Georgia Crop Weather Week Ending Date November 28, 2004 HEAVY RAINS Fall harvest stalled for most of the week due to heavy rains and wet field conditions, according to the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service. Rainfall varied with reports of as much as 5 to 7 inches in some areas. Many farmers were unable to make substantial harvest progress due to the inclement weather. Drier conditions are needed in order to wrap up the remaining planting and harvesting activities. Soil moisture levels were rated 2 percent short, 65 percent adequate, and 33 percent surplus. Despite the slowdown from the wet conditions, cotton and pecan harvest continued to run ahead of the 5 year average. Small grains continued to respond well to the abundant moisture levels. However, in the Central area, supplemental feeding increased due to declining pastures conditions from the frost. County Extension Agents reported an average of 3.6 days suitable for fieldwork. Onion transplanting continued but lagged behind the 5 year average. Other activities included weaning calves, repairing farm equipment, and the routine care of livestock and poultry. Crop Progress Table Nov 28, 2004 Cotton, Harvested 89 Rye, Planted 86 Sorghum, Harvested for Grain 90 Soybeans, Harvested 77 Wheat, Planted 62 Wheat, Emerged 46 Other Small Grains, Planted 84 Onions, Transplanted 26 Pecans, Harvested 67 Prev Week 85 82 85 68 49 33 75 12 54 Prev Year 82 90 95 79 60 42 80 45 62 5 Year Avg 84 87 92 76 50 34 78 36 64 Crop Condition Table November 28, 2004 Crop Very Poor Wheat 0 Onions 0 Pecans 20 Pasture 2 Poor Fair Good --Percentage-- 0 27 70 0 25 66 36 29 14 6 41 46 Excellent 3 9 1 5 Pasture Condition Table - District* Level November 28, 2004 Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent --Percentage-- Dist 1(NW) 0 8 41 42 9 Dist 2(NC) 0 1 17 64 18 Dist 3(NE) 0 1 35 52 12 Dist 4(WC) 1 4 38 57 0 Dist 5(C) 9 8 35 48 0 Dist 6(EC) 0 8 50 42 0 Dist 7(SW) 2 6 48 39 5 Dist 8(SC) 2 12 41 41 4 Dist 9(SE) 0 1 50 45 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 Nov 28, 2004 Prev Year --Percentages-- Very Short 0 1 Short 2 11 Adequate 65 78 Surplus 33 10 5 Year Avg NA NA NA NA Soil Moisture Table - District Level November 28, 2004 Very Short Short Adequate --Percentages-- Dist 1(NW) 0 0 45 Dist 2(NC) 0 0 82 Dist 3(NE) 0 0 74 Dist 4(WC) 0 9 72 Dist 5(C) 0 0 34 Dist 6(EC) 0 2 73 Dist 7(SW) 0 2 64 Dist 8(SC) 0 3 59 Dist 9(SE) 0 6 85 Surplus 55 18 26 19 66 25 34 38 9 Weather Information Table GEORGIA WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MIDNIGHT, SUNDAY NOVEMBER 28, 2004 1/ 2004 Air Temperature Precipitation Totals Extreme Weekly Rain 30 60 Soil Location Max Min AvG Weekly Day Day Day Season Temp ALMA 78 35 61 2.03 5 3.20 4.28 45.02 64 ALPHARETTA 69 39 57 3.28 5 5.67 10.02 55.48 57 ARLINGTON 76 34 57 2.63 5 4.60 6.47 49.63 62 ATTAPULGUS 80 36 61 3.37 5 6.85 9.47 48.36 65 BLAIRSVILLE 64 24 49 2.58 6 7.55 9.08 52.92 59 BRUNSWICK 80 37 63 2.49 3 2.67 6.13 49.92 66 BYRON 75 32 57 1.64 6 2.95 4.32 36.12 62 CAIRO 80 35 61 2.82 5 8.07 10.74 47.45 68 CALHOUN 66 27 50 4.21 6 9.13 12.01 54.37 54 CAMILLA 76 34 58 2.41 4 4.04 5.66 40.92 63 CORDELE 76 34 59 4.54 5 5.15 6.00 47.73 64 COVINGTON 70 29 52 1.61 4 3.54 5.11 46.93 58 DAHLONEGA 63 26 50 1.99 6 6.92 8.54 52.01 56 DALLAS 66 29 51 4.50 4 7.31 9.45 50.53 56 DAWSON 77 33 57 2.76 4 3.46 4.08 38.22 63 DEARING 77 31 56 3.12 6 4.39 5.27 44.58 62 DEMPSEY 70 29 52 2.88 4 5.30 8.56 51.67 57 DIXIE 82 37 61 2.28 4 4.99 7.28 52.23 64 DUBLIN 76 31 57 2.01 5 2.96 4.09 43.48 61 DULUTH 66 29 50 3.78 5 6.33 7.96 42.96 57 DUNWOODY 66 29 50 4.55 4 7.51 9.20 57.40 56 EATONTON 73 27 54 2.45 6 4.35 6.26 46.42 58 ELLIJAY 64 25 48 2.71 6 8.42 10.60 54.43 54 FORT VALLEY 75 31 55 1.59 3 3.23 5.23 32.29 60 GAINESVILLE 65 32 51 1.91 4 4.50 5.66 43.20 57 GEORGETOWN 76 30 56 2.34 4 3.85 4.88 39.74 62 GRIFFIN 69 30 52 3.28 4 6.01 9.41 52.28 59 HOMERVILLE 80 35 58 1.68 4 2.01 3.54 54.21 64 JACKSONVILLE 74 30 55 1.97 5 3.05 4.75 44.67 61 JONESBORO 68 30 52 2.03 4 6.47 8.73 44.34 57 LAFAYETTE 66 28 50 2.85 6 6.89 9.11 43.97 57 MIDVILLE 73 30 56 1.05 4 1.63 2.53 45.80 60 NAHUNTA 80 30 57 1.35 3 1.53 3.78 62.19 64 NEWTON 78 32 60 2.63 3 4.69 6.56 43.13 65 PINE MOUNTAIN 71 29 53 4.15 4 6.99 9.80 58.29 58 PLAINS 76 33 58 2.34 4 3.34 3.95 46.66 61 ROME 67 31 51 3.30 4 5.28 6.77 45.19 56 ROOPVILLE 68 27 51 2.95 5 6.27 9.14 47.99 58 SAVANNAH 73 30 55 1.41 4 1.61 5.51 48.88 65 SNEADS 75 44 61 7.65 4 10.64 15.13 50.05 65 STATESBORO 74 34 57 1.77 6 2.28 3.58 35.39 62 TIFTON 74 37 58 0.00 0 1.82 2.84 51.09 62 VALDOSTA 78 38 60 1.64 5 2.80 4.94 45.23 64 VIDALIA 77 34 58 2.05 6 3.12 4.02 48.29 62 WATKINSVILLE 66 30 51 5.27 4 9.08 10.29 49.60 56 WILLIAMSON 70 29 52 2.84 5 5.13 8.34 48.41 58 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 November 28, 2004 DISTRICT 1 - NORTHWEST Ground extremely saturated last week due to continual rains. DISTRICT 2 - NORTH CENTRAL Unofficial report of approximately 8-9 inches of rain this week. High winds and heavy rain this week - major activity was routine care of livestock and poultry. DISTRICT 3 - NORTHEAST No comments available. DISTRICT 4 - WEST CENTRAL Wrapped up soybean harvest & small grains planting just ahead of heavy rains and storms. Farmers were thankful for a good year; routine care of livestock & pastures. DISTRICT 5 - CENTRAL Rainy and cold! Lot's of rain mid and late week. Four+ inches in most locations. Small grain and winter grazing planting halted due to rain. Pasture conditions declined due to frost. Some cattlemen beginning to feed hay. Rained most of the week, 1 to 2 inches. Waiting on fields to dry out so planting and harvesting can continue. DISTRICT 6 - EAST CENTRAL Harvest almost complete. DISTRICT 7 - SOUTHWEST We received 2.35" of rainfall. Rain delayed cotton harvest. DISTRICT 8 - SOUTH CENTRAL Considerable cotton still to be harvested. Rainy Monday-Wednesday, clear Thursday and Friday with showers Saturday. We received over 2 inches of rain last week. Soil moisture is good for winter grazing crops. Pecan harvest is finishing up. Cotton harvest is about finished. Fall calving is almost finished. Winter grain and grazing look good with plenty of moisture and cooler weather. DISTRICT 9 - SOUTHEAST Some rain in the county, up to 1 inch. Cotton and soybean harvest slowed by rain and cloudy conditions. 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