Crop Progress and Condition for the Week Ending October 23, 2011

General: According to the National Agriculture Statistics Service’s Georgia Field Office, there were 4.8 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, October 23, 2011. Statewide topsoil moisture was rated at 6% very short, 25% short, 64% adequate, and 5% surplus. Subsoil moisture for the State was 14% very short, 34% short, 49% adequate, and 3% surplus. Precipitation estimates for the week in Georgia ranged from no rain up to 3 inches. The week’s average temperature ranged from the lower 50s to the lower 60s.

County Extension Comments:

“Night time temps dropped to freezing last week on Thursday night. Many warm season crops have been put to bed for the season.”
Mary Sheffield, Paulding County, District 10

“Just enough rain to keep us from backing up further; grain millet harvest started; lot of winter grazing planted within the past few weeks; armyworms in some early planted wheat.”
Wade Hutcheson, Spalding County, District 40

“Cold nights have terminated peanut maturity, nothing left to do but dig 'em up and get 'em thrashed. Don't know of anyone getting the high price for additionals but high price on Seg 3's was a blessing. Some late cotton may actually be better than thought...hasn't been defoliated yet. Another inch of rain...ruined some peanut hay much to the distress of cattlemen. Hearing talk of a reduction in wheat acres.”
Jim Crawford, Jefferson County, District 60

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