 26 percent fair, 56 percent good, and 9 percent excellent. Feed grain supplies were rated as 1 percent very short, 4 percent short, 90 percent adequate, and 5 percent surplus. Hay and forage supplies were rated as 1 percent very short, 4 percent short, 82 percent adequate, and 13 percent surplus. Stock water supplies were rated as 2 percent very short, 4 percent short, 83 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 the Week Ending 10/11/09 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent Corn 2 5 22 50 21 Sorghum 1 5 25 51 18 Soybeans 2 3 17 48 30 Cotton 5 9 33 44 9 Sunflowers 2 5 20 61 12 Range & Pasture 2 7 26 56 9 Crop Progress by Agricultural Statistics District as of 10/11/09 LAST LAST 5-YR NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR AVG. Corn Mature 93 85 96 99 97 94 99 90 98 95 89 91 97 Corn Harvested 24 23 49 29 47 51 43 30 62 40 31 43 67 Sorghum Coloring 99 98 96 98 96 92 99 100 96 96 93 94 96 Sorghum Mature 34 50 54 74 67 45 68 42 57 57 39 54 69 Sorghum Harvested 1 12 7 7 12 5 2 2 16 8 4 16 28 Soybeans Dropping Leaves 97 97 71 99 91 92 99 87 57 87 75 86 91 Soybeans Harvested 52 35 21 74 42 38 54 14 9 37 18 42 44 Winter Wheat Planted 72 84 80 80 74 61 53 30 34 70 53 77 74 Winter Wheat Emerged 44 55 56 35 23 40 21 16 15 38 22 48 42 Days Suitable and Moisture Conditions for the Week Ending 10/11/09 LAST LAST NW WC SW NC C SC NE EC SE STATE WEEK YEAR Days Suitable For Fieldwork 3.1 4.7 3.2 3.7 4.0 3.8 4.1 3.8 3.5 3.7 6.2 5.2 Topsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 1 0 14 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 Short 12 1 32 9 9 0 9 1 0 8 13 12 Adequate 70 92 53 86 86 80 86 84 22 71 81 79 Surplus 17 7 1 4 3 20 5 15 78 19 3 7 Subsoil Moisture (Percent) Very Short 0 1 24 0 6 0 0 0 0 4 4 5 Short 19 14 36 7 19 7 9 1 0 11 13 12 Adequate 68 81 39 92 73 92 87 88 41 72 80 80 Surplus 13 4 1 1 2 1 4 11 59 13 3 3 Temp. and Precip. Data, Selected Sites, for the Week Ending 10/11/09 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 71 21 41 72 34 * SC Hesston 69 29 45 70 47 * WC Tribune 84 21 44 65 46 * NE Powhatt 72 33 48 70 46 * SW Garden Cty 74 24 44 65 46 * NE Manhat 71 32 46 68 45 * NC Scandia 74 26 44 58 40 * EC Ottawa 72 33 48 64 46 * C Hays 71 26 45 69 40 * EC Slvr Lk 71 30 47 61 48 * SC Hutch 69 31 46 62 50 * EC Rossvl 73 30 46 63 47 * SC St John 69 27 46 62 47 * SE Parsons 70 35 49 63 50 * 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). * Not available at the time of publication. Precipitation for the Week Ending October 11, 2009 at 7:00 a.m. ID TOTAL COUNTY LOCATION 41 0.44 DICKINSON ABILENE 141 0.66 OSBORN ALTON 77 1.72 HARPER ANTHONY 25 0.25 CLARK ASHLAND 5 0.92 ATCHISON ATCHISON 153 0.30 RAWLINS ATWOOD 157 0.39 REPUBLIC BELLEVILLE 123 0.11 MITCHELL BELOIT 187 0.44 STANTON BIG BOW 2S 165 0.11 RUSH BISON 131 0.22 NEMAHA CENTRALIA 133 4.03 NEOSHO CHANUTE 69 0.64 GRAY CIMARRON 27 0.87 CLAY CLAY CENTER 193 0.50 THOMAS COLBY 33 0.16 COMANCHE COLDWATER 21 5.39 CHEROKEE COLUMBUS 29 0.06 CLOUD CONCORDIA 17 1.41 CHASE COTTONWOOD FALLS 127 0.91 MORRIS COUNCIL GROVE 57 0.48 FORD DODGE CITY 15 2.20 BUTLER EL DORADO 129 0.60 MORTON ELKHART 53 0.44 ELLSWORTH ELLSWORTH 111 1.65 LYON EMPORIA 3 NW 197 0.74 WABAUNSEE ESKRIDGE 73 2.02 GREENWOOD EUREKA 115 1.67 MARION FLORENCE 11 4.43 BOURBON FORT SCOTT 205 3.82 WILSON FREDONIA 55 0.48 FINNEY GARDEN CITY 3 -99.00 ANDERSON GARNETT 181 0.15 SHERMAN GOODLAND 9 0.50 BARTON GREAT BEND 97 1.20 KIOWA GREENSBURG 51 0.15 ELLIS HAYS 101 0.24 LANE HEALY 65 0.22 GRAHAM HILL CITY 85 0.51 JACKSON HOLTON 13 0.35 BROWN HORTON 49 3.71 ELK HOWARD 179 0.60 SHERIDAN HOXIE 185 0.84 STAFFORD HUDSON 189 0.65 STEVENS HUGOTON 155 1.19 RENO HUTCHINSON 125 4.23 MONTGOMERY INDEPENDENCE 1 3.36 ALLEN IOLA 83 0.15 HODGEMAN JETMORE 31 2.21 COFFEY JOHN REDMOND LAKE (LEBO) 209 1.44 WYANDOTTE KANSAS CITY 95 1.33 KINGMAN KINGMAN 47 0.16 EDWARDS KINSLEY 93 0.33 KEARNEY LAKIN 145 -99.00 PAWNEE LARNED 45 1.64 DOUGLAS LAWRENCE 103 1.17 LEAVENWORTH LEAVENWORTH 203 0.03 WICHITA LEOTI 175 0.61 SEWARD LIBERAL 105 0.18 LINCOLN LINCOLN 161 0.26 RILEY MANHATTAN KSU 89 0.65 JEWELL MANKATO 117 0.14 MARSHALL MARYSVILLE 113 0.65 MCPHERSON MCPHERSON 119 0.32 MEADE MEADE 7 0.78 BARBER MEDICINE LODGE 61 0.34 GEARY MILFORD LAKE 143 0.25 OTTAWA MINNEAPOLIS 107 -99.00 LINN MOUND CITY 135 0.22 NESS NESS CITY 79 1.44 HARVEY NEWTON 137 1.08 NORTON NORTON 109 0.77 LOGAN OAKLEY 39 0.90 DECATUR OBERLIN 91 1.76 JOHNSON OLATHE 87 1.07 JEFFERSON OSKALOOSA 59 1.02 FRANKLIN OTTAWA 121 -99.00 MIAMI PAOLA 99 4.80 LABETTE PARSONS 147 1.41 PHILLIPS PHILLIPSBURG 37 4.90 CRAWFORD PITTSBURG 163 0.14 ROOKS PLAINVILLE 139 1.70 OSAGE POMONA 151 0.98 PRATT PRATT 63 0.28 GOVE QUINTER 167 0.17 RUSSELL RUSSELL 23 0.42 CHEYENNE SAINT FRANCIS 169 0.41 SALINE SALINA 171 0.00 SCOTT SCOTT CITY 19 3.88 CHAUTAUQUA SEDAN 199 0.28 WALLACE SHARON SPRINGS 183 1.13 SMITH SMITH CENTER 159 0.93 RICE STERLING 81 0.70 HASKELL SUBLETTE 75 0.00 HAMILTON SYRACUSE 177 0.73 SHAWNEE TOPEKA 71 0.12 GREELEY TRIBUNE 1 W 43 0.81 DONIPHAN TROY 67 0.57 GRANT ULYSSES 195 0.20 TREGO WAKEENEY 149 0.74 POTTAWATOMIE WAMEGO 201 0.23 WASHINGTON WASHINGTON 191 0.20 SUMNER WELLINGTON 173 1.75 SEDGWICK WICHITA 35 2.25 COWLEY WINFIELD 207 2.94 WOODSON YATES CENTER Omission of an entry indicates report not received.