[Image]National Agricultural WEATHER [Image] Statistics Service & CROPS United States Department of [Image] Virginia Agricultural Statistics Service Agriculture P. O. Box 1659 Richmond, VA 23218-1659 Phone (804) 771-2493 http://www.nass.usda.gov/va Week of: May 31 - June 6, 2004 Number: 14 Released: June 7, 2004 CROP SUMMARY FOR WEEK ENDING JUNE 6, 2004 It was a wet week for Virginia, as scattered showers drifted across the Commonwealth. The average accumulative precipitation for the week was just over 2 inches. However, some areas experienced only a light sprinkle, while other regions of the State experienced over 3 inches. The average temperature decreased 5 degrees, to approximately 68 degrees, which was slightly below normal. Day's suitable for fieldwork were 4.3. Excessive rain has lowered the hay quality, delayed soybean planting, and raised concerns about nitrogen depletion. Despite this, good progess has been made harvesting barley. The barley crop has progressed well with the warmer than normal temperatures and timely showers. Some farmers reported good barley yield, ranging from 60 to 100 bushels per acre. Other farming activities included harvesting hay, tending to tobacco fields, and fixing erosion problems. TOPSOIL MOISTURE PERCENT Week Ending Very Short Short Adequate Surplus June 6, 2004 1 8 69 22 May 30, 2004 1 16 67 16 May 23, 2004 1 19 72 8 May 16, 2004 6 21 68 5 May 9, 2004 2 11 76 11 CROP CONDITION PERCENT Crop Very Poor Poor Fair Good Excellent Pastures 0 2 16 60 22 Livestock 1 2 13 68 16 Other Hay 1 5 27 54 13 Alfalfa Hay 2 5 24 56 13 Corn for Grain 0 2 12 59 27 Soybeans 0 1 12 72 15 Winter Wheat 0 7 29 50 14 Barley 0 5 26 49 20 Flue-cured Tobacco 0 0 8 83 9 Burley Tobacco 0 0 33 27 40 Dark Fire-cured Tobacco 0 0 10 71 19 Sun Tobacco 0 0 3 95 2 Peanuts 0 0 20 74 6 Cotton 0 3 12 60 25 Summer Potatoes 0 10 40 40 10 All Apples 3 0 83 14 0 Peaches 3 2 33 59 3 Grapes 3 1 8 86 2 CROP PROGRESS PERCENT - WITH COMPARISONS Crop This Week Last Week Last Year 5 Year Corn Emerged 95 86 79 NA Soybeans Planted 53 44 27 42 Soybeans Emerged 42 30 21 NA Winter Wheat Harvested 3 2 9 4 Barley Harvested 36 14 14 16 Burley Tobacco Transplanted 71 60 71 79 Dark Fire-Cured Tobacco Transplanted 98 93 60 87 Cotton Squaring 16 NA 1 NA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Virginia Cooperative Extension Service Virginia Tech Virginia State University WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 6, 2004 WEATHER TEMPERATURE (degrees Fahrenheit) PRECIPITATION (inches) Departure From Departure From STATION HI LO Average Normal TOTAL Normal Days NORTHERN Woodstock 79 55 64 -5 1.68 0.91 4 The Plains 80 53 63 -6 3.19 2.33 6 Winchester 7 SE 80 53 65 -4 2.23 1.35 5 Dale Enterprise 81 52 64 -4 1.23 0.53 5 WESTERN Glasgow 85 54 67 -2 3.07 2.30 6 Roanoke AP 84 59 69 0 2.99 2.20 4 Waynesboro 81 53 64 -3 2.17 1.49 4 Staunton AG 81 54 65 -2 2.04 1.36 4 CENTRAL Somerset 83 50 65 -5 1.33 0.48 6 Piedmont Res ST 82 52 66 -4 1.19 0.34 6 Bremo Bluff 89 45 67 -3 1.41 0.52 4 Richmond AP 87 57 71 -1 1.97 1.14 3 EASTERN Eastville 86 61 72 2 1.92 1.18 3 Wallops Island 85 62 71 0 0.78 0.08 3 Williamsburg 88 59 73 2 2.38 1.41 2 Keysville 90 54 71 2 1.61 0.70 4 SOUTHWESTERN Blacksburg AG 80 51 64 -1 3.03 2.20 5 Wytheville 78 49 63 -2 3.04 2.31 6 Saltville 80 50 65 -1 3.89 2.96 6 Richlands 79 52 64 4 3.12 2.18 6 SOUTHERN Stuart 85 54 69 0 2.17 1.19 4 Danville AG 89 58 71 -2 1.86 1.02 2 Chatham 85 53 67 -2 1.46 0.63 4 Martinsville 85 52 67 -2 1.70 0.82 4 SOUTHEASTERN Norfolk VA 89 61 74 3 1.69 0.85 1 Oceana 90 62 74 4 0.82 -0.04 1 Emporia 88 56 71 2 1.75 0.81 2 Newport News 89 58 72 2 2.51 1.67 2 Departure from Normal based on 1961-90 Normals. Precipitation Days=Days with precip of 0.01 inch or more.