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Soybeans, cotton nearing harvest
Missouri
Continued cool weather during the week ending Aug. 22 has caused Missouri crop development to slow to about a normal pace after having been well ahead of normal earlier in the season, according to the Missouri Agricultural Statistics Service, Aug. 23.
Condition of crops remains favorable in most areas. An average of 5.4 days were suitable for fieldwork. The topsoil moisture supply ratings averaged 3 percent very short, 25 percent short, 69 percent adequate and 3 percent surplus. Many areas are in need of rain, particularly in the northwest district where topsoil moisture is rated as 65 percent short or very short.
Ninety-three percent of the corn has reached the dough stage or beyond, 78 percent is dented and 29 percent is mature. The crop is about 2 days ahead of last year and normal but the rate of development has slowed compared with earlier in the season due to continued cool weather. Development by area ranges from 57 percent dented and 7 percent mature in the northeast district to 100 percent dented and 87 percent mature in the southeast district. Reporters rated corn condition as 1 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 15 percent fair, 55 percent good and 25 percent excellent, a minor decline from a week earlier. Two percent of the corn is harvested, with progress mainly limited to the southeast district where 8 percent is out of the field.
Ninety-three percent of the corn has reached the dough stage or beyond, 78 percent is dented and 29 percent is mature. The crop is about 2 days ahead of last year and normal but the rate of development has slowed compared with earlier in the season due to continued cool weather. Development by area ranges from 57 percent dented and 7 percent mature in the northeast district to 100 percent dented and 87 percent mature in the southeast district. Reporters rated corn condition as 1 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 15 percent fair, 55 percent good and 25 percent excellent, a minor decline from a week earlier. Two percent of the corn is harvested, with progress mainly limited to the southeast district where 8 percent is out of the field.
Ninety-five percent of the soybeans are blooming, 81 percent are setting pods and 3 percent are turning color. Pod setting is 2 days ahead of last year and average although the coloring process is slightly behind normal, as cool temperatures have caused a slight delay in the maturing process. Podding progress varies by area from 53 percent in the southwest district to 95 percent in the northwest. Soybean condition is rated as 3 percent very poor, 7 percent poor, 26 percent fair, 52 percent good and 12 percent excellent, a moderate decline from a week earlier, reflecting the influence of moisture shortages in some areas as well as the continued development of Sudden Death Syndrome in many counties.
Pasture condition is reported as 1 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 23 percent fair, 59 percent good and 11 percent excellent, a continued seasonal decline from a week earlier but still the highest rating for this date in many years.
Date: 8/26/04
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