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Hay harvest one of primary activities for weekKansas Many areas of the state during the week ending July 20 received greater than .5 inches of rain with the east central and south east cropping districts receiving less than .5 inches of rainfall, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Kansas Field Office, July 21. Producers averaged 5.7 days suitable for field work. Topsoil moisture is rated at 7 percent very short, 23 percent short, 69 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture is rated at 6 percent very short, 22 percent short, 71 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Primary farm activities involved cutting hay, irrigating and spraying herbicides on row crops. Corn is 64 percent silked, compared to 85 percent in 2007 and 81 percent for the 5-year average. Eight percent is in the dough stage, compared to 24 percent last year and 21 percent for the 5-year average. Corn condition is rated 1 percent very poor, 10 percent poor, 36 percent fair, 45 percent good, and 8 percent excellent. Sorghum is 6 percent headed, the same as last year but behind the 5-year average of 13 percent. Sorghum condition is rated 1 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 27 percent fair, 58 percent good, and 8 percent excellent. Soybeans are 48 percent blooming, compared to 54 percent last year and 59 percent for the 5-year average. Four percent are setting pods, compared to 14 percent previous year and 16 percent for the 5-year average. Soybean condition is rated 5 percent poor, 30 percent fair, 55 percent good, and 10 percent excellent. Ninety-five percent of cotton is squaring, compared to 100 percent for the previous year and 60 percent for the 5-year average. Cotton condition is rated 5 percent very poor, 10 percent poor, 40 percent fair, 35 percent good, and 10 percent excellent. Ninety-five percent of sunflowers have been planted, compared to 100 percent for both 2007 and the 5-year average. Ninety percent have emerged, compared to 99 percent last year and 97 percent for the 5-year average. Sunflower condition is rated 3 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 22 percent fair, 64 percent good, and 7 percent excellent. Ninety-two percent of the second cutting of alfalfa has been completed, compared to 93 percent last year and 96 percent for the 5-year average. Seventeen percent of the third cutting has been completed, compared to 18 percent previous year and 29 percent for the 5-year average. Range and pasture conditions were rated at 6 percent very poor, 10 percent poor, 24 percent fair, 51 percent good, and 9 percent excellent. Feed grain supplies were rated 2 percent very short, 9 percent short, 88 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Hay and forage supplies were rated 1 percent very short, 6 percent short, 86 percent adequate, and 7 percent surplus. Stock water supplies were estimated at 1 percent very short, 4 percent short, 89 percent adequate, and 6 percent surplus. 7/28/08 Date: 7/22/08
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