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Crop progress behind normalWyoming It was hot and dry with precipitation in some areas during the week ending Aug. 10, and range and pasture conditions lack moisture, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Wyoming Field Office, Aug. 11. Last week Wyoming was hot and dry. Localized areas received scattered rain showers. High temperatures ranged from high 70s to high 90s. Low temperatures were in the high 30s to high 50s. More than half of the reporting stations received below normal precipitation. Topsoil moisture levels rated adequate or better increased to 43 percent, 8 points up from the previous week and 16 points up from the average. Irrigation water supplies were 76 percent adequate or better, 36 points up from previous year and 28 points up from the average. An average of 6.2 days were suitable for fieldwork during the past week. Due to lack of moisture the crop progress remained behind normal. Ninety-two percent of the winter wheat was harvested, consistent with last year and only 2 points behind the average. Eighty-four percent of barley was turning color, 64 percent was mature and 20 percent was harvested, 31 points below the average. Nearly four-fifths of the spring wheat was turning color, 52 percent was mature and 15 percent was harvested, only 1 point below the previous year but 21 points below average. Oats were completing the headed stage with 82 percent turning color, 53 percent mature and 19 percent harvested, 16 points below the average. Five-sixths of corn was in the tassel stage with 41 percent silked and 3 percent in the milk stage, 13 points below previous year and 29 points below average. Eighty-seven percent of dry beans were in bloom, 57 percent were setting pods and 10 percent were turning color, 7 points above the previous year and the average. Forty percent of the alfalfa has been cut for the second time, 11 points below the 5-year average. Sixty-two percent of all other hay has been cut, 21 points below the previous year and 13 points below the average. Livestock was doing well at 84 percent good or better. Range and pasture conditions continued to suffer due to lack of moisture. Additional moisture is needed in order to maintain adequate grazing. Range and pasture conditions were reported at 43 percent good or better, which dropped 4 points from last week but was up 17 points from the average. 8/18/08 Date: 8/13/08 Advertisement
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