Georgia weather and crops, 2005 July 10

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State Georgia Crop Weather
Week Ending Date July 10, 2005
Issue GA-CW2705 Agricultural Summary July 10, 2005
WET WEATHER CONTINUES Storms Cindy and Dennis pummeled most areas, according to the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service. Up to 4 inches of rain were common throughout the State and some areas received more. Heavy rains coupled with strong winds damaged crops and delayed fieldwork. Soil moisture levels were rated 1 percent very short, 5 percent short, 57 percent adequate, and 37 percent surplus.
Pastures, corn, and grain sorghum continued to improve from the recent rains. Dry weather, early in the week, permitted fertilizing and spraying to control insects and weeds. In east central Georgia, the rains reduced the recent dry conditions. Wet weather conditions and high humidity were causing a rise in diseases for commercial vegetables. Sucker control was applied on tobacco fields, and herbicides and fungicides on cotton and peanuts. Pecan scab and leaf spot appeared in pecans.
County Extension Agents reported an average of 4.4 days suitable for fieldwork. Excessive rains continued to delay hay harvest. Livestock producers have abundance of grass. Other activities included tobacco harvesting, general maintenance of equipment, and the routine care of livestock and poultry.

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

Jul 10, 2005 94 61 14 98 96 25 4 89 82 32 99 54 88 58 10 60

Prev Week 86 36 6 95 89 16 0 85 64 17 94 51 73 38 3 32

Prev Year 97 78 38
100 100
38 9
94 89 41 100 64 90 66 12 83

5 Year Avg 96 78 41 98 94 32 11 95 84 42 99 67 89 63 16 79

Crop Condition Table

July 10, 2005

Crop

Very Poor

Corn

0

Soybeans

0

Sorghum

1

Cotton

1

Pasture

0

Apples

0

Hay

0

Peanuts

0

Pecans

0

Poor Fair

--Percentage--

2

18

1

16

1

35

2

28

3

14

3

9

1

21

3

19

2

31

Good
65 72 59 55 66 77 64 60 51

Excellent
15 11
4 14 17 11 14 18 16

Tobacco

13

25

40

21

1

Watermelons

3

12

45

38

2

Pasture Condition Table - District* Level

July 10, 2005

Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent

--Percentage--

Dist 1(NW)

0

26

21

50

3

Dist 2(NC)

0

0

10

75

15

Dist 3(NE)

0

4

13

77

6

Dist 4(WC)

0

0

12

73

15

Dist 5(C)

0

3

16

56

25

Dist 6(EC)

0

0

4

81

15

Dist 7(SW)

0

3

18

67

12

Dist 8(SC)

0

0

23

45

32

Dist 9(SE)

0

0

9

78

13

*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 10, 2005 Prev Year

--Percentages--

Very Short

1

1

Short

5

11

Adequate

57

72

Surplus

37

16

5 Year Avg
9 23 56 12

Soil Moisture Table - District Level

July 10, 2005

Very Short Short Adequate

--Percentages--

Dist 1(NW)

0

3

61

Dist 2(NC)

0

0

49

Dist 3(NE)

0

0

50

Dist 4(WC)

0

13

42

Dist 5(C)

5

8

45

Dist 6(EC)

0

2

80

Dist 7(SW)

0

10

65

Dist 8(SC)

0

6

54

Dist 9(SE)

0

3

64

Surplus
36 51 50 45 42 18 25 40 33

Weather Information Table

GEORGIA WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING MIDNIGHT, SUNDAY

JULY 10, 2005 1/

2005

Air Temperature

Precipitation Totals

Extreme Weekly Rain

30

60

Soil

Location

Max Min AvG Weekly Day Day

Day Season Temp

ALMA

93 70 81 1.65 2

5.73 13.46 29.57 84

ALPHARETTA

91 61 74 2.53 5

4.64 10.10 31.26 79

ARLINGTON

92 68 78 4.52 5

7.11 13.64 35.32 84

ATTAPULGUS

92 65 77 6.96 5

9.92 15.97 42.12 83

BLAIRSVILLE

88 58 71 2.60 5

8.15 12.99 30.97 73

BOWEN

91 69 80 3.07 2

7.55 11.54 35.13 85

BRUNSWICK

93 73 83 0.08 2 10.28 13.61 34.23 83

BYRON

92 68 78 3.52 4

7.06 12.24 29.92 81

CAIRO

92 69 79 5.53 5

8.25 14.42 38.06 80

CALHOUN

90 62 74 2.54 6

9.41 12.16 32.77 78

CLARKS HILL

90 65 77 0.42 3

2.68 8.74 25.49 80

CORDELE

93 67 79 4.29 3

8.33 12.37 34.64 84

COVINGTON

89 66 75 3.36 4

6.23 9.81 24.39 79

DAHLONEGA

87 58 72 2.91 5

8.05 12.42 32.94 75

DALLAS

89 64 74 7.04 6 10.49 13.19 32.77 78

DAWSON

92 68 78 4.26 4

6.17 12.33 30.03 82

DEARING

90 67 77 0.84 3

5.01 12.43 28.01 80

DEMPSEY

89 65 75 5.15 6

8.24 12.06 31.18 78

DIXIE

93 70 80 7.04 4 12.01 16.36 39.08 84

DUBLIN

93 69 79 2.20 2

4.93 8.88 28.25 85

DULUTH

92 62 74 5.18 6

7.61 12.95 31.61 78

DUNWOODY

90 63 74 4.38 6

7.31 12.27 32.14 79

EATONTON

90 59 73 3.35 6

5.94 11.04 28.00 80

ELLIJAY

89 56 72 2.60 5

9.57 15.73 35.74 76

GAINESVILLE

87 64 75 2.87 5

6.30 10.87 29.31 79

GEORGETOWN

92 67 77 4.12 4

8.65 13.85 42.70 81

GRIFFIN

89 67 75 4.65 4

7.69 11.79 31.47 77

HOMERVILLE

94 70 81 1.35 3

7.14 13.21 30.56 85

JACKSONVILLE 91 68 78 2.14 3

3.89 10.58 29.51 82

JONESBORO

91 67 76 5.58 4

7.96 10.94 31.98 79

LAFAYETTE

88 63 74 2.14 6

6.62 12.49 25.54 77

MCRAE

92 66 79 1.21 3

3.57 6.73 24.77 85

MIDVILLE

92 68 79 1.23 2

2.20 8.43 25.81 86

NAHUNTA

95 64 78 1.00 4

6.83 9.41 28.28 84

NEWTON

91 68 78 3.99 5

9.82 13.76 38.66 85

PINE MOUNTAIN 90 65 76 5.10 6

6.85 13.42 35.02 78

PLAINS

92 68 77 6.02 5 10.68 15.92 36.70 82

ROME

90 65 75 1.72 5

4.95 7.41 19.84 78

SAVANNAH

95 74 83 0.64 4

7.19 13.07 29.06 85

SHELLMAN

93 68 78 3.19 4

5.98 10.82 31.43 86

SKIDAWAY

96 72 82 1.14 4

6.46 11.60 30.60 81

STATESBORO

92 49 77 0.90 4

5.60 11.10 29.35 85

TIFTON

89 69 79 4.11 4

8.07 13.06 30.62 81

TIGER

87 56 72 2.95 5 10.57 20.27 39.96 78

VALDOSTA

95 73 82 4.26 4

9.30 17.72 39.85 84

VIDALIA

94 69 81 1.85 2

3.53 6.40 18.68 85

WATKINSVILLE 83 50 65 4.33 5 12.48 17.34 39.74 79

WILLIAMSON

90 65 75 3.38 5

4.94 8.19 28.62 80

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 A wet week with over 3 inches of rain since Monday.
DISTRICT 2 - NORTH CENTRAL Excessive rains late in the week.
Three inches of rain fell in many sections of the county and more is expected - no field work possible.
DISTRICT 3 - NORTHEAST Rainfall hampering hay harvest.
DISTRICT 4 - WEST CENTRAL Rainfall amounts ranged from 0.75 - 1.5 inches this past week. Crops not stressed at this time.
Rain from hurricanes Cindy and Dennis have fields saturated; routine

care of livestock and poultry; catching up on equipment maintenance.
At least 8.8 rain since Saturday, lunchtime.
DISTRICT 5 - CENTRAL Rains have continued to slow wheat and hay harvests. Corn and grain sorghum conditions continue to improve as well as pasture conditions.
We are seeing a rise in disease problems due to the excess rainfall and higher humidity.
Wet weather continues!
Drought conditions continued all the way until Sunday afternoon. Sunday's rain was the first significant general rain in over a month here.
DISTRICT 6 - EAST CENTRAL Timely rains have all crops looking good. Very little insect pressure on cotton/peanuts. Only mild leafspot on peanuts. Boron, mepignat, layby fertilizer (cotton) and weed control going out along with peanut fungicides. Cattle thriving with plenty of grass. Late planted (behind wheat) soybeans off to a fast start.
Crops continue to progress very well. Pecan scab is abundant as well as leaf spot on peanut.
Scattered rain played havoc with hay cutting. Some areas wet, some dry.
DISTRICT 7 - SOUTHWEST Hurricane Dennis provided sufficient rain to bring soil moisture to 100% capacity through the county.
We received 0.82" of rainfall.
DISTRICT 8 - SOUTH CENTRAL Hot and wet. Concerned about hurricane. Applying fungicides on peanuts, applying herbicides on cotton and scouting for insects, and cutting hay. Applying pesticides to control suckers on tobacco and topping. Growers gearing up to pick tobacco.
Twenty percent of the tobacco crop has been lost to excessive moisture (drowned) and tomato spotted wilt virus.
Excess rain causing damage to cotton, tobacco and vegetables.
The hurricane has flooded many fields and made disease spraying operations in peanuts impossible.
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