**Issue:** TX-CW0609

**Released:** February 9, 2009

**For the week of:** February 2 - 8, 2009

**Agricultural Summary:** East Texas received anywhere from 0.01 inches
to 1.5 inches of rain while the rest of the state observed no moisture.
Wheat was being irrigated in the Northern High Plains, while land was
being prepared for spring wheat in the Trans-Pecos. Field preparations
continued in the Panhandle and parts of the Trans-Pecos area for cotton
and corn. Pecans were being pruned and hedged in the Trans-Pecos.
Livestock continued to be fed and range and pasture were in need of
moisture due to lack of rain and high winds. Top soil moisture was
mostly very short to short across the state.

**Field Crops Report**

**Small Grains:** Wheat conditions continued to decline in the High
Plains due to lack of moisture. Wheat was being irrigated in the
Northern High Plains. In Trans-Pecos, land was being prepared for spring
wheat. Statewide, wheat condition was mostly very poor to poor and oat
condition was mostly very poor to poor as well.

**Cotton:** Field preparation continued in the Northern Plains and parts
of the Trans-Pecos area.

**Corn:** Field preparation continued in the Northern High Plains.
Planting and pre-irrigation occurred in the Lower Valley.

**Fruit, Vegetable and Specialty Crop Report**

Pecans in Trans-Pecos were being pruned and hedged. Fall planted onions
in Trans-Pecos began to break dormancy. Onion growth was progressing
well in the Lower Valley. Spinach and cabbage harvest continued in South
Texas and producers prepared to apply another irrigation water
application to these crops.

**Livestock, Pasture and Range Report**

Supplemental feeding of livestock was on going across most of the state.
Herd liquidation occurred in the Coastal Bend and South Texas. Range and
pasture conditions across the state were very dry and in need of rain.
Small wildfires broke out across some parts of the state due to the lack
of rain and strong winds. Range and Pasture condition was mostly very
poor to poor statewide.

+------------+-------------+------------+-------------+--------------+
| **Crop     |             |            |             |              |
| Progress   |             |            |             |              |
| Table --   |             |            |             |              |
| February   |             |            |             |              |
| 8, 2009**  |             |            |             |              |
+------------+-------------+------------+-------------+--------------+
| **Crop**   | **Stage**   | *          |             |              |
|            |             | *Percent** |             |              |
+------------+-------------+------------+-------------+--------------+
|            |             | **2009**   | **2008**    | **Average**  |
|            |             |            |             |              |
|            |             |            |             | **2004 --    |
|            |             |            |             | 2008**       |
+------------+-------------+------------+-------------+--------------+
| Winter     | Emerged     | 98         | 94          | 98           |
| Wheat      |             |            |             |              |
+------------+-------------+------------+-------------+--------------+
| Oats       | Emerged     | 89         | 99          | 96           |
+------------+-------------+------------+-------------+--------------+
| Pecans     | Harvested   | 100        | 100         | 100          |
+------------+-------------+------------+-------------+--------------+

  ------------- --------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- ---------- ----------
  **Crop                                                                             
  Condition                                                                          
  Table --                                                                           
  February 8,                                                                        
  2009**                                                                             

  **Crop**      **Percent**                                               **Index    
                                                                          ^1/^**     

                **Excellent**   **Good**   **Fair**   **Poor**   **Very   **2009**   **2008**
                                                                 Poor**              

  Wheat         2               11         27         32         28       38         37

  Oats          0               1          12         26         61       18         37

  Range &       0               5          23         30         42       \--        \--
  Pasture                                                                            

  1/ The                                                                             
  formula for                                                                        
  the condition                                                                      
  index is I =                                                                       
  (5V + 25P +                                                                        
  60F + 90G +                                                                        
  110E)/100                                                                          
  where\                                                                             
  I=crop                                                                             
  condition                                                                          
  Index and V,                                                                       
  P, F, G, E =                                                                       
  percentage of                                                                      
  crop rated                                                                         
  very poor,                                                                         
  poor, fair,                                                                        
  good,                                                                              
  excellent.                                                                         
  ------------- --------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------- ---------- ----------

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<td colspan="16"><strong>Top Soil Moisture by District – February 8,
2009</strong></td>
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<tr class="even">
<td rowspan="2"><strong>Condition</strong></td>
<td colspan="15"><strong>Percent of Acreage, by District *</strong></td>
</tr>
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<td><strong>1-N</strong></td>
<td><strong>1-S</strong></td>
<td><strong>2-N</strong></td>
<td><strong>2-S</strong></td>
<td><strong>3</strong></td>
<td><strong>4</strong></td>
<td><strong>5-N</strong></td>
<td><strong>5-S</strong></td>
<td><strong>6</strong></td>
<td><strong>7</strong></td>
<td><strong>8-N</strong></td>
<td><strong>8-S</strong></td>
<td><strong>9</strong></td>
<td><strong>10-N</strong></td>
<td><strong>10-S</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Very Short</td>
<td>57</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>53</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>70</td>
<td>42</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>62</td>
<td>72</td>
<td>84</td>
<td>88</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>75</td>
<td>30</td>
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<td>Short</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>35</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>40</td>
<td>37</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>39</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>37</td>
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<td>Adequate</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>51</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>33</td>
</tr>
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<td>Surplus</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>2</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
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<td colspan="16"><p>* High Plains: 1-N, 1-S; Low Rolling Plains: 2-N,
2-S; North Central Texas: 3, 4; East Texas: 5-N, 5-S.</p>
<p>Trans-Pecos: 6; Edwards Plateau: 7; South Central Texas: 8-N, 8-S;
Upper Coast: 96; South Texas: 10-N; Lower Valley: 10-S.</p></td>
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+--------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| **Weather    |          |          |         |         |           |
| Information  |          |          |         |         |           |
| Table ^1/^** |          |          |         |         |           |
+--------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| **National** | **       | *        | **      | **A     | **P       |
|              | Previous | *Month-t | Year-to | nnual** | revious** |
| **Weather    | Week**   | o-Date** | -Date** |         |           |
| Service**    |          |          |         | **N     | **Three   |
|              | **Accumu | **Accumu | **      | ormal** | Months**  |
| **Climatic   | lation** | lation** | Accumul |         |           |
| Divisions    |          |          | ation** | **(1971 | **Percent |
| ^2/^**       | **(      | **(      |         | --      | of        |
|              | February | February | **(Jan  | 2000)** | Normal**  |
|              | 2 - 8)** | 1 --     | 1 --    |         |           |
|              |          | 8)**     | Feb     |         | **(Nov,   |
|              |          |          | 8)**    |         | Dec,      |
|              |          |          |         |         | Jan)**    |
+--------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| High Plains  | 0.40     | 0.40     | 0.43    | 19.64   | 7         |
+--------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| Low Rolling  | 0.38     | 0.38     | 0.47    | 24.51   | 4         |
| Plains       |          |          |         |         |           |
+--------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| North        | 0.27     | 0.27     | 0.84    | 35.23   | 26        |
| Central      |          |          |         |         |           |
| Texas        |          |          |         |         |           |
+--------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| East Texas   | 0.02     | 0.37     | 1.54    | 48.08   | 46        |
+--------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| Trans-Pecos  | 0.09     | 0.09     | 0.09    | 13.19   | 6         |
+--------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| Edwards      | 0.27     | 0.27     | 0.38    | 24.73   | 7         |
| Plateau      |          |          |         |         |           |
+--------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| South        | 0.07     | 0.07     | 0.29    | 36.21   | 18        |
| Central      |          |          |         |         |           |
| Texas        |          |          |         |         |           |
+--------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| Upper Coast  | 0.00     | 0.11     | 0.45    | 50.31   | 43        |
+--------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| South Texas  | 0.00     | 0.00     | 0.02    | 24.08   | 10        |
+--------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| Lower Valley | 0.00     | 0.00     | 0.04    | 25.43   | 53        |
+--------------+----------+----------+---------+---------+-----------+
| 1/ Average   |          |          |         |         |           |
| of all       |          |          |         |         |           |
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| data.        |          |          |         |         |           |
|              |          |          |         |         |           |
| 2/ High      |          |          |         |         |           |
| Plains: 1-N, |          |          |         |         |           |
| 1-S; Low     |          |          |         |         |           |
| Rolling      |          |          |         |         |           |
| Plains: 2-N, |          |          |         |         |           |
| 2-S; North   |          |          |         |         |           |
| Central      |          |          |         |         |           |
| Texas: 3, 4; |          |          |         |         |           |
| East Texas:  |          |          |         |         |           |
| 5-N, 5-S.    |          |          |         |         |           |
|              |          |          |         |         |           |
| Trans-Pecos: |          |          |         |         |           |
| 6; Edwards   |          |          |         |         |           |
| Plateau: 7;  |          |          |         |         |           |
| South        |          |          |         |         |           |
| Central      |          |          |         |         |           |
| Texas: 8-N,  |          |          |         |         |           |
| 8-S; Upper   |          |          |         |         |           |
| Coast: 9;    |          |          |         |         |           |
| South Texas: |          |          |         |         |           |
| 10-N; Lower  |          |          |         |         |           |
| Valley:      |          |          |         |         |           |
| 10-S.        |          |          |         |         |           |
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![](media/image1.png){width="3.1597222222222223in"
height="2.796527777777778in"}**Cooperating Agencies:**

Texas AgriLife Extension Service

Texas Department of Agriculture

National Weather Service