Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 8/19/19


SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT

VS ST A SS
Subsoil Moisture 3 36 57 4
Topsoil Moisture 3 31 63 3
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg. 
6.1           6.4               5.3             5.7 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Apples 1 1 38 56 4
Corn 9 17 31 35 8
Cotton 4 8 26 49 13
Hay 1 5 32 58 4
Pasture 2 14 45 34 5
Peanuts 3 5 31 46 15
Sorghum 2 10 33 49 6
Soybeans 2 8 28 48 14
Sweet Potatoes 1 3 32 53 11
Tobacco: Flue-cured 2 8 30 53 7
Tobacco: Burley 0 7 39 54 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:
Corn Dough 95 91 94 95
Corn Dented 84 70 78 83
Corn Mature 51 30 43 49
Cotton Setting Bolls 94 91 86 90
Soybeans Blooming 85 75 90 86
Soybeans Setting Pods 64 51 63 62
HARVESTED:
Apples 33 18 22 26
Corn for Silage 46 40 38 39
Hay: Second Cutting 91 88 77 79
Hay: Third Cutting 25 14 11 18
Peaches 83 77 77 78
Tobacco: Flue-cured 29 21 39 38

COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS
Drier conditions are beginning to play into the overall productivity
of all of the crops in the county.
Janice Nicholson - Rutherford County Extension

IH growers concerned about yellowing leaves and plant growth.
Steve Dillion – South Western Counties

Some rain this week in some areas over an inch. Soybeans
suffering from heat high humidity, lower tobacco leaf cutting is in
full swing, Corn Silage is being harvest.
Gary Cross – Person County Extension

Rainfall ranging from 1.5-4.5 inches limited harvest of corn and
tobacco as well as cutting of hay. Disease incidence increasing in
all crops but still relatively low. However, past rainfall within the
last ten days has improved growing conditions.
Mike Carroll – Craven county Extension

Above normal temps and highly scattered thunderstorms
predominated the week. Precipitation levels varied from a trace to
nearly 2" across the county. Some areas are really needing rain
with some crops, especially, beginning to show some drought
stress. Hay producers made good progress harvesting second
cutting hay and vegetable crop harvest continues.
Stanley Holloway – Yancey County Extension

Typical late summer conditions prevail with scattered
thundershowers with some getting rainfall and others none.
Rainfall ranged from 0"-.5". Above normal temperatures.
Robert Hawk - Jackson County Extension

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