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Released: June 12, 2000 -- 3:00 p. For Week Ending June 11, 2000 Volume 49 Issue 15

GENERAL:    The hot, windy weather which covered the state last week lowered soil moisture, according to USDA's South Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service. The hot weather helped crop development and allowed farmers to work in the fields. Major activities by farmers and ranchers were spraying, cutting alfalfa, and cultivating. Statewide, there were 5.7 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 conditions declined from last week, as areas reporting short or very short jumped 14 percentage points, but 76 percent of the state is still rated as having adequate or surplus topsoil moisture. Subsoil moisture levels declined slightly. Areas reporting short or very short subsoil moisture increased 4 percentage points from last week. 



   SOIL MOISTURE CONDITION COMPARISON JUNE 18

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

                       Percent
Very 
 Short      5     1    0     7     2     0
Short      19     9    1    17    18     1
Adeq.      75    82   69    74    73    66
Surplus     1     8   30     2     7    33

CROPS:    Warm weather during last week accelerated crop growth. Winter wheat and rye are 87 percent headed, well beyond the five-year average. Spring wheat, oats, and barley development are also ahead of average. The corn crop is now 98 percent emerged, while the average corn height, at 9 inches, is 3 inches over last week's mark. Planting of soybeans, at 98 percent, is almost complete,. Sunflower increased to 84 percent planted, and sorghum is now 75 percent planted. Reports of weeds are common, as the windy conditions made spraying difficult. 


       CROP AND LIVESTOCK CONDITIONS JUNE 18

ITEM         V POOR   POOR   FAIR   GOOD   EXCEL

                          Percent
Winter Wheat   1       3     20      53     23
Winter Rye     0      11     22      56     11
Alfalfa        1      18     28      44      9
Barley         0       0      9      75     16
Oats           0       1     15      68     16
Spring Wheat   0       1     15      60     24
Corn           0       2     11      65     22
Soybeans       0       5     17      62     16
Cattle         0       0      5      65     30
Sheep          0       0      3      63     34
Range & 
   Pasture     1       8     19      55     17

LIVESTOCK AND FORAGE:    With most cattle moved to pastures, stock water supplies and pasture conditions are now a concern, yet 95 percent of cattle were reported in good to excellent condition. First cutting of alfalfa is now 42 percent complete, but weevils and their effect on yield is a concern. Cutting of other hay is now 8 percent complete.

WEATHER:    Temperatures of 100 degrees or more were common highs throughout the state last week. Philip, at 33 degrees, reported the low for the week while Pierre, at 107 degrees, reported the high for the week. Precipitation was a rare occurrence last week, as only two stations reported over an inch, while most reported under 0.5 inch of precipitation. 

             
     CROP PROGRESS - JUNE 18       1/
                                                                                                    
                  This   Last   Last   5-Yr.
ITEM              Week   Week   Year    Ave
  
                           Percent
Barley  
 boot              43     16     31     20
 headed            11     NA     13      6
Spring Wheat
 boot              67     39     42     25
 headed            16     NA      7      8
Oats    
 boot              56     26     30     23
 headed            23      5     10      6
Corn    
 emerged           98     92     84     NA
 ave. height (in.)  9      6      5      4
 1st cult.         26     10     15     10
Sorghum 
 seeded            75     54     59     53
Soybeans
 planted           98     94     87     75
 emerged           90     70     59     NA
Sunflower
 seeded            84     59     62     56
Winter wheat
 boot              96     91     96     75
 headed            87     69     67     41
 turning color      2      0      0      2
Winter rye
 boot              96     94     92     82
 headed            87     64     61     53
 turning color      0      0      0      2
Alfalfa  
 1st cutting       42     26     31     19
Other hay
 cut                8      2      7      4
1/ Percents represent all acreage in or beyond each stage.








        	TEMPERATURE, PRECIPITATION, AND GROWING DEGREE DAYS
        
             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       69  +6  92  41| 0.33   9.13   6.60  +0.91  +0.40|   464   +66
Buffalo     67  +5  91  43| 0.33   6.19   5.44  -0.15  +0.32|   447   +83
Newell      65  +3  95  43| 0.22   7.16   5.60  +0.11  +0.09|   364   -17
Timber Lake 70  +6  91  39| 0.00   9.61   5.19  +1.34  -1.07|   480   +29
Aberdeen    70  +6  98  40| 0.01   8.19   6.02  +0.44  +0.51|   516   +42
Eureka      70  +7  93  39| 1.56  10.81   6.86  +3.70  +1.38|   502   +90
Faulkton    71  +7 102  42| 0.05   8.96   6.81  +0.76  +0.77|   594  +154
Mobridge    69  +5  92  38| 2.31   9.93   7.33  +2.09  +1.45|   468    +8
Britton     73  +8  95  44| 0.07   6.56   5.40  -1.07  -0.51|   569   +74
Sisseton    67  +2  92  39| 0.09   7.17   4.91  -1.68  -1.45|   479   -38
Webster     71  +6  94  45| 0.00   6.30   4.57  -1.98  -1.37|   499   +30
Watertown   68  +4  97  40| 0.12   6.75   5.38  -2.40  -1.18|   504   +42
Faith       68  +3  93  41| 0.44  11.48   8.61  +3.47  +2.46|   456    +3
Lead        69 +11  93  39| 0.00  15.23   8.84  -0.17  -1.22|   333  +111
Long Valley 72  +7 104  36| 0.05  10.15   6.27  +2.05  +0.10|   559   +69
Philip      70  +5 106  33| 0.05   6.96   4.86  -0.40  -0.82|   519    +1
Rapid City  68  +5  99  39| 0.00  13.03   9.35  +5.25  +3.56|   444   +69
Chamberlain 70  +3 105  39| 0.28   6.21   5.26  -1.62  -0.75|   544   -42
Highmore    74  +9 106  40| 0.18   8.71   7.08  +0.32  +0.83|   603  +101
Huron       71  +6 100  44| 0.15   8.57   7.47  -0.48  +1.23|   617  +115
Pierre      73  +7 107  39| 0.07   4.47   3.25  -3.93  -3.06|   672  +144
Brookings   67  +4  99  36| 0.37  11.55   9.34  +2.88  +2.71|   459   +48
Madison     68  +4  99  39| 0.73  11.84   9.95  +1.97  +3.26|   513   +43
Mitchell    71  +4 102  44| 0.79  10.18   6.85  +0.45  -0.18|   606   +19
Sioux Falls 68  +2  97  40| 0.04  11.31   8.65  +1.59  +1.79|   560   +33
Custer      63  +6  92  34| 0.00   6.63   5.51  -1.47  -0.67|   244   +59
Hot Springs 70  +6  97  39| 0.00   8.31   6.13  +1.21  +0.56|   487   +20
Porcupine   68  +3  98  35| 0.00  12.05   7.71  +4.88  +2.06|   437   -10
Murdo       70  +5 104  45| 0.01   8.57   6.29  +0.07  +0.11|   534   +55
Winner      74  +6 103  43| 0.65   8.38   7.50  -2.35  -0.34|   708   +60
Armour      74  +6 101  42| 0.28   8.45   6.38  -1.50  -0.62|   723   +93
Vermillion  73  +4 100  41| 0.01   7.99   5.69  -2.27  -1.88|   776   +68
Yankton     71  +4 101  44| 0.11   8.12   5.23  -1.72  -2.05|   670   +76
 
Precipitation (rain or melted snow/ice) in inches.
Air Temperatures in Degrees Fahrenheit.

bar chart showing crop progress compared to the last 10 years


 
 
 
South Dakota county map showing topsoil moisture South Dakota county map showing subsoil moisture

Topsoil image in 'TIF' format for publishers
Subsoil image in 'TIF' format for publishers
 

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