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Temperatures remain hot
Oklahoma Temperatures remained hot during the week ending July 22, with highs reaching the mid 90s in a few areas, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Oklahoma Field Office, July 23. Oklahoma received a slight reprieve from the hot temperatures this past weekend as a cool front moved through dropping temperatures a few degrees in many areas. Very little precipitation fell last week. Topsoil moisture was rated 87 percent surplus to adequate, compared to 6 percent at this time last year. Subsoil moisture was rated 91 percent surplus to adequate, compared to just 5 percent last year. There were 5.5 days suitable for fieldwork. Producers in many areas resumed wheat harvest activities this past week. Eighty-three percent of the wheat crop had been harvested by July 22, an increase of 7 points from last week. wheat stubble has been plowed at least once on one-third of the state's acreage. Farmers had 76 percent of oats and 83 percent of rye harvested by the end of the week, both well behind normal. Field activities proceeded this past week at an accelerated rate as producers played catch up. Ninety percent of the corn crop was silking by the end of last week and half of the state's acreage had reached the doughing stage of development. Producers had 98 percent of the state's sorghum acres planted by week's end and 93 percent of the crop had emerged, both behind normal. Ninety percent of peanuts had reached the pegging stage and 60 percent of the crop was setting pods. Nearly two-thirds of the cotton acreage was squaring, and 14 percent was setting bolls, both behind the five-year average. soybeans were 80 percent planted by the end of last week and 63 percent had emerged, both well behind normal. Drier conditions allowed many farmers to resume normal hay cutting and baling activities. As of July 22, producers had made the first cutting on 79 percent of other hay acres, 12 points behind normal. Producers had 10 percent of other hay second cuttings completed by the end of last week, 19 points behind the five-year average. The second and third cuttings of alfalfa were 88 and 42 percent complete respectively, both behind normal. Alfalfa and other hay conditions remained mostly in the good to fair range. Watermelon harvest jumped 13 points from last week to reach 47 percent, but was still 6 points behind the five-year average. Nearly half of the state's peaches were harvested by the end of the week. Insect pressure on livestock remained high in some areas. Livestock conditions remained in the excellent to good range. Livestock marketings were average last week. Of the feeder cattle under 800 pounds, steers averaged $115 per cwt. and feeder heifers averaged $110 per cwt. Pasture conditions improved some and were rated mostly in the excellent to good range. Date: 7/24/07
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