Source: USDA'S NASS NC FIELD OFFICE, 9/6/22

SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT 
VS ST A SS
Subsoil Moisture 5 26 68 1
Topsoil Moisture 6 37 55 2
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus

DAYS SUITABLE FOR FIELD WORK 
This Week Last Week Last Year
6.7            6.2          6.4 

CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Apples 0 0 17 78 5
Corn 20 22 25 29 4
Cotton 1 5 20 66 8
Hay 3 14 39 43 1
Pasture 1 3 32 62 2
Peanuts 1 4 24 64 7
Sorghum 5 8 40 42 5
Soybeans 2 7 28 57 6
Sweet Potatoes 0 6 34 56 4
Tobacco Burley 0 0 48 52 0
Tobacco Flue-Cured 4 6 27 58 5
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 Dent 92 86 97 94
Corn Mature 78 62 84 83
Cotton Bolls Opening 32 14 20 26
Soybeans Setting Pods 96 93 92 89
Soybeans Dropping Leaves 17 n/a 10 10
HARVESTED:
Apples 39 35 42 45
Corn for Grain 32 19 32 36
Corn for Silage 65 52 68 69
Hay: Second Cutting 86 82 89 94
Hay: Third Cutting 29 21 37 41
Peaches 82 77 83 88
Tobacco Flue-Cured 53 45 60 57

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