Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 9/25/17

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS ST A SS
Topsoil Moisture 3 23 71 3
Subsoil Moisture 2 16 74 8
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
6.6              5.6               4.3           4.9 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Cotton 0 3 16 58 23
Pasture 1 9 27 54 9
Peanuts 0 1 13 69 17
Sorghum 0 3 33 58 6
Soybeans 0 3 21 57 19
Sweet Potato 0 1 24 69 6
Tobacco: Burley 6 11 31 52 0
VP = Very Poor P = Poor F = Fair G = Good EX = Excellent


CROP PROGRESS PERCENT – WITH COMPARISONS 
This Week  Last Week  Last Year  5 Yr. Avg.
PHENOLOGICAL:
Cotton % Bolls Opening 66 55 75 73
Soybean% Dropping Leaves 37 26 42 30
HARVESTED:
Apples 64 57 68 65
Corn for Grain 77 68 86 77
Corn Silage 87 80 97 90
Hay: Third Cutting 61 52 69 60
Sorghum 35 24 39 N/A
Sweet Potato 27 13 26 25
Tobacco: Burley 52 40 54 67
Tobacco: Flue-cured 80 73 85 82

COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS
Scattered rain showers hampered silage harvest and second
cutting of hay. Burley and pumpkin harvest is progressing well.
Julia Houck – Ashe-Alleghany County FSA

The dry spell continues in Jackson and Swain county over this last
period with isolated thundershowers dropping approximately .25"
in 25% or less of the counties, but 75%+ of the county had 0" of
rain. Warmer than average temperatures were recorded for the
period.
Robert Hawk – Swain County Extension

Weather conditions for the week have been hot and dry with only
a trace of precipitation in parts of the county. Hay producers have
made good progress harvesting second cutting hay. Vegetable
harvest continues.
Stanley Holloway – Yancey County Extension

July Heat and drought took a harsh toll on what had hitherto been
a fine crop of tobacco. Rains returned with the remains of
Hurricane Harvey, but growers are uncertain if they can get all of
their leaf harvested before frost, or cured in the event of a late
Hurricane.
Taylor Williams – Moore County Extension

Continued dry and hot stressing soybeans. Corn harvest is
moving forward.
Gary Cross – Person County Extension

Producers in Wilson County are trying to finish harvesting their
Tobacco and starting to dig sweet potatoes.
Danny Tharrington – Wilson County FSA

Scattered rainfalls of 1-1.5 inches continue to delay harvest in
some areas. Beginning to apply cotton defoliant materials.
Mike Carroll – Carteret County Extension

Corn harvest is nearing completion and soybean harvest is well
underway. Cabbage planting is nearing completion and the crop
is looking really good. Other tasks on the farm are mowing stalks
and tilling corn fields. Farmers are also taking soil samples.
Al Wood – Pasquotank County Extension

Drier conditions allowed corn harvest to continue with some
soybeans harvested as well. Field work has begun to correct
harvest related damage.
Daniel Simpson – Pamlico County Extension

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