Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 10/12/21

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT 
VS ST A SS
Subsoil Moisture 7 30 60 3
Topsoil Moisture 9 32 56 3
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year
4.5                6.7               5.1

CROP CONDITION PERCENT 
VP P F G EX
Cotton 2 7 29 51 11
Pasture 2 9 44 42 3
Peanuts 2 4 20 61 13
Soybeans 3 8 28 50 11
Sweet Potatoes 3 4 22 62 9
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 20 12 n/a n/a
Oats 13 n/a 25 16
PHENOLOGICAL:
Cotton Bolls Opening 90 82 84 90
Soybeans Dropping Leaves 77 62 61 70
HARVESTED:
Apples 86 82 73 80
Corn for Grain 91 86 89 91
Cotton 11 n/a n/a 13
Hay: Third Cutting 80 75 83 77
Peanuts 27 14 21 28
Sorghum 76 63 44 52
Soybeans 16 10 13 16
Sweet Potatoes 36 28 44 49
Tobacco: Flue-Cured 95 92 96 94
Tobacco: Burley 83 72 64 68

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