The rams had finally eased
during the week ending June 10
and in all three regions of the
Commonwealth 5 days were rated
suitable for fieldwork. Activities
for the week include: plowing;
spraying; mowing; baling hay;
planting corn, green beans,
tomatoes, green peppers, field
corn, and soybeans, Southern
region producers are beginning to
transplant tobacco.
SOIL MOISTURE
Topsoil moisture was rated
adequate by 62 percent of our
reporters and the remaining 38
percent rated it surplus. In the
northern region, 57 percent rated
soil moisture surplus and 43 per-
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cent rated it adequate. Eighty
seven percent of the central
reporters felt the moisture was
adequate and 13 percent con
sidered it surplus. The southern
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CORN PLANTING
By the end of the week, 76 per
cent of the com crop was planted
which was behind last year’s
plantings of 83 percent and the five
year average of 87 percent. Nor
thern growers reported 64 percent
of the com crop planted while the
central region had planting levels
of 85 percent and the southern
section reported 89 percent
planted.
SOYBEAN PLANTING
The statewide level of planted
soybeans was reported at 43
percent. At this time last year,
planted levels were 50 percent. The
northern section matched the state
level at 43 percent while the cen
tral and southern regions had
soybean acreage planted at levels
of 31 percent and 57 percent
respectively.
TOBACCO TRANSPLANTING
Across the Commonwealth, 30
percent of the tobacco crop was
transplanted from the beds to the
fields which is ahead of last year’s
level of 27 percent.
WHEAT DEVELOPMENT
State reporters reported the
wheat crop as 55 percent headed,
trailing last year’s levels of 68
percent. The northern region had
40 percent of the crop headed, the
central region matched the state
progress of 55 percent and the
southern region had 88 percent of
their wheat crop headed. Some
southern reporters are finding leaf
stripe, rust and leaf spot on their
plants.
BARLEY DEVELOPMENT
Statewide totals for barley
developmend were 86 percent
headed and 9 percent turning
yellow. At this time last year,
barley development was 65 percent
headed and 29 percent turning
yellow. Northern producers report
87 percent of the barley headed and
2 percent turning yellow. The
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central region had 96 percent
headed and 1 percent turning
yellow. The southern area’s barley
is 71 percent headed and 27 percent
turning yellow.
Across the state, only 6 percent
of the oat crop was headed com
pared to last year’s levels of 8
percent. Both the northern and
central regions reported that none
of the crop was headed and the
southern region had 30 percent of
the oat crop headed.
First cutting of alfalfa was 25
percent complete, behind last
year’s cuttings of 29 percent. In
sect damage has been reported as
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