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Busy week for farmersNew Mexico During the week ending May 27, farmers spent the week cutting and bailing hay and irrigating crops, with the 6.3 days suitable for field work, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, May 29. Topsoil moisture was 5 percent very short, 23 percent short, 71 percent adequate and 1 percent surplus. Wind damage was 4 percent light. Alfalfa was reported as 2 percent poor, 31 percent fair, 44 percent good and 23 percent excellent with 90 percent of the first cutting complete and 34 percent of the second cutting complete. Cotton was reported as 6 percent poor, 50 percent fair, 25 percent good and 19 percent excellent with 96 percent planted. corn was reported as 28 percent fair, 36 percent good and 36 percent excellent with 92 percent planted and 69 percent emerged. Irrigated sorghum was reported as 36 percent planted. Dry sorghum was reported as 4 percent planted. Total sorghum was reported as 17 percent planted. Irrigated winter wheat was reported as 15 percent fair, 74 percent good and 11 percent excellent with 100 percent headed. Dry winter wheat was reported as 60 percent fair, 28 percent good and 12 percent excellent with 100 percent headed. Total winter wheat was reported as 42 percent fair, 46 percent good and 12 percent excellent with 100 percent headed. Lettuce was reported as 10 percent poor, 35 percent fair, 35 percent good and 20 percent excellent with 90 percent harvested. Chile was reported as 7 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 24 percent fair, 56 percent good and 7 percent excellent. Onion conditions were reported as 17 percent fair, 31 percent good and 52 percent excellent. Apples were reported as 25 percent very poor, 13 percent poor, 37 percent fair and 25 percent good with 67 percent light fruit set and 33 percent average fruit set. Pecans were reported as 1 percent very poor, 18 percent fair, 23 percent good and 58 percent excellent with 10 percent light nut set, 86 percent average nut set, and 4 percent heavy nut set. Peanuts were reported as 81 percent planted. Cattle conditions were reported at 2 percent poor, 17 percent fair, 58 percent good and 23 percent excellent. Sheep conditions were reported as 1 percent poor, 4 percent fair, 94 percent good and 1 percent excellent. Range and pasture conditions were reported as 1 percent poor, 23 percent fair, 67 percent good, and 9 percent excellent. Ranchers are marketing, moving and finishing branding cattle. Date: 5/31/07
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