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Released: May 30, 2000 -- 3:00 p. For Week Ending May 28, 2000 Volume 49 Issue 13

GENERAL:    Light rain fell again last week across most of the state, maintaining moisture supplies for crop development, according to USDA's South Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service. Rains during the week slowed some fieldwork, while helping crop progress. Major activities by farmers and ranchers were planting row crops, spraying crops, working calves, and moving cattle to pasture. Statewide, there were 5.1 days suitable for fieldwork. This report is based on information from county extension educators, farm service agency county directors, and other reporters across the state.

SOIL CONDITIONS:    Topsoil moisture decreased slightly from the prior week, with 13 percent of the state reporting short or very short, while areas report ing surplus moisture decreased by 5 percent. Subsoil moisture conditions declined across the state, with 24 percent of the state rated short or very short, com pared to 18 percent last week. 



   SOIL MOISTURE CONDITION COMPARISON MAY 28

               TOPSOIL         SUBSOIL
          This  Last Last  This  Last  Last
RATING    Week  Week Year  Week  Week  Year

                       Percent
Very 
 Short      2     0    0     3     3     0
Short      11     7    2    21    15     0
Adeq.      81    82   74    69    73    63
Surplus     6    11   24     7     9    37

CROPS:    Timely rains, favorable temperatures and sufficient soil moisture, are pushing seeding and crop progress. Several reports indicate crops will recover from last week's hail damage. Seeding of small grains is virtually complete, while corn planted increased 4 percentage points to 97 percent. Corn emerged, at 81 percent, is 45 percentage points ahead of last year. Soybeans planted increased by 23 percentage points to 86 percent completed, 42 percentage points ahead of the five-year average. Sorghum and sunflower planted, at 49 and 41 percent, are both well ahead of last year and the five-year averages. 


       CROP AND LIVESTOCK CONDITIONS MAY 28

ITEM        V POOR   POOR   FAIR   GOOD   EXCEL

                          Percent
Winter Wheat   0       1     18      58     23
Winter Rye     0       2      8      69     21
Barley         0       0      6      74     20
Oats           0       1     11      68     20
Spring Wheat   0       2      9      62     27
Corn           0       1     13      65     21
Soybeans       1       2     18      65     14
Cattle         0       0      6      67     27
Sheep          0       0      6      65     29
Range & 
   Pasture     1       4     20      54     21

LIVESTOCK AND FORAGE:    Generally, livestock are in the state.

WEATHER:    Statewide, temperatures ranged from 3 below to 6 degrees above normal. Average temperatures ranged from 55 degrees at Custer to 64 degrees at Winner and Armour. Highs in the low to mid 80's occurred from Hot Springs to Vermillion. The low for the week, 35 degrees, occurred at Mobridge, with no reports of frost. Timber Lake received the least reported precipitation at 0.02 inch, while Buffalo received 1.1 inches. 

             
     CROP PROGRESS - MAY 28  1/

                  This   Last   Last   5-Yr.
ITEM              Week   Week   Year    Ave

                         Percent
Barley  
 emerged           96     91     81     72
 boot               6     NA      2      3
Spring Wheat
 emerged           99     97     91     81
 boot              25     NA      2      6
Oats    
 emerged           97     92     85     75
 boot              14     NA      2      6
Corn    
 planted           97     93     73     73
 emerged           81     66     36     NA
 ave. height (in.)  5     NA      3      1
 1st cult.          3     NA      1      3
Sorghum 
 seeded            49     22     12     20
Soybeans
 planted           86     63     43     44
 emerged           50     23     10     NA
Sunflower
 seeded            41     12     16     19
Winter wheat
 boot              83     57     76     41
 headed            37      5      5      5
Winter rye
 boot              79     59     62     45
 headed            40      5      6     10
Alfalfa  
 1st cutting        9      2      5      4
1/ Percents represent all acreage in or beyond each stage.





             SOIL TEMPERATURES         
      WEEK ENDING MAY 28  (4-inch Depth)

LOCATION      TEMP             LOCATION   TEMP

Beresford      58              Gettysburg   59
Brookings      57              Nisland      60
Caputa         58              Pierre       64
Chamberlain    61              Redfield     58
Cottonwood     61              Watertown    57






              TEMPERATURE  |    -----  PRECIPITATION -----   | GDD BASE 50F
              -----------  |       SINCE  SINCE  SINCE  SINCE| ------------
             CURRENT WEEK  | CURR  JAN 1  APR 1  JAN 1  APR 1|SINCE APRIL 1
STATION     AVG DFN  HI  LO| WEEK  TOTAL  TOTAL    DFN    DFN| TOTAL   DFN
-------      --  --  --  --|-----  -----  -----  -----  -----| -----  ----

Bison       60  +2  77  42| 0.96   8.25   5.72  +1.47  +0.96|   291   +66
Buffalo     60  +3  78  42| 1.10   5.53   4.78  +0.59  +1.06|   284   +81
Newell      58  -1  78  38| 0.49   6.26   4.70  +0.65  +0.63|   196   -19
Timber Lake 61  +2  80  42| 0.02   8.39   3.97  +1.66  -0.75|   291   +29
Aberdeen    60  -1  82  38| 0.22   7.15   4.98  +0.79  +0.86|   304   +23
Eureka      61  +2  78  44| 0.56   8.37   4.42  +2.67  +0.35|   308   +73
Faulkton    59  -2  81  40| 0.40   7.40   5.25  +0.70  +0.71|   362  +110
Mobridge    59  -2  79  35| 0.68   6.77   4.17  +0.38  -0.26|   275    +8
Britton     61  -1  80  40| 0.35   5.41   4.25  -0.58  -0.02|   331   +35
Sisseton    59  -4  78  37| 0.33   6.14   3.88  -1.26  -1.03|   298   -13
Webster     59  -2  78  43| 0.37   5.15   3.42  -1.60  -0.99|   292   +17
Watertown   59  -3  81  40| 0.45   4.95   3.58  -2.57  -1.35|   304   +38
Faith       60  -1  77  41| 0.27   9.46   6.59  +2.95  +1.94|   276   +13
Lead        60  +6  74  41| 0.65  14.79   8.40  +1.47  +0.42|   170   +60
Long Valley 63  +3  86  39| 0.34   9.84   5.96  +3.27  +1.32|   334   +47
Philip      60  -2  81  37| 0.15   6.86   4.76  +0.90  +0.48|   304    -2
Rapid City  60  +2  78  41| 0.56  12.85   9.17  +6.54  +4.85|   261   +50
Chamberlain 61  -2  85  42| 0.14   5.22   4.27  -1.21  -0.34|   326   -29
Highmore    62  +1  82  40| 0.27   6.85   5.22  -0.12  +0.39|   362   +66
Huron       61  +0  84  37| 0.16   6.47   5.37  -1.02  +0.69|   382   +88
Pierre      63  +2  82  42| 0.20   4.20   2.98  -2.57  -1.70|   420  +109
Brookings   60  +1  82  38| 0.41   9.13   6.92  +2.40  +2.23|   263   +32
Madison     61  +1  83  42| 0.43   8.91   7.02  +0.69  +1.98|   311   +38
Mitchell    61  -3  83  42| 0.39   8.64   5.31  +0.67  +0.04|   365   +10
Sioux Falls 61  -1  83  39| 0.61  10.58   7.92  +2.46  +2.66|   349   +37
Custer      55  +3  71  36| 0.08   6.51   5.39  -0.10  +0.70|   110   +19
Hot Springs 62  +3  87  39| 0.21   8.12   5.94  +2.37  +1.72|   262   -16
Porcupine   60  +0  81  40| 0.37  11.79   7.45  +6.02  +3.20|   251    -2
Murdo       61  +0  82  40| 0.88   8.21   5.93  +1.18  +1.22|   318   +42
Winner      64  +0  85  45| 0.34   7.43   6.55  -1.58  +0.43|   446   +43
Armour      64  -1  85  41| 0.66   7.76   5.69  -0.40  +0.48|   460   +70
Vermillion  63  -3  87  40| 0.83   7.39   5.09  -0.97  -0.58|   492   +42
Yankton     63  -1  87  44| 0.53   7.37   4.48  -0.55  -0.88|   422   +61
 
Precipitation (rain or melted snow/ice) in inches.
Air Temperatures in Degrees Fahrenheit.


 
 
 
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