Georgia Crop Weather Week Ending Date May 15, 2005 WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS Widely scattered showers fell on the State late in the week, according to the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service. Despite showers, dry conditions persisted across parts of the State. Soil moisture levels were rated 25 percent short, 69 percent adequate, and 4 percent surplus. Dry weather allowed producers to continue planting cotton and peanuts. Hail reportedly damaged foliage on vegetables and trees in Northwest Georgia. Corn planting neared completion and Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus appeared in early planted tobacco. Livestock producers continued limited hay feeding. Peaches remained in good condition. County Extension Agents reported an average of 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork. Other activities included preparations for wheat harvest, applying fungicides, cutting hay, and the routine care of livestock and poultry. Crop Progress Table Corn, Planted Corn, Emerged Cotton, Planted Peanuts, Planted Sorghum, Planted Soybeans, Planted Soybeans, Emerged Wheat, Harvested for Grain Onions, Harvested Watermelons, Planted Peaches, Harvested May 15, 2005 97 93 38 25 29 13 6 1 35 96 10 Prev Week 94 87 19 9 25 9 2 0 25 93 0 Prev Year 100 99 53 42 26 31 16 4 70 97 10 5 Year Avg 99 97 56 43 36 23 13 5 61 97 5 Crop Condition Table May 15, 2005 Crop Very Poor Corn 1 Sorghum 0 Cotton 3 Wheat 1 Pasture 0 Apples 0 Hay 0 Onions 6 Peaches 0 Tobacco 0 Watermelons 3 Poor Fair Good --Percentage-- 4 34 55 0 62 37 8 40 46 3 24 60 4 29 60 4 24 68 5 28 61 6 15 31 1 22 73 0 31 64 12 47 36 Excellent 6 1 3 12 7 4 6 42 4 5 2 Pasture Condition Table - District* Level May 15, 2005 Very Poor Poor Fair Good --Percentage-- Dist 1(NW) 0 15 30 47 Dist 2(NC) 0 2 39 50 Dist 3(NE) 1 8 38 53 Dist 4(WC) 0 5 27 48 Dist 5(C) 0 4 21 65 Dist 6(EC) 0 2 44 54 Dist 7(SW) 0 3 28 62 Excellent 8 9 0 20 10 0 7 Dist 8(SC) 0 1 31 66 2 Dist 9(SE) 0 1 10 83 6 *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 May 15, 2005 Prev Year --Percentages-- Very Short 2 9 Short 25 41 Adequate 69 48 Surplus 4 2 5 Year Avg 21 36 36 7 Soil Moisture Table - District Level May 15, 2005 Very Short Short Adequate --Percentages-- Dist 1(NW) 0 23 77 Dist 2(NC) 1 28 69 Dist 3(NE) 0 18 70 Dist 4(WC) 0 22 77 Dist 5(C) 6 12 79 Dist 6(EC) 9 46 40 Dist 7(SW) 2 37 56 Dist 8(SC) 2 19 73 Dist 9(SE) 0 22 73 Surplus 0 2 12 1 3 5 5 6 5 Weather Information Table GEORGIA WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MIDNIGHT, SUNDAY MAY 15, 2005 1/ 2005 Air Temperature Precipitation Totals Extreme Weekly Rain 30 60 Soil Location Max Min AvG Weekly Day Day Day Season Temp ALMA 87 59 72 0.14 2 2.89 9.12 16.11 74 ALPHARETTA 91 52 69 0.85 5 3.18 10.05 22.01 69 ARLINGTON 91 55 73 0.14 2 4.22 14.98 21.72 76 ATTAPULGUS 88 52 72 0.00 0 4.13 17.71 26.15 77 BLAIRSVILLE 86 46 65 0.78 2 3.01 8.67 18.76 66 BOWEN 87 56 72 0.01 1 4.24 16.61 23.59 79 BRUNSWICK 86 61 72 0.22 2 3.56 11.04 20.62 75 BYRON 87 47 68 0.31 1 2.81 10.86 17.68 70 CAIRO 89 54 73 0.00 0 3.82 15.73 23.64 72 CALHOUN 89 50 69 0.48 4 4.75 11.83 21.03 72 CLARKS HILL 91 51 70 0.09 1 1.33 7.16 16.75 77 CORDELE 90 57 73 0.04 2 3.48 15.45 22.30 75 COVINGTON 88 49 70 0.01 1 2.14 7.87 14.59 73 DAHLONEGA 87 50 67 0.68 2 2.94 10.34 21.20 66 DALLAS 87 53 69 0.39 4 2.48 10.08 19.75 69 DAWSON 89 53 72 0.49 2 4.10 12.00 17.99 75 DEARING 90 56 73 0.09 1 0.85 7.18 15.67 70 DEMPSEY 86 53 70 0.13 1 3.55 11.16 19.25 75 DIXIE 88 56 73 0.00 0 3.63 13.36 22.72 77 DUBLIN 88 57 72 0.34 2 3.06 13.36 19.37 78 DULUTH 89 52 69 0.94 1 2.91 9.61 19.60 72 DUNWOODY 88 48 70 0.12 2 1.27 8.32 19.09 69 EATONTON 88 49 69 0.02 1 2.50 8.35 16.98 78 ELLIJAY 87 47 66 0.42 3 4.20 10.98 20.41 68 GAINESVILLE 86 56 69 0.56 1 2.31 8.78 19.00 74 GEORGETOWN 89 51 72 0.06 2 4.54 20.65 28.86 80 GRIFFIN 85 55 71 0.11 1 3.25 10.84 19.79 70 HOMERVILLE 87 54 71 0.24 2 2.41 9.73 17.35 76 JACKSONVILLE 87 56 70 1.29 3 3.26 11.04 19.00 73 JONESBORO 88 54 70 0.20 1 3.26 10.05 21.24 71 LAFAYETTE 89 50 67 2.57 5 4.43 7.70 14.98 69 MCRAE 87 54 71 0.39 3 3.17 12.63 18.05 76 MIDVILLE 89 58 73 0.01 1 1.57 8.91 17.38 79 NAHUNTA 88 52 70 0.22 2 4.29 10.37 19.09 77 NEWTON 89 55 72 0.06 1 4.26 18.23 24.96 78 PINE MOUNTAIN 87 52 69 1.00 3 2.92 12.78 22.25 71 PLAINS 89 56 72 0.00 0 2.63 13.52 20.78 81 ROME 89 51 69 0.39 3 2.32 6.28 12.63 71 SAVANNAH 88 54 71 0.00 0 2.37 9.76 15.99 75 SHELLMAN 91 54 73 0.26 1 4.48 14.40 20.87 83 SKIDAWAY 88 60 71 0.04 3 4.36 12.74 19.04 70 STATESBORO 86 54 71 0.08 2 1.72 11.86 18.25 78 TIFTON 86 59 73 0.00 0 3.72 11.37 17.56 74 TIGER 85 48 65 0.40 5 3.17 11.11 20.01 69 VALDOSTA 88 60 74 0.29 3 3.62 12.43 22.35 74 VIDALIA 87 57 73 0.03 2 2.22 8.11 12.28 75 WATKINSVILLE 87 53 69 0.38 2 2.29 11.54 22.78 72 WILLIAMSON 86 53 70 0.27 1 3.15 11.53 20.70 73 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 compiled and edited by the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service. DISTRICT 1 - NORTHWEST Had a really bad hail storm (golf size) on Tuesday evening - a lot of damage to foliage on plants - trees, vegetables, etc. DISTRICT 2 - NORTH CENTRAL Cool season hay being harvested. Most of the week was hot and dry and used up any soil moisture. Turf wilting by Saturday morning but 3/4 in rain on Sunday. For information about the apple season in north Georgia go to http:\\newsletters.ces.uga.edu/ngapples Some hay harvested this week - corn will be planted next week. DISTRICT 3 - NORTHEAST Conditions are declining rapidly. DISTRICT 4 - WEST CENTRAL Scattered showers, rainfall amounts from 0 to .4 of an inch. Still dry! Crops and pastures suffering. Could use a rain; prepping for wheat harvest; baling some fescue hay; Bermuda finally beginning to do something. DISTRICT 5 - CENTRAL Much warmer temperatures and a few scattered showers. Could use some more rain. Corn planting nearing completion. Some hay producers cutting hay. Hay feeding continues for some livestock. We have been experiencing a good dry planting period. Planting continues. DISTRICT 6 - EAST CENTRAL Very dry; planting has stopped. Planting is finally progressing on daily basis. Need moisture. Field work progressing well. DISTRICT 7 - SOUTHWEST Cotton and peanut planting progressing at full speed. We received 0.08" of rainfall. Peanut and cotton plantings increase. Scattered showers Sunday, rainfall amounts from 0 to .2 of an inch. Dry! DISTRICT 8 - SOUTH CENTRAL Planting away. TSWV is showing up on early planted tobacco. Moisture level in soil is still good for planting. Planting cotton and peanuts. Spraying fungicides on watermelons. Intensive planting week for the major row crops. 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