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Weekend rainfall gives Wheat producers positive outlook on planOklahoma Windy and warm weather was prevalent during most of the week ending Sept. 17, however, many producers were relieved when the weekend rains arrived, according to the Oklahoma Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Sept. 18. Five of the nine districts received over an inch of rain last week although the major Wheat producing North Central district only received slightly over one tenth of an inch of rain. Wheat producers in some areas last week could not plant due to wet fields while others in the state did not want to begin planting due to the lack of moisture. Last weekend's rainfall, for those areas that received it, should help Wheat producers gear up to begin Wheat planting. Temperatures averaged in the low to mid-70s for all districts except the Panhandle which averaged at 69 degrees. Topsoil and subsoil moisture failed to show improvement from last week; however, some of the reports arrived before the weekend rains which influenced the soil moisture categories in the tables below. There were 6.1 days suitable for fieldwork. Seedbed preparations for Wheat were three-fourths complete by week's end as producers continued to make progress with planting. Rye seedings jumped 21 points from last week while oat planting was just beginning at 7 percent. Areas of the state that did not receive decent rainfall were continuing to apply fertilizer to fields in preparation for upcoming planting and hoping for additional moisture to come soon. Major row crop conditions in the state remained steady from last week with peanut conditions showing slight improvement. More than three-fourths of the corn was mature and over half of the crop was already harvested. Most of the sorghum has headed with three-fourths of it turning color. Twelve percent of the sorghum was harvested. Soybeans at pod set were 6 points behind normal with harvest 3 points behind normal at 19 percent. Nearly half of the peanuts were mature. Bolls were opening on 39 percent of the cotton which was 13 points behind normal. Alfalfa and other hay conditions showed little improvement from last week. Fourth cuttings of alfalfa were slowly making progress at 79 percent with fifth cuttings at 17 percent, 19 points behind normal. Other hay second cuttings showed little movement at 63 percent, 14 points behind normal. Pecan conditions were mostly fair to poor. Pecan nut set was rated as light to average. The recent rains in the state have continued to help green pastures. However, the shorter days and cooler temperatures may hamper additional growth. Pasture and range conditions remained mostly in the poor to very poor range. Livestock conditions showed improvement from last week but remained mostly in the fair to poor range. Livestock marketings were average with light to moderate insect activity. Feeder steers under 800 pounds averaged $124.00 per cwt. and feeder heifers less than 800 pounds averaged $115.88 per cwt. Date: 9/19/06
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