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Released: August 13, 2001 -- 3:00 p.m. CST For Week Ending August 12, 2001 SD-CW3201 Volume 50 Issue 32

AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Another week of extreme heat and little precipitation covered the state part of last week, providing excellent conditions for small grain harvest but putting further stress on crops and livestock, according to USDA's South Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service. Major farm activities included mending fences, cutting alfalfa, harvesting small grains, and tending to livestock. Statewide, there were 6.5 days reported suitable for fieldwork. This report is based on information from county extension educators, farm service agency county directors, and other reporters across the state.

WEATHER INFORMATION: Above normal temperatures, with highs in the upper 90's and many areas reaching the 100's, covered the state last week. Spearfish had the high for the week of 106 degrees. Precipitation was scarce, as many areas received no rain last week. Custer received the most precipitation, with 0.97 inch reported.

SOIL CONDITION: With only scattered areas receiving precipitation last week, soil conditions declined across the state. Topsoil is now 47 percent short or very short an increase of 16 percentage points from last week. Subsoil conditions also declined with 4 percent rated very short, 31 percent short, 64 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus.

FIELD CROPS REPORT: Weather conditions allowed producers to make significant progress on small grain harvest, as spring wheat is 76 percent harvested, an increase of 41 percentage points from last week. Winter wheat and winter rye are 97 and 92 percent harvested, respectively. Corn and soybeans remain mostly in good to excellent condition but conditions are declining. Corn is 43 percent in dough and 7 percent dented, compared to last year's 47 percent in dough and 15 percent dented. Soybeans are 95 percent blooming, 75 percent setting pods, and 3 percent dropping leaves, all slightly ahead of the five-year average. Sorghum is 89 percent headed and 17 percent turning color. Sunflower ray flowers dry are rated at 17 percent, with 4 percent bracts yellow.

LIVESTOCK, PASTURE, AND RANGE REPORT: Alfalfa harvest continued, with second cutting 87 percent and third cutting 28 percent complete. Other hay harvested is rated at 90 percent complete. Cattle and sheep remain mostly in good to excellent condition, with reports of problems with flies. Heat and lack of moisture have decreased range and pasture conditions, but feed and stock water supplies are adequate.




           SOIL MOISTURE CONDITION COMPARISON
                  AS OF August 12, 2001 
               TOPSOIL         SUBSOIL

            This  Last Last  This  Last  Last
RATING      Week  Week Year  Week  Week  Year
                         Percent
  Very 
   Short      9     8   11     4     2    17
  Short      38    23   34    31    24    35
  Adeq.      52    67   51    64    73    44
  Surplus     1     2    4     1     1     4




                CROP AND LIVESTOCK CONDITIONS
                     AS OF August 12, 2001 

ITEM         V POOR    POOR   FAIR    GOOD   EXCEL
                          Percent
  Alfalfa        2      14     32      44      8
  Barley         0       1     17      67     15
  Oats           0       3     24      62     11
  Spring wheat   0       4     23      55     18
  Corn           1       5     20      54     20
  Soybeans       1       5     23      53     18
  Sorghum        0       5     44      46      5
  Sunflower      0       2     27      59     12
  Cattle         0       1     14      68     17
  Sheep          0       2     15      64     19
  Range & 
     Pasture     1      10     32      48      9

CROP PROGRESS AS OF August 12, 2001 1/ This Last Last 5-Yr. ITEM Week Week Year Ave Percent Barley ripe 97 81 100 91 harvested 68 28 94 68 Spring wheat ripe 97 79 99 90 harvested 76 35 90 62 Oats ripe 96 86 100 93 harvested 79 50 96 75 Corn tasseling 99 92 99 97 silked 93 78 95 88 dough 43 23 47 36 dented 7 1 15 8 Sorghum headed 89 58 76 58 coloring 17 7 24 15 Soybeans blooming 95 89 94 93 setting pods 75 50 80 71 dropping leaves 3 0 3 2 Sunflower blooming 78 38 85 72 ray flowers dry 17 2 10 15 bracts yellow 4 1 6 11 Winter wheat harvested 97 84 100 93 Winter rye ripe 100 93 100 100 harvested 92 41 94 86 Alfalfa 2nd cutting 87 83 87 81 3rd cutting 28 18 30 NA Other Hay cut 90 83 89 85 1/ Percents represent all acreage in or beyond each stage.

TEMPERATURE, PRECIPITATION, and GROWING DEGREE DAYS WEEK ENDING SUNDAY, August 12,2001 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 76 +4 105 52| 0.00 15.47 14.36 +2.78 +3.63| 1904 +241 Buffalo 76 +5 105 50| 0.00 12.47 11.83 +2.29 +2.83| 1766 +185 Dupree 75 +2 103 52| 0.00 10.92 9.47 -1.60 -1.36| 1977 +144 McIntosh 74 +1 103 49| 0.07 14.64 14.03 +2.62 +3.48| 1807 +87 Newell 74 +2 101 52| 0.00 11.86 10.31 +0.70 +0.65| 1770 +111 Timber Lake 76 +4 101 54| 0.42 13.39 11.71 +0.42 +0.70| 1932 +171 Aberdeen 73 +1 94 50| 0.01 16.11 14.26 +2.83 +3.16| 1983 +201 Eureka 76 +5 101 51| 0.16 16.16 15.21 +3.92 +4.55| 1969 +314 Faulkton 77 +6 103 50| 0.00 14.31 11.35 +0.98 +0.12| 2088 +344 Mobridge 76 +4 103 52| 0.26 14.66 14.11 +2.26 +3.61| 1966 +159 Roscoe 75 +3 101 54| 0.02 13.97 12.51 +0.14 +0.60| 1822 +82 Britton 76 +4 100 51| 0.19 14.22 12.73 +0.97 +1.19| 2124 +310 Clear Lake 73 +2 92 50| 0.00 22.40 18.80 +5.79 +5.10| 1844 +86 Sisseton 73 +0 95 49| 0.20 15.02 13.89 +0.48 +1.78| 1912 +52 Webster 74 +3 96 55| 0.00 13.93 12.81 -0.78 +0.39| 1918 +168 Watertown 74 +3 94 49| 0.00 15.78 14.80 +0.38 +1.93| 1919 +159 Faith 77 +4 105 53| 0.00 10.87 10.32 -1.81 -0.55| 1994 +173 Milesville 76 +2 105 55| 0.00 15.16 13.25 +1.91 +1.92| 2091 +147 Long Valley 77 +3 102 53| 0.31 13.91 11.31 +0.25 -0.48| 2097 +183 Philip 80 +4 108 57| 0.53 8.10 7.64 -4.03 -2.85| 2192 +194 Rapid City 77 +5 104 54| 0.71 11.47 10.63 -0.86 +0.24| 1898 +264 Spearfish 76 +6 106 53| 0.07 15.21 12.44 -0.82 -0.80| 1921 +358 Chamberlain 78 +3 103 53| 0.05 19.96 17.05 +6.96 +5.82| 2135 +19 Highmore 78 +4 99 52| 0.00 15.60 14.48 +1.26 +2.21| 2143 +235 Huron 77 +3 98 48| 0.00 20.00 16.44 +5.44 +4.63| 2178 +274 Onida 74 -1 103 48| 0.01 14.01 12.09 +0.50 +0.91| 2025 +57 Pierre 77 +2 104 51| 0.00 15.38 12.69 +1.52 +0.87| 2231 +213 Brookings 73 +4 95 45| 0.00 16.19 14.15 +0.47 +0.41| 1878 +275 Madison 73 +3 96 46| 0.00 16.90 14.83 +0.59 +1.63| 1984 +238 Mitchell 76 +3 101 52| 0.02 17.76 14.24 +2.50 +1.61| 2213 +159 Sioux Falls 75 +3 94 50| 0.00 20.95 17.99 +5.50 +5.33| 2158 +233 Custer 69 +4 95 48| 0.97 15.78 14.14 +1.54 +1.78| 1225 +150 Hot Springs 75 +2 101 53| 0.79 10.54 8.68 -1.41 -1.78| 1861 +49 Oelrichs 76 +2 103 53| 0.47 12.68 9.96 +0.06 -0.74| 1903 +14 Porcupine 74 -1 101 52| 0.00 14.61 11.82 +2.43 +1.12| 1866 +25 Murdo 77 +3 102 55| 0.24 17.13 15.02 +3.51 +3.66| 2062 +162 Winner 78 +2 102 50| 0.13 21.17 18.37 +3.80 +3.83| 2269 +51 Armour 77 +2 99 51| 0.00 22.01 18.91 +5.75 +5.53| 2293 +165 Centerville 74 +2 93 51| 0.00 18.59 16.07 +1.30 +1.56| 2149 +196 Marion 75 +3 96 50| 0.00 21.61 18.14 +5.33 +4.85| 2067 +152 Pickstown 77 +3 101 51| 0.03 20.34 16.75 +4.98 +3.88| 2207 +135 Vermillion 77 +2 97 50| 0.00 16.23 13.97 -0.79 -0.42| 2400 +171 Yankton 77 +4 99 50| 0.00 18.16 14.49 +1.81 +0.65| 2353 +308

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