Released: November 12, 2002 -- 3:00 pm CST For Week ending November 10, 2002 SD-CW4502 Volume 51 Issue 45

AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY:    Slightly above normal temperatures and minimal precipitation last week were greatly needed and helped speed-up harvest progress after the cool, wet weather of previous weeks, according to USDA's South Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service. Major farm activities included harvesting row crops, hauling grain, manure hauling and, fall fertilizing, fall tillage, baling corn stalks, weaning and selling calves, moving cattle to fall grazing, and winterizing equipment. Statewide, there were 5.0 days reported suitable for fieldwork last week. This report is based on information from county extension educators, farm service agency county directors, and other reporters across the state.

WEATHER INFORMATION:   The above normal temperatures last week helped lower grain moisture in the remaining unharvested crops. Last week's weather conditions were quite a change from the previous week's cold, wet weather. The average temperature for the state was 40 degrees, 4 degrees above normal. The lowest daily temperature reported was13 degrees in Long Valley and the highest daily temperature reported was 74 degrees in Yankton. Precipitation was only reported at 7 weather stations and all were under 0.10 inch. Some light rain and snow were reported across the state.

SOIL CONDITION:    Topsoil moisture is rated short or very short across 45 percent of the state, 3 points below last week. Subsoil moisture is rated at 59 percent short or very short, 4 points below last week. Soil temperatures from reporting stations averaged 37.5 degrees. This is up 1.5 degrees from last week but 1.6 degrees below normal.

FIELD CROPS REPORT:    The corn crop is now 69 percent harvested, compared to 93 percent last year and the five-year average of 89 percent. Mud and high-moisture corn are still slowing harvest in some areas. Soybeans are rated 95 percent harvested, compared to 100 percent last year and the five-year average of 99 percent. Sorghum for grain has reached 87 percent harvested, while sunflower are now 85 percent harvested, both behind last year's progress. Winter wheat emergence is at 96 percent, compared to 94 percent last year.

LIVESTOCK, PASTURE, AND RANGE REPORT:    Producers continued to utilize crop residues and stalk bales as feed sources last week. Feed supplies are rated at 28 percent very short, 30 percent short, 41 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Cattle and sheep remained in mostly fair to good condition last week.

     FEED AND WATER SUPPLIES COMPARISON
         AS OF November 10, 2002 

              FEED             STOCK WATER 
            SUPPLIES            SUPPLIES 
         This  Last 5-Yr.    This  Last  5-Yr.
RATING   Year  Year  Ave.    Year  Year   Ave.

                       Percent
Very 
 Short     28     3    NA     33      7    6
Short      30    14    NA     28     16   12
Adeq.      41    76    NA     38     73   73
Surplus     1     7    NA      1      4    9


    SOIL MOISTURE CONDITION COMPARISON
         AS OF November 10, 2002 

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

                       Percent
Very 
 Short     18    18    14     28     29    13
Short      27    24    37     31     26    39
Adeq.      52    53    47     38     43    46
Surplus     3     5     2      3      2     2   



    CROP AND LIVESTOCK CONDITIONS
         AS OF November 10, 2002 

ITEM       V POOR   POOR   FAIR   GOOD   EXCEL

                          Percent
Winter Wheat   4       8     36      45      7
Winter Rye    12       3     39      35     11
Cattle         5       7     28      53      7
Sheep          6       7     23      57      7


    CROP PROGRESS AS OF November 10, 2002  1/
                                                       
                                                                           
                  This   Last   Last   5-Yr.
ITEM                Week   Week   Year    Ave
  
                         Percent
Corn          
 grain harvested     69     54     93      89
Sorghum      
 grain harvested     87     79     97      92
Soybeans    
 harvested           95     91    100      99
Sunflower   
 harvested           85     80     96      94
Winter Wheat
 emerged             96     93     94      92 
1/ Percents represent all acreage in or beyond each stage. 



                             SOIL TEMPERATURES
               WEEK ENDING November 10, 2002 (4-inch Depth)

LOCATION      TEMP             LOCATION   TEMP
Beresford      41              Gettysburg   37
Brookings      37              Nisland      39
Caputa         38              Pierre       40
Chamberlain    40              Redfield     34
Cottonwood     38              Watertown    36


                   TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
                WEEK ENDING SUNDAY November 10, 2002
                                     
             TEMPERATURE  |    -----  PRECIPITATION -----   
             -----------  |       SINCE  SINCE  SINCE  SINCE
            CURRENT WEEK  | CURR  JAN 1  APR 1  JAN 1  APR 1
STATION    AVG DFN  HI  LO| WEEK  TOTAL  TOTAL    DFN    DFN
-------     --  --  --  --|-----  -----  -----  -----  -----
Bison       42  +6  65  21| 0.00   7.13   6.54  -9.01  -7.64
Buffalo     43  +8  68  19| 0.00   5.32   4.95  -7.99  -7.18
Dupree      42  +6  64  23| 0.00   8.22   7.60  -7.71  -6.64
Mc Intosh   38  +4  64  17| 0.00   7.67   6.88  -8.15  -7.47
Newell      41  +5  63  17| 0.00  11.31  10.08  -3.12  -2.85
Timber Lake 41  +6  64  22| 0.00   8.22   7.40  -8.65  -7.51
Aberdeen    36  +2  71  16| 0.00  14.94  14.10  -2.81  -1.47
Eureka      38  +5  67  18| 0.00  13.80  13.15  -2.52  -1.59
Faulkton    38  +4  67  21| 0.00  16.98  15.69  -0.88  -0.07
Mobridge    41  +5  68  21| 0.00   7.89   7.71  -8.25  -6.53
Roscoe      38  +3  67  21| 0.00  12.86  12.02  -5.08  -4.00
Britton     38  +4  67  24| 0.00  12.35  11.59  -5.69  -4.74
Clear Lake  38  +3  64  24| 0.00  18.65  15.71  -4.42  -4.45
Sisseton    38  +2  68  24| 0.00  19.13  18.91  -0.92  +1.29
Webster     38  +3  63  19| 0.06  20.40  19.55  +0.30  +1.74
Watertown   38  +3  63  24| 0.00  17.24  16.53  -4.02  -2.20
Faith       42  +6  64  22| 0.00   8.44   8.25  -7.50  -5.88
Milesville  41  +4  64  19| 0.00  11.63  10.03  -5.67  -5.35
Long Valley 36  -5  69  13| 0.00   4.30   4.01 -12.88 -11.30
Philip      43  +4  71  19| 0.00   8.50   8.11  -6.92  -5.67
Rapid City  43  +5  67  20| 0.00  10.58   9.66  -5.25  -4.23
Spearfish   43  +5  63  22| 0.00  14.80  12.66  -6.09  -5.44
Chamberlain 41  +3  68  20| 0.00  14.61  12.89  -2.23  -2.18
Highmore    41  +4  60  22| 0.00  15.08  14.68  -3.86  -2.19
Huron       40  +4  65  18| 0.00  12.75  11.34  -6.44  -5.10
Onida       41  +5  66  20| 0.00  13.36  12.74  -4.12  -2.41
Pierre      43  +5  65  21| 0.00  14.11  13.63  -3.70  -2.14
Brookings   38  +3  64  24| 0.00  23.10  20.23  +1.02  +0.13
Madison     37  +1  64  14| 0.00  16.54  15.27  -6.14  -4.30
Mitchell    39  +0  67  17| 0.00  19.87  17.57  -1.00  -0.67
Sioux Falls 39  +2  65  19| 0.07  23.91  22.08  +1.44  +2.40
Custer      40  +5  54  20| 0.00  17.32  15.82  -0.78  -0.40
Hot Springs 41  +2  62  16| 0.00  14.39  11.98  -0.84  -1.76
Oelrichs    42  +4  66  17| 0.00  12.85  10.38  -3.20  -3.75
Porcupine   44  +7  70  18| 0.00  13.25  11.58  -2.04  -2.23
Murdo       42  +5  66  22| 0.01  10.09   8.80  -7.15  -6.18
Winner      45  +4  68  27| 0.00  13.62  12.02  -8.90  -7.67
Armour      41  +2  71  19| 0.00  17.00  15.97  -4.80  -2.95
Centerville 40  +3  72  18| 0.09  21.60  20.55  -2.14  -0.41
Marion      39  +3  67  21| 0.04  21.31  19.83  -1.75  -0.24
Pickstown   42  +2  73  23| 0.00  16.86  15.74  -4.21  -2.84
Vermillion  45  +5  73  25| 0.04  23.68  22.56  +0.32  +1.83
Yankton     41  +2  74  20| 0.05  20.46  18.44  -1.89  -1.40
       

Source: National Weather Service, provided by AWIS, Inc.