Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 9/12/21
 
SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT 
VS ST A SS

Subsoil Moisture 5 36 58 1
Topsoil Moisture 9 38 51 2
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK 
This Week Last Week Last Year 
6.4           6.4             5.1 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Apples 0 1 38 60 1
Corn 1 2 16 62 19
Cotton 2 8 27 56 7
Hay 2 38 26 31 3
Pasture 3 19 34 41 3
Peanuts 1 5 18 69 7
Sorghum 0 4 49 40 7
Soybeans 2 8 24 58 8
Sweet Potatoes 2 5 21 67 5
Tobacco: Flue-Cured 2 12 39 42 5
Tobacco: Burley 0 21 45 34 0

VP = Very Poor P = Poor F = Fair G = Good EX = Excellent


CROP PROGRESS PERCENT – WITH COMPARISONS 
This Week Last Week Last Year 5Yr Avg
PHENOLOGICAL:
Corn Mature 92 86 89 91
Cotton Bolls Opening 34 22 37 45
Soybeans Setting Pods 96 93 98 95
Soybeans Dropping Leaves 23 11 17 21
HARVESTED:
Apples 49 44 46 55
Corn for Grain 49 34 45 58
Corn for Silage 76 69 76 81
Hay: Second Cutting 93 89 97 97
Hay: Third Cutting 45 39 48 52
Peaches 91 84 92 94
Sorghum 22 n/a 19 18
Tobacco: Flue-Cured 69 61 72 69
Tobacco: Burley 37 14 28 31

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