sc-crop-weather State South Carolina Crop Weather Release Date, Week Ending Date Week Ending November 13, 2005 Issue SC-CW1438 Agricultural Summary Farmers were busy with harvest activities last week with no measurable precipitation again during the week. The water has been turned off, causing small grain seeding to nearly come to a halt in many areas of the state. No crop or disease damage was reported last week. Soil moisture was 12% very short, 51% short and 37% adequate. There were 6.4 days suitable for fieldwork. Field Crops Report SOYBEAN crop condition continued to fall under extreme dry conditions. Harvest was nearly half complete and all the leaves had turned color. Soybean yields have been a pleasant surprise in some parts of the state. Clarendon and Georgetown counties have reported some very good soybean yields during recent harvest activities. COTTON bolls were all opened and harvest was 69 percent complete, 2 percent ahead of last year and 4 percent ahead of the 5 year average. SORGHUM harvest neared completion by week’s end. PEANUT harvest was 99 percent complete last week. Fruits, Vegetables and Specialty Crops Report APPLE harvest started to wind down with 99 percent completed. PECAN harvesting was at the mid-point, no change from the 5 year average. Livestock, Pastures and Small Grains Report LIVESTOCK and PASTURE condition continued to slip last week with the lack of precipitation. Small grain seeding has really slowed down with 42 percent of WINTER WHEAT, 54 percent of RYE, 57 percent of OATS, and 70 percent of BARLEY seeded. Only winter wheat is above the 5 year average and it’s 12 percent behind last year. WINTER GRAZINGS condition started to deteriorate but remained in mostly good condition. Crop Progress Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 Yr : 5 Yr Crop Phase 2005 2004 Avg :Crop Phase 2005 2004 Avg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --Percent-- --Percent-- Apples Harvested 99 99 99 :Sorghum Harvested 98 96 96 Barley Planted 70 83 78 :Soybeans Turning Color 100 100 100 Barley Emerged 50 64 59 :Soybeans Leaves Dropped 94 93 92 Cotton Open Bolls 100 100 99 :Soybeans Mature 80 78 80 Cotton Harvested 69 67 65 :Soybeans Harvested 47 42 40 Oats Planted 57 79 72 :Sweetpotato Harvested 98 99 99 Oats Emerged 41 63 57 :Winter Grz. Planted 80 91 84 Peanuts Harvested 99 97 97 :Winter Grz. Emerged 60 83 69 Pecans Harvested 50 49 50 :Winter Wht. Planted 42 54 41 Rye Planted 54 74 69 :Winter Wht. Emerged 32 44 31 Rye Emerged 39 56 53 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crop Condition Table ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Very Excel- Very Excel- Crop Poor Poor Fair Good lent :Crop Poor Poor Fair Good lent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Percent -- -- Percent-- Barley 0 0 25 75 0 :Pecans 0 16 67 17 0 Cotton 1 11 29 58 1 :Rye 0 10 80 10 0 Livestock 0 3 29 67 1 :Soybeans 4 13 46 35 2 Oats 0 0 40 60 0 :Winter Wheat 0 15 75 10 0 Pastures 4 32 50 14 0 :Winter Grz. 2 13 31 54 0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ South Carolina Weekly Weather Summary for the Week Ending November 13, 2005 Afternoon high temperature early in the week reached 80 degrees or higher. The warm, moist airmass produced dense fog on both Monday and Tuesday mornings with visibilities of less than one quarter mile. A cold front crossed the state on Thursday as a dry boundary. Wildfire counts, due to the extended absence of rain and gusting winds, began to rise. Most locations away from the coast reported frost and or freezing conditions Friday and Saturday mornings. Partly sunny skies and milder temperatures were observed on Sunday. For the period, the state average temperature was three degrees above normal. The highest official temperature reported was 87 degrees at the Pee Dee Research facility north of Florence on November 9. The lowest official temperature reported was 26 degrees at Cedar Creek on the morning of November 11. The heaviest official 24-hour rainfall reported was 0.00 inches. The average statewide rainfall for the period was 0.0 inches. SOIL: 4-inch depth average soil temperature: Columbia 66 degrees. RIVERS AND SURF: South Carolina river stages were below normal. Surf temperatures at Myrtle Beach and Savannah will average around 64 degrees. Precipitation Weekly Jan 1 Deviation Total Total From Avg Greer 0.00 44.5 0.3 Columbia 0.00 39.0 -4.2 Orangeburg 0.00 35.9 -7.4 Charlotte, NC 0.00 33.6 -4.9 Augusta, GA 0.00 41.6 1.7 Florence 0.00 36.6 -3.2 Myrtle Beach 0.00 38.1 -2.5 Charleston 0.00 39.6 -7.2 Savannah, GA 0.00 40.5 -4.9 Weekly rainfall totals this period ending midnight Sunday. Contact Information: Robert A. Graham, Director Jim Johnson, Agricultural Statistician Phone: 803-765-5333 E-mail: nass-sc@nass.usda.gov Website: http://www.nass.usda.gov/sc