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Released: July 10, 2000 -- 3:00 p. For Week Ending July 9, 2000 Volume 49 Issue 19

GENERAL:    High temperatures increased crop develop ment, but low amounts of precipitation put stress on crops, according to USDA's South Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service. Major activities by farmers and ranchers were spraying, cultivating, irrigation, haying, caring for livestock, and preparing for small grain harvest. 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:    Soil moisture conditions decreased from last week. Areas having short or very short topsoil moisture increased by 8 percentage points, and areas having short or very short subsoil moisture increased by 3 percentage points. Adequate soil conditions exist across most of the state, but high temperatures are depleting moisture levels quickly. 



    SOIL MOISTURE CONDITION COMPARISON JULY 9

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

                       Percent
Very 
 Short      7     3    0     9     7     0
Short      24    20    2    26    25     0
Adeq.      64    74   75    60    62    75
Surplus     5     3   23     5     6    25

CROPS:    The high temperatures during the week rapidly progressed crop development. Average corn height is now 41 inches, up 14 inches from last week, and 11 inches above the 5-year average. Twenty-one percent of soybeans are now blooming with 4 percent setting pods. Wheat harvest has begun across the state with winter wheat now 4 percent harvested. Winter rye is 87 percent turning color, and 17 percent ripe. Thirty-nine percent of spring wheat is now turning color, up 30 percentage points from last week, while barley is 41 percent turning and oats 48 percent turning. Crops are progressing quite well, but precipitation will be needed to continue developing at their current rate. 

 
            CROP AND LIVESTOCK CONDITIONS JULY 9

ITEM         V POOR   POOR   FAIR   GOOD   EXCEL

                          Percent
Winter Wheat   2       4     20      55     19
Winter Rye     0       5     11      61     23
Alfalfa        5      17     26      45      7
Barley         0       1     11      74     14
Oats           0       1     17      67     15
Spring Wheat   2       4     16      57     21
Corn           1       3     14      59     23
Soybeans       0       4     17      61     18
Sorghum        0       1     23      69      7
Sunflower      0       2     19      67     12
Cattle         0       0      6      74     20
Sheep          0       0      5      71     24
Range & 
   Pasture     2       8     21      58     11

LIVESTOCK AND FORAGE:    Livestock remain in fair to excellent condition, but flies are becoming a problem according to some reports. Feed supplies are 85 percent adequate and stock water supplies are 76 percent adequate. First cutting of alfalfa is 96 percent complete. Second cutting of alfalfa continues with 28 percent now complete, but humid days and nights have slowed progress. Other hay harvesting is 60 percent complete.

WEATHER:    Above-normal temperatures and small amounts of precipitation were common across the state last week. Temperatures ranged from 2 to 9 degrees above normal with highs over 100 degrees in several parts of the state. Mitchell and Chamberlain had the high for the week, 102 degrees, and Lead and Buffalo had the low for the week, 52 degrees. 

             
                 CROP PROGRESS - JULY 9 1/
                                                                                                    
                  This   Last   Last   5-Yr.
ITEM              Week   Week   Year    Ave
  
                           Percent
Barley  
 headed            91     88     82     73
 turning color     41     17     18     19
 ripe               1      0      0      2
Spring Wheat
 headed            97     92     89     79
 turning color     39      9     31     17
 ripe               2      0      0      2
Oats    
 headed            92     83     84     76
 turning color     48     24     20     17
 ripe              13      2      6      4
 harvested          4      0      1      0
Corn    
 ave. height (in.) 41     27     32     30
 1st cult.         94     88     87     88
 2nd cult.         58     40     37     41
 tasseling          4      2      0      2
Sorghum 
 headed             3      0      5      2
Soybeans
 blooming          21     11     24     15
 setting pods       4      2      2      2
Sunflower
 blooming           1      0      0      5
Winter wheat
 turning color     95     83     89     71
 ripe              43     14     22     13
 harvested          4      0      2      1
Winter rye
 turning color     87     71     76     56
 ripe              17     11      4     12
Alfalfa  
 1st cutting       96     90     90     88
 2nd cutting       28     14     17     10
Other hay
 cut               60     48     47     42
1/ Percents represent all acreage in or beyond each stage.




             TEMPERATURE       -----  PRECIPITATION -----     GDD BASE 50F
             -----------          SINCE  SINCE  SINCE  SINCE  ------------
            CURRENT WEEK    CURR  JAN 1  APR 1  JAN 1  APR 1 SINCE APRIL 1
STATION     VG DFN  HI  LO  WEEK  TOTAL  TOTAL    DFN    DFN  TOTAL   DFN
-------     --  --  --  -- -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  ----
Bison       75  +5  92  55  0.38  10.74   8.21  -0.05  -0.56    953   +40
Buffalo     75  +6  97  52  0.26   7.12   6.37  -1.55  -1.08    914   +56
Newell      73  +2  90  54  0.20  10.07   8.51  +0.62  +0.60    790  -108
Timber Lake 74  +3  89  59  0.10  12.87   8.45  +1.97  -0.44    970   -22
Aberdeen    77  +6  89  64  0.24  14.03  11.86  +3.36  +3.43   1061   +44
Eureka      77  +7  90  64  0.15  14.37  10.42  +4.49  +2.17   1003   +79
Faulkton    80  +9  95  66  0.12  11.72   9.57  +0.81  +0.82   1182  +197
Mobridge    76  +5  92  61  0.00  12.62  10.02  +2.22  +1.58    977   -40
Britton     77  +6  90  64  1.26  11.30  10.14  +0.54  +1.10   1144  +100
Sisseton    75  +4  93  62  1.00  11.04   8.78  -0.53  -0.30    997   -83
Webster     76  +6  93  63  0.71  10.24   8.51  -1.17  -0.56   1013    +6
Watertown   77  +6  95  61  0.80  11.00   9.63  -1.33  -0.11   1036   +27
Faith       76  +4  92  57  0.02  13.76  10.89  +3.13  +2.12    937   -75
Lead        71  +5  89  52  0.17  18.15  11.76  -0.44  -1.49    705   +93
Long Valley 79  +6  95  63  0.57  12.17   8.29  +1.02  -0.93   1137   +60
Philip      79  +5  94  62  0.04   9.77   7.67  -0.21  -0.63   1064   -63
Rapid City  76  +6  93  59  0.01  14.67  10.99  +4.34  +2.65    933   +51
Chamberlain 80  +6 102  65  0.43   8.35   7.40  -2.08  -1.21   1119  -108
Highmore    80  +7  95  65  0.42  11.75  10.12  +0.36  +0.87   1195  +110
Huron       81  +8 101  60  0.42  10.84   9.74  -1.19  +0.52   1215  +125
Pierre      81  +7  97  64  0.30   7.36   6.14  -4.15  -3.28   1285  +143
Brookings   77  +7  95  61  0.45  14.10  11.89  +1.55  +1.38    985   +64
Madison     78  +7  96  64  0.06  13.31  11.42  +0.17  +1.46   1057   +44
Mitchell    81  +6 102  63  0.00  11.54   8.21  -1.34  -1.97   1204    -9
Sioux Falls 78  +5  93  63  0.23  14.35  11.69  +1.66  +1.86   1138   +17
Custer      70  +5  84  56  1.35   9.72   8.60  -1.46  -0.66    562   +31
Hot Springs 77  +5  94  62  0.03   9.42   7.24  -0.24  -0.89    996   -24
Porcupine   76  +3  94  58  0.20  14.01   9.67  +4.11  +1.29    922   -99
Murdo       79  +5  95  61  1.04  11.62   9.34  +0.30  +0.34   1090   +20
Winner      80  +4  98  63  0.91  11.58  10.70  -2.51  -0.50   1330   +17
Armour      82  +8 100  65  0.10   9.63   7.56  -3.80  -2.92   1367   +99
Vermillion  80  +5  93  64  0.18  10.72   8.42  -2.99  -2.60   1410   +36
Yankton     79  +6  94  66  0.28  11.86   8.97  -1.47  -1.80   1288   +70

 
Precipitation (rain or melted snow/ice) in inches.
Air Temperatures in Degrees Fahrenheit.


 
 
 
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