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United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Oklahoma Crop Weather
Oklahoma Field Office
Cooperating with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
P.O. Box 528804 · Oklahoma City, OK 73152-8804
(405) 522-6190 · FAX (405) 528-2296 · www.nass.usda.gov/ok
A combined contribution with Cooperative Extension Service, USDA Farm Service Agency and Oklahoma Mesonet
-over-
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Information provided by respondents on NASS surveys, will remain completely confidential, as required by
Federal law. NASS safeguards the confidentiality of all responses, ensuring that no individual producer or operation can be identified.
Volume 36, Number 29
Weekly Summary for Aug 26 - Sep 1
Issued September 3, 2013
Warm Weather Continued
Another week of warm and dry weather continued throughout the state last week. Producers continued to cut hay and prepare seedbeds for fall planting. Warmer weather allowed row crops to continue to make significant progress. Corn harvest was underway with nine percent completed by Sunday, but was behind the five year average. Very little precipitation was received last week. The Southeast district received 0.12 of an inch, while most areas received no measureable rainfall at all. Temperatures averaged in the low to mid 80’s with highs for the week well over 100 degrees in most areas. Topsoil moisture conditions were rated mostly adequate to short with none rated surplus. Subsoil moisture conditions also rated mostly adequate to short with 24 percent rated very short, up seven points from the previous week. There were 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork.
Small Grains: Seedbed preparation continued to progress, ahead of last year. Forty-five percent of wheat seedbed preparation was complete as of Sunday, compared to 22 percent completed last year. Rye seedbed prepared was 25 percent complete and 25 percent of oat seedbed preparation was complete by the end of the week.
Canola seedbed preparation was 31 percent completed by week’s end, 10 points behind last year.
Row Crops: All row crops continued to make progress in the last week. Corn in the dough stage was 98 percent complete by the end of the week, and 79 percent was in the dent stage. Forty-five percent of the crop was mature by Sunday, and nine percent was harvested. Sorghum heading was 94 percent complete by week’s end, 57 percent was coloring, and 7 percent was mature. Soybean blooming was 87 percent complete by Sunday, and 64 percent of plants were setting pods, nine points behind the five-year average. Peanuts setting pods was 89 percent complete by the end of the week and 21 percent of plants were mature. Cotton setting bolls was 92 percent complete and 30 percent of cotton had bolls opening by Sunday, 13 points ahead of the five-year average.
The watermelon harvest was 87 percent complete by the end of the week.
Hay: Harvest of alfalfa and other hay made significant progress due to the warm and sunny weather. Conditions were rated mostly good to fair. A third cutting of alfalfa hay was 95 percent complete by Sunday. A fourth cutting of alfalfa was 40 percent complete by the end of the week, 13 points behind the five-year average. A second cutting of other hay was 65 percent complete by Sunday, 16 points ahead of normal.
Pasture and Livestock: Conditions of pasture and range were rated mostly good to fair. Livestock was rated mostly in good condition. Soil Moisture Conditions by Percent Week Ending Sunday, September 1, 2013 Moisture Rating Current Week Previous Week One Year Ago
Topsoil
Very Short 17 9 58
Short
44
30
34 Adequate 39 59 8
Surplus
0
2
0 Subsoil
Very Short
24
16
70 Short 33 31 26
Adequate
43
52
4 Surplus 0 1 0 Conditions by Percent For Week Ending Sunday, September 1, 2013 Commodity Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent
Corn
0
2
18
63
17 Sorghum 1 4 20 57 18
Soybeans
0
1
30
57
12 Peanuts 0 3 30 52 15
Cotton
12
20
24
39
5 Alfalfa Hay 8 6 29 51 6
Other Hay
5
6
34
49
6 Livestock 0 3 23 61 13
Pasture and Range
8
7
29
49
7
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| Okla State Agency |
Agriculture, Food, and Forestry, Oklahoma Department of |
| Okla Agency Code |
'040' |
| Title | Oklahoma crop weather, 09/03/2013, v.36 no.29 |
| Authors |
United States. National Agricultural Statistics Service. Oklahoma Field Office. |
| Publication Date | 2013-09-03 |
| Publication type |
Statistics |
| Purpose | Warm Weather Continued |
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| Language | English |
| Date created | 2013-09-10 |
| Date modified | 2013-09-10 |
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| Title | ok_cw_09_01_2013 1 |
| Full text | United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Oklahoma Crop Weather Oklahoma Field Office Cooperating with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry P.O. Box 528804 · Oklahoma City, OK 73152-8804 (405) 522-6190 · FAX (405) 528-2296 · www.nass.usda.gov/ok A combined contribution with Cooperative Extension Service, USDA Farm Service Agency and Oklahoma Mesonet -over- USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Information provided by respondents on NASS surveys, will remain completely confidential, as required by Federal law. NASS safeguards the confidentiality of all responses, ensuring that no individual producer or operation can be identified. Volume 36, Number 29 Weekly Summary for Aug 26 - Sep 1 Issued September 3, 2013 Warm Weather Continued Another week of warm and dry weather continued throughout the state last week. Producers continued to cut hay and prepare seedbeds for fall planting. Warmer weather allowed row crops to continue to make significant progress. Corn harvest was underway with nine percent completed by Sunday, but was behind the five year average. Very little precipitation was received last week. The Southeast district received 0.12 of an inch, while most areas received no measureable rainfall at all. Temperatures averaged in the low to mid 80’s with highs for the week well over 100 degrees in most areas. Topsoil moisture conditions were rated mostly adequate to short with none rated surplus. Subsoil moisture conditions also rated mostly adequate to short with 24 percent rated very short, up seven points from the previous week. There were 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork. Small Grains: Seedbed preparation continued to progress, ahead of last year. Forty-five percent of wheat seedbed preparation was complete as of Sunday, compared to 22 percent completed last year. Rye seedbed prepared was 25 percent complete and 25 percent of oat seedbed preparation was complete by the end of the week. Canola seedbed preparation was 31 percent completed by week’s end, 10 points behind last year. Row Crops: All row crops continued to make progress in the last week. Corn in the dough stage was 98 percent complete by the end of the week, and 79 percent was in the dent stage. Forty-five percent of the crop was mature by Sunday, and nine percent was harvested. Sorghum heading was 94 percent complete by week’s end, 57 percent was coloring, and 7 percent was mature. Soybean blooming was 87 percent complete by Sunday, and 64 percent of plants were setting pods, nine points behind the five-year average. Peanuts setting pods was 89 percent complete by the end of the week and 21 percent of plants were mature. Cotton setting bolls was 92 percent complete and 30 percent of cotton had bolls opening by Sunday, 13 points ahead of the five-year average. The watermelon harvest was 87 percent complete by the end of the week. Hay: Harvest of alfalfa and other hay made significant progress due to the warm and sunny weather. Conditions were rated mostly good to fair. A third cutting of alfalfa hay was 95 percent complete by Sunday. A fourth cutting of alfalfa was 40 percent complete by the end of the week, 13 points behind the five-year average. A second cutting of other hay was 65 percent complete by Sunday, 16 points ahead of normal. Pasture and Livestock: Conditions of pasture and range were rated mostly good to fair. Livestock was rated mostly in good condition. Soil Moisture Conditions by Percent Week Ending Sunday, September 1, 2013 Moisture Rating Current Week Previous Week One Year Ago Topsoil Very Short 17 9 58 Short 44 30 34 Adequate 39 59 8 Surplus 0 2 0 Subsoil Very Short 24 16 70 Short 33 31 26 Adequate 43 52 4 Surplus 0 1 0 Conditions by Percent For Week Ending Sunday, September 1, 2013 Commodity Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent Corn 0 2 18 63 17 Sorghum 1 4 20 57 18 Soybeans 0 1 30 57 12 Peanuts 0 3 30 52 15 Cotton 12 20 24 39 5 Alfalfa Hay 8 6 29 51 6 Other Hay 5 6 34 49 6 Livestock 0 3 23 61 13 Pasture and Range 8 7 29 49 7 |
| Date created | 2013-09-10 |
| Date modified | 2013-09-10 |
