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Warm weather helps row crops
Wyoming Crop conditions remained steady during the week ending Sept. 23, and livestock were in good condition, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Wyoming Field Office, Sept. 24. Warm days and cool nights blanketed the state last week. Average temperatures were mostly in the 60s and still ranged from 1.4 degrees to 9.2 degrees above normal last week. Temperature lows were mostly in the 30s and 40s while the highs were mostly in the high 70s and 80s. Top soil moisture levels for this time of year were slightly ahead of normal at 35 percent adequate. Irrigation water supplies were reported as 49 percent adequate. There were 6.6 days suitable for field work. Crop conditions remained steady for the third week in a row. The warm weather boosted row crop progress. Nearly all of the corn crop had reached the dough stage. Eighty percent of corn was dented and 44 percent was mature, both ahead of normal. Sixty-seven percent of the corn silage had been harvested. Eighty-one percent of the dry bean crop had been windrowed and 55 percent had been combined, 12 and 8 point above normal, respectively. Winter wheat planting for the 2008 crop season was nearly complete and three-fourths had emerged. The third cutting of alfalfa was still going with 61 percent complete. Livestock conditions were reported in mostly good to excellent condition. Cattle were 74 percent good or better while calves were 75 percent good or better. Sheep and lambs were 69 and 72 percent good or better, respectively. Range and pasture conditions were mostly fair or better with only slight changes from last week. Date: 9/26/07
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