Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 11/13/17

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS ST A SS
Topsoil Moisture 2 9 77 12
Subsoil Moisture 2 15 75 8
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
4.3 5.8 6.7 5.3

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Barley 1 3 10 83 3
Oats 0 2 46 51 1
Pasture 2 7 32 51 8
Wheat 0 3 17 71 9

CROP PROGRESS PERCENT – WITH COMPARISONS 
This Week Last Week Last Year 5 Yr. Avg.
PHENOLOGICAL:
Wheat Emerged 53 37 29 30

HARVESTED:
Cotton 78 65 69 62
Hay: Third Cutting 95 93 94 91
Peanuts 91 85 83 87
Soybeans 54 50 60 45
Sweet Potato 93 91 91 90
PLANTED:
Barley 86 80 75 78
Oats 79 74 67 69
Wheat 72 58 54 54
VP = Very Poor P = Poor F = Fair G = Good EX = Excellent

COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS
Weather conditions for the week started off warm but cooled
considerably late week. Light rain and drizzle much of the week
hampered Christmas tree harvest somewhat. Precipitation levels
were light with most areas of the county only receiving between
.5"-.8" of rain. Farm activities other than Christmas tree harvest
included some stripping of burley tobacco, tending livestock, and
winterizing equipment.
Stanley Holloway – Yancey County Extension

The rain has slowed down soybean harvest. It is good to have rain
for the small grain crops to emerge, but we need some dry
weather to finish soybean harvest.
Charles Mitchell – Franklin County Extension

Recent rainfall was welcomed, but more is needed to keep crops
in decent condition. There was a freeze across most of the county
late in the week, so soybean leaf drop will speed up. Producers
are reporting decent soybean yields in spite of dry weather during
most of the fall. Pastures are short due to lack of moisture, with
most producers starting to feed hay. A few cattlemen are starting
to strip graze earlier than normal.
Paul Westfall - Granville County Extension

When conditions are favorable, farmers have been picking
soybean and preparing land for and/or planting wheat. Cabbage
harvest is well underway and the crops looks very good. Direct
marketers are busy harvesting and selling local greens and other
produce as people prepare for Thanksgiving.
Al Wood - Pasquotank County Extension

Christmas tree harvest is progressing well. Rain showers earlier
in the week delayed corn and soybean harvest.
Julia Houck – Ashe-Alleghany County Extension

Showers have slowed soybean harvest. Good yields reported.
Daniel Simpson - Pamlico County Extension

Temperatures were above normal with some frost and freeze for
the period with average rainfall of 1.25" of widespread rainfall
across Jackson and Swain Counties.
Robert Hawk - Swain County Extension

Week of Drizzle and damp weather.
Tim Britton - Johnston County Extension

Excess moisture last week delayed some potential harvest of
cotton, beans, and sweet potatoes. Growers will probably be
working to get cotton out of the field through Thanksgiving, which
is a little late for our area. Because of that, quality may be
reduced. We did have our first freezing temperature of the season
over the weekend, though it seems the wind blew enough to not
allow frost to form. Roy Thagard – Greene County Extension

Cotton and peanut yields are looking strong. Soybean harvest is
slowly picking up. Howard Wallace - Hoke County Extension
Some rain slowed soybean harvest tobacco done, corn done,
wheat planted.
Gary Cross – Person County Extension

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