Oklahoma crop weather, 07/29/2013, v.36 no.24

              United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Oklahoma Crop Weather
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Volume 36, Number 24
Weekly Summary for Jul 22 - Jul 28
Issued July 29, 2013
Heavy Rains Exclude Western Oklahoma
Oklahoma received an average rainfall of 2.25 inches over the past week. The rain was widespread, but parts of western Oklahoma and the Panhandle received less than half an inch, while places in central and eastern Oklahoma received upwards of six inches. The rain came with severe thunderstorms and fast downpours: thousands were without power in the Tulsa area on Wednesday after a severe storm moved through. Flash flooding was reported on Friday in areas of Oklahoma City, Norman and Lawton. A new daily rainfall record was set for July 26th in Oklahoma City with 3.53 inches. All of the rainfall resulted in improvements in condition ratings for most row crops, as well as pasture conditions and provided run-off for livestock water sources. Topsoil moisture conditions were rated mostly adequate, while 36 percent were rated short to very short. Subsoil moisture conditions were rated 45 percent adequate and 54 percent short to very short. There were 4.5 days suitable for fieldwork.
Row Crops: Condition ratings continued to improve for most row crops. Corn, sorghum and soybeans were all rated mostly good. Corn silking was 80 percent complete by the end of the week, and 31 percent reached the dough state, 34 points below the five-year average. Sorghum heading was 42 percent complete by Sunday, and six percent was coloring, seven points behind normal. Soybeans blooming were 23 percent complete, 22 points behind the five-year average. Peanuts pegging was 87 percent complete by Sunday and 49 percent of plants were setting pods, 11 points behind the five-year average. Cotton squaring was 67 percent complete by the end of the week, and 23 percent of the crop was setting bolls.
The watermelon harvest was 41 percent complete, 14 points behind normal.
Hay: Conditions of alfalfa and other hay showed some improvement and continued to be rated mostly good to fair. A second cutting of alfalfa hay was 95 percent complete by the end of the week, and a third cutting was 35 percent complete by Sunday, 33 points behind normal. A first cutting of other hay was 93 percent complete, and a second cutting was 23 percent complete by Sunday.
Pasture and Livestock: Conditions of pasture and range continued to show improvements after recent rainfall and were rated mostly good to fair. Livestock operators benefited from the rainfall as the availability of pasture and hay improved. Livestock was rated mostly in good condition. Soil Moisture Conditions by Percent Week Ending Sunday, July 28, 2013 Moisture Rating Current Week Previous Week One Year Ago
Topsoil
Very Short 16 19 70
Short
20
33
26 Adequate 57 48 4
Surplus
7
0
0 Subsoil
Very Short
28
29
63 Short 26 35 33
Adequate
45
36
4 Surplus 1 0 0 Conditions by Percent For Week Ending Sunday, July 28, 2013 Commodity Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent
Corn
0
2
19
63
16 Sorghum 0 7 30 51 12
Soybeans
0
2
40
51
7 Peanuts 0 4 32 48 16
Cotton
4
16
62
16
2 Alfalfa Hay 5 10 31 49 5
Other Hay
5
10
41
40
4 Livestock 0 4 27 59 10
Pasture and Range
8
12
36
40
4