Georgia weather and crops, 2004 June 13

State Georgia Crop Weather
Week Ending Date June 13, 2004
WELCOMED RAIN! Significant rain fell across the State this week, according to the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service. Scattered showers brought temporary relief to fields and pastures. Rains helped relieve mite problems in peaches and improved crop and pasture conditions. Frequent showers limited herbicide applications. County Extension Agents reported an average of 5.2 days suitable for fieldwork.
Fire blight was a problem in apples and tomato spotted wilt virus appeared in tomatoes. Watermelon harvest began, amidst disease and spider mite problems. Weeds emerged after the rains and were a problem in cotton fields.
Wheat and snap bean harvest neared completion. Blackberry and blueberry harvest continued. Producers applied fungicides to vineyards and peanuts, and side-dressed cotton. Rains helped green-up pastures and hay fields. Operators planted soybeans, following some wheat harvest. Other activities included applying nitrogen to fields and the routine care of livestock and poultry.

Crop Progress Table
Corn, Silked Corn, Dough Corn, Dent Cotton, Planted Cotton, Squaring Cotton, Setting Bolls Peanuts, Blooming Peanuts, Pegging Sorghum, Planted Soybeans, Planted Soybeans, Emerged Soybeans, Blooming Tobacco, Harvested Wheat, Harvested for Grain Watermelons, Harvested Peaches, Harvested

Jun 13, 2004 69 18 1 98 31 1 36 8 68 87 75 3 1 83 9 29

Prev Week
34 3 0
93 16
0 13
2 59 79 60
0 0 68 1 21

Prev Year
43 13
0 96 30
1 28
7 78 75 57
1 1 68 6 32

5 Year Avg 56 23 2 97 30 3 32 9 79 73 59 1 1 82 9 29

Crop Condition Table

June 13, 2004

Crop

Very Poor

Corn

2

Cotton

1

Hay

5

Peanuts

1

Sorghum

1

Soybeans

3

Tobacco

6

Watermelons 0

Apples

0

Peaches

2

Pecans

6

Pasture

5

Poor Fair Good

--Percentage--

15

35

40

6

32

52

23

41

30

1

33

57

5

42

47

10

49

36

20

44

27

6

53

36

3

25

61

1

27

69

13

45

34

22

40

30

Excellent
8 9 1 8 5 2 3 5 11 1 2 3

Pasture Condition Table - District* Level

June 13, 2004

Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent

--Percentage--

Dist 1(NW)

8

11

48

33

0

Dist 2(NC)

1

11

47

40

1

Dist 3(NE)

10

34

36

20

0

Dist 4(WC)

6

31

32

21

10

Dist 5(C)

6

29

41

23

1

Dist 6(EC)

11

36

38

15

0

Dist 7(SW)

1

9

30

55

5

Dist 8(SC)

2

18

41

37

2

Dist 9(SE)

1

23

64

11

1

*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

Jun 13, 2004 Prev Year

--Percentages--

Very Short

7

0

Short

29

4

Adequate

58

67

Surplus

6

29

5 Year Avg
22 26 42 10

Soil Moisture Table - District Level

June 13, 2004

Very Short Short Adequate

--Percentages--

Dist 1(NW)

10

56

34

Dist 2(NC)

4

42

51

Dist 3(NE)

16

12

72

Dist 4(WC)

11

34

50

Dist 5(C)

5

46

46

Dist 6(EC)

6

27

65

Dist 7(SW)

2

10

71

Dist 8(SC)

8

23

67

Dist 9(SE)

5

28

54

Surplus
0 3 0 5 3 2 17 2 13

Weather Information Table

GEORGIA WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MIDNIGHT, SUNDAY

JUNE 13, 2004 1/

2004

Air Temperature

Precipitation Totals

Extreme Weekly Rain

30

60

Soil

Location

Max Min AvG Weekly Day Day

Day Season Temp

ALMA

93 67 78 2.45 4 3.55

4.81 12.72 80

ALPHARETTA

93 65 75 1.50 5 3.67

5.92 16.71 78

ARLINGTON

93 67 78 1.40 3 3.87

8.94 18.11 82

ATTAPULGUS

89 65 75 1.81 6 8.66 11.03 21.72 79

BLAIRSVILLE

87 58 71 0.65 4 3.58

8.24 19.99 74

BRUNSWICK

94 70 79 1.04 4 2.79

5.83 15.29 81

BYRON

98 65 77 1.05 3 1.24

3.81 13.21 79

CAIRO

94 68 79 2.32 4 4.71

6.45 16.28 78

CALHOUN

96 62 76 0.52 1 2.04

6.44 17.26 78

CAMILLA

94 68 79 1.24 3 2.67

6.81 16.48 84

CORDELE

95 69 79 0.79 1 3.88

7.93 13.21 82

COVINGTON

96 63 76 2.11 3 2.52

5.24 15.44 81

DAHLONEGA

90 61 73 0.93 5 2.90

4.75 17.33 75

DALLAS

91 65 75 1.17 3 4.18

6.48 21.01 78

DAWSON

90 65 75 1.90 3 3.63

6.17 13.87 80

DEARING

97 64 78 4.78 5 5.02

8.98 18.15 77

DEMPSEY

95 64 76 1.82 3 2.63

5.84 15.63 81

DIXIE

94 68 79 1.08 5 4.10

7.51 17.18 83

DUBLIN

97 65 78 3.96 5 4.42

7.97 16.14 83

DULUTH

95 65 75 2.83 5 4.84

6.04 16.91 77

DUNWOODY

93 66 75 1.64 5 4.06

6.00 17.08 78

EATONTON

97 61 76 3.57 5 4.25

6.40 15.41 82

ELLIJAY

92 61 73 0.75 5 2.25

6.71 18.18 77

FORT VALLEY

96 65 77 0.96 6 2.03

3.98 11.66 82

GAINESVILLE

91 66 75 0.18 3 1.59

5.55 15.70 76

GEORGETOWN

94 66 79 3.17 1 5.09

8.43 16.50 84

GRIFFIN

94 65 76 1.61 3 3.69

6.46 15.82 78

HOMERVILLE

96 64 77 4.16 6 5.03

8.17 17.34 81

JACKSONVILLE 96 64 77 3.35 3 3.90

6.16 17.34 81

JONESBORO

95 64 76 1.81 4 3.09

4.62 14.49 78

LAFAYETTE

95 62 75 0.03 1 2.56

4.07 17.04 73

MIDVILLE

98 66 78 3.81 4 4.04

7.50 19.94 86

NAHUNTA

95 65 77 5.04 6 5.20

7.97 18.71 83

NEWTON

91 66 77 0.07 2 2.08

5.73 17.10 82

PINE MOUNTAIN 92 65 76 2.82 3 4.37

8.60 19.21 78

PLAINS

94 67 78 1.35 4 2.81

6.05 15.58 82

ROME

94 65 76 0.54 1 2.29

8.18 22.51 78

ROOPVILLE

94 61 75 0.65 2 1.87

3.83 15.95 79

SAVANNAH

99 66 79 4.50 4 5.73

8.14 17.16 80

SNEADS

91 71 80 0.55 5 3.49

7.13 18.29 85

STATESBORO

97 69 79 1.24 5 1.51

4.06 12.34 85

TIFTON

92 69 78 3.34 4 5.90

9.70 23.11 79

VALDOSTA

95 69 80 1.11 6 4.11

6.57 15.29 87

VIDALIA

96 68 78 1.58 4 2.36

4.67 13.61 82

WATKINSVILLE 94 65 76 2.98 5 5.11

6.88 16.67 79

WILLIAMSON

93 64 76 0.88 1 2.65

5.92 13.80 80

1/ Weather data supplied by Georgia Automated Environmential 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 June 13, 2004
DISTRICT 1 - NORTHWEST No comments available.
DISTRICT 2 - NORTH CENTRAL Light rain on three afternoons have brought back parched pastures and hayfields in our county.
Scattered showers brought some relief, but very widespread. Apples are suffering with fire blight - some growers likely to suffer big losses.
Some hay harvested this week. Spotty thunderstorms across the county. Vineyards are being sprayed with fungicides.
DISTRICT 3 - NORTHEAST Rainfall should help all conditions improve.
Scattered thunder showers have improved short term situation.
DISTRICT 4 - WEST CENTRAL

Afternoon showers have really helped the crop situation. Cotton producers are faced with a lot of weeds that are coming up after the rains. Peanut producers are putting on their first fungicide application. Also the rains have helped the mite problems that were starting in the peaches.
Scattered rains over the last two weeks have certainly made a difference in most places. Most areas have received at least some measurable rainfall (about 1 inch average).
DISTRICT 5 - CENTRAL Welcome rain this week. Most areas of county got 1-2 inches total. Pasture and hayfields greening up a little. Corn and grain sorghum conditions improving slightly. Wheat harvest nearing completion.
We finally received a significant amount of rainfall on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Some beneficial rainfall received this week. Areas of county received different amounts but overall most of the county got some much needed rainfall. Conditions on pastures and hay fields improved for now as a result of rainfall received. Tomato spotted wilt virus affecting tomatoes in this area.
Keep the rain coming.
DISTRICT 6 - EAST CENTRAL Major rainfall early Sunday morning and evening put 2 to 7 inches on the ground.
Dryland corn is a "wash." Some fairly general showers over county, some still very dry fields. Soybean planting behind harvested wheat continues. Cotton being sidedressed. Main crops, cotton and peanuts not really hurt by dry spell but will need water from here on out.
Showers have been welcome. Have had good rain this week. Crops are responding.
Finally some rain, almost two inches in some areas. Greatly improved crop conditions.
Some scattered showers which has helped a lot.
DISTRICT 7 - SOUTHWEST Rain!
Adequate rain for past 2 weeks has significantly improved pasture and crop condition.
Snapbean harvest is 90 percent complete. We received 0.23" of rainfall.
Scattered rainfall has certainly helped outlook. Some areas have been missed altogether.
DISTRICT 8 - SOUTH CENTRAL Thank God for rain.
Blueberries and blackberries are 50% good and 50% fair.
Bulk of watermelon farmers have begun harvest. Watermelon diseases beginning to become a factor. Some watermelon fields are having to be sprayed for spider mites.
Six days suitable for field work is referring to activities like hooded sprayer and nitrogen application. We are too wet for actual tillage.

Parts of county above average rainfall, while other portions extremely dry. Most crops doing good so far. Frequent rains creating some problems in some fields related to herbicide application timing. Still need overall county wide rain.
Scattered rain has helped crops, pastures, and hay fields greatly this past week. Rain amounts have been from over one inch to 4 inches.
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