ks-crop-weather

State
Kansas Crop Weather

Issue
KS-CW0642

Released: October 16, 2006

Agricultural Summary:  Most areas of the State received steady but light
precipitation over the week, slowing harvest and wheat planting.  Though 
amounts varied greatly, the western third saw slightly higher amounts.
Producers averaged 4.4 days suitable for fieldwork last week.  Winter 
wheat planting and row crop harvesting were the major activities.  Topsoil 
moisture was rated 16 percent very short, 35 percent short, 47 percent 
adequate, and 2 percent surplus.  Subsoil moisture was rated 29 percent 
very short, 40 percent short, and 31 percent adequate.


Field Crop Report:  Eighty-five percent of the wheat has been planted, 
compared to 82 percent last year and 83 percent for the 5-year average.  
Fifty-four percent has emerged, compared to 53 percent last year and 59 
percent for the 5-year average.  Eighty-one percent of the corn has been 
harvested, compared to 77 percent last year and 79 percent for the 5-year 
average.  Ninety-six percent of the sorghum is in the coloring stage, 
compared to 100 percent last year and 98 percent for the 5-year average. 
Sixty-nine percent of the sorghum is mature, compared to 79 percent last
year and 80 percent for the 5-year average.  Thirty-four percent has been
harvested, compared to 39 percent last year and 42 percent for the 5-year 
average.  Sorghum condition was rated 11 percent very poor, 20 percent poor,
38 percent fair, 25 percent good, and 6 percent excellent.  Ninety-six percent 
of the soybeans were dropping leaves, the same as both last year and the 5-year 
average.  Fifty percent has been harvested, compared to 57 percent last year 
and 52 percent for the 5-year average.  Soybean condition was rated 8 percent 
very poor, 18 percent poor, 40 percent fair, 28 percent good, and 6 percent 
excellent.  Ninety-six percent of the sunflowers are in the ray flowers dry 
stage, compared to 100 percent last year and 99 percent for the 5-year average.  
Ninety-two percent is in the bracts yellow stage, compared to 97 percent last 
year and 96 percent for the 5-year average.  Seventy-three percent is in the 
mature dry down stage, compared to 82 percent last year and 81 percent for the 
5-year average.  Nineteen percent has been harvested, compared to 39 percent for 
both last year and the 5-year average.  Sunflower condition was rated 8 percent 
very poor, 14 percent poor, 38 percent fair, 31 percent good, and 9 percent 
excellent.  Sixty-five percent of the cotton is in the bolls open stage, compared 
to 81 percent last year and 67 percent for the 5-year average.  Twenty percent has 
been harvested.  Cotton condition was rated 5 percent very poor, 15 percent poor, 
25 percent fair, 50 percent good, and 5 percent excellent. 

Pasture and Range Report:  Range and pasture conditions were rated 17 percent very 
poor, 29 percent poor, 38 percent fair, 14 percent good, and 2 percent excellent.  
Feed grain supplies were rated 4 percent very short, 10 percent short, 82 percent 
adequate, and 4 percent surplus.  Hay and forage supplies were rated 14 percent very 
short, 37 percent short, 47 percent adequate, and 2 percent surplus.  Stock water 
supplies were rated 22 percent very short, 29 percent short, 48 percent adequate, 
and 1 percent surplus.


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 10/15/06
________________________________________________________________________                                                                              
               Very Poor      Poor       Fair       Good       Excellent      

Soybeans           8           18         40         28            6
Sorghum           11           20         38         25            6

Range & Pasture   17           29         38         14            2____      


CROP PROGRESS BY AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS DISTRICT AS OF 10/15/06
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            |    |    |    |    |   |    |    |    |    |     |LAST|LAST|5-YR
            | NW | WC | SW | NC | C | SC | NE | EC | SE |STATE|WEEK|YEAR|AVG. 

Wheat Plant   91   95   93   88   87  82   55   70   51    85   75   82   83
Wheat Emerged 71   69   68   53   48  51   19   36   27    54   34   53   59
Soyb Shedd    97   95   88   98   98  99  100   99   92    96   93   96   96
Soyb Harvest  43   46   39   72   57  57   46   52   37    50   32   57   52
Sorg Colored  99   95   88   97   93 99  100  100  100    96   91  100   98
Sorg Mature   55   56   41   74   60  87   85   82   98    69   58   79   80
Sorg Harvest  17   34   23   21   35  55   44   56   85    34   25   39   42
Corn Harvest  38   65   83   70   93  94   90   96   99    81   69   77   79  


DAYS SUITABLE AND SOIL MOISTURE CONDITIONS FOR WEEK ENDING 10/15/06
_____________________________________________________________________________ 
              |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |    |     |LAST | LAST
              | NW | WC | SW | NC |  C | SC | NE | EC | SE |STATE|WEEK | YEAR 

Days Suitable
for Fieldwork  2.5  1.0 3.9 3.9 3.8 5.2 4.9 5.6 6.3   4.4   6.8   5.0

Topsoil Moisture (Percent)

Very Short       0   11   23    5   16   18    0   12   46    16    24     5
Short            1   30   26   17   29   50   29   50   46    35    36    28
Adequate        95   59   51   77   55   31   57   38    8    47    39    66
Surplus          4    0    0    1    0    1   14    0    0     2     1     1

Subsoil Moisture (Percent)

Very Short       0   49   36   14   41   25   10   16   60    29    33    10 
Short           50   31   36   29   33   52   29   60   36    40    38    36
Adequate        50   20   28   57   25   23   61   24    4    31    29    54
Surplus          0    0    0    0    1    0    0    0    0     0     0     0  






TEMP. AND PRECIP. DATA, SELECTED SITES, FOR WEEK ENDING 10/15/06
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           |    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    65  31  46 60 42  0.92 | SC Hesston  69  34 51 69 51  0.42
 WC Tribune  69  33  48  60 51  0.39 | NE Powhatt  66 26  47 69  46  1.52
 SW Grdn Cty 68  35  50  64  46  0.61 | NE Manhat   65  27 49 67 46  0.56
 NC Scandia  63  26  46 64 41  0.75 | EC Ottawa   70  28 50 69 46  0.85
 C  Hays     68  30 47 66  38  1.16 | EC Slvr Lk  65  24  49  66 46 0.51
 SC Hutch    70  33 52 69 53  0.59 | EC Rossvl   65 25 49  67 46 0.91
 SC St John  70 33 52 69 49  1.09 | SE Parsons  78 33 54  75 53 0.01  
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 10/15/06


Allen         0.62
Anderson      0.73
Atchison      0.36
Barber        0.43
Barton        0.56
Bourbon       0.51
Brown         0.54
Butler        0.20
Chase         0.32
Chautauq      0.28
Cherokee      0.34
Cheyenne      1.32
Clark         0.83
Clay          0.40
Cloud         0.36
Coffey        0.29
Comanche      0.83
Cowley        0.40
Crawford      0.37
Decatur       2.07
Dickins       0.48
Doniph        0.63
Douglas       0.89
Edwards       1.09
Elk           0.47
Ellis         0.74
Ellsworth     0.61
Finney        1.09
Ford          0.90
Franklin      0.82
Geary         0.49
Gove          1.67
Graham        0.96
Grant         1.16
Gray          1.47
Greeley       1.13
Greenwood     0.49
Hamilton      1.23
Harper        0.24
Harvey        0.60
Haskell       1.16
Hodgeman      1.19
Jackson       0.56
Jefferson     0.66
Jewell        0.75
Johnson       1.28
Kearny        1.42
Kingman       0.22
Kiowa         0.85
Labette       0.50
Lane          1.64
Leaven        0.62
Lincoln       0.56
Linn          0.89
Logan         1.57
Lyon          0.29
Marion        0.35
Marshall
McPherson     0.51
Meade         1.19
Miami         0.94
Mitchell      0.31
Montgom       0.38
Morris        0.33
Morton        1.13
Nemaha        0.77
Neosho        0.56
Ness          1.06
Norton        1.92
Osage         0.59
Osborne       0.58
Ottawa        0.59
Pawnee        0.73
Phillips      1.04
Pottawa       0.44
Pratt         0.73
Rawlins       1.64
Reno          0.45
Republic      0.37
Rice          0.77
Riley         0.50
Rooks         0.73
Rush          0.91
Russell       0.69
Saline        0.49
Scott         1.35
Sedgwick      0.44
Seward        1.77
Shawnee       0.70
Sheridan      1.99
Sherman       0.83
Smith         0.54
Stafford      0.50
Stanton       1.12
Stevens       0.95
Sumner        0.20
Thomas        1.82
Trego         1.42
Wabaun        0.41
Wallace       1.12
Washington    0.72
Wichita       1.39
Wilson        0.37
Woodson       0.50
Wyan          1.64



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