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Farmers close to finishing row crop harvestKansas Temperatures ranged from highs in the 60s during the week ending Dec. 6 to lows near zero in the west and teens across the rest of the state, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Kansas Field Office, Dec. 7. It was mostly dry with only a few areas in the northwest and southeast reporting amounts less than 0.05 of an inch. With the dry weather, producers averaged 6.0 days suitable for fieldwork across the state. Topsoil moisture supplies across Kansas were rated as 4 percent short, 84 percent adequate, and 12 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies were rated as 1 percent very short, 6 percent short, 87 percent adequate, and 6 percent surplus. Primary activities for the week were finishing corn, sorghum, sunflower, and soybean harvest. Farmers are getting close to finishing the row crop harvest, as all crops except cotton and sunflowers are at least 90 percent complete. Ninety-four percent of the state's corn has been harvested, which in a normal year has been completed at this time. Ninety-six percent of the soybean has been harvested, behind 2008 at 100 percent and the 5-year average of 99 percent. Eleven percent of the sorghum was harvested last week and is now 90 percent complete. This is behind last year at 97 percent and the 5-year average of 99 percent. Forty-three percent of the cotton has been harvested, behind 59 percent last year and 71 percent for the 5-year average. Eighty-three percent of the sunflowers have been harvested, behind 96 percent in 2008 and 99 percent for the 5-year average. Planting of the winter wheat has reached 99 percent complete, with the Southeast District the lowest at 93 percent. Ninety-four percent of the crop has emerged, behind the normal of 100 percent. The condition of the wheat crop was rated 1 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 26 percent fair, 54 percent good, and 15 percent excellent. Range and pasture condition was rated as 2 percent very poor, 9 percent poor, 31 percent fair, 51 percent good, and 7 percent excellent. Feed grain supplies were rated as 2 percent short, 87 percent adequate, and 11 percent surplus. Hay and forage supplies were rated as 3 percent short, 83 percent adequate, and 14 percent surplus. Stock water supplies were rated as 2 percent very short, 4 percent short, 90 percent adequate, and 4 percent surplus.
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