Georgia weather and crops, 2004 July 4

State Georgia Crop Weather

Week Ending Date July 4, 2004

MORE RAIN! Showers fell across the State last week, according to the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service. Heavy rains caused erosion in south Georgia and limited field activities throughout the State. Crop conditions improved around the State. Rains helped replenish pond and stream levels. County Extension Agents reported an average of 3.4 days suitable for fieldwork.

Surplus moisture caused yellowing of foliage in cotton and peanut fields. Corn stalks were weakened by increased soil moisture. Rain hampered applications of growth regulators, fungicides and herbicides. Weeds remained a problem in cotton fields. Producers turned to planes to apply needed sprays. Cutworms were seen in peanut fields.

Weather allowing, producers prepared for second cutting of hay. Blueberry and blackberry harvest continued. Livestock producers controlled flies on livestock. Pasture and hay field conditions continued to improve. 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, Planted Soybeans, Emerged Soybeans, Blooming Soybeans, Setting Pods Tobacco, Harvested Wheat, Harvested for Grain Watermelons, Harvested Peaches, Harvested

Jul 4, 2004 93 65 23 1 83 26 83 45 90 99 98 24 2 8 99 69 59

Prev Week
85 48 12
0 68 13 72 30 85 97 94 13
0 4 97 51 40

Prev Year
88 60 17
1 76 24 78 42 93 95 88 14
1 10 95 62 56

5 Year Avg 92 69 30 5 75 29 81 49 92 95 89 22 5 12 98 67 58

Crop Condition Table

July 4, 2004

Crop

Very Poor

Corn

1

Cotton

0

Hay

1

Peanuts

0

Sorghum

0

Soybeans

1

Tobacco

6

Apples

0

Peaches

0

Pecans

4

Pasture

1

Poor Fair Good

--Percentage--

7

27

52

2

20

60

9

31

53

1

18

64

1

30

62

3

34

56

21

44

28

4

17

63

0

1

99

11

45

38

5

23

57

Excellent
13 18
6 17
7 6 1 16 0 2 14

Pasture Condition Table - District* Level July 4, 2004

Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent

--Percentage--

Dist 1(NW)

9

16

25

45

5

Dist 2(NC)

0

0

13

70

17

Dist 3(NE)

1

18

56

14

11

Dist 4(WC)

0

3

21

59

17

Dist 5(C)

2

7

19

63

9

Dist 6(EC)

0

6

23

67

4

Dist 7(SW)

0

2

12

59

27

Dist 8(SC)

0

2

27

56

15

Dist 9(SE)

0

0

30

67

3

*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 4, 2004 Prev Year

--Percentages--

Very Short

0

0

Short

6

5

Adequate

63

63

Surplus

31

32

5 Year Avg
8 20 59 13

Soil Moisture Table - District Level

July 4, 2004

Very Short Short Adequate

--Percentages--

Dist 1(NW)

1

3

35

Dist 2(NC)

0

12

54

Dist 3(NE)

1

6

36

Dist 4(WC)

0

3

85

Dist 5(C)

2

7

70

Dist 6(EC)

0

4

72

Dist 7(SW)

0

6

55

Dist 8(SC)

0

3

68

Dist 9(SE)

0

7

55

Surplus
61 34 57 12 21 24 39 29 38

Weather Information Table

GEORGIA WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MIDNIGHT, SUNDAY

JULY 4, 2004 1/

2004

Air Temperature

Precipitation Totals

Extreme Weekly Rain

30

60

Soil

Location

Max Min AvG Weekly Day Day

Day Season Temp

ALMA

92 69 78 1.86 3

9.97 11.22 20.24 80

ALPHARETTA

87 66 73 2.63 6

6.77 9.63 21.97 78

ARLINGTON

90 66 77 1.34 3

6.54 9.59 23.25 83

ATTAPULGUS

90 66 77 0.80 3

5.37 9.16 22.03 82

BLAIRSVILLE

82 61 69 2.42 6

6.68 10.19 26.02 75

BRUNSWICK

93 69 80 1.92 4

6.61 8.31 20.81 84

BYRON

91 68 77 1.40 4

6.84 7.78 19.00 80

CAIRO

91 68 78 0.30 4

7.61 10.14 21.57 81

CALHOUN

90 66 74 1.62 6

7.77 9.96 24.51 79

CAMILLA

91 68 78 0.07 2

4.60 6.05 19.84 86

CORDELE

91 68 78 1.25 5

7.53 10.62 19.95 80

COVINGTON

89 67 75 1.34 6

7.29 9.19 20.62 81

DAHLONEGA

84 58 70 2.02 5

9.01 11.67 25.41 75

DALLAS

88 65 74 0.72 4

5.04 8.59 24.88 79

DAWSON

91 67 77 0.50 4

6.76 9.92 20.16 82

DEMPSEY

89 66 75 3.85 5 11.02 12.87 24.83 80

DIXIE

91 67 78 0.45 2

7.39 11.26 23.41 83

DUBLIN

93 68 78 0.75 4

8.56 9.79 20.74 84

DULUTH

89 65 74 1.26 5

7.23 9.38 21.31 78

DUNWOODY

87 66 74 1.37 6

8.41 11.16 23.85 79

EATONTON

90 66 75 1.78 7

9.64 10.74 21.48 81

ELLIJAY

85 60 71 1.92 7

8.70 11.84 26.13 75

FORT VALLEY

90 66 76 0.79 4

4.79 5.86 15.49 80

GAINESVILLE

85 64 73 1.93 6

2.63 6.55 18.15 76

GEORGETOWN

91 65 77 1.31 4

7.26 9.40 20.59 83

GRIFFIN

88 66 75 2.40 5

9.01 11.69 23.22 79

HOMERVILLE

92 66 78 0.84 4

8.70 10.31 21.88 83

JACKSONVILLE 91 67 76 0.24 4

8.24 8.79 22.23 81

JONESBORO

89 67 76 0.90 5

5.57 7.01 18.25 78

LAFAYETTE

89 61 74 3.24 4

5.86 8.51 22.87 76

MIDVILLE

91 69 77 0.40 4

7.37 8.61 23.50 82

NAHUNTA

94 67 79 2.09 6 15.27 15.69 28.94 84

NEWTON

90 67 77 0.77 3

5.11 7.12 22.14 84

PINE MOUNTAIN 90 66 75 3.70 4 11.70 13.92 27.63 78

PLAINS

91 67 76 3.14 6

9.13 10.80 23.36 81

ROME

90 65 75 1.46 5

5.73 9.53 27.70 79

ROOPVILLE

91 63 74 3.15 5

5.74 7.59 21.04 79

SAVANNAH

94 67 78 2.20 5 14.49 16.44 27.08 82

SNEADS

90 70 78 2.02 5

6.58 9.56 24.25 85

STATESBORO

91 69 78 0.93 5

5.05 5.43 16.09 85

TIFTON

90 68 78 0.95 5 10.24 13.30 30.01 78

VALDOSTA

91 69 79 1.76 5

5.37 8.63 19.40 85

VIDALIA

91 68 77 1.67 5

8.64 9.82 20.67 82

WATKINSVILLE 90 65 75 2.43 6

7.75 10.51 21.44 79

WILLIAMSON

89 66 75 0.81 5

8.73 11.30 21.65 81

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 4, 2004
DISTRICT 1 - NORTHWEST Producers clipping pastures and controlling flies on livestock. Getting ready for second cutting of hay when the weather breaks.
DISTRICT 2 - NORTH CENTRAL The blueberries are looking especially good and abundant.
Rain continued throughout last week; has made it difficult for many farmers to get into the field; hay harvest and quality has suffered from the wet weather.
Heavy rain - fields too wet for cultivation - rain prevented spraying fruit and vegetable crops with fungicides for disease control.
DISTRICT 3 - NORTHEAST Still getting showers throughout the county.
DISTRICT 4 - WEST CENTRAL Six plus inches of rain fell county wide this week.
Rains have slowed producers down, weeds are getting out of control in cotton.

Rain events 6 days out of 7. Broke out the airplanes to spray, fields too wet to put equipment in, hay harvest continues to lag behind due to wet weather. One section of the county received 4.5 - 5 inches in an hour, Friday, July 2.
DISTRICT 5 - CENTRAL More welcome rain this week! Two-three inches or more in some areas of the county. Rains hampering hay harvest but pasture and hayfield conditions continue to improve. Corn and grain sorghum conditions improving also. Pond and stream levels continue to rise due to the rains.
We have gotten six consecutive days of rainfall which has been extremely beneficial to the county.
Keep the rain coming!
DISTRICT 6 - EAST CENTRAL Some areas are too wet which is causing weakened corn stalks and yellow peanut foliage. Washing out fertilizer in some cotton fields which is causing stunted growth and yellowing of leaves.
DISTRICT 7 - SOUTHWEST Rain!
Rain, rain, rain. We received 0.97" of rainfall. Crops are in good to excellent condition.
We have good moisture, also it has been a little easier to cure hay this past week in most areas of the county.
Wet weather has made field operations difficult, plant growth regulator applications on cotton behind schedule along with fungicide, herbicide and land plaster applications to peanuts. Heavy rainfall in some parts of county has caused severe erosion in some fields.
DISTRICT 8 - SOUTH CENTRAL Blueberries and blackberries are fair.
Afternoon showers have covered the majority of the county - some excessive rain in areas. Peanut crop looking good, but seeing more spotted wilt - also cutworms. Cotton crop looking good, egg counts increasing. Tobacco sucker control in full swing. Corn crop showing signs of leaf blight. Overall, a good wet week.
Scattered showers have finally covered the whole county with good rainfall. Pastures and hayfields look good. Row crops (corn, peanuts, cotton, and soybeans) all have really improved and look good due to the rainfall.
DISTRICT 9 - SOUTHEAST Afternoon showers are preventing hay harvest.
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