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Welcome rains help soil moisture improve
Colorado
Most of Colorado received some welcome moisture during the week ending June 20, and within that week parts of Prowers and Bent counties experienced heavy thunderstorms which brought damaging hail and winds to several farms in the area, according to the Colorado Agricultural Statistics Service, June 21.
Topsoil moisture supplies increased substantially and are now rated at 8 percent very short, 21 percent short, 67 percent adequate, and 4 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies are now rated at 39 percent very short, 36 percent short and 25 percent adequate. The increase in rainfall limited producers to an average of 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork.
Winter Wheat finished the week at 75 percent turning color, just ahead of last year and the average. Winter Wheat continued to be rated poor to fair. Spring Wheat finished the week at 34 percent headed and in mostly good condition. Barley was 44 percent headed and in mostly good condition. Corn was rated in mostly good to excellent conditions. Sorghum finished the week at 87 percent planted and 61 percent emerged, ahead of both last year and the average.
Summer potatoes were 99 percent emerged by week's end. Fall potato emergence continued to 69 percent, and were mostly rated in good condition. Dry bean planting progressed to 98 percent complete by the end of the week, emergence progressed to 80 percent complete. Dry beans were rated in mostly good condition. Sunflower planting progressed to 77 percent complete, ahead of both last year and the average, and were rated in mostly good to fair condition. The 1st cutting of alfalfa was 70 percent complete and was rated in mostly fair to good condition. Dry onions are in mostly good condition.
Date: 6/23/04
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