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Soil moisture remains low across stateColorado Precipitation was below average for most of Colorado during the week ending May 11, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Colorado Field Office, May 12. Soil moisture remains low throughout the state. Temperatures across the state were slightly above-average for this time of year. These conditions allowed farmers 5.8 days in the field for spring operations. Winter wheat was 81 percent jointed and 14 percent headed this week with the crop rated in mostly poor to fair condition. Spring barley was 94 percent seeded and 64 percent emerged by week's end and the crop is in mostly fair to good condition. Spring wheat was 68 percent planted, 34 percent emerged, and in mostly fair condition. The 2008 corn crop was 55 percent planted and 12 percent emerged last week. Dry onions were 93 percent planted with the crop in mostly good condition. Summer potatoes were 46 percent planted and 4 percent emerged. Sugarbeets were 76 percent planted and 8 percent up to stand by week's end. Farmers had 5 percent of the sunflowers planted. Pasture and range conditions across Colorado were rated mostly fair to poor last week. However, the alfalfa crop ended the week in mostly good condition with 4 percent of the first cutting complete. 5/19/08 Date: 5/14/08
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