Written by Sig Silber
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| The above is a very good summary of the situation. Below it is broken down in more detail state by state. |
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Summary of the Above. Corn: Dough and Dented stages and Percent Mature ahead of last year and the five-year average and the crop condition is good. Soybeans: Setting Pods ahead of last year and the five-year average and Dropping Leaves equal to the five-year average and crop condition very good Cotton: Setting Bolls not as good as last year and the five-year average and Bolls Opening not as good as last year but better than five-year average but crop condition not so good. Sorghum: Percent Headed, Coloring and Percent Mature equal to five-year average; coloring better than last year and equal to five-year average. Crop Condition not as good as last year. Peanuts: crop condition very good. Spring Wheat: Percent Harvested better than last year but not equal to five-year average Barley: Percent Harvested better than last year but much slower than five-year average Oats: Percent Harvested better than last year and the five-year average Rice: Percent Headed: the same as last year but just a bit slow re the five-year average. Harvested slightly better than last year but below the five-year average. Crop condition is good. Pasture: Condition very bad |
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