Hay making is well underway. Pasture was rated 62 percent fair to good, compared to 80 percent the previous week. Growth remains slow in some areas due to cool weather and lack of soil9 moisture. Cattle around the state were on pasture in most areas. Peaches, cherries and apples continued to progress around the state.
Most fruit trees are in full bloom.
In the Northeastern part of the state, farmers were planting sweet corn, onions, cabbage, and salad greens. Moisture shortages limited planting along coastal areas of the Southeast, while isolated thunderstorms briefly interrupted planting in interior parts of the Southeast. Above-normal temperatures promoted germination of recently planted crops and stimulated development of emerged and maturing crops across most of the Nation. Corn Planting was 72 percent complete, about 1 week behind this time last year, but slightly ahead of the 71-percent average for this date. Forty-four percent of the crop was emerged, compared with 61 percent a year ago.