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Heat, no precipitation hurt cropsColorado Most of the state continued to experience below average amounts of moisture and well above average temperatures during the week ending Aug. 3, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Colorado Field Office, Aug. 4. Only a few areas, such as Pueblo, received measureable amounts of precipitation. The areas that obtained moisture showed improvement in their crops but the rest of the state still suffers from the extremely dry and hot conditions. Producers were allowed 6.7 days in the field for operations. Winter wheat harvest was completed this week. Spring barley was 87 percent turning color and 15 percent harvested in mostly good condition. Spring wheat was 75 percent turning color, 10 percent harvested and is rated in mostly good to fair condition. The 2008 corn crop was 80 percent silked and 16 percent dough with the crop in mostly fair to good condition last week. Sorghum was 64 percent headed and 40 percent turning color with the crop in mostly fair condition by week's end. Pasture and range conditions across Colorado were rated mostly fair to very poor. Second cutting alfalfa was 78 percent complete while third cutting was 8 percent complete. The crop was rated in mostly good to fair condition. Death losses for cattle were rated just above average while sheep were rated at average. Stored feed supplies were rated below average. 8/11/08 Date: 8/6/08 Advertisement
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