Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 11/12/19

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT 
VS ST A SS
Subsoil Moisture 2 26 69 3
Topsoil Moisture 2 16 76 6
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus


DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
5.4 4.9 3.9 4.8

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Barley 0 1 21 77 1
Pasture 8 38 37 16 1
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.
PLANTED
Barley 68 42 75 75
Oats 48 43 74 66
Wheat 46 32 43 51
PHENOLOGICAL:
Wheat Emerged 30 16 31 34
HARVESTED:
Cotton Harvested 73 58 73 67
Hay: Third Cutting 95 90 89 92
Peanuts Threshed 86 79 84 82
Sorghum for Grain 79 74 80 73
Soybeans 54 45 51 50
Sweet Potatoes 93 86 88 88
Tobacco: Burley 95 90 97 97

COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS
Rainfall was near normal for the period with .30-.50" across the
Jackson and Swain Counties. Temperatures were slightly below
normal with highs from 50-60 and lows 25-32. Hard Freeze the
weekend of November 9th/10th
Robert Hawk – Jackson/Swain County Extension

Dry conditions still many soybeans in the field dry conditions.
Wheat planting is not complete. Hay already very short.
Gary Cross – Person County Extension

Crop harvest is coming to completion. Field work has begun.
Daniel Simpson – Pamlico County Extension

Harvest of cotton and soybean continues. Both yielding better
than average. It is possible to finish harvest with 7-10 days of
cooperating weather.
Mike Carroll – Craven County Extension

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