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USDA-National Agricultural Statistics Service

Cooperative Extension Service

Georsia Department of Asriculture

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135-98-34 Week Ending November 1, 1998

Publication No. USPS 383-970 Released 4 P.M. Monday, November 2, 1998

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CROP HIGHLIGHTS
Dry weather conditions continued to allow Georgia farmers to make excellent progress in harvesting field crops, according to the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service. Soil moisture levels across the State were short, with no station reporting rain for the week ending November 1. The dry weather pattern has caused delays in some fall planting and land preparations. Harvest progress was faster than normal, while seeding of small grains was near an average pace.
Cotton harvest by the end of the week was equal to the five year average and nearly a week ahead of last year. Condition of cotton remaining for harvest was down slightly from last week. Peanut harvest continues at a good pace, but is still close to a week behind last year and the five year average.
Soybean harvest made rapid progress during the week and is nearly a week ahead of last year and the five year average. Soybean producers in the northwestern part of the State have reported above average yields. Condition of the acreage remaining for harvest slipped a little from last week. Grain sorghum harvest continued to outpace the five year average.
Rye and other small grain planting made good progress during the week, despite the extremely dry soils. Pecan harvest progressed at a fast pace finishing the period well ahead of the five year average. Condition ratings for pecans dropped compared with the previous week, with over 50 percent of the crop remaining for harvest rated poor to very poor.
Pasture conditions declined from last week. Several reports indicated that extremely short soil moisture levels were limiting pasture forage supplies across the State. Many farmers have been forced to feed hay to cattle much earlier than planned. Apple harvesting made good progress and is now slightly ahead of last year and the five year average.
County Extension Officials reported 6.7 days suitable for field work. Other activities included over ~eeding pastures and hay fields, preparing land for small grain planting, irrigating vegetables and routine care of livestock.

CROP CONDITION-OCTOBER 30, -1998

Crop

Very Poor Poor Fair
--Percentage--

ExcelGood lent

Cotton

13 23 45

16

3

Soybeans 21 26 36

16

1

Wheat

o 7 53

37

3

Pecans

16 35 34

15

o

Pasture

15 24 44

16

1

CROP PROGRESS

Nov. 1, 1998

Nov. 1, 1997

--Percentage--

Cotton, Bolls Open

93

95

Cotton, Harvested

58

46

Peanuts, Dug

96

100

Peanuts, Threshed

90

97

Rye, Planted

69

67

Sorghum, Harvested

for Grain

90

74

Soybeans,

Dropping Leaves

97

96

Soybeans, Harvested 34

24

Wheat, Planted

10

9

Wheat, Emerged

6

5

Other Small Grains,

Planted

52

49

Onions, Transplanted

0

2

Apples, Harvested

96

95

Pecans, Harvested

31

23

5 Year Avg.
96 58 99 95 70
80
97 24 12
7
51 3
95 21

Very Short Short Adequate Surplus

SOIL MOISTURE

Oct. 30, Oct. 30,

1998

1997

29

0

52

3

19

54

o

43

5 Year Avg.
10 27 50 13

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LOCATION

GEORGIA WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MIDNIGHT, SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1, 19981/

AIR TEMPERATURE

EXTREME

WEEKLY WEEKLY

RAIN

30 DAY 60 DAY SEASON

AVG. 41NCH
SOIL

ALMA

85

44

65

0.00

0

0.41

5.91

45.16

67

ARLINGTON

87

41

63

0.00

0

0.68

6.53

46.48

68

ATTAPULGUS

87

42

65

0.00

0

0.01

10.49

47.45

74

BLAIRSVILLE

79

29

54

0.00

0

2.06

4.79

46.09

61

CALHOUN

84

26

58

0.00

0

0.84

1.05

37.12

65

CAMILLA

86

44

64

0.00

0

0.07

12.18

42.51

69

CORDELE

86

42

64

0.00

0

1.59

8.47

43.84

70

DAWSON

85

40

63

0.00

0

0.22

11.25

54.93

73

DUBLIN

85

41

62

0.00

0

0.53

10.16

43.60

67

DULUTH

85

34

60

0.00

0

0.20

1.16

41.99

66

EATONTON ELLIJAY

85

36

79

31

60

0.00

0

56

b.oO

0

1.77

6.52

39.10

62

1.34

2.59

43.25

64

FORT VALLEY

84

43

65

0.00

0

0.04

4.12

26.27

68

GAINESVILLE

86

40

62

0.00

0

0.94

1.30

32.03

67

GRIFFIN

85

41

63

0.00

0

0.45

3.37

43.08

66

JONESBORO

84

37

60

0.00

0

0.77

4.05

40.97

64

LAFAYETTE

84

33

60

0.00

0

0.00

1.02

30.95

65

MIDVILLE

85

42

64

0.00

0

1.14

6.79

43.13

72

PLAINS

85

41

64

0.00

0

0.22

10.44

51.53

69

ROME

84

34

59

0.00

0

2.47

3.44

39.34

63

ROOPVILLE

85

38

62

0.00

0

3.07

5.11

48.66

64

SAVANNAH STATESBORO

85

41

84

40

62

0.00

0

64

0.00

0

0.54

10.66

49.03

71

1.46

9.00

50.33

71

TIFTON VALDOSTA WATKINSVILLE WILLIAMSON

84

46

85

46

86

44

83

36

67

0.00

0

0.02

8.69

41.16

68

66

0.00

0

0.36

7.89

37.16

70

65

0.00

0

2.39

4.87

47.41

66

60

0.00

0

0.57

3.14

33.25

64

1/ Weather data supplied by Georgia Automated Environmental Monitoring Network and the office of the State Climatologist. University of Georgia. NA Not Available.

SOIL MOISTURE DELINEATION FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1998

MOSTLY SHORT

DAWSON 0.00 TIFTON 0.00

ALMA 0.00

ARLINGTON 0.00 ATTAPULGUS 0.00

CAMILLA 0.00 VALDOSTA 0.00

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