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Released: July 17, 2000 -- 3:00 p. For Week Ending July 16, 2000 Volume 49 Issue 20

GENERAL:    Once again high temperatures covered the state last week putting further stress on crops. Scattered severe thunderstorms with reports of hail and wind damage also affected crops in many areas, according to USDA's South Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service. Major activities by farmers and ranchers were spraying, cultivating, irrigation, haying, caring for livestock, and small grain harvest. Statewide, there were 5.0 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 remained almost unchanged from last week. Areas reporting short or very short topsoil moisture are at 31 percent, and areas reporting short and very short subsoil conditions are at 38 percent. Although the majority of the state has adequate moisture conditions, high temperatures are depleting moisture levels quickly. 



    SOIL MOISTURE CONDITION COMPARISON JULY 16

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

                       Percent
Very 
 Short      8     7    1    12     9     0
Short      23    24   14    26    26     2
Adeq.      62    64   73    58    60    86
Surplus     7     5   12     4     5    12

CROPS:    Another week of high temperatures has progressed crop development. Average corn height is now 59 inches, up 18 inches from last week, and corn cultivated twice is now 72 percent complete. Forty-five percent of soybeans are now blooming, up 24 percentage points from last week, and 22 percent of soybeans are setting pods. Sorghum is 5 percent headed and sunflower blooming is at 1 percent, which is 6 percentage points behind the five-year average. Winter wheat is now 33 percent harvested. Winter rye is 52 percent ripe and 4 percent harvested. Eighty-five percent of spring wheat is now turning color and 20 percent is ripe. Oats are 37 percent ripe, and 84 percent of barley has turned color which is 45 percentage points ahead of the five-year average. 

 
            CROP AND LIVESTOCK CONDITIONS JULY 16

ITEM         V POOR   POOR   FAIR   GOOD   EXCEL

                          Percent
Winter Wheat   1       3     19      61     16
Winter Rye     0      13     29      37     21
Alfalfa        0       9     24      54     13
Barley         0       0      3      84     13
Oats           0       4     15      69     12
Spring Wheat   0       2     16      58     24
Corn           0       3     19      52     26
Soybeans       0       4     24      50     22
Sorghum        2       7     19      71      1
Sunflower      0       1     19      49     31
Cattle         0       0      9      66     25
Sheep          0       0      4      61     35
Range & 
   Pasture     1       7     28      50     14

LIVESTOCK AND FORAGE:    Livestock remain in fair to excellent condition, but producers are reporting problems with flies and foot rot. Feed supplies are 86 percent adequate to surplus and stock water supplies are 89 percent adequate to surplus. First cutting of alfalfa is 97 percent complete. Second cutting of alfalfa continues with 44 percent now harvested, up 16 percentage points from last week. Other hay harvesting is 65 percent complete.

WEATHER:    Above-normal temperatures and severe weather were common across the state last week. Areas that received precipitation last week varied from as much as 2.62 inches in Webster to no report of precipitation in Armour. Temperatures ranged from 1 degree below normal to 6 degrees above normal with highs over 100 degrees in several parts of the state. 

             
                 CROP PROGRESS - JULY 16 1/
                                                                                                    
                  This   Last   Last   5-Yr.
ITEM              Week   Week   Year    Ave
  
                           Percent
Barley  
 headed            99     91     93     89
 turning color     84     41     36     39
 ripe              22      1      8      6
 harvested          0      0      0      1
Spring Wheat
 headed           100     97     96     92
 turning color     85     39     55     39
 ripe              20      2      6      6
 harvested          0      0      0      1
Oats    
 headed           100     92     95     90
 turning color     81     48     46     39
 ripe              37     13     16     13
 harvested          4      4      5      3
     
Corn    
 ave. height (in.) 59     41     49     44
 1st cult.         98     94     96     95 
 2nd cult.         72     58     69     69
 tasseling         18      4     12      9
 silked            15      0      2      2
Sorghum 
 headed             5      3      9      4
Soybeans
 blooming          45     21     35     30
 setting pods      22      4      4      6
Sunflower
 blooming           1      1      2      7
Winter wheat
 turning color     96     95     98     90
 ripe              83     43     65     39
 harvested         33      4     30     13
Winter rye
 turning color     99     87     92     84
 ripe              52     17     25     29
 harvested          4      0      1      5 
Alfalfa  
 1st cutting       97     96     96     96
 2nd cutting       44     28     31     23
Other hay
 cut               65     60     59     55
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       77  +6  99  57| 0.49  11.00   8.47  -0.27  -0.78|  1137   +69
Buffalo     77  +6 101  58| 0.75   7.87   7.12  -1.22  -0.75|  1105   +96
Newell      75  +3  97  57| 0.43  10.30   8.74  +0.44  +0.42|   973   -84
Timber Lake 76  +3  95  56| 0.63  13.50   9.08  +2.17  -0.24|  1150    -2
Aberdeen    74  +2  88  58| 1.95  15.98  13.81  +4.68  +4.75|  1231   +54
Eureka      74  +2  91  57| 0.38  14.75  10.80  +4.33  +2.01|  1171   +94
Faulkton    76  +3  95  60| 1.00  12.72  10.57  +1.30  +1.31|  1365  +219
Mobridge    76  +3  95  55| 0.01  12.63  10.03  +1.79  +1.15|  1161   -23
Britton     76  +3  91  60| 1.71  12.94  11.78  +1.60  +2.16|  1326  +122
Sisseton    73  -1  88  59| 1.91  12.95  10.69  +0.75  +0.98|  1161   -83
Webster     74  +2  86  61| 2.62  12.86  11.13  +0.75  +1.36|  1181   +19
Watertown   74  +3  87  60| 2.03  13.03  11.66  +0.00  +1.22|  1209   +41
Faith       77  +4 100  57| 0.15  13.91  11.04  +2.75  +1.74|  1129   -50
Lead        69  +2  91  49| 1.04  19.19  12.80  +0.08  -0.97|   842  +104
Long Valley 78  +4 104  56| 0.76  12.93   9.05  +1.15  -0.80|  1335   +84
Philip      78  +3 104  53| 0.01   9.78   7.68  -0.74  -1.16|  1260   -47
Rapid City  77  +6 100  60| 1.49  16.16  12.48  +5.38  +3.69|  1123   +84
Chamberlain 79  +3  99  60| 1.71  10.06   9.11  -0.93  -0.06|  1323   -92
Highmore    78  +4  95  60| 1.10  12.85  11.22  +0.76  +1.27|  1395  +137
Huron       78  +4  93  60| 2.02  12.86  11.76  +0.21  +1.92|  1411  +148
Pierre      81  +6 101  60| 0.05   7.41   6.19  -4.70  -3.83|  1504  +180
Brookings   74  +4  88  58| 1.11  15.21  13.00  +1.91  +1.74|  1154   +86
Madison     77  +5  90  60| 2.48  15.79  13.90  +1.95  +3.24|  1244   +76
Mitchell    80  +5  97  64| 1.17  12.71   9.38  -0.73  -1.36|  1415   +23
Sioux Falls 76  +3  89  61| 2.51  16.86  14.20  +3.56  +3.76|  1325   +33
Custer      69  +3  93  49| 0.45  10.17   9.05  -1.78  -0.98|   697   +52
Hot Springs 76  +3 103  56| 0.06   9.48   7.30  -0.81  -1.46|  1176   -10
Porcupine   76  +2 103  51| 0.29  14.30   9.96  +3.78  +0.96|  1105   -90
Murdo       79  +4 101  61| 0.47  12.09   9.81  +0.20  +0.24|  1293   +48
Winner      79  +3 104  61| 0.54  12.12  11.24  -2.78  -0.77|  1536   +34
Armour      81  +5  97  62| 0.00   9.63   7.56  -4.53  -3.65|  1583  +133
Vermillion  78  +3  92  64| 1.74  12.46  10.16  -1.95  -1.56|  1607   +51
Yankton     79  +5  96  65| 1.01  12.87   9.98  -1.17  -1.50|  1494  +100

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


 
 
 
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