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Released: July 31, 2000 -- 3:00 p. For Week Ending July 30, 2000 Volume 49 Issue 22

GENERAL:    Normal temperatures and dry conditions helped progress small grain harvest last week, accord ing to USDA's South Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service. Major activities by farmers and ranchers were cultivating, spraying, irrigation, haying, caring for livestock, and small grain harvest. Statewide, there were 5.8 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 declined slightly from the previous week. Areas reporting short or very short topsoil moisture are at 42 percent, up 11 percentage points from the previous week, and areas reporting short or very short subsoil moisture conditions are at 41 percent, up 6 percentage points from the previous week. 



    SOIL MOISTURE CONDITION COMPARISON JULY 30

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

                       Percent
Very 
 Short     13     8    1    16    12     1
Short      29    23   17    25    23     6
Adeq.      55    64   72    56    61    76
Surplus     3     5   10     3     4    17

CROPS:    With the help of warm, dry weather, small grain harvest continues well ahead of last year and the five-year averages. Winter wheat is 85 percent harvested, and winter rye is 43 percent harvested. Spring-planted small grain harvest is also progressing well, with spring wheat 22 percent harvested, barley 31 percent, and oats 48 percent harvested. Row crops are developing at an accelerated rate, with corn 68 percent silked, 28 percentage points ahead of last week, 13 percent in the doughing stage, and 5 percent in dent. Eighty-four percent of soybeans are blooming, with 44 percent setting pods. Sorghum is 45 percent headed and 10 percent turning color. Sunflower, which is the only crop developing slower than average, is 16 percent blooming. 

 
            CROP AND LIVESTOCK CONDITIONS JULY 30

ITEM         V POOR   POOR   FAIR   GOOD   EXCEL

                          Percent
Winter Wheat   1       7     23      52     17
Winter Rye     0       1      6      74     19
Alfalfa        6      14     30      41      9
Barley         0       2     12      73     13
Oats           0       5     19      60     16
Spring Wheat   1       5     16      52     26
Corn           3       6     17      47     27
Soybeans       2       6     15      56     21
Sorghum        2       8     23      55     12
Sunflower      0       2     19      64     15
Cattle         0       0      6      76     18
Sheep          0       0      7      67     26
Range & 
   Pasture     6      10     25      48     11

LIVESTOCK AND FORAGE:    Dry weather has put stress on livestock and reduced water supplies. Cattle are 94 percent in good to excellent condition, with a few scattered reports of fly, foot rot , and pink eye. Sheep are 93 percent in good to excellent condition. Second cutting of alfalfa is 74 percent complete, and third cutting is 11 percent complete. Other hay harvested is 81 percent complete.

WEATHER:    Normal and slightly below normal temperatures covered most of the state last week. Temperatures ranged from 4 degrees above normal to 5 degrees below normal. A low of 49 degrees was reported in Custer, and a high of 98 degrees was reported in Pierre. Precipitation came in small amounts, as only two stations accumulated over an inch of rain last week. Faith reported 1.01 inches and Yankton reported 2.37 inches of rain. 

             
                 CROP PROGRESS - JULY 30 1/
                                                                                                    
                  This   Last   Last   5-Yr.
ITEM              Week   Week   Year    Ave
  
                           Percent
Barley  
 turning color     96     90     90     86
 ripe              77     56     53     43
 harvested         31      8     15     11
Spring Wheat
 turning color     96     92     92     83
 ripe              74     50     58     40
 harvested         22      7     15      9
Oats    
 turning color     97     90     94     85
 ripe              85     62     64     53
 harvested         48     23     39     24
Corn    
 2nd cult.         94     92     97     97
 tasseling         88     66     70     62
 silked            68     40     50     39
 dough             13      2     11      6
 dented             5     NA      1      1
Sorghum 
 headed            45     22     23     19
 coloring          10      0     17      5
Soybeans
 blooming          84     77     75     67
 setting pods      44     34     32     28
Sunflower
 blooming          16      6     18     20
 ray flowers dry    1      0      0      1
Winter wheat
 ripe              99     95     98     91
 harvested         85     65     81     56
Winter rye
 ripe              97     77     92     89
 harvested         43     22     39     35 
Alfalfa  
 2nd cutting       74     61     58     59
 3rd cutting       11     NA      9     NA
Other hay
 cut               81     79     75     74

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  +3  95  55| 0.53  13.80  11.27  +1.71  +1.20|  1439   +49
Buffalo     75  +4  95  52| 0.21   8.82   8.07  -0.94  -0.47|  1398   +79
Dupree      73  -3  93  51| 0.31  15.41  11.64  +3.51  +1.48|  1441   -97
McIntosh    74  +0  95  55| 0.00  14.45   8.18  +3.15  -1.60|  1340  -104
Newell      70  -4  90  51| 0.22  11.20   9.64  +0.64  +0.62|  1212  -174
Timber Lake 74  +1  92  55| 0.00  15.29  10.87  +3.12  +0.71|  1425   -59
Aberdeen    71  -3  86  57| 0.11  16.95  14.78  +4.51  +4.58|  1461   -46
Eureka      73  +1  89  56| 0.17  16.87  12.92  +5.47  +3.15|  1431   +38
Faulkton    75  +2  91  57| 0.02  12.79  10.64  +0.39  +0.40|  1661  +186
Mobridge    75  +1  92  54| 0.01  14.07  11.47  +2.39  +1.75|  1431   -92
Roscoe      72  -2  90  56| 0.25  16.75  13.16  +3.76  +2.15|  1314  -153
Britton     74  +1  88  58| 0.04  14.70  13.54  +2.30  +2.89|  1596   +61
Clear Lake  70  -4  83  58| 0.11  13.03  11.14  -2.32  -1.24|  1340  -157
Sisseton    72  -3  88  56| 0.01  14.40  12.14  +0.97  +1.20|  1393  -187
Webster     73  -1  84  60| 0.00  13.33  11.60  -0.18  +0.43|  1421   -63
Watertown   70  -4  85  54| 0.10  13.56  12.19  -0.76  +0.46|  1426   -64
Faith       76  +1  90  58| 1.01  16.55  13.68  +4.49  +3.48|  1418  -109
Milesville  76  -1  93  55| 0.34  13.70  10.11  +1.27  -0.35|  1524  -113
Long Valley 76  +0  93  56| 0.50  14.23  10.35  +1.36  -0.59|  1658   +45
Philip      76  -2  95  53| 0.07  10.42   8.32  -1.03  -1.45|  1557  -125
Rapid City  75  +3  95  57| 0.00  16.70  13.02  +5.09  +3.40|  1409   +47
Spearfish   72  -1  95  51| 0.11  12.06   9.87  -3.31  -2.64|  1279   -23
Chamberlain 76  -3  95  57| 0.01  10.50   9.55  -1.66  -0.79|  1633  -163
Highmore    75  -1  91  58| 0.13  13.75  12.12  +0.38  +0.89|  1686   +75
Huron       73  -2  91  56| 0.36  13.65  12.55  -0.08  +1.63|  1676   +63
Onida       74  -2  94  54| 0.00  12.63  11.02  -0.01  +0.77|  1483  -181
Pierre      78  +2  98  60| 0.12   8.64   7.42  -4.49  -3.62|  1827  +125
Brookings   70  -2  85  54| 0.17  15.48  13.27  +0.84  +0.67|  1368    +6
Madison     70  -3  86  54| 0.80  16.96  15.07  +1.82  +3.11|  1469   -18
Mitchell    74  -3  91  56| 0.30  13.28   9.95  -1.14  -1.77|  1680   -76
Sioux Falls 71  -5  85  56| 0.05  17.28  14.62  +2.86  +3.06|  1563   -78
Custer      68  +1  85  49| 0.27  12.45  11.33  -0.89  -0.09|   888    +5
Hot Springs 75  +1  96  54| 0.20  10.39   8.21  -0.97  -1.62|  1491   -36
Oelrichs    75  -2  96  52| 0.07  12.20   9.64  +0.23  -0.36|  1498   -87
Porcupine   75  +0  95  50| 0.42  15.29  10.95  +3.73  +0.91|  1386  -163
Murdo       76  +0  92  57| 0.00  13.91  11.63  +1.01  +1.05|  1585   -21
Winner      76  -3  93  57| 0.60  13.08  12.20  -3.27  -1.26|  1856   -38
Armour      76  -2  94  56| 0.14  10.24   8.17  -5.16  -4.28|  1891   +71
Centerville 72  -3  87  57| 0.07  13.62  10.39  -2.47  -2.86|  1716   +37
Marion      72  -3  87  58| 0.05  13.64  11.29  -1.68  -0.96|  1581   -57
Pickstown   77  +1  96  58| 0.05   9.40   7.34  -5.12  -4.62|  1814   +51
Vermillion  73  -4  88  58| 0.10  12.94  10.64  -2.87  -2.48|  1895   -30
Yankton     74  -2  91  57| 2.37  15.90  13.01  +0.56  +0.23|  1781   +29

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


 
 
 
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