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Moisture varies across stateKansas Precipitation across Kansas was widely varied during the week ending June 29, with all counties receiving some moisture, and a number of counties receiving more than 2 inches of rainfall, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Kansas Field Office, June 30. Producers averaged 4.9 days suitable for field work. Topsoil moisture is rated at 6 percent very short, 12 percent short, 64 percent adequate, and 18 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture is rated at 5 percent very short, 13 percent short, 67 percent adequate, and 15 percent surplus. Primary farm activity involved cutting hay, harvesting wheat, herbicide spraying on row crops, and planting of soybeans, sorghum, and sunflowers. Wheat is 88 percent ripe for harvest, compared to 94 percent previous year and 96 percent for the 5-year average. Thirty-six percent is harvested, compared to 48 percent last year and 69 percent for the 5-year average. Wheat condition is rated as 6 percent very poor, 16 percent poor, 37 percent fair, 33 percent good, and 8 percent excellent. Corn is 13 percent silked, compared to 17 percent in 2007 and 21 percent for the 5-year average. Corn condition is rated 1 percent very poor, 7 percent poor, 33 percent fair, 51 percent good, and 8 percent excellent. Ninety-one percent of the sorghum has been planted, compared to 93 percent last year and 95 percent for the 5-year average. Seventy-two percent has emerged, compared to 81 percent in 2007 and 86 percent for the 5-year average. Sorghum condition is rated 1 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 25 percent fair, 64 percent good, and 4 percent excellent. Ninety-one percent of the sorghum has been planted, compared to 93 percent last year and 95 percent for the 5-year average. Seventy-two percent has emerged, compared to 81 percent in 2007 and 86 percent for the 5-year average. Sorghum condition is rated 1 percent very poor, 6 percent poor, 25 percent fair, 64 percent good, and 4 percent excellent. Eighty-four percent of the soybeans have been planted, compared to 90 percent last year and 95 percent for the 5-year average. Seventy-seven percent have emerged, compared to 82 percent in 2007 and 90 percent for the 5-year average. Two percent are blooming, compared to 5 percent previous year and 7 percent for the 5-year average. Soybean condition is rated 1 percent very poor, 9 percent poor, 36 percent fair, 51 percent good, and 3 percent excellent. Fifteen percent of cotton is squaring, compared to 9 percent for the previous year and 11 percent for the 5-year average. Range and pasture conditions were rated at 5 percent very poor, 9 percent poor, 25 percent fair, 53 percent good, and 8 percent excellent. Feed grain supplies were rated 3 percent very short, 9 percent short, 87 percent adequate, and 1 percent surplus. Hay and forage supplies were rated 1 percent very short, 8 percent short, 86 percent adequate, and 5 percent surplus. Stock water supplies were estimated at 5 percent short, 83 percent adequate, and 12 percent surplus. 7/7/08 Date: 7/2/08
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