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Released: June 1, 1998 -- 3:00 p.m. For Week Ending May 31, 1998 Volume 47 Issue 12

GENERAL Weather conditions allowed producers to make excellent progress planting row crops, according to the USDA's South Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service. Producers continued moving cattle and calves to summer pastures. Weed control is becoming a major concern for farmers, along with grasshoppers and alfalfa weevils. Statewide, there were 5.1 days suitable for fieldwork.

Based on information from county agents, farm service agency county directors, and other reporters.

SOIL MOISTURE The northwest area of the state is still reporting short topsoil and subsoil moisture conditions, with part of this area reporting very short conditions. Most areas of the state report adequate topsoil and subsoil conditions, with the northeast still reporting surplus conditions.


 SOIL MOISTURE CONDITION COMPARISON - MAY 29

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

                       Percent
Very 
 Short      4     4    1     3     2     0
Short      12     9    4     8     9     1
Adeq.      69    68   69    69    69    63
Surplus    15    19   26    20    20    36

CROPS Row crop planting continues well ahead of the five-year average and the previous three years. Small grain development is also well ahead of recent years. Some tanspot is still showing up in winter wheat, but development remains well above the five-year average. Seventy-nine percent of the soybeans have been planted, with 47 percent emerged. Most of the corn has been planted and 85 percent is emerged, with an average height of 5 inches. Several counties reported drought stress showing up on small grains and alfalfa. Producers have started spraying corn and alfalfa. Many counties reported grasshoppers, and are still reporting alfalfa weevils and cutworms.


CROP AND LIVESTOCK CONDITIONS - MAY 31

ITEM       V POOR   POOR   FAIR   GOOD   EXCEL

                          Percent
Winter Wheat  0       2     10      53     35
Winter Rye    0       0      9      62     29
Alfalfa       0       5     18      56     21
Spring Wheat  0       3     16      58     23
Barley        0       2     12      67     19
Oats          0       1     12      69     18
Corn          0       1      9      63     27
Sorghum       0       0     17      71     12
Soybeans      0       1      8      69     22
Livestock     0       0      5      67     28
Range &  
    Pasture   0       2     13      62     23

LIVESTOCK AND FORAGE Calving and lambing are close to being complete, with 98 percent of calving and 97 percent of lambing finished. Ninety-five percent of livestock are in good to excellent condition, with 86 percent moved to pasture. Feed supplies were 95 percent adequate to surplus, with stock water supplies 95 percent adequate to surplus. Range and pasture are 85 percent good to excellent, with 15 percent reporting poor to fair. WEATHER Temperatures averaged above normal last week, ranging from 2 to 11 degrees above normal. The highest temperature was 94 degrees at Centerville and Sioux City. The lowest temperature was 39 degrees at Sioux Falls. Little to no precipitation was received in most locations across the state. Philip received the most precipitation with 0.85 inch, while southeast locations received generally less than 0.50 inch.


             
 CROP PROGRESS - MAY 31
                                                                                    
                 This   Last   Last    5-Yr.
ITEM             Week   Week   Year     Ave
  
  
                            Percent
Barley  
 emerged          98     95      78     81
 boot             16      9       0      4
 headed            3      1       0      0
Spring wheat
 emerged          99     97      80     86
 boot             35     20       1      5
 headed           12      2       0      0   
Oats       
 emerged          97     93      77     83
 boot             35     14       0      5
 headed            6      3       0      0  
Corn
 seeded           96     89      87     76
 emerged          85     70      NA     NA 
 ave.height(in.)   5      3       0      1
 1st cult.        15      7       0      0
Flaxseed
 seeded           99     82      59     53
 emerged          76     72      28     34 
Sorghum
 seeded           57     40      28     29
Soybeans
 seeded           79     59      61     48
 emerged          47     26      NA     NA 
Sunflower
 seeded           58     38      21     29
Winter Wheat
 boot             84     73      24     39
 headed           25     17       0     11 
Winter Rye  
 boot             88     74      33     46
 headed           57     31       0     11
Alfalfa    
 cut once         21      8       0      3  

NA = Not available

           AVERAGE SOIL TEMPERATURES
 WEEK ENDING MAY 31           (4-inch Depth)

LOCATION       TEMP        LOCATION       TEMP 

Beresford        66        Gettysburg        63
Brookings        64        Nisland           66
Caputa           67        Pierre            68
Chamberlain      67        Redfield          61
Cottonwood       64        Watertown         64

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                Growing Degree Days |    Temperature past week            
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                 GDD       Departure|          Departure                  
                 Since     from     |  Ave     from        High   Low     
Dist  Station    April 6   normal   |          normal                     
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                                      - - - - - - Degrees - - - - - -     
NW  Lemmon             434       103        62        4       84       41       
                                                                                
NC  Aberdeen           538       138        62        2       81       45       
    Mobridge           539       158        63        2       84       43       
                                                                                
NE  Watertown          494       148        62        2       84       40       
    Webster            544       206        63        3       81       45       
                                                                                
WC  Philip             808       349        73       11       91       49       
    Rapid City         469        89        64        5       87       46       
                                                                                
 C  Chamberlain        570        97        65        3       92       43       
    Highmore           622       209        67        7       89       45       
    Huron              597       171        66        4       88       45       
    Pierre             641       198        68        6       89       45       
                                                                                
EC  Brookings          565       211        64        4       85       44       
    Flandreau          556       165        66        6       85       43       
    Forestburg         621       169        67        5       86       46       
    Madison            570       192        64        3       87       40       
    Mitchell           602       128        66        3       89       45       
    Sioux Falls        573       136        64        2       88       39       
                                                                                
SW  Buffalo Gap         NA        NA        NA       NA       NA       NA                   
    Custer             267        57        57        5       73       42       
    Yankton            669       173        67        4       92       47       
                                                                                
SC  Bonesteel          548        89        66        3       88       46       
                                                                                
SE  Armour             628       149        69        6       87       45       
    Centerville        603       130        67        4       94       49       
    Marion             617       160        67        4       89       48       
    Menno              625       130        67        4       89       48       
    Pickstown          613       121        67        4       87       46       
    Sioux City         686       154        69        4       94       49       
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  1/ Growing degree days are calculated by subtracting 50 degrees (F)     
     base temperature from the average of the maximum and minimum         
     temperatures for the day. The daily maximum is limited to 86         
     degrees (F) and daily minimum of 50 degrees (F). NA=Not Available.   
                                                                          
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                                     Precipitation                        
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                            Totals             |  Departure from normal   
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Dist  Station     Weekly     Yearly  Since 4/1 | Weekly  Yearly  Since 4/1
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                 - - - - - - - - - - - - Inches - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
NW  Lemmon            0.00      2.28      0.56    -0.70    -4.70    -4.35       
                                                                                
NC  Aberdeen          0.00      6.66      3.87    -0.56     0.20    -0.46       
    Mobridge          0.04      2.35      1.22    -0.59    -4.15    -3.42       
                                                                                
NE  Watertown         0.30      6.85      5.08    -0.40    -0.79    -0.08       
    Webster           0.10      8.32      4.88    -0.56     1.46     0.27       
                                                                                
WC  Philip            0.85     12.63      9.17     0.22     6.56     4.70       
    Rapid City        0.02      5.35      2.69    -0.61    -1.07    -1.83       
                                                                                
 C  Chamberlain       0.09      5.91      3.77    -0.68    -1.69    -1.60       
    Highmore          0.04      7.43      4.39    -0.59     0.36    -0.66       
    Huron             0.48      7.59      6.27    -0.22    -0.02     1.35       
    Pierre            0.00      6.69      3.72    -0.70    -0.20    -1.17       
                                                                                
EC  Brookings         0.16      5.46      2.81    -0.54    -1.42    -2.13       
    Flandreau         0.25      6.67      3.36    -0.45    -0.44    -1.68       
    Forestburg        0.17      8.07      5.58    -0.53     0.15     0.29       
    Madison           0.05      7.20      4.69    -0.65    -1.14    -0.60       
    Mitchell          0.00      8.95      5.87    -0.73     0.85     0.34       
    Sioux Falls       0.60      9.29      4.15    -0.10     1.05    -1.36       
                                                                                
SW  Buffalo Gap       0.00      3.79      1.92    -0.70    -2.71    -2.83       
    Custer            0.00      4.39      1.64    -0.70    -2.34    -3.25       
    Yankton           0.30     11.57      7.39    -0.54     3.50     1.77       
                                                                                
SC  Bonesteel         0.20      5.76      3.40    -0.77    -3.74    -3.40       
                                                                                
SE  Armour            0.50      9.12      5.79    -0.27     0.83     0.32       
    Centerville       0.40     10.48      5.49    -0.39     2.11    -0.15       
    Marion            0.39      8.43      5.05    -0.31    -0.14    -0.59       
    Menno             0.25      9.82      5.68    -0.52     1.58     0.02       
    Pickstown         0.31     10.36      7.80    -0.39     2.65     2.52       
    Sioux City        0.12     12.11      7.74    -0.72     3.00     1.78       
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bar chart showing crop progress compared to the last 10 years

Chart image in 'TIF' format for publishers

South Dakota county map showing topsoil moisture

Topsoil image in 'TIF' format for publishers
Black & White Crosshatched Topsoil image in 'TIF' format for publishers
Subsoil image in 'TIF' format for publishers
Black & White Crosshatched Subsoil image in 'TIF' format for publishers

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