Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 10/4/21

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS ST A SS
Subsoil Moisture 10 32 57 1
Topsoil Moisture 12 37 50 1
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year 
6.7               5.3              5.3 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT 
VP P F G EX
Cotton 2 8 30 53 7
Pasture 3 15 43 37 2
Peanuts 3 5 20 62 10
Soybeans 3 8 27 54 8
Sweet Potatoes 4 5 25 59 7
VP = Very Poor P = Poor F = Fair G = Good EX = Excellent


CROP PROGRESS PERCENT – WITH COMPARISONS 
This Week Last Week Last Year 5Yr Avg
PLANTED:
Barley 12 n/a n/a n/a
PHENOLOGICAL:
Cotton Bolls Opening 82 67 73 83
Soybeans Dropping Leaves 62 51 48 57
HARVESTED:
Apples 82 68 64 75
Corn for Grain 86 77 83 87
Corn for Silage 96 91 91 95
Hay: Third Cutting 75 65 73 71
Peanuts 14 n/a 11 17
Sorghum 63 47 40 44
Soybeans 10 n/a n/a 11
Sweet Potatoes 28 18 34 39
Tobacco: Flue-Cured 92 85 93 90
Tobacco: Burley 72 60 54 60

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