Georgia Crop Weather Week Ending Date October 24, 2004 RAIN SLOWED HARVEST ACTIVITIES Wet and damp conditions continued to slow harvest of this year's peanut crop, according the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Services. Untimely rains, coupled with previous wet fields, kept peanut producers from making any favorable harvest progress. However, the recent rains have provided excellent soil moisture levels. Soil moisture was rated 9 percent short, 76 percent adequate, and 15 percent surplus. Scattered rains kept fields moist, which slowed planting and harvesting across the State. Cotton producers resumed harvesting late in the week. Small grain planting continued. Seeded winter wheat emerged from recent showers. Producers cut and baled hay. County Extension Agents reported an average of 4.9 days suitable for fieldwork. In other activities, producers continued planting rye, picking apples, and the routine care of livestock and poultry. Crop Progress Table Oct 24, 2004 Corn, Harvested for Grain 97 Cotton, Bolls Open 97 Cotton, Harvested 44 Peanuts, Dug 88 Peanuts, Combined 72 Rye, Planted 46 Sorghum, Harvested for Grain 65 Soybeans, Dropping Leaves 89 Soybeans, Harvested 18 Wheat, Planted 14 Wheat, Emerged 6 Other Small Grains, Planted 36 Apples, Harvested 89 Pecans, Harvested 10 Prev Week 96 96 33 80 63 34 59 80 12 9 4 27 86 5 Prev Year 100 94 38 92 82 54 70 85 17 15 8 38 82 14 5 Year Avg 100 95 43 92 82 53 68 85 22 12 6 38 87 10 Crop Condition Table October 24, 2004 Crop Very Poor Cotton 8 Hay 1 Soybeans 2 Pecans 16 Pasture 0 Poor Fair Good --Percentage-- 19 39 30 7 42 47 8 42 44 35 30 18 4 36 54 Excellent 4 3 4 1 6 Pasture Condition Table - District* Level October 24, 2004 Very Poor Poor Fair Good --Percentage-- Dist 1(NW) 0 0 40 56 Dist 2(NC) 0 2 34 62 Dist 3(NE) 0 10 28 48 Dist 4(WC) 0 10 40 44 Dist 5(C) 1 6 25 61 Dist 6(EC) 0 0 37 63 Dist 7(SW) 0 3 30 58 Dist 8(SC) 0 5 50 37 Dist 9(SE) 0 1 50 47 Excellent 7 2 14 6 7 0 9 8 2 *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 24, 2004 Prev Year --Percentages-- Very Short 0 7 Short 9 44 Adequate 76 47 Surplus 15 2 5 Year Avg 11 34 50 5 Soil Moisture Table - District Level October 24, 2004 Very Short Short Adequate --Percentages-- Dist 1(NW) 0 22 78 Dist 2(NC) 1 13 82 Dist 3(NE) 0 15 72 Dist 4(WC) 0 16 72 Dist 5(C) 0 3 81 Dist 6(EC) 0 15 71 Dist 7(SW) 0 11 77 Dist 8(SC) 0 1 65 Dist 9(SE) 0 6 85 Surplus 0 4 13 12 16 14 12 34 9 Weather Information Table GEORGIA WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MIDNIGHT, SUNDAY OCTOBER 24, 2004 1/ 2004 Air Temperature Precipitation Totals Extreme Weekly Rain 30 60 Soil Location Max Min AvG Weekly Day Day Day Season Temp ALMA 83 55 68 0.06 1 5.04 15.48 41.80 71 ALPHARETTA 76 54 63 1.38 3 4.35 15.63 49.81 66 ARLINGTON 83 54 68 1.07 4 3.15 15.38 45.03 71 ATTAPULGUS 85 57 70 1.67 2 5.04 10.94 41.51 72 BLAIRSVILLE 76 48 61 0.73 4 2.98 13.98 45.21 64 BRUNSWICK 86 55 70 0.04 1 4.57 14.95 47.25 73 BYRON 77 53 65 0.99 3 4.59 9.85 33.07 69 CAIRO 85 58 69 1.45 3 5.13 12.08 39.38 73 CALHOUN 78 53 64 1.80 3 2.87 9.41 45.06 65 CAMILLA 83 55 69 0.75 3 3.96 10.32 36.88 72 CORDELE 82 55 67 0.33 3 5.31 14.81 42.57 71 COVINGTON 76 51 63 1.51 3 4.23 16.59 43.37 69 DAHLONEGA 81 53 62 1.12 3 3.21 14.73 45.02 64 DALLAS 76 56 64 1.79 4 2.63 11.69 42.99 66 DAWSON 81 55 68 0.48 2 1.66 9.31 34.74 72 DEARING 77 52 64 0.39 2 5.16 11.71 40.17 69 DEMPSEY 76 53 64 2.34 4 4.11 14.44 45.60 67 DIXIE 85 56 69 1.38 2 5.43 10.89 47.24 73 DUBLIN 79 54 65 0.75 1 4.58 14.19 40.51 70 DULUTH 76 55 63 1.40 5 3.56 11.72 36.50 67 DUNWOODY 75 56 63 1.46 4 5.34 15.32 49.75 66 EATONTON 76 50 63 1.43 3 7.51 18.49 42.05 67 ELLIJAY 78 53 62 1.32 3 2.45 13.52 45.83 64 FORT VALLEY 78 53 65 1.70 2 4.03 10.83 28.98 68 GAINESVILLE 78 56 63 0.63 2 3.48 14.37 38.57 67 GEORGETOWN 81 55 68 0.87 4 2.65 12.29 35.87 72 GRIFFIN 76 53 64 2.36 4 5.00 15.38 45.36 67 HOMERVILLE 85 53 68 0.04 2 9.42 21.35 51.87 72 JACKSONVILLE 77 53 64 1.41 3 7.42 16.00 41.62 69 JONESBORO 76 55 65 2.03 4 5.01 14.19 37.85 67 LAFAYETTE 78 51 64 1.44 5 2.22 8.17 37.08 66 MIDVILLE 78 53 65 0.39 2 3.77 11.95 44.12 69 NAHUNTA 85 49 66 0.01 1 6.26 21.12 60.13 72 NEWTON 83 54 68 0.85 3 3.45 9.38 38.44 72 PINE MOUNTAIN 79 56 65 2.55 3 6.06 15.22 51.25 67 PLAINS 82 55 67 0.41 2 2.34 13.26 43.31 69 ROME 79 52 65 1.26 3 1.49 5.31 39.91 67 ROOPVILLE 79 54 64 2.60 4 3.34 13.00 41.63 68 SAVANNAH 80 48 63 0.35 2 5.04 12.70 47.24 70 SNEADS 84 63 71 3.23 2 6.91 10.38 39.41 74 STATESBORO 78 51 64 0.45 2 4.13 11.64 33.11 70 TIFTON 81 58 69 0.21 1 6.79 16.24 48.99 71 VALDOSTA 84 59 71 0.41 2 6.08 15.37 42.43 73 VIDALIA 78 54 66 0.28 2 3.34 14.30 45.17 71 WATKINSVILLE 79 55 63 0.79 3 5.87 13.46 40.48 66 WILLIAMSON 76 54 64 2.69 5 5.11 14.47 42.94 67 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 24, 2004 DISTRICT 1 - NORTHWEST No comments available. DISTRICT 2 - NORTH CENTRAL No comments available. DISTRICT 3 - NORTHEAST No comments available. DISTRICT 4 - WEST CENTRAL No comments available. DISTRICT 5 - CENTRAL Showers early in the week! Some areas of the county got over 2 inches of rain. Corn and grain sorghum harvest completed. Small grain and winter grazing planting continued. Hay harvest also continued. We have had drier and cooler days. Rain slowed harvesting of crops. DISTRICT 6 - EAST CENTRAL Cloudy, damp weather slowed cotton and peanut harvest. Fair weather is good. Harvest getting back on track. DISTRICT 7 - SOUTHWEST We received 0.6" of rainfall. Peanut digging continues. DISTRICT 8 - SOUTH CENTRAL Overcast conditions for majority of week similar to last week. Soil remained very wet in majority of the county. Many peanut fields with portions not yet dug. Farmers trying to get this crop gathered. Harvest conditions less than suitable. Misty, foggy weather continues to hamper peanut harvest. DISTRICT 9 - SOUTHEAST No comments available. 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