Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 12/2/19


SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS ST A SS
Subsoil Moisture 0 8 71 21
Topsoil Moisture 0 2 81 17
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK 
This Week Last Week Last Year 5-Year Avg.
4.0 4.2 N/A N/A

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Barley 0 1 19 78 2
Oats 0 1 63 35 1
Pasture 5 29 39 26 1
Wheat 1 2 22 71 4
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 97 91 N/A N/A
Oats 82 71 N/A N/A
Wheat 86 77 66 81
PHENOLOGICAL:
Wheat Emerged 74 60 51 66
HARVESTED:
Cotton Harvested 93 89 85 89
Peanuts Threshed 95 91 96 97
Sorghum for Grain 98 93 N/A N/A
Soybeans 75 67 71 77

COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT REPORTS
Rainfall was near average with .5' - 1" across Jackson
and Swain counties with near average temperatures
for the period..
Robert Hawk – Jackson/Swain County Extension

Rain wet weather some soybeans still in the field.
Gary Cross – Person County Extension

Early November freeze stunted some over-seeded
pastures, delayed emergence of small grains, and
was not helpful to recently planed strawberries. This
had been preceded by an unusually hot SeptemberOctober, that delayed overseeded pastures.
Taylor Williams – Moore County Extension

Harvest is complete for most crops. Field work has
begun. Wet weather has set in and slowed what little
work is being done.
Daniel Simpson – Pamlico County Extension

Rains continue to delay all field work
Mike Carroll – Craven County Extension

Some dry weather allowed farmers to push to
complete soybean harvest. Late season bean yields
are about the 30-35 bushel average for the county.
Saturday night's heavy rains will delay the completion
of soybean harvest at least another 3-5 days. Above
average temperatures and adequate rainfall have
spurred wheat growth across the county.
Mark Seitz – Pender County Extension

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