Short - Soil dry. Adequate - Soil moist. Surplus - Soil wet. Fields may be muddy and will generally be unable to absorb additional moisture. Young developing crops may be yellowing from excess moisture.
Pastures provide very little or no feed considering the time of year.
Supplemental feeding is required to maintain livestock condition. Poor - Heavy degree of loss to yield potential which can be caused by excess soil moisture, drought, disease, etc. Pastures are providing only marginal feed for the current time of year. Some supplemental feeding is required to maintain livestock condition. Fair - Less than normal crop condition.