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GENERAL: There were 6.0 days suitable for field work for the week ending September 23rd, compared to 6.3 days for the week ending September 15th. Statewide soil moisture levels were rated at 3% very short, 28% short, 65% adequate and 4% surplus. The state received wide spread precipitation this week with several areas receiving 2.0 or more inches of rain. Average temperatures were below normal for most of the state this week with fall like conditions. Corn harvest is in-line with last year and the 5-year average while tobacco harvest has moved ahead of last year and the 5-year averages. Sweet potato harvest is just beginning.
CROP PROGRESS PERCENT – WITH COMPARISONS
This
week Last
Week Last
Year 5-Year
Avg.
PHENOLOGICAL:
Cotton % Bolls Open 60 34 76 78
Soybeans % Blooming 94 93 100 100
Soybeans % Pods Set 88 84 100 99
Soybeans % Leaf Drop 12 na 20 22
HARVESTED:
Apples 52 41 70 60
Corn For Grain 74 53 74 71
Corn For Silage 88 84 94 92
Hay 2nd Cutting 93 88 99 95
Hay 3rd Cutting 36 34 61 55
Sorghum 26 11 na na
Sweet Potatoes 10 na 24 25
Tobacco: Burley 88 84 79 74
Tobacco: Flue-cured 92 87 80 78
CROP CONDITION PERCENT
VP P F G EX
Cotton 3 12 42 40 3
Hay 1 7 35 54 3
Pasture 0 5 30 58 7
Peanuts 0 3 18 60 19
Sorghum 1 3 33 60 3
Soybeans 3 9 37 45 6
Sweet Potatoes 0 2 62 35 1
VP = Very Poor P = Poor F = Fair G = Good EX = Excellent
SOIL MOISTURE PERCENT
VS ST A SS
State 3 28 65 4
Mountain Region 0 11 77 12
Piedmont Region 3 37 58 2
Coastal Plain Region 5 32 63 0
VS= Very Short ST = Short A = Adequate SS = Surplus
