- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Georgia weather & crops / Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service.
- Title:
- Georgia weather and crops, 2002 April 7
- Creator:
- Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service
- Contributor to Resource:
- United States. Department of Agriculture
United States. National Agricultural Statistics Service
United States. Extension Service
United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
United States. National Weather Service
Georgia. Department of Agriculture - Publisher:
- Athens, Ga. : Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service
- Date of Original:
- 2002-04-07
- Subject:
- Crops and climate--Georgia
Crops and climate--Georgia--Statistics - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- "USDA-National Agricultural Statistics Service, Cooperative Extension Service, NOAA-National Weather Service, Georgia Department of Agriculture."
- External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA A400.C7 P1 W4 2002/4-7
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bw4-b2002-s4-h7-bfolio
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bw4-b2002-s4-h7-bfolio
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
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GEORGIA WEATHER 81 CROPS
USDA-National Agricultural Statistics Service Cooperative Extension Service Georgia Department of Agriculture
135-02-35 Week Ending April 7,2002
Stephens Federal Building, Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 P- hone. : (706)54_6-2236 .vt.-v,mebasl.lr:fen:._ansstt.-pg:al,Ql,wnwasws..nuasdsas..guosvda.govlga
Publication No. USPS 383-970 Released 4 P.M. Monday, April 8,2002
FIELDWORK ACTIVE
*CROP HIGHLIGHTS++
Most of Georgia received near normal to slightly below normal temperatures throughout the week. In many counties, temperatures improved overall crop and planting conditions. Soil moisture levels were short to adequate according to the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service. Tobacco transplanting and corn planting were active in many parts of the state. In some counties, cold weather caused the loss of peach and apple blooms. Growers `applied herbicides to pastures and hayfields. Small grain conditions improved. Growers were preparing land for cotton and oeanuts. Counties also ?eported that pasture and iayfield c o n d i t i o n s :ontinued to improve.
Zounty Extension Officials *eported an average of 6.6 days suitable for fieldwork. 3ther activities included spraying pecan trees, spreading poultry litter on lastures, and the routine :are of livestock and 1oultry.
Crop
Corn Hay Tobacco Tobacco Beds Wheat Onions Watermelons Apples Peaches Pasture
CROP CONDITION-APRIL 7,2002
Very Poor Poor
Fair
Good
--Percentage--
2
35
60
14
39
41
2
40
55
1
28
56
8
33
50
7
21
72
3
54
41
14
13
53
1
2
79
4
11
41
39
Excellent
3 3 3 15 8 0 2 20 15 5
Very Short Short
Adequate Surplus
SOIL MOISTURE
Apr 7,2002
5 27 62
6
Prev. Year
--Percentage-: x
i:
'
5 Year Avg.
6 :; 16
Corn, Planted Corn, Emerged Cotton, Planted Sorghum, Planted Tobacco, Transplanted Wheat, Jointing, Wheat, Boot Wheat, Heading Onions, Harvested Watermelons, Planted Apples, Blooming Peaches, Blooming
CROP PROGRESS
Apr 7,2002 Prev. Week Apr 7,200l
--Percentage--
79
51
50
63
27
36
3
0
._ 1
5
1
1
59
19
19
89
68
82
69
32
57
28
6
26
1
0
0
62
28
33
20
0
5
98
81
90
5 Year Avg.
70 40
2 3 44 89 65 33 1 56 31 94
Geor ia Weather and Crops ISSN 383-970 is
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