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Some districts need more rain for cropsMissouri A warm, dry week gave farmers 6.4 days suitable for fieldwork to make good progress with hay harvest during the week ending Aug. 10, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Missouri Field Office, Aug. 11. Light to moderate rainfall fell across most of the state. The northwest, south-central, and southeast districts need more rain to improve crop conditions. State-wide, topsoil moisture rates 2 percent very short, 19 percent short, 72 percent adequate, and 7 percent surplus. The corn crop is variable across the state in both maturity and condition. The crop is 92 percent silked, 14 days behind last year and 16 days behind normal. Forty-eight percent is in the dough stage, 13 days behind last year and 15 days behind normal. Fourteen percent of the crop is dented, over a week behind last year and normal. Corn condition rated 4 percent very poor, 11 percent poor, 35 percent fair, 40 percent good, and 10 percent excellent, virtually unchanged from last week. The corn crop is variable across the state in both maturity and condition. The crop is 92 percent silked, 14 days behind last year and 16 days behind normal. Forty-eight percent is in the dough stage, 13 days behind last year and 15 days behind normal. Fourteen percent of the crop is dented, over a week behind last year and normal. Corn condition rated 4 percent very poor, 11 percent poor, 35 percent fair, 40 percent good, and 10 percent excellent, virtually unchanged from last week. The soybean crop continues to lag well behind in maturity following a very late planting and replanting season. Sixty-three percent of the crop is blooming, 13 days behind last year and 14 days behind normal. Twenty-eight percent are setting pods, 13 days behind last year and normal. Soybean condition is rated 4 percent very poor, 13 percent poor, 40 percent fair, 34 percent good, and 9 percent excellent. Rice heading is at 57 percent complete, almost a week behind last year and 5 days behind normal. Rice condition was reported as 1 percent poor, 10 percent fair, 42 percent good, and 47 percent excellent. The cotton crop has enjoyed abundant growing degree days and is the only crop maturing ahead of the normal pace. Cotton setting bolls is at 96 percent, 11 days ahead of last year and almost a week ahead of normal, with some fields having bolls beginning to open. Cotton condition rated 3 percent very poor, 10 percent poor, 21 percent fair, 59 percent good, and 7 percent excellent. Pasture condition is rated 1 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 29 percent fair, 54 percent good and 12 percent excellent, much better than normal for mid-August. 8/18/08 Date: 8/14/08 Advertisement
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