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Released: June 28, 1999 -- 3:00 p.m For Week Ending June 27, 1999 Volume 48 Issue 16

GENERAL
Sporadic storms across the state slowed progress in cultivating, spraying and harvesting alfalfa, according to the USDA's South Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service. Sunshine and dry conditions are needed to reduce the threat of disease and spur crop development. Statewide, there were 5.5 days suitable for fieldwork.

Based on information from county extension educators, farm service agency county directors and other reporters around the state.

SOIL MOISTURE
Soil conditions are reported to be mostly adequate across the state with pockets of surplus topsoil and subsoil moisture in the extreme northeast and southeast areas of the state. 



    
 SOIL MOISTURE CONDITION COMPARISON - JUNE 25 

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

                       Percent
Very 
 Short      0     0    0     0     0     0
Short       2     1    8     0     0     5
Adeq.      78    75   65    77    72    66
Surplus    20    24   27    23    28    29


CROPS
Corn and soybean planting is virtually completed around the state, with some producers in the northeast reporting soybeans being replanted last week, due to crusting from excess rainfall. Sunflower and sorghum planted were 95 percent and 92 percent complete, both ahead of the five-year averages. Winter wheat is 45 percent turning color, well ahead of the five-year average of 25 percent. In addition, 64 percent of spring wheat, 50 percent of oats, and 54 percent of barley are headed, all ahead of the five-year averages. Lack of sunshine and wet conditions slowed the development of the crops and posed a greater threat of disease. There were reports of leaf disease in barley and winter and spring wheat. Weed control is still a concern of producers as they work to spray and cultivate fields. Severe weather continues to cause problems across the state, with reports of significant hail damage to crops in Gregory County. 



CROP AND LIVESTOCK CONDITIONS - JUNE 27

ITEM       V POOR   POOR   FAIR   GOOD   EXCEL

                          Percent
Winter Wheat   0       0     12      56     32
Winter Rye     0       4     19      48     29
Alfalfa        0       2     14      56     28
Barley         0       1     11      68     20
Oats           0       1     11      69     19
Spring Wheat   0       4     11      58     27
Sorghum        0       0     19      67     14
Soybeans       1       5     18      56     20
Corn           1       3     17      58     21
Sunflower      0       4     18      66     12
Flaxseed       0       1     12      70     17
Cattle         0       0      4      66     30
Sheep          0       0      4      64     32
Range & 
   Pasture     0       0      5      56     39


LIVESTOCK AND FORAGE
Pasture conditions are 95 percent good to excellent and 5 percent fair. There are reports of abundant grass and feed supplies with cattle and sheep remaining in good to excellent condition. There are some reports of flies and mosquitoes starting to bother livestock. Alfalfa hay conditions remain in fair to excellent condition with 72 percent of 1st cutting harvested at week's end. There are still many reports of alfalfa weevil problems around the state.

WEATHER
Temperatures were above average across the state for the week, with the exception of Hot Springs being 1 degree below average. Faith reported the highest temperature at 98 degrees, with the lowest temperature of 45 degrees in Custer. Scattered rain was received across the state with several areas receiving none. Yankton recorded the highest precipitation amount at 1.97 inches. 


             

 

        CROP PROGRESS - JUNE 27  1/
                                                                                
                This   Last   Last   5-Yr.
ITEM            Week   Week   Year    Ave
  
  
                         Percent
Barley  
 boot            83     59     90     70
 headed          54     30     67     41
 turning color    8      0     32      8
Spring wheat
 boot            88     71     90     74
 headed          64     36     72     46
 turning color    5      0     28      8
Oats       
 boot            81     63     86     71
 headed          50     23     66     44
 turning color    7      5      7      3  
Corn    
 planted         99     99    100    100
 emerged         98     96    100     NA
 ave.height(in.) 16     10     19     16
 1st cult.       55     28     71     61
 2nd cult.       14      0     26     17
Flaxseed
 seeded         100    100    100     99
 emerged         98     95    100     95
 blooming        12      1     44     18
Sorghum    
 seeded          92     86     94     91  
Soybeans
 planted         98     96    100     97
 emerged         96     83     97     NA 
 blooming         3      0      5      2
Sunflower  
 seeded          95     87     95     92  
Winter wheat
 boot           100     98    100     98 
 headed          98     90     96     92 
 turning color   45      5     45     25
 ripe             0      0      7      2
Winter rye  
 boot           100     97    100    100
 headed          95     87     99     95 
 turning color   13      8     47     22 
 ripe             0      0      4      5
Alfalfa     
 1st cutting     72     53     70     68
Other hay  
 cut             29      16    24     21  
1/ Percents represent all acreage in or beyond each stage.


 
              TEMPERATURE  |    -----  PRECIPITATION -----   |GDD BASE 
              -----------  |       SINCE  SINCE  SINCE  SINCE|---------
             CURRENT WEEK  | CURR  JAN 1  APR 1  JAN 1  APR 1|SNCE APR 6
STATION     AVG DFN  HI  LO| WEEK  TOTAL  TOTAL    DFN    DFN|TOT   DFN
-------      --  --  --  --|-----  -----  -----  -----  -----|----  ----
Buffalo      67  +0  91  48| 0.20  10.24   9.02  +2.54  +2.50|479  -119
Aberdeen     72  +5  90  54| 0.11  10.01   8.22  +0.62  +1.01|794   +56
Leola        71  +3  88  51| 0.96  12.87  10.85  +2.77  +2.90|713    +5
Mobridge     73  +5  94  53| 0.00  11.06  10.56  +1.69  +3.09|690   -38
Roscoe       71  +2  88  54| 0.42  12.37  10.45  +2.33  +2.33|629   -83
Britton      73  +4  88  55| 0.10  10.91   8.27  +1.42  +0.49|780   +17
Sisseton     73  +4  90  56| 0.13  10.28   7.53  -0.09  -0.41|774   -18
Webster      71  +3  88  57| 0.18  13.64  11.01  +3.66  +3.32|728    -4
Watertown    72  +4  87  57| 0.90   9.39   7.84  -1.55  -0.57|755   +22
Faith        71  +2  98  51| 0.00   9.31   8.41  -0.19  +0.72|629   -93
Lead         67  +4  88  47| 0.00  18.99  14.69  +1.65  +2.58|352   -52
Philip       74  +3  97  52| 0.01  11.24  10.18  +2.38  +2.96|730   -83
Rapid City   69  +2  90  48| 0.30  12.34  11.24  +3.04  +3.88|561   -53
Chamberlain  74  +2  90  58| 0.23  16.99  15.22  +7.62  +7.62|751  -148
Highmore     71  +2  87  53| 0.40  11.01  10.01  +0.98  +2.05|735   -49
Huron        74  +5  88  57| 0.42   9.23   8.40  -1.51  +0.41|887  +100
Pierre       77  +6  97  55| 0.00  12.05  10.95  +1.87  +2.81|916   +91
Brookings    74  +6  88  59| 0.14  11.76   9.74  +0.86  +0.82|742   +79
Madison      74  +5  89  59| 0.23  11.37  10.61  -0.35  +2.00|762   +24
Mitchell     75  +4  91  60| 0.45  17.01  14.64  +5.42  +5.68|863   -33
Sioux Falls  75  +5  90  59| 0.39  14.69  12.89  +3.26  +4.25|839   +21
Custer       65  +4  86  45| 0.30  10.53   9.73  +0.78  +1.86|265   -80
Hot Springs  69  -1  94  48| 0.47  14.24  12.66  +5.79  +5.70|548  -184
Porcupine    70  +0  94  47| 0.36  13.30  11.55  +4.63  +4.36|623   -99
Bonesteel    72  +3  88  58| 1.02  13.92  10.10  +0.68  -0.38|748   -30
Mission      73  +4  90  55| 0.90  14.21  12.74  +4.04  +4.59|694    +1
Murdo        74  +4  93  55| 0.14  13.43  10.34  +3.33  +2.50|737   -29
Winner       74  +1  90  55| 1.17  12.66  11.10  +0.12  +1.39|820  -152
Armour       75  +3  88  59| 0.56  14.13  12.27  +2.23  +3.25|924   -19
Vermillion   75  +2  88  55| 3.03  18.67  17.65  +6.43  +8.04|990   -48
Yankton      74  +3  89  56| 1.97  17.68  16.20  +5.83  +6.86|875   -27
 
SOURCE: National Weather Service, Provided by AWIS, Inc.
bar chart showing crop progress compared to the last 10 years

                                     
 
 
 
South Dakota county map showing topsoil moisture South Dakota county map showing subsoil moisture

Topsoil image in 'TIF' format for publishers
Subsoil image in 'TIF' format for publishers
 

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