Georgia weather and crops, 2004 October 17

Georgia Crop Weather
Week Ending Date October 17, 2004
COLD FRONT ARRIVES A cold front moved through the State bringing cooler temperatures and scattered showers, according to the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Services. Cooler temperatures produced frost in some areas. County Extension Agents reported an average of 5.5 days suitable for fieldwork.
Farmers continued planting and harvesting were weather permitted. Cotton harvest resumed as fields dried. In south Georgia, cloudy and rainy weather delayed peanut harvest. Combining of peanuts continued with yields lower than anticipated. Farmers were actively planting small grains for grazing and cover crops.
Apple harvest progressed more rapidly than normal. Some reports of bacteria spot damage in greenbean fields. In other activities, farmers planted rye and winter wheat, and harvested soybeans.

Crop Progress Table

Oct 17,

2004

Corn, Harvested for Grain

96

Cotton, Bolls Open

96

Cotton, Harvested

33

Peanuts, Dug

80

Peanuts, Combined

63

Rye, Planted

34

Sorghum, Harvested for Grain 59

Soybeans, Dropping Leaves

80

Soybeans, Harvested

12

Wheat, Planted

9

Wheat, Emerged

4

Other Small Grains, Planted 27

Apples, Harvested

86

Pecans, Harvested

5

Prev Week
94 94 21 64 44 25 54 66
7 6 1 17 76 3

Prev Year 100
92 28 84 69 43 66 74 14 12
6 29 74
7

5 Year Avg 99 93 32 84 70 40 62 74 15 9 3 29 79 5

Crop Condition Table

October 17, 2004

Crop

Very Poor

Cotton

9

Hay

1

Peanuts

4

Soybeans

2

Pecans

17

Pasture

0

Poor Fair Good

--Percentage--

21

38

28

6

37

52

12

38

39

8

40

44

36

30

17

4

35

56

Excellent
4 4 7 6 0 5

Pasture Condition Table - District* Level

October 17, 2004

Very Poor Poor Fair Good

--Percentage--

Dist 1(NW)

0

9

38

46

Dist 2(NC)

0

1

34

63

Dist 3(NE)

0

0

6

80

Dist 4(WC)

0

10

42

47

Dist 5(C)

0

3

30

59

Dist 6(EC)

0

2

43

55

Dist 7(SW)

0

5

34

54

Dist 8(SC)

2

5

42

48

Dist 9(SE)

0

1

44

51

Excellent
7 2 14 1 8 0 7 3 4

*A list of the counties in each of the nine Georgia Agricultural Statistics Districts is available at http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga/ctyests/districts.pdf.

Soil Moisture Table

Oct 17, 2004 Prev Year

--Percentages--

Very Short

0

6

Short

15

35

Adequate

70

55

Surplus

15

4

5 Year Avg
7 30 57
6

Soil Moisture Table - District Level

October 17, 2004

Very Short Short Adequate

--Percentages--

Dist 1(NW)

0

11

84

Dist 2(NC)

0

37

60

Dist 3(NE)

0

20

74

Dist 4(WC)

1

31

66

Dist 5(C)

0

7

71

Dist 6(EC)

0

15

71

Dist 7(SW)

1

19

77

Dist 8(SC)

0

0

62

Dist 9(SE)

0

4

71

Surplus
5 3 6 2 22 14 3 38 25

Weather Information Table

GEORGIA WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MIDNIGHT, SUNDAY

OCTOBER 17, 2004 1/

2004

Air Temperature

Precipitation Totals

Extreme Weekly Rain

30

60

Soil

Location

Max Min AvG Weekly Day Day

Day Season Temp

ALMA

81 47 68 0.94 5 5.74 15.42 41.74 72

ALPHARETTA

78 40 60 0.10 3 3.13 16.65 48.43 67

ARLINGTON

81 46 66 0.80 5 2.08 14.55 43.96 72

ATTAPULGUS

82 45 67 0.95 6 3.37 10.76 39.84 72

BLAIRSVILLE

74 34 56 0.44 3 3.04 14.84 44.48 65

BRUNSWICK

82 51 70 2.92 4 4.72 16.78 47.21 74

BYRON

80 44 64 0.28 2 3.62

9.36 32.08 71

CAIRO

82 47 67 1.22 5 3.68 10.96 37.93 74

CALHOUN

80 39 61 0.88 3 1.40 11.76 43.26 66

CAMILLA

81 46 67 0.87 4 3.21 11.22 36.13 73

CORDELE

82 47 66 0.51 3 5.07 14.87 42.24 72

COVINGTON

78 43 63 0.03 3 3.67 15.36 41.86 71

DAHLONEGA

74 39 58 0.43 3 2.89 14.99 43.90 65

DALLAS

77 43 61 0.12 1 1.01

9.92 41.20 67

DAWSON

82 43 65 0.12 3 1.18

9.27 34.26 72

DEARING

81 44 64 0.39 2 5.11 11.42 39.78 72

DEMPSEY

78 43 62 0.15 4 1.93 12.40 43.26 67

DIXIE

83 46 68 0.91 3 4.05 11.03 45.86 75

DUBLIN

83 47 66 0.37 3 3.96 13.95 39.76 73

DULUTH

78 40 61 0.08 2 2.27 10.51 35.10 67

DUNWOODY

77 42 61 0.09 3 3.99 16.34 48.29 66

EATONTON

80 39 63 0.44 5 6.45 17.50 40.62 70

ELLIJAY

77 36 57 0.66 3 1.77 14.60 44.51 64

FORT VALLEY

81 42 64 0.22 3 2.38

9.32 27.28 69

GAINESVILLE

74 45 61 0.31 4 3.02 14.07 37.94 68

GEORGETOWN

84 44 65 0.14 3 1.78 11.80 35.00 72

GRIFFIN

77 53 65 0.13 3 7.27 13.53 43.00 70

HOMERVILLE

84 47 68 1.16 4 9.50 22.85 51.83 73

JACKSONVILLE 81 42 64 0.29 3 6.09 15.46 40.21 71

JONESBORO

78 42 62 0.21 3 3.23 13.87 35.82 68

LAFAYETTE

78 41 60 0.64 2 1.20

8.31 35.59 67

MIDVILLE

81 45 66 0.38 3 3.80 13.07 43.73 71

NAHUNTA

82 44 67 1.30 4 6.25 21.81 60.12 73

NEWTON

80 46 66 1.02 5 2.60 10.04 37.59 73

PINE MOUNTAIN 79 39 62 0.21 2 3.84 15.13 48.70 67

PLAINS

81 43 64 0.19 4 1.94 13.24 42.90 68

ROME

80 41 61 0.20 4 0.27

4.64 38.65 68

ROOPVILLE

79 37 60 0.12 4 0.93 11.98 39.03 68

SAVANNAH

80 44 64 3.03 3 4.70 12.91 46.89 72

STATESBORO

81 45 65 0.67 4 4.10 11.52 32.66 72

TIFTON

82 49 67 0.53 6 6.58 16.06 48.78 71

VALDOSTA

85 50 69 1.53 5 5.81 15.46 42.02 73

VIDALIA

81 47 67 0.62 5 3.22 15.38 44.89 73

WATKINSVILLE 78 42 62 0.36 4 5.21 13.25 39.69 67

WILLIAMSON

78 42 62 0.18 2 2.63 12.05 40.25 68

1/ Weather data supplied by Georgia Automated Environmental Monitoring

Network (AEMN) and the office of the State Climatologist, University of

Georgia. For detailed Georgia weather data visit the AEMN homepage,

www.georgiaweather.net. NA - not available.

District Highlights These comments are written by the Georgia County Extension Agents, and have been complied and edited by the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service.
DISTRICT COMMENTS October 17, 2004
DISTRICT 1 - NORTHWEST No comments available.
DISTRICT 2 - NORTH CENTRAL Light showers this week fell on some hay fields before they were baled - small grain fields were tilled prior to planting.
DISTRICT 3 - NORTHEAST Cool, dry weather prevails.
DISTRICT 4 - WEST CENTRAL No comments available.
DISTRICT 5 - CENTRAL Another dry week! Much cooler temperatures late in the week! Small grains and winter grazing could use a shower but hopefully no more hurricanes! Corn and grain sorghum harvest neared completion. Many hay producers harvesting hay. For many of them it's only their second cutting of the year. Looks like hay will be short this winter and hay quality will be poor also due to too little rain early in the year and too much later in the year. Small grain and winter grazing planting continues.
We are seeing quite a few winter food plots go in. We should be okay in terms of winter grazing for our livestock.
Cotton may not have been hurt as badly as first thought. The peanut loss was from late digging.
DISTRICT 6 - EAST CENTRAL Foggy, wet weather continues to hamper peanut and cotton harvest, only 6-7 hours of harvest time/day, peanuts covered in dirt breaking loose and being

left in field behind combine. Good moisture for small grain forage planting. Irrigated cotton yields in 1 1/2 - 3 bale range.
DISTRICT 7 - SOUTHWEST We received 0.15" of rainfall. Heavy loss of peanuts at harvest. Bacteria spot attacking greenbean pods.
DISTRICT 8 - SOUTH CENTRAL Showers earlier in week delayed peanut and cotton harvest. Peanut grades and yields in general are mostly lower than expected. No cotton grades or yields as of yet, but appears weak.
Working around wet areas in harvest operations.
Had 0.5 inches of rain this week. Mostly overcast this week. Excessive moisture in many fields. Look for warmer and drier conditions to help harvest crop already over due for harvest.
Thunderstorms came through the county Thursday night dropping more than 1 inch of rain. This will stop peanut and cotton harvest for 2 or 3 days. Some fields were still muddy from the hurricanes. Harvest was just beginning to get going well. We need 3 to 4 weeks of good open weather for harvest.
DISTRICT 9 - SOUTHEAST Good rainfall on Friday delayed cotton and peanut harvest for one day.
Contact Information David S. Abbe, Director Georgia Agricultural Statistics Phone: 706-546-2236 E-mail: nass-ga@nass.usda.gov Website: http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga