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Busy week for farmers
New Mexico There were 6.9 days suitable for field work during the week ending July 22, and farmers spent the week cutting and baling hay, irrigating and fertilizing crops, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, New Mexico Field Office, July 23. Topsoil moisture was 6 percent very short, 43 percent short, 50 percent adequate and 1 percent surplus. Wind damage was 10 percent light and 2 percent moderate. Hail damage was 6 percent light, 7 percent moderate and 4 percent severe. Alfalfa was reported as 1 percent poor, 40 percent fair, 35 percent good and 24 percent excellent with 84 percent of the third cutting complete and 19 percent of the fourth cutting complete. cotton was reported as 15 percent poor, 30 percent fair, 45 percent good and 10 percent excellent with 87 percent squaring and 62 percent setting bolls. Corn was reported as 13 percent fair, 46 percent good and 41 percent excellent with 67 percent silked and 21 percent dough. Irrigated sorghum was reported as 20 percent fair, 80 percent good with 10 percent headed and 2 percent coloring. Dry sorghum was reported as 31 percent fair and 69 percent good. Total sorghum was reported as 27 percent fair and 73 percent good with 4 percent headed and 1 percent coloring. Chile was reported as 5 percent very poor, 12 percent poor, 37 percent fair, 35 percent good and 11 percent excellent with 25 percent light pod set, 65 percent average pod set and 10 percent heavy pod set. Onion conditions were reported as 99 percent harvested. Apples were reported as 20 percent very poor, 10 percent poor, 30 percent fair, 25 percent good and 15 percent excellent. Pecans were reported as 1 percent very poor, 15 percent fair, 30 percent good and 54 percent excellent. Peanuts were reported as 5 percent poor, 36 percent fair, 54 percent good, 5 percent excellent with 58 percent pegging. Cattle conditions were reported at 1 percent very poor, 2 percent poor, 17 percent fair, 50 percent good and 30 percent excellent. Sheep conditions were reported as 6 percent very poor, 9 percent poor, 9 percent fair, 44 percent good and 32 percent excellent. Range and pasture conditions were reported as 5 percent very poor, 8 percent poor, 37 percent fair, 42 percent good and 8 percent excellent. Ranchers are supplemental feeding and spraying mesquite bushes. Rangeland conditions are improving, but additional moisture is still needed. Date: 7/24/07
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