Georgia Crop Weather Week Ending Date October 31, 2004 DRIER WEATHER A week of favorable weather allowed producers to make good progress with fall harvest, according the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service. Harvesting peanuts and cotton was the top priority for the producers since rains has ceased. However, in the East Central area, unusually foggy and damp weather delayed harvest. Soil moisture was rated 11 percent short, 84 percent adequate, and 5 percent surplus. In the South Central area some reports indicate peanut, pecan, and cotton yields may be lower than anticipated. Soybean harvest continued. Hay producers were harvesting their last cutting of hay. Planting of small grains for grain and/or winter grazing continued. County Extension Agents reported an average of 5.9 days suitable for fieldwork. Apple harvest was nearing completion. There were reports of TSWV damage in late planted greens. Other activities included the routine care of livestock and poultry and preparing land for planting winter crops. Crop Progress Table Oct 31, 2004 Corn, Harvested for Grain 98 Cotton, Bolls Open 98 Cotton, Harvested 57 Peanuts, Dug 95 Peanuts, Combined 85 Rye, Planted 56 Sorghum, Harvested for Grain 71 Soybeans, Dropping Leaves 94 Soybeans, Harvested 26 Wheat, Planted 18 Wheat, Emerged 11 Other Small Grains, Planted 45 Onions, Transplanted 0 Apples, Harvested 92 Pecans, Harvested 17 Prev Week 97 97 44 88 72 46 65 89 18 14 6 36 0 89 10 Prev Year 100 96 46 97 90 63 75 93 26 22 14 49 1 88 20 5 Year Avg 100 97 54 97 90 62 74 92 31 16 10 48 1 93 17 Crop Condition Table October 31, 2004 Crop Very Poor Cotton 9 Soybeans 3 Wheat 0 Pecans 21 Pasture 1 Poor Fair Good --Percentage-- 19 39 29 9 44 39 0 43 56 37 26 15 6 37 51 Excellent 4 5 1 1 5 Pasture Condition Table - District* Level October 31, 2004 Very Poor Poor Fair Good --Percentage-- Dist 1(NW) 0 8 42 41 Dist 2(NC) 0 1 18 78 Dist 3(NE) 0 0 5 77 Dist 4(WC) 0 11 35 46 Dist 5(C) 2 7 31 57 Dist 6(EC) 0 2 45 53 Dist 7(SW) 0 5 37 50 Excellent 9 3 18 8 3 0 8 Dist 8(SC) 2 8 47 38 5 Dist 9(SE) 0 0 47 49 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 31, 2004 Prev Year --Percentages-- Very Short 0 4 Short 11 32 Adequate 84 55 Surplus 5 9 5 Year Avg 17 35 42 6 Soil Moisture Table - District Level October 31, 2004 Very Short Short Adequate --Percentages-- Dist 1(NW) 0 3 92 Dist 2(NC) 0 8 87 Dist 3(NE) 0 0 95 Dist 4(WC) 0 11 88 Dist 5(C) 0 8 89 Dist 6(EC) 1 19 79 Dist 7(SW) 1 20 78 Dist 8(SC) 0 4 84 Dist 9(SE) 0 15 76 Surplus 5 5 5 1 3 1 1 12 9 Weather Information Table GEORGIA WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MIDNIGHT, SUNDAY OCTOBER 31, 2004 1/ 2004 Air Temperature Precipitation Totals Extreme Weekly Rain 30 60 Soil Location Max Min AvG Weekly Day Day Day Season Temp ALMA 85 56 69 0.05 3 1.11 15.39 41.85 71 ALPHARETTA 82 49 66 0.01 1 1.49 14.65 49.82 67 ARLINGTON 84 56 70 0.00 0 1.87 13.26 45.03 72 ATTAPULGUS 85 57 71 0.00 0 2.62 10.84 41.51 75 BLAIRSVILLE 78 41 62 0.33 2 1.70 12.38 45.54 66 BRUNSWICK 84 58 70 0.00 0 3.46 12.29 47.25 72 BYRON 83 54 68 0.11 3 1.38 9.28 33.18 70 CAIRO 84 57 70 0.00 0 2.67 11.27 39.38 74 CALHOUN 82 47 67 0.19 2 2.89 9.51 45.25 68 CAMILLA 86 57 70 0.00 0 1.62 10.17 36.88 74 CORDELE 86 55 69 0.01 1 0.85 13.37 42.58 71 COVINGTON 83 52 67 0.02 2 1.56 13.85 43.39 71 DAHLONEGA 80 46 65 0.12 4 1.67 12.85 45.14 65 DALLAS 82 53 68 0.23 2 2.14 10.81 43.22 68 DAWSON 84 55 69 0.02 2 0.62 8.24 34.76 72 DEARING 85 53 66 0.08 3 0.94 10.33 40.25 69 DEMPSEY 82 52 68 0.77 3 3.26 14.24 46.37 69 DIXIE 85 56 70 0.01 1 2.30 10.89 47.25 74 DUBLIN 84 53 67 0.01 1 1.13 12.40 40.52 71 DULUTH 83 48 67 0.13 3 1.63 11.71 36.63 69 DUNWOODY 82 50 67 0.14 3 1.69 14.96 49.89 68 EATONTON 84 48 66 0.03 3 1.92 15.64 42.08 68 ELLIJAY 80 46 65 0.18 3 2.18 13.60 46.01 65 FORT VALLEY 82 54 68 0.08 2 2.00 9.99 29.06 69 GAINESVILLE 80 51 66 0.15 2 1.18 11.43 38.72 69 GEORGETOWN 84 56 70 0.02 2 1.03 10.71 35.89 72 GRIFFIN 80 53 68 0.91 3 3.40 15.47 46.27 69 HOMERVILLE 85 54 68 0.33 1 1.53 19.91 52.20 71 JACKSONVILLE 82 53 67 0.00 0 1.70 15.55 41.62 70 JONESBORO 83 53 68 0.02 1 2.26 13.68 37.87 69 LAFAYETTE 83 49 69 0.03 1 2.25 8.20 37.11 68 MIDVILLE 84 53 67 0.06 3 0.91 9.94 44.18 70 NAHUNTA 84 48 63 0.53 2 2.25 19.61 60.66 72 NEWTON 85 56 70 0.03 2 1.90 9.23 38.47 73 PINE MOUNTAIN 81 54 67 0.05 3 2.81 14.39 51.30 68 PLAINS 82 55 69 0.01 1 0.61 12.88 43.32 70 ROME 84 51 68 0.00 0 1.49 5.31 39.91 69 ROOPVILLE 83 50 66 0.09 2 2.87 11.83 41.72 69 SAVANNAH 83 49 64 0.03 1 3.90 11.23 47.27 70 SNEADS 92 64 73 0.00 0 4.49 10.33 39.41 76 STATESBORO 82 51 66 0.00 0 1.30 11.63 33.11 71 VALDOSTA 85 59 71 0.19 4 2.33 14.75 42.62 73 VIDALIA 84 55 68 0.00 0 0.90 12.72 45.17 72 WATKINSVILLE 84 51 67 0.04 4 1.21 12.56 40.52 68 WILLIAMSON 81 50 67 0.35 3 3.22 14.66 43.29 69 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 31, 2004 DISTRICT 1 - NORTHWEST Very mild weather - no frost yet - looks to be a very warm, mild fall in northwest Georgia. Afternoon showers the past four days have halted many activities. DISTRICT 2 - NORTH CENTRAL Light rain in the area this week, corn harvest and wheat planting continued. DISTRICT 3 - NORTHEAST Warm weather prevails. DISTRICT 4 - WEST CENTRAL Some hay put in; prepping for small grains planting; routine care of livestock & poultry. DISTRICT 5 - CENTRAL No rain this week. Hay producers harvested last cutting of hay. Small grain and winter grazing planting continued. DISTRICT 6 - EAST CENTRAL Unusually foggy, cloudy and damp weather has really delayed harvest. Lack of sunshine kept cotton damp until mid afternoon and peanuts won't dry after digging. TSWV really taking a toll on late planted greens and some fields that are nearing 155-160 days old. DISTRICT 7 - SOUTHWEST Peanut harvest of late planted peanuts, grades of 79 reported. Green bean harvest of second plantings. Cotton harvest continued. DISTRICT 8 - SOUTH CENTRAL Still picking peanuts. Mowed cotton stalks and harrowed land after peanuts. Planted small grains. No till drilling pastures with winter small grains for grazing. Priority on growers minds is the tobacco buyout program. Some fields of peanuts yields were better than expected but on average yields will be down. Cotton yield ranged from 500-900 lbs. with about 300-500 pounds lost. Grades are mixed. Peanut yields averaged between 2000 to 3500. Drier and warmer conditions. Farmers caught up on harvest. Beginning to see the impact of hurricanes on yield and grade. Weather conditions have improved for harvesting cotton, pecans, peanuts, soybeans, and corn. There are still wet and muddy areas in row crop fields producers are having to work around during harvest. Yields were even lower than expected in cotton. Pecans have very poor yields if any in some orchards. Late corn was a total loss that not harvested before the hurricanes. DISTRICT 9 - SOUTHEAST Some scattered showers on Thursday, mostly fog in mornings but harvest weather in the afternoon hours. 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