For the week ending July 12, 2015, most of the eastern portion of the State received one to three inches of precipitation, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.Temperatures were below normal, but warmed near the end of the week.There were 5.1 days suitable for fieldwork. Topsoil moisture rated 5 percent very short, 23 short, 63 adequate, and 9 surplus. Subsoil moisture rated 7 percent very short, 20 short, 69 adequate, and 4 surplus.Field Crops Report: Winter wheat condition rated 10 percent very poor, 20 poor, 37 fair, 29 good, and 4 excellent. Winter wheat harvested was 93 percent, ahead of 87 last year, but near 94 average.Corn condition rated 3 percent very poor, 9 poor, 33 fair, 48 good, and 7 excellent.Corn silking was at 47 percent, behind 53 last year, but near 48 average.Soybeans condition rated 1 percent very poor, 8 poor, 43 fair, 45 good, and 3 excellent.Soybeans planted was at 97 percent, near 100 last year and average. Emerged was 92 percent, behind 96 last year and 99 average. Blooming was 17 percent, behind 26 last year and 25 average.Sorghum condition rated 1 percent very poor, 3 poor, 30 fair, 63 good, and 3 excellent. Sorghum emerged was 96 percent, ahead of 93 last year, but equal to the average.Sunflowers condition rated 0 very poor, 2 poor, 30 fair, 60 good, and 8 excellent. Sunflowers planted was 94 percent, near 95 last year and average. Emerged was 85 percent, near 88 last year and 87 average. Blooming was 1 percent, near 2 last year and 5 average.Alfalfa hay conditions rated 1 percent very poor, 6 poor, 29 fair, 59 good, and 5 excellent. Alfalfa hay second cutting was 79 percent, near 75 last year and 82 average. Third cutting was 14 percent, ahead of 5 last year, but near 13 average.Cotton condition rated 0 percent very poor, 10 poor, 28 fair, 54 good, and 8 excellent. Cotton planted was at 96 percent, near 100 last year and average. Emerged was 86 percent. Squaring was 22 percent, near 23 last year, but well behind 51 average.Livestock, Pasture and Range Conditions: Pasture and range condition rated 2 very poor, 7 poor, 28 fair, 51 good, and 12 excellent.Stock water supplies rated 3 percent very short, 8 short, 83 adequate, and 6 surplus.

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