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Busy week for farmers with planting, harvestingNew Mexico Farmers were busy draining excess water, planting wheat and new alfalfa, as well as harvesting corn silage, chile and beans during the week ending Sept. 14, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, New Mexico Field Office, Sept. 15. Alfalfa was mostly good with the fourth cutting 95 percent complete and the fifth cutting 45 percent complete. Cotton was mostly good with 26 percent of bolls open. Corn was mostly good with 95 percent in the dough stage, 70 percent in the dent stage and 30 percent mature. Irrigated sorghum was mostly good with 45 percent coloring and 6 percent mature. Dry sorghum was mostly poor to fair with 78 percent headed and 51 percent coloring. Irrigated winter wheat was mostly good with 50 percent planted. Dry winter wheat was poor to good with 55 percent planted. Chiles were mostly good with 78 percent of the green harvest complete. Peanuts were mostly fair to good with 5 percent harvested. Pecans were mostly good. Ranchers were busy with normal ranch activities. Cattle were mostly fair to good. Sheep were mostly fair to good. Range and pastures were mostly good to fair. There were 6.2 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture was 8 percent very short, 19 percent short, 64 percent adequate, and 9 percent surplus. Wind damage was 10 percent light. 9/22/08 Date: 9/18/08
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