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Planting progress behind normalWyoming Dry conditions and near normal temperatures prevailed during the week ending May 18, and moisture supplies better than average according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Wyoming Field Office, May 19. Wyoming experienced a mostly dry week with near normal temperatures. High temperatures ranged from the low 60s to the mid 80s. Low temperatures were mostly in the upper teens to the upper 30s. All but two stations received some moisture last week. Accumulative precipitation remains behind normal levels except in New Castle and Shirley Basin. Topsoil moisture levels down slightly at 61 percent adequate or better, 3 points below last week, and 15 points below last year. An average of 5.6 days were suitable for fieldwork during the past week. Small grain and row crop seeding continues to lag behind. Winter wheat crop condition dropped with 27 percent rated good compared to 54 percent last week. Sixty-two percent of the winter wheat crop had jointed, 13 points behind average. Barley had been planted on 84 percent of the expected acreage, about 6 points behind both last year and the five-year average. Barley emergence, at 54 percent, is 19 points behind last year and 17 points behind average. Oat plantings were 76 percent complete, 2 points behind last year and 4 points below the five-year average. Forty-six percent of the oat crop had emerged, 5 points behind last year and 7 points behind the five-year average. One percent of the oat crop was jointed, 10 points behind last year. Sugarbeet planting made progress with 96 percent seeded by week's end, even with last year and 2 points below average. Forty-one percent of the sugarbeets have emerged, 2 points below last year and 11 points behind the five-year average. Spring wheat planting made progress with 79 percent complete, but it was still 5 points behind average. Corn planted was up to 58 percent complete, 13 points behind both last year and the five-year average. Range and pasture conditions were steady with 37 percent rated good and 4 percent excellent for both the current week and last week, and slightly better than last year with 33 percent good and 5 percent excellent last year. Spring calving is running close to average pace with 96 percent on the ground. Calf losses were light to mostly normal. Ninety-two percent of the farm flock and 52 percent of the range flock had lambed. Ninety-one percent of the farm flock sheep and 80 percent of the range flock sheep had been shorn, about 9 points behind the five-year average. Lamb losses were mostly light to normal with 3 percent reported as heavy. 5/26/08 Date: 5/21/08 Advertisement
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