sc-crop-weather State South Carolina Crop Weather Release Date, Week Ending Date Week Ending June 12, 2005 Issue SC-CW1415 Agricultural Summary Whereas crop condition was earlier reduced due to a lack of rain, the opposite was the case in many parts of the State last week with rain in excess of five inches in many areas. Excess moisture caused delays in field work across much of the State with only 2.2 days suitable for fieldwork. Georgetown county suffered damage to many tobacco fields with flopping a common problem. Growers grew concerned that delays in spraying of peaches and other crops might adversely affect the crop outcome. Thundershowers remain in the forecast. Soil moisture was 2% short, 55% adequate and 43% surplus. Field Crops Report Fifty-four percent of the State's SOYBEANS had been planted and forty percent had emerged by the end of the week. Seven percent of the CORN crop had begun to tassel and crop condition remained mostly good. Ninety-four percent of the COTTON crop was reported planted with two percent squared and the crop in mostly good condition by week's end. SORGHUM planting was seventy-five percent completed with six percent headed and also reported in good condition. PEANUT planting was ninety-four percent complete with two percent of the crop pegged and that crop was also reported in mostly good condition. TOBACCO topping was started and was 1 percent completed. Heavy rains held up fieldwork and caused delays in planting last week. Fruit, Vegetables and Specialty Crops Report WATERMELON planting was mostly complete at the end of the week and should wrap up as soon as fields dry out. Cantaloupe harvesting began last week, and the crop remained in mostly good shape. SNAP BEAN harvesting was twelve percent completed with the crop in good condition. TOMATO harvest was underway. Tree fruits were in good to excellent condition with six percent of the PEACHES harvested at week's end. Small Grains, Pastures and Livestock Report LIVESTOCK and PASTURES remained in mostly good condition. Most of the small grains have headed out and harvest was underway for WINTER WHEAT, BARLEY ,OATS and RYE. Small grains remained in mostly good condition overall. Crop Progress Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 Yr : 5 Yr Crop Phase 2005 2004 Avg :Crop Phase 2005 2004 Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --Percent-- --Percent-- Barley Turned Color 97 88 96 :Rye Turned Color 93 97 97 Barley Ripe 64 72 76 :Rye Ripe 70 82 88 Barley Harvested 27 33 44 :Rye Harvested 19 31 43 Cantaloups Planted 99 97 98 :Snap Beans Planted 100 100 100 Cantaloups Harvested 1 2 3 :Snap Beans Harvested 12 22 24 Corn Silked 7 20 19 :Sorghum Planted 75 81 77 Cotton Planted 94 94 91 :Sorghum Headed 6 14 14 Cotton Squared 2 6 6 :Soybeans Planted 54 70 56 Cucumbers Harvested 6 30 31 :Soybeans Emerged 40 47 37 Grain Hay Harvested 88 93 93 :Sweetpotato Planted 52 63 67 Oats Turned Color 97 99 98 :Tobacco Topped 1 7 4 Oats Ripe 71 88 87 :Tomatoes Harvested 7 5 6 Oats Harvested 8 41 47 :Watermelons Planted 99 99 99 Peaches Harvested 6 14 13 :Winter Wht. Turned Color 97 98 98 Peanuts Planted 94 98 95 :Winter Wht. Ripe 64 83 85 Peanuts Pegged 2 0 2 :Winter Wht. Harvested 4 33 35 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crop Condition Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Very Excel- Very Excel- Crop Poor Poor Fair Good lent :Crop Poor Poor Fair Good lent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Percent -- -- Percent-- Apples 0 0 25 25 50 :Peanuts 0 0 22 69 9 Barley 0 0 26 57 17 :Rye 0 0 23 73 4 Cantaloups 0 0 65 35 0 :Snap Beans 0 0 4 96 0 Corn 0 0 20 57 23 :Sorghum 0 0 0 100 0 Cotton 0 12 17 65 6 :Soybeans 0 1 27 55 17 Cucumbers 0 0 36 64 0 :Sweetpotato 0 0 92 8 0 Grain Hay 0 3 25 67 5 :Tobacco 0 3 49 44 4 Livestock 0 0 22 70 8 :Tomatoes 0 0 21 54 25 Oats 0 1 34 51 14 :Watermelons 0 2 54 41 3 Pastures 0 1 24 64 11 :Winter Wheat 0 2 23 62 13 Peaches 0 1 9 49 41 : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Carolina Weekly Weather Summary for the Week Ending June 5, 2005 Monday morning storms in Charleston County produced an F1 tornado over James Island. The weather pattern for the week featured a nearly stationary boundary west to east across South Carolina. Cloudy skies and periods of rain kept daily high temperatures in the 60’s and 70’s. Intense rainfalls on Wednesday produced reports of flash flooding. More sunshine was observed over the weekend and afternoon high temperatures climbed into the upper 80’s. Jamestown, located in Berkeley County, measured 7.13 inches of rain for the week. For the period, the state average temperature was three degrees below normal. The highest official temperature reported was 92 degrees at Orangeburg, Johnston, and Chesterfield on June 5. The lowest official temperature reported was 47 degrees at Caesars Head on the morning of June 2. The heaviest 24-hour rainfall reported was 3.35 inches at Antreville ending at 7:00 a.m. on June 2. The average statewide rainfall for the period was 3.1 inches. SOIL: 4 inch depth average soil temperature: Columbia 75 degrees. RIVERS AND SURF: South Carolina river stages were near to above normal. Surf temperatures at Myrtle Beach and Savannah will average around 73 degrees. Precipitation Weekly Jan 1 Deviation Total Total From Avg Greer 2.57 20.1 -2.7 Columbia 2.16 17.5 -2.5 Orangeburg 3.44 18.9 -0.9 Charlotte, NC 2.01 17.1 -2.0 Augusta, GA 5.25 24.6 4.7 Florence 3.65 16.6 -1.3 Myrtle Beach 1.71 13.8 -2.8 Charleston 3.13 20.1 -1.0 Savannah, GA 1.45 18.2 0.0 Weekly rainfall totals this period ending midnight Sunday. Contact Information Robert A. Graham, Director Jean Besco, IT Specialist Phone: 803-765-5333 E-mail: nass-sc@nass.usda.gov Website: http://www.nass.usda.gov/