ks-crop-weather

State
Kansas Crop Weather

Issue
KS-CW0320

Released: May 19, 2003

Agricultural Summary:  Widespread storm activity limited fieldwork last week
to 3.6 days for the State average.  Tornado and wind damage, heavy hail, and
flooding were reported in a number of counties.  Precipitation ranged from a
few hundredths in the most northerly counties to as high as 5.97 inches in
Chautauqua County and 8.26 inches in Meade County. Rainfall was badly needed
in a number of dryland wheat areas where wheat conditions improved somewhat. 
Statewide, topsoil moisture is rated 4 percent very short, 7 percent short, 71
percent adequate, and 18 percent surplus.  Subsoil moisture is rated 13
percent very short, 29 percent short, 50 percent adequate, and 8 percent
surplus.

Field Crop Report:  Wheat condition is reported to be 6 percent very poor, 14
percent poor, 29 percent fair, 39 percent good, and 12 percent excellent.  
Wheat heading continued to make excellent progress and 88 percent of the wheat
is headed, compared to 76 percent last year and 80 percent for the 5-year
average.  Insect infestation reports indicate 68 percent of the wheat with
none, 24 percent with light infestation, 7 percent moderate, and 1 percent
with severe infestation.  Several counties reported stripe rust, wheat streak,
or tan spot.  Wilson County had several reports of wheat smut.  Statewide, 90
percent of the corn is planted, compared with 93 percent for last year and 91
percent for the 5-year average.  Corn emergence is 62 percent, compared with
66 percent for both last year and the 5-year average.  Corn condition is rated
2 percent poor, 41 percent fair, 53 percent good, and 4 percent excellent. 
Twenty-five percent of the soybeans have been planted, compared to 25 percent
last year and 39 percent for the 5-year average.  Eleven percent of soybeans
have emerged, compared to 13 percent last year and 19 percent for the 5-year
average.  Fifteen percent of the sorghum has been planted, compared to 20
percent for last year and 22 percent for the 5-year average.  Five percent of
sorghum has emerged, compared to 9 percent last year.  Five percent of the
sunflowers have been planted, compared to 6 percent last year and 9 percent
for the 5-year average.  Twenty-four percent of the first cutting alfalfa has
been harvested, compared to 15 percent last year and 36 percent for the 5-year
average.  Cotton planting is about 10 percent completed in the Southwest
portion of the State and about 15 percent planted in South Central Kansas. 
Condition in the Southwest is mostly good while the South Central reported  25
percent fair and 75 percent good.

Pasture and Range Report:  Range and pasture conditions are rated 13 percent
very poor, 23 percent poor, 33 percent fair, 25 percent good, and 6 percent
excellent.  Stock water supplies also improved and are rated 7 percent very
short, 21 percent short, 66 percent adequate, and 6 percent surplus.  Feed
grain supplies are mostly unchanged and are rated 4 percent very short, 19
percent short, 75 percent adequate, and 2 percent surplus.  Hay and forage
supplies are rated 7 percent very short, 28 percent short, 64 percent
adequate, and 1 percent surplus.

                     Cooperating Agencies
           Kansas State Research & Extension Service
   Weather Data Library, KSU Research and Extension Service
               Kansas Department of Agriculture

           CROP CONDITIONS FOR WEEK ENDING 05/18/03
                                                                              
               Very Poor      Poor       Fair       Good       Excellent      

Wheat               6           14         29          39           12
Corn                0            2         41          53            4
Range & Pasture    13           23         33          25            6        

CROP PROGRESS BY AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS DISTRICT AS OF 05/18/03
                                                                              
            |    |    |    |    |   |    |    |    |    |     |LAST|LAST|5-YR
            | NW | WC | SW | NC | C | SC | NE | EC | SE |STATE|WEEK|YEAR|AVG. 

Wheat Headed  80   79   94   84   91  99   86   95   97    88   65   76   80
Sorg Planted   2    9   25   11   17  17   12   12   20    15   10   20   22
Corn Planted  72   87   96   83   98  96   98   98   96    90   80   93   91
Corn Emerged  27   41   64   56   83  79   69   87   95    62   42   66   66
Soyb Planted   8   29   49   23   29  47   38   14   19    25   13   25   39
Soyb Emerged   0    1   16    4   15  20   18    5   10    11    3   13   19  

       SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS FOR WEEK ENDING 05/18/03
                                                                              
              |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |     |LAST| LAST
              | NW | WC | SW | NC |  C | SC | NE | EC | SE |STATE|WEEK| YEAR  
Suit. for 
Fieldwork       4.0  4.3  4.7  4.6  2.9  4.2  5.0  2.5  1.6  3.6   4.3  3.7 

Topsoil Moisture (Percent)

Very Short       0    7   22    4    1    0    0    0    0     4     8   19
Short            6   19   20   16    3    2    4    1    0     7    14   17
Adequate        92   72   49   79   79   70   90   84   30    71    72   46
Surplus          2    2    9    1   17   28    6   15   70    18     6   18

Subsoil Moisture (Percent)

Very Short      21   18   55   16    6    0    0    0    0    13    16   24
Short           46   50   26   60   31   13   29   20    0    29    32   28 
Adequate        33   31   13   24   60   85   69   80   53    50    51   43 
Surplus          0    1    6    0    3    2    2    0   47     8     1    5   

      TEMP. AND PRECIP. DATA, SELECTED CITIES, FOR WEEK ENDING 05/18/03      
           |         |Soil Temp|      |           |         |Soil Temp|
  Station  | Air Temp| 4 inch  |Precip|   Station | Air Temp|  4 inch |Precip
Dist| City | Max| Min| Max| Min|      |Dist| City | Max| Min| Max| Min|      
                                      |
 NW Colby     89   42   73   53  1.22 | SC  Hesston  79   43   86   53  2.03
 WC Tribune   83   41   70   53  1.73 | NE  Powhatt  82   41   76   54  0.54
 SW Grdn Cty  84   44   82   56  1.84 | NE  Manhat   84   43   70   57  0.56
 NC Scandia   79   41   75   50  0.01 | EC  Ottawa   80   43   75   56  0.89
 C  Hays      85   42   95   56  0.92 | EC  Slvr Lk  82   42   79   63  0.54
 SC Hutch     80   40   72   60  0.86 | EC  Rossvl   82   41   67   57  0.52
 SC St John   84   43   66   56  0.00 | SE  Parsons  78   45   80   52  2.57 
Data collected by Automated Stations and may differ from official stations as
shown on the map 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).

PRECIPITATION MAP FOR WEEK ENDING 05/18/03

Allen         3.23      Greeley       2.08      Osborne       0.45
Anderson      1.06      Greenwood     2.58      Ottawa        0.81
Atchison        NA      Hamilton      0.77      Pawnee        3.27
Barber        1.39      Harper        1.75      Phillips      0.20
Barton        1.51      Harvey        2.56      Pottawa       0.37
Bourbon       3.21      Haskell       2.51      Pratt         2.25
Brown         0.13      Hodgeman      2.27      Rawlins       0.86
Butler        3.04      Jackson       0.10      Reno          3.74
Chase         1.48      Jefferson     0.46      Republic      0.28
Chautauq      5.97      Jewell        0.04      Rice          2.02
Cherokee      5.88      Johnson       0.51      Riley         0.29
Cheyenne      0.75      Kearny        2.39      Rooks         0.85
Clark         1.12      Kingman       3.34      Rush          1.60
Clay          0.62      Kiowa         1.59      Russell       1.68
Cloud         0.61      Labette       3.61      Saline        0.90
Coffey        1.72      Lane          1.68      Scott         1.85
Comanche      1.92      Leaven        0.11      Sedgwick      1.27
Cowley        3.24      Lincoln       0.75      Seward        3.55
Crawford      1.52      Linn          1.57      Shawnee       0.94
Decatur       0.91      Logan         0.60      Sheridan      1.16
Dickins       1.45      Lyon          0.91      Sherman       0.60
Doniph        0.03      Marion        1.92      Smith         0.04
Douglas       0.54      Marshall        NA      Stafford      3.42
Edwards       1.63      McPherson     1.74      Stanton       1.87
Elk           2.67      Meade         8.26      Stevens       3.96
Ellis         1.51      Miami         0.70      Sumner        2.87
Ellsworth     1.65      Mitchell      0.28      Thomas        1.39
Finney        2.51      Montgom       5.38      Trego         1.49
Ford          2.09      Morris        1.42      Wabaun        0.90
Franklin      0.96      Morton        1.24      Wallace       1.50
Geary         0.92      Nemaha        0.03      Washington    0.26
Gove          1.65      Neosho        3.75      Wichita       2.09
Graham        0.95      Ness          2.16      Wilson        3.54
Grant         1.31      Norton        0.45      Woodson       1.95
Gray          1.88      Osage         1.10      Wyan          0.51

NA = Not available.