sc-crop-weather State South Carolina Crop Weather Release Date, Week Ending Date Week Ending June 12, 2005 Issue SC-CW1415 Agricultural Summary Thunderstorms almost every day last week made it hard for hay and small grain producers to harvest their crops. Wet conditions are also making it difficult for hay to cure and causing winter wheat to sprout in some fields. Peanuts are looking good in most of the State. Growers were becoming more concerned that delays in spraying might adversely affect some crops. Thundershowers remain in the forecast. Soil moisture was 1% short, 64% adequate and 35% surplus. 4.2 days were available for field work. Field Crops Report SOYBEANS were in mostly good condition with seventy percent of the State's crop planted and fifty-eight percent emerged by the end of the week. Twenty percent of the CORN crop had begun to tassel and two percent had reached the dough stage with the crop condition mostly good. Most of the COTTON crop was reported planted with ten percent squared and the crop in mostly good condition. SORGHUM planting was eighty-six percent completed with twenty percent headed and also reported in good condition. PEANUT planting was ninety-eight percent completed with four percent of the crop pegged and the crop was in mostly good condition. TOBACCO topping was 8 percent completed and the crop remained in fair to good condition. Fruit, Vegetables and Specialty Crops Report WATERMELON planting was completed by the end of the week and harvesting had begun with the crop in fair to good shape. Cantaloupe harvesting was five percent completed with that crop also in fair to good condition. SNAP BEAN harvesting was twenty-six percent completed with the crop in good condition. TOMATO harvest was underway with eleven percent harvested. Nine percent of the PEACH crop was harvested at week's end with the crop in good condition. APPLE condition declined slightly last week. Small Grains, Pastures and Livestock Report LIVESTOCK and PASTURES remained in mostly good condition. Small grain conditions all declined somewhat to fair to good, except RYE which actually improved slightly. Harvest was underway for WINTER WHEAT, BARLEY ,OATS and RYE where rain soaked fields permitted. Crop Progress Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 Yr : 5 Yr Crop Phase 2005 2004 Avg :Crop Phase 2005 2004 Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --Percent-- --Percent-- Barley Turned Color 99 97 99 :Rye Turned Color 97 98 99 Barley Ripe 78 86 89 :Rye Ripe 80 93 96 Barley Harvested 46 52 61 :Rye Harvested 39 53 62 Cantaloups Harvested 5 6 11 :Snap Beans Harvested 26 45 48 Corn Silked 20 41 40 :Sorghum Planted 86 88 84 Corn Dough Stage 2 2 4 :Sorghum Headed 20 26 25 Cotton Planted 99 98 97 :Soybeans Planted 70 82 71 Cotton Squared 10 17 14 :Soybeans Emerged 58 65 51 Cucumbers Harvested 33 54 55 :Sweetpotato Planted 63 73 76 Grain Hay Harvested 91 96 97 :Tobacco Topped 8 10 9 Oats Turned Color 99 100 100 :Tomatoes Harvested 11 8 16 Oats Ripe 85 92 95 :Watermelons Harvested 1 3 4 Oats Harvested 32 65 66 :Winter Wht. Turned Color 99 99 99 Peaches Harvested 9 17 18 :Winter Wht. Ripe 83 94 95 Peanuts Planted 98 99 98 :Winter Wht. Harvested 32 65 61 Peanuts Pegged 4 7 5 : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 35 40 :Peanuts 0 0 20 71 9 Barley 0 0 38 54 8 :Rye 0 0 15 83 2 Cantaloups 0 0 45 55 0 :Snap Beans 0 0 3 97 0 Corn 0 0 17 71 12 :Sorghum 0 0 0 100 0 Cotton 0 3 14 77 6 :Soybeans 0 3 24 63 10 Cucumbers 0 0 42 58 0 :Sweetpotato 0 0 90 10 0 Grain Hay 0 3 27 62 8 :Tobacco 1 4 47 46 2 Livestock 0 0 14 84 2 :Tomatoes 0 0 35 55 10 Oats 0 1 39 49 11 :Watermelons 0 0 44 52 4 Pastures 0 0 15 74 11 :Winter Wheat 0 10 33 48 9 Peaches 0 0 13 69 18 : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Carolina Weekly Weather Summary for the Week Ending June 12, 2005 Strong thunderstorms formed across the upstate on Monday with intense lightning, high winds, and flash flooding. Hail was observed Tuesday in Saluda, Edgefield, and Orangeburg counties. For most of the week, the circulation around high pressure positioned in the west central Atlantic dominated the weather pattern. Low level southeasterly winds contributed to daily scattered, convective thunderstorms. Fog was reported on several mornings. Warm sunshine and blue skies, combined with passing showers, to create tropical conditions through the weekend. For the period, the State average temperature was one degree above normal. The highest official temperature reported was 94 degrees at Chester- field on June 6. The lowest official temperature reported was 62 degrees at Caesars Head on the morning of June 7. The heaviest 24-hour rainfall reported was 2.47 inches at Clemson AP ending at 7:00 a.m. on June 7. The average Statewide rainfall for the period was 1.1 inches. SOIL: 4 inch depth average soil temperature: Columbia 77 degrees. RIVERS AND SURF: South Carolina river stages were near to above normal. Surf temperatures at Myrtle Beach and Savannah will average around 75 degrees. Precipitation Weekly Jan 1 Deviation Total Total From Avg Greer 0.90 21.0 -2.7 Columbia 1.38 18.8 -2.2 Orangeburg 0.49 19.4 -1.2 Charlotte, NC 1.90 19.0 -0.9 Augusta, GA 0.68 25.3 4.4 Florence 0.17 16.8 -2.0 Myrtle Beach 0.00 13.8 -3.6 Charleston 0.05 17.5 -2.3 Savannah, GA 2.15 20.4 0.9 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/