Georgia weather and crops, 2004 August 22

Georgia Crop Weather
Week Ending Date August 22, 2004

GOOD WEEK FOR FARMING ACTIVITIES Drier weather conditions returned last week resulting in ideal weather for harvesting crops, according to the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service. Isolated showers were reported Statewide, but were less significant in Districts 1, 2, 4, and 5. Soil moisture in District 5, Central District, was rated 10% very short. Late planted soybeans need rain.
Growers were cutting and baling hay. Army worms were reported in hay fields and pastures. Some spraying of peanuts for disease control. Harvesting tobacco was active. Growers were spraying for insects and foliar fertilizing cotton. Cattlemen continued supplemental feeding.
County Extension Agents reported an average of 6.0 days suitable for fieldwork. Other activities include harvesting corn, planting fall vegetables and the routine care of livestock.

Crop Progress Table

Aug 22,

2004

Corn, Dent

99

Corn, Mature

92

Corn, Harvested for Grain

35

Cotton, Bolls Open

16

Sorghum, Harvested for Grain 14

Soybeans, Blooming

98

Soybeans, Setting Pods

88

Soybeans, Dropping Leaves

5

Tobacco, Harvested

84

Apples, Harvested

16

Prev Week
97 84 21
7 9 95 79 2 76 11

Prev Year
96 86 27
9 12 95 79
2 80 18

5 Year Avg 98 90 42 20 9 92 75 4 81 15

Crop Condition Table

August 22, 2004

Crop

Very Poor

Corn

2

Cotton

3

Hay

2

Peanuts

2

Sorghum

1

Soybeans

2

Apples

0

Pecans

8

Pasture

1

Poor Fair Good

--Percentage--

10

32

46

12

32

42

8

33

53

6

34

48

6

40

48

13

38

42

9

23

59

20

38

32

10

37

48

Excellent
10 11
4 10
5 5 9 2 4

Pasture Condition Table - District* Level

August 22, 2004

Very Poor Poor Fair Good

--Percentage--

Dist 1(NW)

2

8

48

36

Dist 2(NC)

1

5

30

64

Dist 3(NE)

2

17

30

45

Dist 4(WC)

0

5

40

49

Dist 5(C)

4

13

43

37

Dist 6(EC)

1

18

36

44

Dist 7(SW)

0

12

27

56

Dist 8(SC)

2

6

39

43

Dist 9(SE)

0

2

32

64

Excellent
6 0 6 6 3 1 5 10 2

*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

Aug 22, 2004 Prev Year

--Percentages--

Very Short

5

0

Short

24

6

Adequate

66

66

Surplus

5

28

5 Year Avg
23 34 36
7

Soil Moisture Table - District Level

August 22, 2004

Very Short Short Adequate

--Percentages--

Dist 1(NW)

2

42

53

Dist 2(NC)

8

34

57

Dist 3(NE)

1

11

85

Dist 4(WC)

3

35

57

Dist 5(C)

10

29

58

Dist 6(EC)

8

24

67

Dist 7(SW)

7

21

67

Dist 8(SC)

1

13

80

Dist 9(SE)

0

5

77

Surplus
3 1 3 5 3 1 5 6 18

Weather Information Table

GEORGIA WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MIDNIGHT, SUNDAY

AUGUST 22, 2004 1/

2004

Air Temperature

Precipitation Totals

Extreme Weekly Rain

30

60

Soil

Location

Max Min AvG Weekly Day Day

Day Season Temp

ALMA

94 68 78 1.12 2 4.95

9.30 26.32 81

ALPHARETTA

91 64 75 0.31 2 6.72 13.68 32.24 79

ARLINGTON

91 66 77 0.40 3 2.06

9.77 29.48 84

ATTAPULGUS

92 69 78 1.55 5 5.74 10.96 30.53 84

BLAIRSVILLE

87 57 70 1.53 4 4.95

8.58 31.13 76

BRUNSWICK

94 69 79 0.82 3 5.41 13.65 30.99 82

BYRON

91 65 76 0.85 4 3.86

6.93 23.22 80

CAIRO

93 69 79 1.11 5 4.59

8.00 27.17 82

CALHOUN

93 62 74 2.56 4 7.29 12.25 34.06 78

CAMILLA

92 68 78 0.89 2 4.63

7.31 25.63 85

CORDELE

91 65 78 0.38 3 6.28 10.16 27.75 81

COVINGTON

92 63 76 0.27 1 5.76

7.79 26.77 81

DAHLONEGA

87 60 72 1.42 3 4.06

9.29 29.73 75

DALLAS

89 65 75 0.02 1 4.09

8.87 31.30 79

DAWSON

92 64 78 0.44 1 2.97

6.43 25.43 83

DEARING

93 65 78 0.16 4 1.88

5.04 28.45 80

DEMPSEY

90 62 75 0.47 4 5.43 10.91 31.13 79

DIXIE

92 70 78 1.49 3 6.75 16.26 36.31 85

DUBLIN

94 65 77 0.61 4 4.79

6.11 25.89 83

DULUTH

92 63 75 0.15 3 2.65

5.92 24.74 79

DUNWOODY

90 64 75 0.75 2 6.75 12.22 32.70 79

EATONTON

91 62 76 0.30 3 1.67

4.75 23.19 82

ELLIJAY

89 60 71 2.87 4 4.80

9.02 32.39 75

FORT VALLEY

91 65 76 0.52 4 2.28

3.81 18.12 82

GAINESVILLE

88 65 75 0.47 4 3.96

6.04 24.19 80

GEORGETOWN

90 61 76 0.38 2 0.56

4.31 23.34 81

GRIFFIN

89 64 76 0.44 3 5.59 10.02 29.91 78

HOMERVILLE

95 67 78 1.50 3 4.92

9.94 29.98 82

JACKSONVILLE 92 64 76 1.01 4 3.07

4.83 25.62 81

JONESBORO

91 63 76 1.44 2 5.00

6.47 23.39 79

LAFAYETTE

92 58 73 1.49 2 4.65 10.69 28.77 74

MIDVILLE

92 68 77 2.70 3 7.58 10.09 32.17 83

NAHUNTA

96 67 78 0.56 5 7.31 13.80 38.69 83

NEWTON

93 66 78 1.57 4 4.00

9.46 28.92 83

PINE MOUNTAIN 90 60 74 0.04 2 4.78 10.35 33.61 77

PLAINS

92 63 76 0.04 1 5.08 10.71 29.70 81

ROME

92 61 74 0.60 3 3.84

9.45 34.02 76

ROOPVILLE

91 59 73 0.93 2 6.28 10.43 27.98 80

SAVANNAH

94 66 78 0.87 4 4.92

9.53 34.17 82

SNEADS

91 71 80 0.29 6 2.97

9.69 29.01 85

STATESBORO

92 67 78 0.46 5 3.66

6.62 21.26 83

TIFTON

92 71 79 0.20 2 1.27

5.31 32.75 80

VALDOSTA

93 70 80 0.60 3 5.81 10.94 27.25 83

VIDALIA

92 66 77 2.13 4 5.95 11.82 29.66 82

WATKINSVILLE 90 64 76 0.55 1 5.39

9.07 26.99 80

WILLIAMSON

89 62 75 0.50 2 4.85

8.12 28.45 78

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 August 22, 2004
DISTRICT 1 - NORTHWEST Clipped and bushogged pastures, routine livestock care - some weaning calves.
Corn harvested began this week with excellent weather.
DISTRICT 2 - NORTH CENTRAL Scattered showers across the county - some areas receiving 2+ inches while others getting none. Hay cutting continued, vegetable harvest has slowed.
DISTRICT 3 - NORTHEAST No comments available.
DISTRICT 4 - WEST CENTRAL Scattered showers, corn harvest was in beginning stages, insect pressure in soybeans.
DISTRICT 5 - CENTRAL No rain this week! Getting really dry again. Corn and grain sorghum harvest will begin soon. Pasture and hayfield conditions declined due to lack of rain. Some hay producers harvested hay. Some armyworms showed up in pastures and hayfields this week. Stream and pond levels continue to decline.
We only received two days of rainfall. Hay producers were hoping for more rainfall.
Welcome rains continued. Rains were scattered around the county. Cotton began to open up.

We need rain desperately. All storms and fronts have missed or bypassed our county.
DISTRICT 6 - EAST CENTRAL Dryland cotton, peanuts, and late planted soybeans have taken a big "hit." Rain showers too little, too late.
Some scattered showers in parts of the county.
DISTRICT 7 - SOUTHWEST Corn harvesting. Fall vegetable planting.
Scattered showers, dry in some areas, some peanut disease problems, soybean insect pressure, corn harvest in beginning stages, and cotton bolls started to open up.
DISTRICT 8 - SOUTH CENTRAL Pecans were aborting due to excess rainfall. Late season TSWV symptoms showing up in peanuts. Cutting and baling hay. Combining some corn. Stripping tobacco fields. Fall armyworms appeared in pastures and hay fields. Cotton aborted or shedded a lot of bolls in fields; some kind of environmental stress. Applied fungicides in peanuts for leafspot and soil disease prevention.
Some scattered rain this week, but needed almost everywhere in the county. Large areas of county crops hurt by lack of rainfall - it has taken its toll especially on dryland fields of cotton and to a lesser degree on peanuts. However, corn is the bright spot with harvest going strong with good yields.
Good rain last week have helped crops overall. Thunderstorms caused some damage to tobacco. Peanuts experienced more white mold and some peanut seed split damage after hot dry weather then moderate rains. Pecans were experiencing nut fall, scorch mite damage, and scab increase. Cotton began to open. Some boll rot damage reported. We need some nice sunny days now that we have some moisture in the soil. This has been a great improvement over the hot dry weather.
DISTRICT 9 - SOUTHEAST Frogeye Leafspot widespread in certain soybean varieties.
Some heavy rains up to 4.5 inches on Wednesday p.m. More rain on Saturday. Hay harvest and some fungicide spays hindered by rain and wet soil 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