Released: June 2, 2003 -- 3:00 pm CST For Week ending June 1, 2003 SD-CW2203 Volume 52 Issue 22

AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY:    Producers welcomed a week of above-normal temperatures and were dealing with windy conditions toward the end of the week, according to USDA's South Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service. Major farm activities included row crop seeding, spraying and applying fertilizer, fixing fences, and moving cattle to pasture. Statewide, there were 6.1 days 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 majority of the state received above-average temperatures last week, with the high of 96 degrees in Oelrichs. The low for the week was 38 degrees, received in McIntosh. Varying amounts of precipitation were received across the state, with some stations reporting no moisture and others reporting trace amounts. Hot Springs reported the greatest amount of precipitation, at 0.55 inch.

SOIL CONDITION:    Soil moisture conditions fell again last week, due to minimal precipitation received across most of the state. Topsoil moisture fell from 88 percent adequate to surplus, to 76 percent adequate to surplus. The subsoil moisture rating fell 4 percentage points, to 66 percent adequate to surplus.

FIELD CROPS REPORT:    Warm temperatures not only aided planting progress, but also crop emergence and development last week. Small grain crops are in mostly good to excellent condition, with emergence of barley, oats, and spring wheat nearing completion. The percentage of barley, oats, and spring wheat in the boot stage are 6 percent, 8 percent, and 31 percent, respectively. Barley and oats in the boot stage are behind the five-year averages, while spring wheat is 15 points ahead of average. Corn is in good to excellent condition, with planting 96 percent completed and emergence at 71 percent. Average corn height is 3 inches, with 24 percent of the corn crop already cultivated or sprayed once. Soybeans are 79 percent planted and 23 percent emerged. Sorghum is slightly ahead of the five-year average, with 43 percent planted. Sunflower is rated at 19 percent planted, 22 percent behind the five-year average.

LIVESTOCK, PASTURE, AND RANGE REPORT:    Range and pasture rated good to excellent, at 46 percent, were unchanged from a week earlier. Cattle being moved to pasture reached 87 percent, which is in-line with the five-year average. Alfalfa hay harvested was rated at 15 percent complete for the first cutting, while other hay was 3 percent harvested. The livestock feed and water supply comparison table was added to show current conditions.

           FEED AND WATER SUPPLIES COMPARISON
                  AS OF June 1, 2003 

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

                       Percent
Very 
 Short     11     6     3     13     11    3
Short      25    22     9     27     25    8
Adeq.      62    70    78     59     62   74
Surplus     2     2    10      1      2   15


           SOIL MOISTURE CONDITION COMPARISON
                  AS OF June 1, 2003 

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

                       Percent
Very 
 Short      3     2    17      9      8    16
Short      21    10    37     25     22    33
Adeq.      74    83    44     64     68    48
Surplus     2     5     2      2      2     3




           CROP AND LIVESTOCK CONDITIONS
                  AS OF June 1, 2003 

ITEM       V POOR   POOR   FAIR   GOOD   EXCEL

                          Percent
Winter Wheat   1       5     27      47     20
Winter Rye     0       1     30      58     11
Spring Wheat   0       3     21      57     19
Barley         0       1     30      61      8
Oats           0       2     24      61     13
Corn           0       1     15      73     11
Cattle         0       2     20      63     15
Sheep          0       3     19      64     14
Range &                                       
   Pasture     3      19     32      39      7




                   CROP PROGRESS 
               AS OF June 1, 2003  1/
                                                      
                                                                       
                    This   Last   Last   5-Yr.
ITEM                Week   Week   Year    Ave
  
                         Percent
Barley        
 emerged             98     87     94      95
 boot                 6      0      4       8
Spring wheat 
 boot                31      1      4      16 
Oats        
 emerged             98     95     96      96
 boot                 8      3      9      15
Corn        
 planted             96     88     97      94
 emerged             71     38     67      72
 ave. height (in.)    3     NA      3      NA
 1st cult or sprayed 24     NA     10      NA
Sorghum     
 seeded              43     29     39      41
Soybeans    
 planted             79     47     84      77
 emerged             23      5     33      39
Sunflower   
 seeded              19      7     33      41
Winter wheat
 boot                86     63     54      71
 headed              26      4      8      22
Winter rye  
 boot                68     40     34      67
 headed               7      3     10      29
Alfalfa     
 1st cutting         15     NA      4      NA
Other hay   
 cut                  3      0      0       1

1/ Percents represent all acreage in or beyond each stage. 



            TEMPERATURE, PRECIPITATION, AND GROWING DEGREE DAYS
                        WEEK ENDING June 1, 2003
                                     
             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       65  +6  89  46| 0.22   8.85   4.92  +1.77  -0.20|   303   +46
Buffalo     66  +7  90  47| 0.26   4.44   2.32  -0.79  -1.73|   326   +93
Dupree      65  +5  88  43| 0.28   5.67   3.38  -1.03  -1.63|   335   +30
Mc Intosh   62  +2  83  38| 0.10   5.85   4.75  -0.19  +0.18|   270    -6
Newell      65  +6  91  44| 0.15   5.75   3.33  -0.16  -1.08|   295   +49
Timber Lake 63  +2  82  41| 0.22   6.01   3.90  -1.05  -1.20|   287   -11
Aberdeen    62  +1  84  40| 0.07   5.19   4.19  -1.44  -0.26|   297   -21
Eureka      63  +3  84  40| 0.04   8.05   7.51  +2.08  +3.12|   307   +39
Faulkton    63  +2  83  42| 0.05   8.81   6.59  +1.81  +1.69|   311   +24
Mobridge    63  +2  83  41| 0.11   5.78   5.16  -0.91  +0.37|   340   +36
Roscoe      62  +1  85  42| 0.07  10.06   8.38  +3.12  +3.36|   221   -76
Britton     64  +2  83  41| 0.00   6.71   6.22  +0.36  +1.58|   352   +17
Clear Lake  62  -1  79  44| 0.06   7.15   5.02  -1.12  -0.34|   257   -59
Sisseton    63  +1  85  41| 0.05   6.32   6.00  -1.38  +0.73|   304   -47
Webster     61  +0  83  45| 0.08   5.89   4.87  -1.18  +0.09|   284   -28
Watertown   61  -1  82  42| 0.05   5.45   4.47  -2.40  -0.85|   284   -19
Faith       65  +4  91  43| 0.10   3.88   2.96  -2.95  -2.06|   315   +16
Milesville  65  +4  88  46| 0.02   6.74   3.75  -0.49  -1.56|   342    +1
Long Valley 66  +5  90  47| 0.07   9.32   6.68  +2.43  +1.66|   373   +47
Philip      66  +4  90  47| 0.04   6.51   4.87  +0.25  +0.25|   383   +36
Rapid City  67  +8  94  42| 0.07   5.01   3.41  -1.60  -1.26|   338   +97
Spearfish   67  +9  90  47| 0.21   8.87   4.77  -0.55  -1.86|   326  +102
Chamberlain 64  +1  86  44| 0.14   9.01   6.97  +2.19  +1.92|   349   -51
Highmore    64  +2  83  43| 0.00   6.48   5.24  -0.78  +0.05|   362   +26
Huron       63  +1  84  39| 0.01   5.41   4.21  -2.41  -0.86|   377   +43
Onida       62  -2  82  41| 0.11   9.19   7.07  +2.08  +2.29|   302   -50
Pierre      65  +3  85  42| 0.03   7.40   6.26  +0.30  +1.20|   383   +30
Brookings   61  +1  80  40| 0.02   5.77   4.96  -1.34  -0.17|   259    -5
Madison     62  +0  81  41| 0.00   6.60   5.59  -1.95  +0.15|   275   -35
Mitchell    63  -3  83  44| 0.04   8.26   6.15  -0.07  +0.45|   306   -94
Sioux Falls 63  +0  81  40| 0.08   7.50   6.35  -0.95  +0.69|   342   -12
Custer      61  +8  88  44| 0.05   7.06   4.03  +0.12  -1.03|   137   +30
Hot Springs 68  +7  90  44| 0.55   8.45   5.39  +2.41  +0.84|   313    -1
Oelrichs    66  +6  96  48| 0.16   7.70   5.17  +0.75  +0.14|   341   +24
Porcupine   66  +5  93  43| 0.09   7.97   4.74  +1.90  +0.15|   335   +46
Murdo       65  +4  87  45| 0.00   8.57   6.35  +1.24  +1.28|   368   +54
Winner      67  +3  89  44| 0.00   8.58   6.55  -0.81  -0.01|   494   +43
Armour      65  +0  84  45| 0.05   7.92   6.56  -0.60  +0.92|   431    -6
Centerville 64  +1  82  45| 0.07   7.54   5.72  -1.08  -0.12|   379   -10
Marion      63  -2  82  44| 0.00   8.10   6.37  -0.69  +0.57|   304   -54
Pickstown   65  +1  88  45| 0.00   8.73   6.86  +0.80  +1.42|   412   +19
Vermillion  66  -1  84  44| 0.04   8.70   5.58  -0.06  -0.55|   469   -33
Yankton     63  -2  84  45| 0.06   9.44   6.26  +1.12  +0.45|   369   -37


Source: National Weather Service, provided by AWIS, Inc.
Growing Degree Day values calculated using standard corn formula with no temperature caps.