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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 
3060?-5099. Periodicals postage paid at At/tens 
 
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