sc-crop-weather State South Carolina Crop Weather Release Date, Week Ending Date Week Ending June 26, 2005 Issue SC-CW1417 Agricultural Summary After two weeks of no appreciable rainfall, dry conditions in many areas began to stress crops last week. Loss of soil moisture resulted in rolling corn leaves in southern areas. Wheat growers reported grade losses due to weathering and sprouting. Tobacco was flowering and also would have benefitted from a good soaker. Soil moisture was 3% very short, 21% short, 68% adequate and 8% surplus. Field Crops Table SOYBEANS were in mostly good condition with 88 percent of the State's crop planted, 75 percent emerged and 4 percent bloomed at week's end. Eighty-two percent of the State's CORN crop, which remained in mostly good condition, had tasseled and 23 percent had reached the dough stage. COTTON planting was completed, and the crop was reported in good shape with 35 percent squared and 2 percent setting bolls by the end of the week. SORGHUM was 96 percent planted, 48 percent headed, 10 percent turning color and remained in good condition. PEANUT planting completed last week with 20 percent of the crop pegged and in good condition. TOBACCO topping was 42 percent completed and the crop was in fair to mostly good shape. SWEET POTATOES were 94 percent planted and remained in fair condition. Fruit, Vegetables and Specialty Crops WATERMELONS remained in fair to good shape with 17 percent of the crop harvested. CANTALOUPES, which were in mostly fair to good condition, were 28 percent harvested by weeks' end. Two-thirds of the SNAP BEAN crop had been harvested and that crop remained in good condition. TOMATO harvest was 43 percent completed with that crop also in good shape. Twenty percent of the PEACH crop was harvested by week's end with the crop in good condition. APPLE condition remained fair to excellent. Small Grains, Pastures and Livestock Report LIVESTOCK and PASTURES remained in mostly good condition. Small grain conditions were fair to good overall and growers were rapidly harvesting their crops. Crop Progress Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 Yr : 5 Yr Crop Phase 2005 2004 Avg :Crop Phase 2005 2004 Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --Percent-- --Percent-- Barley Ripe 96 97 98 :Rye Ripe 90 99 99 Barley Harvested 79 82 85 :Rye Harvested 72 93 90 Cantaloups Harvested 28 41 45 :Snap Beans Harvested 67 75 74 Corn Silked 82 86 81 :Sorghum Planted 96 98 94 Corn Dough Stage 23 23 29 :Sorghum Headed 48 52 46 Cotton Squared 35 49 40 :Sorghum Turned Color 10 11 10 Cotton Bolls Set 2 2 6 :Soybeans Planted 88 96 91 Cucumbers Harvested 78 93 90 :Soybeans Emerged 75 89 81 Grain Hay Harvested 97 99 99 :Soybeans Bloomed 4 5 4 Other Hay Harvested 13 32 25 :Sweetpotato Planted 94 94 94 Oats Ripe 97 96 98 :Tobacco Topped 42 39 39 Oats Harvested 78 91 91 :Tomatoes Harvested 43 53 54 Peaches Harvested 20 24 29 :Watermelons Harvested 17 24 32 Peanuts Pegged 20 32 24 :Winter Wht. Ripe 97 99 99 Rye Turned Color 100 100 100 :Winter Wht. Harvested 80 94 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crop Condition Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Very Excel- Very Excel- Crop Poor Poor Fair Good lent :Crop Poor Poor Fair Good lent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Percent -- -- Percent-- Apples 0 0 32 32 36 :Peanuts 0 0 11 80 9 Barley 0 0 24 45 31 :Rye 0 0 32 66 2 Cantaloups 0 7 54 39 0 :Snap Beans 0 0 0 100 0 Corn 1 1 21 69 8 :Sorghum 0 0 5 95 0 Cotton 0 2 17 75 6 :Soybeans 0 2 23 66 9 Cucumbers 0 0 30 70 0 :Sweetpotato 0 0 90 10 0 Hay 0 2 24 66 8 :Tobacco 0 3 32 61 4 Livestock 0 0 21 71 7 :Tomatoes 0 0 17 83 0 Oats 0 2 44 40 14 :Watermelons 0 3 46 49 2 Pastures 0 2 15 73 10 :Winter Wheat 0 3 25 62 10 Peaches 1 1 6 65 27 : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- South Carolina Weekly Weather Summary for the Week Ending June 26, 2005 On Monday, northeast winds dropped temperatures into the 50’s across the upstate. The below normal temperatures spread eastward into the north midlands and Pee Dee locations on Tuesday, the first day of summer 2005. Hot weather was observed Thursday with afternoon temperatures approaching the mid-90’s. Scattered convective thunderstorms developed along the seabreeze boundary and brought intense rains to coastal counties. An area of low pressure passed offshore on Saturday with additional showers spreading inland. Moist, southerly winds on Sunday provided periods of rain from the beaches to the mountains. For the period, the State average temperature was three degrees below normal. The highest official temperature reported was 97 degrees at Orangeburg and Johnston on June 23. The lowest official temperature reported was 52 degrees at Caesars Head on the morning of June 20. The heaviest 24-hour rainfall reported was 2.03 inches at Beaufort ending at 7:00 a.m. on June 20. The average Statewide rainfall for the period was 0.7 inches. SOIL: 4 inch depth average soil temperature: Columbia 81 degrees. RIVERS AND SURF: South Carolina river stages were near normal. Surf temperatures at Myrtle Beach and Savannah will average around 80 degrees. Precipitation Weekly Jan 1 Deviation Total Total From Avg Greer 1.73 23.1 -2.4 Columbia 0.35 19.3 -4.2 Orangeburg 0.24 19.7 -3.3 Charlotte, NC 0.39 20.7 -0.8 Augusta, GA 1.69 27.0 4.1 Florence 0.47 17.2 -3.6 Myrtle Beach 0.35 14.1 -5.1 Charleston 1.61 19.2 -3.5 Savannah, GA 0.63 21.3 -0.8 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/sc