HDR1012000170100916971200WEEKLY WEATHER & CROP BULLETIN Released September 16, 1997, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin" call Rhonda Brandt at (202) 720-7621, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. National Agricultural Summary September 8 - 14, 1997 Highlights: A slow-moving storm brought continued cool weather to the Eastern States, slowing crop maturation. Beneficial moisture generated by the storm eased moisture stress on late-planted crops from the Tennessee Valley northeastward to Pennsylvania. The storm also brought widespread showers to the western Corn Belt. Hot, dry weather in the central and northern plains provided favorable small grain-harvesting and winter wheat-planting weather. Continued dry soils in the Southeast stressed late-planted crops. Corn: Warm, sunny weather in the western Corn Belt pushed crops to maturity. Corn still needs sunshine and heat to mature farther east. Corn doughing neared completion, just ahead of progress at this time last year and the 5-year average. Corn was 78 percent (%) dented, ahead of 71% dented in 1996 and the average of 74%. Twenty percent of the corn acreage was mature, equal to 1996 but behind the average of 27%. Corn harvest, at 4% complete, was just behind 5% for both 1996 and the average. Dry weather in the Southeast provided favorable harvest conditions. Harvest was just beginning in the central Plains and eastern Corn Belt. Nationwide, corn condition remained mostly good to fair. Soybeans: Twenty percent of the soybean acreage was dropping leaves, compared with 16% in 1996 and the average of 22%. Harvest was just beginning in Arkansas and Kansas and became more active in Louisiana and Mississippi. Soybean condition declined due to continued below-normal temperatures east of the Mississippi River and dry soils in the Southeast. Soybean development was ending in Illinois due to cool nights and shorter days. In Iowa, rain benefited soybeans but may have been too late to help the corn. Soybean condition declined in Missouri as the latest maturing crops reflected the effects of moisture shortages. Above-normal temperatures west of the Mississippi moved soybeans toward maturity. Overall, soybean condition rated mostly good to fair. Cotton: Bolls were opening on nearly half of the cotton acreage, behind a year ago and the average. With the exception of California, Missouri, New Mexico, and Texas, cotton fields were progressing behind the normal pace. Fields were especially behind in Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Cotton harvest, at 5% complete, was in its early stages. Despite early-week rains, harvest in Texas made good progress. Growers in Alabama, Arizona, Louisiana, and Mississippi were just beginning to harvest. Cotton condition declined due to continued dry weather in the Southeast. Nationwide, condition rated mostly good to fair. Sorghum: Eighty percent of the sorghum acreage was turning color, compared with 84% in 1996 and the average of 75%. Thirty-four percent of the crop was mature, behind both 1996 and the average. Sorghum harvest was 22% complete, behind 25% for both last year and the average. Harvest was most active in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Early-week rains limited harvest in Texas. Harvest in Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma was just starting. Overall, sorghum remained in mostly good condition. Rice: Rice harvest gained momentum as 39% of the rice acreage was harvested. At this time last year, 48% of the crop was harvested and normally 41% is cut. Harvest was ahead of normal in California and Louisiana, but behind normal elsewhere. Blast disease and weed problems were reported in some California fields. In Texas, harvest continued along the Upper Coast, with some smut appearing. Overall, the rice crop remained in mostly good condition. Spring Wheat and Barley: Small grain harvest neared completion as dry, very warm weather allowed farmers to combine fields for most of the week. Spring wheat harvest advanced to 93% complete, 3 percentage points ahead of 1996 and 15 points ahead of average. Minnesota, Montana, and North Dakota farmers harvested their crops well ahead of the average pace. Barley harvest reached 94% complete, equal to last year but 7% ahead of the average. Harvests in Idaho and South Dakota were slightly behind normal. Harvest was ahead of normal elsewhere. Peanuts: Peanut harvest advanced to 11% complete, ahead of 6% harvested at this time last year. Condition of the peanut crop declined due to continued dry weather in Georgia and the Gulf Coast States. Dry soils delayed harvest in Florida, adversely affecting the peanut crop condition. In Georgia, very few local areas received beneficial rain, and the main crop area remained the driest in the State. Fields in Texas continued to look good as the harvest moved farther north. Overall, peanut condition declined to mostly fair to good. Winter wheat: The 1998 winter wheat crop was 15% planted, compared with 14% planted in 1996 and the average of 16%. Planting was in full swing in Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Washington as favorable planting weather allowed farmers to plant large portions of their State's acreage. Planting in Washington was behind average due to showers and later-than-normal harvest in eastern areas. Emergence of the winter wheat crop reached 3% complete, equal to last year and the average. Wheat seeding progressed slowly in Kansas, where most planting thus far was in southwestern counties. National Weather Summary Volume 84, No. 37 September 7 - 13, 1997 For additional information, call (202) 720-7917. Highlights: Beneficial rains, sparked by a slow-moving low-pressure system, eased dryness across the Mid-Atlantic region. In the eastern Corn Belt, however, several days of cloudy, cool weather slowed crop development. Farther south, dry weather persisted across the southern Atlantic and Gulf Coast regions. Monsoonal moisture continued to flow into the Southwest, causing locally heavy rainfall and flash flooding. At week's end, a developing storm over the West drew a plume of tropical moisture from Hurricane Linda toward the region. Meanwhile, warm, dry weather across the northern Plains and upper Midwest favored small grain harvesting and crop maturation. Weekly temperatures averaged 3 to 9 degrees F above normal on the northern Plains and 2 to 7 degrees F above normal across the southern Plains and Southwest. In contrast, weekly readings ranged from 0 to 4 degrees F below normal from the Great Lakes southward to the central Gulf Coast. Early in the week, cool air lingered in the Southeast, adding another 20 daily-record lows. On Sunday in North Carolina, Wilmington's low of 57 degrees F was their fourth consecutive record. Macon, GA notched a low of 53 degrees F. Record warmth appeared across the West on Monday, including highs of 84 degrees F in Astoria, OR and 103 degrees F in Safford, AZ. A day later, Boise, ID recorded 95 degrees F. Record heat also spread into Texas, where Corpus Christi registered 99 degrees F. Austin's high of 100 degrees F represented their first triple-digit heat since August 12, 1996. Rain developed over the Midwest on September 7 and 8, spreading to the East Coast by midweek. More than 2 inches dampened locations such as Springfield, IL, Mansfield, OH, and Lynchburg, VA. As much as 4 to 5 inches fell along the eastern slopes of the Appalachians from Virginia to southeastern New York. Only scattered showers fell, however, from southern Georgia to southern Texas, allowing moisture deficits to mount. On Friday, Hurricane Linda became the strongest storm on record over the Pacific Ocean east of the Date Line, packing estimated 185 mph sustained winds while passing within about 300 miles of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, the southern tip of Baja California. The hurricane's eyewall passed directly over Socorro Island, part of the Islas Revillagigedo. Beginning on Saturday, the storm weakened steadily while moving west-northwestward, but a plume of its moisture approached the Southwest. Even before the arrival of Linda's moisture, weekly rainfall locally topped 1 inch in the Four Corners region. Very warm conditions prevailed in Alaska (2 to 8 degrees F above normal) and Hawaii (1 to 2 degrees F above normal). On Friday, Alaskan daily-record highs were set in Juneau (70 degrees F) and Barrow (52 degrees F). Yakutut tallied record highs (73 and 69 degrees F) on September 12-13. In Hawaii, Honolulu also ended the week with consecutive daily-record highs (91 and 92 degrees F). Corn: Percent Dough, Corn: Percent Dented, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Sep 14,:Sep 7, :Sep 14,: 1996 State:Sep 14,:Sep 7, :Sep 14,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 94 79 99 91 CO : 69 40 84 66 GA : 100 100 100 100 GA : 100 100 100 100 IL : 95 92 95 96 IL : 86 73 72 81 IN : 93 92 94 98 IN : 67 45 59 80 IA : 97 94 93 90 IA : 82 65 73 73 KS : 100 100 100 99 KS : 93 90 96 87 KY : 100 99 100 100 KY : 88 85 94 95 MI : 71 47 84 82 MI : 25 16 37 48 MN : 99 97 99 93 MN : 78 59 72 64 MO : 100 100 100 98 MO : 97 90 97 88 NE : 100 97 99 99 NE : 88 61 76 79 NC : 100 100 100 98 NC : 96 87 100 98 OH : 100 92 90 98 OH : 67 33 40 74 PA : 86 72 88 92 PA : 56 43 60 61 SD : 96 88 94 90 SD : 78 56 68 64 TX : 100 99 100 100 TX : 98 95 100 96 WI : 87 77 84 81 WI : 46 20 43 54 : : 17 Sts: 96 91 95 94 17 Sts: 78 60 71 74 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 17 States produced 90% of the These 17 States produced 90% of the 1996 corn crop. 1996 corn crop. Corn: Percent Mature, Corn: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Sep 14,:Sep 7, :Sep 14,: 1996 State:Sep 14,:Sep 7, :Sep 14,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 17 0 8 8 CO : 0 0 8 2 GA : 99 98 98 99 GA : 79 65 70 76 IL : 14 7 20 26 IL : 0 0 1 1 IN : 18 8 18 24 IN : 1 0 1 2 IA : 21 0 14 28 IA : 0 0 1 2 KS : 42 35 57 54 KS : 7 3 9 11 KY : 42 25 48 63 KY : 10 0 12 13 MI : 2 1 2 10 MI : 0 0 0 1 MN : 2 0 8 12 MN : 0 0 0 0 MO : 58 35 61 49 MO : 16 7 16 12 NE : 12 3 5 17 NE : 0 0 0 1 NC : 90 68 98 92 NC : 37 16 45 40 OH : 2 1 2 13 OH : 0 0 0 1 PA : 18 7 18 15 PA : 5 3 4 2 SD : 19 8 13 17 SD : 0 0 1 0 TX : 77 65 84 78 TX : 55 47 62 64 WI : 5 2 5 16 WI : 0 0 0 0 : : 17 Sts: 20 10 20 27 17 Sts: 4 2 5 5 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 17 States produced 90% of the These 17 States produced 92% of the 1996 corn crop. 1996 corn crop. Soybeans: Percent Dropping Leaves, Soybeans: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Sep 14,:Sep 7, :Sep 14,: 1996 State:Sep 14,:Sep 7, :Sep 14,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 17 10 12 17 AL : 0 NA 0 0 AR : 8 3 18 10 AR : 2 NA 6 3 GA : 29 9 17 18 GA : 0 NA 0 0 IL : 14 4 8 23 IL : 0 NA 0 1 IN : 27 6 14 27 IN : 0 NA 0 1 IA : 19 4 6 18 IA : 0 NA 0 1 KS : 28 13 30 26 KS : 3 NA 1 1 KY : 9 5 11 17 KY : 0 NA 0 0 LA : 43 28 45 30 LA : 20 NA 15 8 MI : 10 5 6 20 MI : 0 NA 0 0 MN : 24 3 22 20 MN : 0 NA 0 0 MS : 40 23 50 31 MS : 12 NA 20 10 MO : 16 2 11 14 MO : 0 NA 0 0 NE : 17 4 7 20 NE : 0 NA 0 1 NC : 14 1 10 10 NC : 0 NA 0 0 OH : 21 8 12 32 OH : 0 NA 0 1 SC : 10 7 4 1 SC : 0 NA 0 0 SD : 47 27 53 36 SD : 0 NA 1 0 TN : 9 0 14 14 TN : 0 NA 0 0 : : 19 Sts: 20 7 16 22 19 Sts: 1 NA 1 1 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 94% of the These 19 States produced 94% of the 1996 soybean crop. 1996 soybean crop. Winter Wheat: Percent Planted, Winter Wheat: Percent Emerged, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Sep 14,:Sep 7, :Sep 14,: 1996 State:Sep 14,:Sep 7, :Sep 14,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 0 0 0 1 AR : 0 NA 0 0 CA : 0 0 0 0 CA : 0 NA 0 0 CO : 31 6 35 28 CO : 0 NA 0 0 GA : 0 0 0 1 GA : 0 NA 0 0 ID : 15 6 11 13 ID : 3 NA 0 1 IL : 0 0 0 0 IL : 0 NA 0 0 IN : 3 0 1 2 IN : 2 NA 0 0 KS : 7 2 6 10 KS : 2 NA 1 3 MI : 8 1 3 7 MI : 1 NA 0 0 MO : 1 0 0 2 MO : 0 NA 0 0 MT : 19 2 4 6 MT : 0 NA 0 0 NE : 41 8 23 31 NE : 3 NA 0 3 NC : 1 0 2 2 NC : 0 NA 0 0 OH : 1 0 1 1 OH : 0 NA 0 0 OK : 12 10 9 16 OK : 2 NA 0 1 OR : 4 0 2 5 OR : 0 NA 0 0 SD : 47 15 24 33 SD : 10 NA 5 8 TX : 19 9 26 23 TX : 3 NA 8 6 WA : 31 8 58 47 WA : 15 NA 33 22 : : 19 Sts: 15 5 14 16 19 Sts: 3 NA 3 3 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 19 States produced 92% of the These 19 States produced 92% of the 1996 winter wheat crop. 1996 winter wheat crop. Cotton: Percent Bolls Opening, Cotton: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Sep 14,:Sep 7, :Sep 14,: 1996 State:Sep 14,:Sep 7, :Sep 14,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 34 22 52 47 AL : 1 NA 0 0 AZ : 93 90 98 95 AZ : 8 NA 6 7 AR : 46 21 70 54 AR : 0 NA 4 2 CA : 95 80 92 80 CA : 0 NA 0 0 GA : 45 24 66 59 GA : 0 NA 5 3 LA : 79 63 92 86 LA : 1 NA 5 5 MS : 57 36 92 79 MS : 4 NA 8 4 MO : 54 29 58 45 MO : 0 NA 3 1 NM : 58 42 74 54 NM : 0 NA 0 0 NC : 30 15 60 55 NC : 0 NA 1 1 OK : 15 8 24 26 OK : 0 NA 0 0 SC : 37 24 59 58 SC : 0 NA 4 2 TN : 35 11 75 62 TN : 0 NA 4 2 TX : 38 28 35 38 TX : 14 NA 16 19 : : 14 Sts: 49 34 59 54 14 Sts: 5 NA 8 8 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 14 States produced 99% of the These 14 States produced 98% of the 1996 cotton crop. 1996 cotton crop. Sorghum: Percent Coloring, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- State:Sep 14,:Sep 7, :Sep 14,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AR : 97 90 99 98 CO : 28 18 79 59 IL : 64 45 74 75 KS : 77 65 82 67 LA : 100 98 100 99 MS : 97 93 100 98 MO : 86 78 82 79 NE : 82 61 72 67 NM : 51 30 51 47 OK : 75 68 83 75 SD : 81 65 84 58 TX : 86 81 90 87 : 12 Sts: 80 70 84 75 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 99% of the 1996 sorghum crop. Sorghum: Percent Mature, Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- :-----------------------: 1992- State:Sep 14,:Sep 7, :Sep 14,: 1996 State:Sep 14,:Sep 7, :Sep 14,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AR : 62 47 84 81 ID : 88 75 92 84 CO : 16 0 12 8 MN : 95 90 84 79 IL : 8 1 12 18 MT : 88 75 94 71 KS : 19 10 23 15 ND : 94 83 88 75 LA : 98 89 98 93 SD : 100 99 100 97 MS : 88 82 96 89 : MO : 32 20 32 38 5 Sts : 93 84 90 78 NE : 7 1 2 11 -------------------------------------- NM : 2 1 0 5 These 5 States produced 96% of the OK : 16 6 26 18 1996 spring wheat crop. SD : 21 14 27 17 TX : 60 56 65 73 : Rice: Percent Harvested, 12 Sts: 34 26 37 38 Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 99% of the : Week Ending : 1996 sorghum crop. :-----------------------: 1992- State:Sep 14,:Sep 7, :Sep 14,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. Sorghum: Percent Harvested, -------------------------------------- Selected States : Percent -------------------------------------- : : Week Ending : AR : 19 5 37 31 :-----------------------: 1992- CA : 20 15 4 3 State:Sep 14,:Sep 7, :Sep 14,: 1996 LA : 83 73 86 77 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. MS : 33 12 57 44 -------------------------------------- TX : 72 50 91 79 : Percent : : 5 Sts : 39 26 48 41 AR : 38 19 53 50 -------------------------------------- CO : 0 0 0 0 These 5 States produced 97% of the IL : 0 0 0 0 1996 rice crop. KS : 5 2 6 3 LA : 80 64 80 69 MS : 40 24 78 60 MO : 4 1 7 10 NE : 0 0 0 1 NM : 0 0 0 0 OK : 3 0 6 5 SD : 0 0 0 0 TX : 54 52 60 66 : 12 Sts: 22 19 25 25 -------------------------------------- These 12 States produced 99% of the 1996 sorghum crop. Barley: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- State:Sep 14,:Sep 7, :Sep 14,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : ID : 85 74 90 86 MN : 98 91 89 87 MT : 89 78 94 74 ND : 97 93 96 90 SD : 99 97 100 100 WA : 99 99 98 96 : 6 Sts : 94 88 94 87 -------------------------------------- These 6 States produced 83% of the 1996 barley crop. Peanuts: Percent Harvested, Selected States -------------------------------------- : Week Ending : :-----------------------: 1992- State:Sep 14,:Sep 7, :Sep 14,: 1996 : 1997 : 1997 : 1996 : Avg. -------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 23 9 12 NA FL : 24 17 21 NA GA : 13 4 7 NA NC : 1 0 1 NA OK : 1 0 1 NA SC : 11 10 13 NA TX : 5 2 1 NA VA : 0 0 1 NA : 8 Sts : 11 4 6 NA -------------------------------------- These 8 States produced 99% of the 1996 peanut crop. Corn: Crop Condition Soybeans: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : CO : 2 6 22 51 19 AL : 1 27 50 20 2 GA : 1 7 34 52 6 AR : 2 12 32 44 10 IL : 3 11 39 42 5 GA : 10 26 40 23 1 IN : 2 9 33 49 7 IL : 2 10 36 45 7 IA : 2 7 29 47 15 IN : 1 7 32 49 11 KS : 1 4 19 52 24 IA : 2 7 28 48 15 KY : 3 14 35 42 6 KS : 0 2 19 56 23 MI : 3 9 36 43 9 KY : 1 6 34 50 9 MN : 1 4 23 54 18 LA : 2 13 36 45 4 MO : 9 19 40 29 3 MI : 1 6 29 53 11 NE : 3 8 24 47 18 MN : 1 8 36 45 10 NC : 8 13 30 47 2 MS : 2 6 22 56 14 OH : 1 6 23 50 20 MO : 5 16 41 32 6 PA : 10 25 37 26 2 NE : 2 11 33 47 7 SD : 0 4 12 54 30 NC : 6 14 40 35 5 TX : 6 6 13 56 19 OH : 1 5 24 52 18 WI : 0 2 13 57 28 SC : 4 12 32 44 8 : SD : 0 5 15 51 29 17 Sts : 3 8 28 47 14 TN : 1 3 23 54 19 : : Prev Wk : 2 8 27 49 14 19 Sts : 2 9 31 46 12 Prev Yr : 3 8 28 46 15 : -------------------------------------- Prev Wk : 2 8 30 48 12 Prev Yr : 3 11 33 42 11 -------------------------------------- Cotton: Crop Condition Rice: Crop Condition by Percent, by Percent, Selected States Selected States -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- : Percent : Percent : : AL : 3 25 49 22 1 AR : 0 3 29 52 16 AZ : 0 2 9 62 27 CA : 0 0 60 40 0 AR : 1 15 37 41 6 LA : 0 2 28 60 10 CA : 0 0 0 70 30 MS : 0 1 21 62 16 GA : 3 14 36 39 8 TX : 0 3 33 58 6 LA : 3 13 42 37 5 : MS : 1 7 24 58 10 5 Sts : 0 2 34 53 11 MO : 1 23 39 36 1 : NM : 0 2 18 55 25 Prev Wk : 0 3 33 53 11 NC : 2 11 50 31 6 Prev Yr : 0 2 16 59 23 OK : 0 1 18 73 8 -------------------------------------- SC : 3 10 38 46 3 TN : 2 5 27 55 11 TX : 2 11 27 48 12 Peanut: Crop Condition : by Percent, Selected States 14 Sts : 2 11 29 47 11 -------------------------------------- : State : VP : P : F : G : EX Prev Wk : 1 10 29 48 12 -------------------------------------- Prev Yr : 2 10 29 46 13 : Percent -------------------------------------- : AL : 9 41 41 7 2 FL : 14 44 23 18 1 Sorghum: Crop Condition GA : 4 17 48 27 4 by Percent, Selected States NC : 1 17 53 29 0 -------------------------------------- OK : 0 3 34 59 4 State : VP : P : F : G : EX SC : 3 17 33 45 2 -------------------------------------- TX : 0 3 29 43 25 : Percent VA : 0 12 32 48 8 : : AR : 2 13 49 34 2 8 Sts : 4 18 40 30 8 CO : 2 5 14 68 11 : IL : 6 20 32 38 4 Prev Wk : 3 12 40 35 10 KS : 0 3 17 61 19 Prev Yr : 1 9 36 43 11 LA : 0 1 42 54 3 -------------------------------------- MS : 2 8 27 60 3 MO : 4 10 45 36 5 NE : 4 11 34 41 10 NM : 0 1 38 61 0 OK : 0 1 8 88 3 SD : 0 1 10 71 18 TX : 6 5 21 55 13 : 12 Sts : 3 5 22 57 13 : Prev Wk : 1 6 23 58 12 Prev Yr : 1 5 22 53 19 -------------------------------------- Note: US level crop conditions are weighted averages based on 1996 planted acres for the selected states. Pasture and Range: Crop Condition by Percent, Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : VP : P : F : G : EX :: State : VP : P : F : G : EX -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent :: : Percent : :: : AL : 4 18 53 22 3 :: NJ : 0 0 70 30 0 AZ : 3 21 33 35 8 :: NM : 0 6 23 64 7 AR : 6 23 35 34 2 :: NY : 0 0 33 67 0 CA : 15 15 30 35 5 :: NC : 14 24 37 24 1 CO : 1 6 23 51 19 :: ND : 12 34 32 22 0 CT : 0 0 42 58 0 :: OH : 2 5 32 50 11 DE : 4 13 55 27 1 :: OK : 3 7 33 54 3 FL : 5 5 40 45 5 :: OR : 1 3 29 57 10 GA : 10 28 36 25 1 :: PA : 5 17 49 27 2 ID : 0 3 21 53 23 :: RI : 0 0 50 50 0 IL : 2 15 39 39 5 :: SC : 10 31 39 19 1 IN : 3 14 41 38 4 :: SD : 1 3 15 58 23 IA : 9 26 30 25 10 :: TN : 3 18 38 36 5 KS : 1 5 28 55 11 :: TX : 4 17 43 32 4 KY : 5 16 42 33 4 :: UT : 3 4 12 61 20 LA : 1 10 45 41 3 :: VT : 0 7 36 54 3 ME : 2 4 31 55 8 :: VA : 20 32 38 10 0 MD : 8 28 39 23 2 :: WA : 10 10 20 50 10 MA : 3 5 10 80 2 :: WV : 0 7 38 52 3 MI : 2 17 41 32 8 :: WI : 0 3 22 60 15 MN : 5 15 31 42 7 :: WY : 2 6 15 71 6 MS : 2 14 28 50 6 :: : MO : 8 22 51 19 0 :: 48 Sts : 5 14 34 40 7 MT : 1 9 32 44 14 :: : NE : 10 21 31 37 1 :: Prev Wk: 5 14 33 40 8 NV : 0 0 18 77 5 :: Prev Yr: 5 15 35 39 6 NH : 0 2 48 50 0 :: : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VP - Very Poor P - Poor F - Fair G - Good Ex - Excellent The next "Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin" report will be released at 12 p.m. ET on September 23, 1997. 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