Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 8/8/22

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS ST A SS
Subsoil Moisture 8 32 58 2
Topsoil Moisture 11 29 56 4
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK
This Week Last Week Last Year
6.2             5.7              5.1 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT 
VP P F G EX
Apples 0 0 34 66 0
Corn 17 23 28 28 4
Cotton 7 12 28 49 4
Hay 4 9 39 46 2
Pasture 4 8 53 32 3
Peanuts 2 7 32 55 4
Sorghum 3 12 41 40 4
Soybeans 6 12 35 43 4
Sweet Potatoes 1 13 28 49 9
Tobacco Burley 0 0 35 65 0
Tobacco Flue-Cured 4 10 35 44 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
PHENOLOGICAL:
Corn Silking 96 92 100 100
Corn Dough 82 70 88 88
Corn Dent 48 32 58 60
Corn Mature 14 n/a 21 20
Cotton Squaring 91 85 92 96
Cotton Setting Bolls 65 51 71 75
Peanuts Pegging 93 89 94 95
Soybeans Blooming 86 77 72 72
Soybeans Setting Pods 62 51 44 47
HARVESTED:
Apples 11 n/a 17 16
Corn for Silage 11 n/a 18 20
Hay: Second Cutting 57 49 65 76
Peaches 60 55 61 67
Tobacco Flue-Cured 18 13 20 23  

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