Georgia weather and crops, 2004 July 11

Georgia Crop Weather
Week Ending Date July 11, 2004
HOT! Heat and humidity were high last week, according to the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service. The heat helped cure hay and dry fields. Widely scattered showers fell across parts of the State. Rain is still needed in some areas to replenish ponds and streams. County Extension Agents reported an average of 5.5 days suitable for fieldwork.
High humidity made curing hay difficult. Peanuts continued to yellow from excess water. Disease still plagued tobacco fields, Black Shank appeared and Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus persisted.
Hay harvest is in full swing across the State. Hay producers looking forward to multiple cuttings. Growers applied fungicides, herbicides and insecticides to fields. Sucker control was applied to tobacco fields. Crop conditions have been improving with the increased rains. Other activities included the routine care of livestock and poultry.

Crop Progress Table
Corn, Silked Corn, Dough Corn, Dent Corn, Mature Cotton, Squaring Cotton, Setting Bolls Peanuts, Blooming Peanuts, Pegging Sorghum, Planted Soybeans, Blooming Soybeans, Setting Pods Tobacco, Harvested Watermelons, Harvested Peaches, Harvested

Jul 11, 2004 98 80 40 2 90 44 91 69 95 40 10 13 85 65

Prev Week
93 65 23
1 83 26 83 45 90 24
2 8 69 59

Prev Year
94 74 30
6 85 38 87 58 96 26
7 18 77 58

5 Year Avg 96 81 47 12 86 43 90 65 96 31 11 17 79 68

Crop Condition Table

July 11, 2004

Crop

Very Poor

Corn

2

Cotton

0

Hay

1

Peanuts

0

Sorghum

0

Soybeans

0

Tobacco

5

Apples

0

Pecans

7

Pasture

1

Poor Fair Good

--Percentage--

9

27

50

2

19

58

7

30

55

1

21

59

2

29

63

4

32

58

20

42

30

3

9

75

17

39

35

5

23

58

Excellent
12 21
7 19
6 6 3 13 2 13

Pasture Condition Table - District* Level

July 11, 2004

Very Poor Poor Fair Good

--Percentage--

Dist 1(NW)

6

11

47

36

Dist 2(NC)

0

0

21

69

Dist 3(NE)

1

17

21

54

Excellent
0 10
7

Dist 4(WC)

0

3

20

59

18

Dist 5(C)

2

7

21

62

8

Dist 6(EC)

0

1

25

69

5

Dist 7(SW)

0

3

14

62

21

Dist 8(SC)

0

1

19

53

27

Dist 9(SE)

0

0

35

60

5

*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

Jul 11, 2004 Prev Year

--Percentages--

Very Short

1

0

Short

12

5

Adequate

74

67

Surplus

13

28

5 Year Avg
9 23 58 10

Soil Moisture Table - District Level

July 11, 2004

Very Short Short Adequate

--Percentages--

Dist 1(NW)

1

2

72

Dist 2(NC)

0

5

82

Dist 3(NE)

1

10

87

Dist 4(WC)

0

11

81

Dist 5(C)

2

19

76

Dist 6(EC)

1

21

76

Dist 7(SW)

0

13

67

Dist 8(SC)

1

10

68

Dist 9(SE)

0

7

69

Surplus
25 13
2 8 3 2 20 21 24

Weather Information Table

GEORGIA WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MIDNIGHT, SUNDAY

JULY 11, 2004 1/

2004

Air Temperature

Precipitation Totals

Extreme Weekly Rain

30

60

Soil

Location

Max Min AvG Weekly Day Day

Day Season Temp

ALMA

95 70 81 0.06 2

7.67 11.13 20.30 82

ALPHARETTA

91 66 78 0.05 1

6.16 9.44 22.47 81

ARLINGTON

95 68 81 0.29 2

6.33 9.30 23.54 87

ATTAPULGUS

94 68 80 0.77 2

5.13 9.93 22.80 86

BLAIRSVILLE

88 57 74 0.00 0

6.27 9.81 26.02 78

BRUNSWICK

96 71 82 1.90 2

8.10 10.21 22.71 85

BYRON

95 69 81 0.01 1

6.63 7.05 19.01 84

CAIRO

95 69 81 0.30 1

6.12 10.30 21.87 83

CALHOUN

92 64 77 1.71 2

9.48 11.00 26.22 82

CAMILLA

94 69 81 0.39 1

4.51 6.42 20.23 90

CORDELE

94 70 82 0.40 2

7.93 11.02 20.35 82

COVINGTON

92 68 79 0.23 1

5.97 8.99 20.85 86

DAHLONEGA

90 61 76 0.00 0

8.44 11.37 25.41 77

DALLAS

89 65 77 1.40 4

5.64 9.80 26.28 82

DAWSON

95 68 81 2.04 2

8.33 11.80 22.20 85

DEMPSEY

91 67 78 0.09 3 11.10 12.08 24.92 84

DIXIE

95 68 80 4.05 2 10.33 14.38 27.46 85

DUBLIN

97 70 82 0.00 0

7.38 9.61 20.74 89

DULUTH

92 65 78 0.12 2

5.50 9.37 21.43 80

DUNWOODY

91 65 78 0.32 4

8.60 11.22 24.17 81

EATONTON

93 68 79 0.02 2

7.53 10.74 21.49 86

ELLIJAY

88 61 74 0.30 2

8.74 10.58 26.43 79

FORT VALLEY

94 69 80 0.33 2

4.45 6.19 15.82 87

GAINESVILLE

91 68 79 0.00 0

4.46 6.98 20.15 81

GEORGETOWN

93 68 80 0.81 3

8.07 10.17 21.40 85

GRIFFIN

91 67 79 0.14 3

9.14 11.31 23.36 81

HOMERVILLE

96 68 80 1.05 3

7.00 10.62 22.93 83

JACKSONVILLE 94 69 80 0.04 2

7.62 8.83 22.27 84

JONESBORO

92 66 79 0.06 2

5.30 6.91 18.31 81

LAFAYETTE

90 63 76 1.09 4

6.92 9.60 23.96 79

MIDVILLE

95 71 82 0.22 1

7.25 7.82 23.72 88

NAHUNTA

96 68 80 0.70 3 13.07 16.13 29.64 84

NEWTON

95 69 80 0.39 2

5.43 7.50 22.53 86

PINE MOUNTAIN 92 66 78 0.76 4 12.00 13.78 28.39 80

PLAINS

95 68 80 0.39 2

9.05 11.19 23.75 84

ROME

91 66 77 1.63 3

7.36 9.12 29.33 81

ROOPVILLE

93 62 77 0.24 1

5.80 7.28 21.28 83

SAVANNAH

98 68 81 0.70 4 14.12 16.35 27.78 85

SNEADS

93 73 82 0.13 2

6.56 9.58 24.38 86

STATESBORO

98 70 82 0.59 3

5.29 5.85 16.68 91

TIFTON

93 70 82 0.46 2

8.00 13.26 30.47 79

VALDOSTA

96 69 82 0.30 2

5.28 8.52 19.70 87

VIDALIA

96 69 82 2.31 2

9.70 11.73 22.98 84

WATKINSVILLE 94 67 80 0.00 0

5.28 9.88 21.44 83

WILLIAMSON

90 66 78 0.92 5

9.65 11.42 22.57 84

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 July 11, 2004
DISTRICT 1 - NORTHWEST Widely scattered showers keeping field activity down, but is great for the field crops and forages.
DISTRICT 2 - NORTH CENTRAL No comments available.
DISTRICT 3 - NORTHEAST First wave of summer heat helping to dry things out from all the rains.
DISTRICT 4 - WEST CENTRAL Rains moderated to very widely scattered showers, hay harvest in full swing, field conditions back to near normal.
A relatively dry week allowed second cutting to proceed.
DISTRICT 5 - CENTRAL Scattered showers this week, but not nearly as much rainfall as the last couple of weeks. Many hay producers trying to cut and harvest hay between showers. This will be the first cutting of hay this year for most of them. Corn and grain sorghum conditions still improved. Pastures are finally greening-up nicely due to the recent rainfall.
The rains have really gotten the crops in the county off and running. It appears the farmers will be able to get a few cuttings of hay in now. The

only concern now is the rising temperatures. We reached the high 90's several times this week. We are also poised for potential disease problems.
Farmers cutting and baling hay in some fields - having some problems curing hay with high humidity and afternoon popcorn showers - soil moisture conditions in good shape at this time.
Scattered rain in the county. Cutting hay. We need rain.
DISTRICT 6 - EAST CENTRAL Late planted cotton is struggling. Some soybeans still being strip planted resulting in poor stands. A good bit of cotton and peanuts are laid by. Some corn silage harvested and field corn is being irrigated again. Good hay cutting being done now.
Scattered showers, but no widespread rain this week. Crops look generally good, but could use another rain.
Still getting scattered showers. Keep them coming!
DISTRICT 7 - SOUTHWEST We received 1.5" of rainfall.
DISTRICT 8 - SOUTH CENTRAL Some wet spots in field crops are drowned in areas. Peanuts are yellow due to too much rain and nodulation not working due to lack of oxygen. Black Shank showing up in most tobacco fields. TSWV is still taking its toll on tobacco. Most cotton and peanut fields look good. Farmers applying foliar nutrients and applying herbicides and fungicides. Applying sucker control and insecticides to tobacco. Hay producers trying to cut and dry hay between rain showers.
Blueberries and blackberries are fair.
Still getting frequent rains mostly in the mid to late afternoon hours. Crops responding to rainfall and looking good. Timing crop sprays becoming difficult in many cases due to rainfall and inadequate drying time - but farmers are proud of the rain. In cotton egg and worm counts are up and many non-Bt fields being treated for tobacco budworm. Tobacco harvest underway. Overall a good week.
Moisture conditions holding. Insect and pest management are increasing.
DISTRICT 9 - SOUTHEAST Good hay weather across the county. Some scattered showers during the later part of the week.
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