ks-crop-weather

State
Kansas Crop Weather

Issue
KS-CW0540

Released: October 3, 2005

Agricultural Summary:  Fair weather provided 6.2 days suitable for fieldwork,
Statewide.  Major activities included wheat planting, and row crop and silage
harvesting.  The northeast corner of the State received thunderstorms with
amounts over 9 inches in localized areas.  Topsoil moisture was rated 6
percent very short, 36 percent short, 55 percent adequate, and 3 percent
surplus.  Subsoil moisture was rated 12 percent very short, 32 percent short,
and 56 percent adequate. 

Field Crop Report:  Ninety-six percent of the corn is mature, a point ahead of
last year but the same as the 5-year average.  Fifty-five percent of the corn
has been harvested, 6 points ahead of last year but 11 points behind the 5-
year average.  Corn condition is rated 4 percent very poor, 11 percent poor,
32 percent fair, 48 percent good, and 5 percent excellent.  Eighty-three
percent of the soybeans are dropping leaves, compared to 84 percent last year
and 87 percent for the 5-year average.  Twenty percent of the soybeans have
been harvested, compared to 33 percent last year and 32 percent for the 5-year
average.  Soybean condition is rated 2 percent very poor, 9 percent poor, 33
percent fair, 49 percent good, and 7 percent excellent.  Ninety-seven percent
of the sorghum is in the coloring stage, 5 points ahead of last year and 1
point ahead of the 5-year average.  Sixty-two percent of the sorghum is
mature, compared to 52 percent last year and 71 percent for the 5-year
average.  Twenty-two percent of the sorghum has been harvested, compared to 17
percent last year and 38 percent for the 5-year average.  Sorghum condition is
rated 3 percent very poor, 12 percent poor, 40 percent fair, 39 percent good,
and 6 percent excellent.  Fifty-one percent of the cotton is in the bolls open
stage, 6 points ahead of last year and 2 points ahead of the 5-year average. 
Cotton condition is rated 1 percent very poor, 3 percent poor, 40 percent
fair, 47 percent good, and 9 percent excellent.  Fifty-five percent of the
wheat has been planted, 6 points ahead of last year and 5 points ahead of the
5-year average.  Twenty-five percent of the wheat is emerged, 3 points ahead
of last year and 4 points ahead of the 5-year average.  Ninety-six percent of
the sunflowers are in the ray flowers dry stage, compared to 90 percent last
year and 97 percent for the 5-year average.  Eighty-six percent of the
sunflowers are in the bracts yellow stage, compared to 71 percent last year
and 91 percent for the 5-year average.  Fifty percent of the sunflowers are in
the mature dry down stage, compared to 36 percent last year and 60 percent for
the 5-year average.  Fifteen percent of the sunflowers have been harvested,
compared to 11 percent last year and 27 percent for the 5-year average. 
Sunflower condition is rated at 1 percent very poor, 7 percent poor, 36
percent fair, 48 percent good, and 8 percent excellent.  Ninety percent of the
fourth cutting alfalfa has been harvested, compared with 89 percent last year
and 79 percent for the 5-year average.

Pasture and Range Report:  Pasture and range conditions are rated 8 percent
very poor, 18 percent poor, 38 percent fair, 33 percent good, and 3 percent
excellent.  Feed grain supplies are rated 2 percent very short, 7 percent
short, 86 percent adequate, and 5 percent surplus.  Hay and forage supplies
are rated 1 percent very short, 6 percent short, 84 percent adequate, and 9
percent surplus.  Stock water supplies are rated 4 percent very short, 12
percent short, and 84 percent adequate.

                               
This is a cooperative effort with Kansas State Research & Extension Service,
the KSU Weather Data Library, and Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
                               
                               
           CROP CONDITIONS FOR WEEK ENDING 10/02/05
                                                                             
               Very Poor      Poor       Fair       Good      Excellent      

Corn               4           11         32         48           5          
Soybeans           2            9         33         49           7          
Sorghum            3           12         40         39           6          

Range & Pasture    8           18         38         33           3          


CROP PROGRESS BY AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS DISTRICT AS OF 10/02/05
                                                                             
            |    |    |    |    |   |    |    |    |    |     |LAST|LAST|5-YR
            | NW | WC | SW | NC | C | SC | NE | EC | SE |STATE|WEEK|YEAR|AVG.

Wht Planted   76   71   79   44   34  58   26   36   22    55   30   49   50
Wht Emerged   40   47   44    7   10  29    9    8    9    25    9   22   21
Corn Mature   90   96   95   95   97 100  100   97  100    96   89   95   96
Corn Harvest  29   46   50   35   81  88   50   52   95    55   43   49   66
Soyb Shedd    95   78   76   94   84  95   96   72   68    83   68   84   87
Soyb Harvest  31   13   30   43   24  44   10    7   15    20    8   33   32
Sorg Colored  98   96   93   99   96  98   99  100   99    97   92   92   96
Sorg Mature   72   64   30   66   61  73   80   55   94    62   42   52   71
Sorg Harvest  22   13    6   13   29  35   29   18   62    22   13   17   38 


DAYS SUITABLE AND SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS FOR WEEK ENDING 10/02/05
                                                                             
              |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |     |LAST | LAST
              | NW | WC | SW | NC |  C | SC | NE | EC | SE |STATE|WEEK | YEAR

Days Suitable
for Fieldwork  6.7  7.0  7.0  6.6  6.9  6.4  4.4  5.3  6.5   6.2   6.3   5.5 

Topsoil Moisture (Percent)

Very Short       7   18   19    9    9    7    0    0    0     6     4     8
Short           60   50   58   48   37   44   10   10   32    36    26    31
Adequate        33   32   23   42   54   49   77   90   58    55    67    59
Surplus          0    0    0    1    0    0   13    0   10     3     3     2

Subsoil Moisture (Percent)

Very Short      14   45   29    7    9    9    0    0   11    12     8    15
Short           56   39   38   52   43   38   14   11   18    32    31    40
Adequate        30   16   33   41   48   53   86   89   71    56    61    44
Surplus          0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0    0     0     0     1` 


       TEMP. AND PRECIP. DATA, SELECTED SITES, FOR WEEK ENDING 10/02/05       
           |    Temperature    |      |           |    Temperature    |       
  Station  |    Air    |Soil 4"|Precip|  Station  |    Air    |Soil 4"|Precip
Dist| City |Max|Min|Avg|Max|Min|      |Dist| City |Max|Min|Avg|Max|Min|       
                                      |
 NW Colby    94  32  64  98  57  0.01 | SC Hesston  87  36  65  88  58  0.07
 WC Tribune  95  40  65  78  64  0.00 | NE Powhatt  89  36  64  83  61  0.64
 SW Grdn Cty 95  40  67  84  58  0.03 | NE Manhat   91  35  65  81  56  0.24
 NC Scandia  95  30  64  80  55  0.06 | EC Ottawa   87  40  64  81  56  1.20
 C  Hays     91  36  65  89  56  0.09 | EC Slvr Lk  89  37  65  82  64  3.03
 SC Hutch    85  35  64  84  75  0.16 | EC Rossvl   88  38  65  84  64  2.64
 SC St John  87  35  64  84  64  0.00 | SE Parsons  87  42  67  80  63  0.46  
Data collected by Automated Stations (above) may differ from official stations
(below).  Automated stations report through midnight on Sunday.  Official 
reporting station data are through 8:00 a.m. Sunday.  The map data are
collected by individuals (one or more per county).


PRELIMINARY PRECIPITATION MAP FOR WEEK ENDING 10/02/05

Allen         1.74           Greeley       0.00           Osborne       0.01
Anderson      0.52           Greenwood     0.25           Ottawa        0.26
Atchison      4.08           Hamilton      0.00           Pawnee        0.00
Barber        0.25           Harper        0.96           Phillips      0.00
Barton        0.00           Harvey        0.11           Pottawa       0.66
Bourbon       0.88           Haskell       0.00           Pratt         0.00
Brown         3.21           Hodgeman      0.12           Rawlins       0.03
Butler        0.24           Jackson       8.57           Reno          0.00
Chase         0.19           Jefferson     9.80           Republic      0.06
Chautauq      1.30           Jewell        0.00           Rice          0.03
Cherokee      0.32           Johnson       1.72           Riley         0.25
Cheyenne      0.00           Kearny        0.08           Rooks         0.00
Clark         0.25           Kingman       0.46           Rush          0.00
Clay          0.04           Kiowa         0.36           Russell       0.00
Cloud         0.05           Labette       1.58           Saline        0.08
Coffey        0.19           Lane          0.16           Scott         0.26
Comanche      0.39           Leaven        5.76           Sedgwick      0.44
Cowley        1.06           Lincoln       0.07           Seward        0.00
Crawford      0.30           Linn          0.58           Shawnee       3.48
Decatur       0.04           Logan         0.04           Sheridan      0.01
Dickins       0.12           Lyon          0.25           Sherman       0.03
Doniph        2.90           Marion        0.02           Smith         0.05
Douglas       2.90           Marshall                     Stafford      0.00
Edwards       0.16           McPherson     0.05           Stanton       0.00
Elk           0.66           Meade         0.13           Stevens       0.00
Ellis         0.02           Miami         0.86           Sumner        0.88
Ellsworth     0.02           Mitchell      0.07           Thomas        0.04
Finney        0.07           Montgom       2.66           Trego         0.00
Ford          0.03           Morris        0.12           Wabaun        0.92
Franklin      1.12           Morton        0.05           Wallace       0.00
Geary         0.18           Nemaha        0.40           Washington    0.00
Gove          0.00           Neosho        1.96           Wichita       0.00
Graham           T           Ness          0.19           Wilson        1.68
Grant         0.10           Norton        0.07           Woodson       1.21
Gray          0.12           Osage         2.34           Wyan          1.59


T Precipitation less than .005.  Omission of an entry indicates report not
received.