USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
         Indiana Crop & Weather Report	

		     USDA, NASS, Indiana Field Office                Suite 110	       	           (765) 494-8371

		     1435 Win Hentschel Blvd.                              West Lafayette, IN 47906-4145	           nass-in@nass.usda.gov

Released: September 15, 2008
Vol.  58, WC091508
CROP REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 14

Agricultural Summary

Hurricane Ike was responsible for the rain that fell across many western and central areas of the state, according to the Indiana Field Office of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.  The heaviest rains occurred in north central areas of the state with nearly nine inches being reported   while some eastern counties remain very dry.  Only a few isolated corn and soybean fields have been harvested at this time.  Harvest of seed corn, corn silage, fruit, vegetable crops and tobacco continues.

Field Crops Report

There were 4.8 days suitable for field work.     Corn condition declined slightly from last week and is rated 55 percent good to excellent compared to 47 percent last year at this time.  Ninety-seven percent of the corn acreage is in the dough stage compared with 100 percent for both last year and the 5-year average.  Seventy-seven percent of the corn acreage is in the dent stage compared with 93 percent last year and 89 percent for the 5-year average.  Nineteen percent of the corn acreage is now mature compared with 54 percent last year and 42 percent for the 5-year average.

Thirty-two percent of the soybean acreage is shedding leaves compared with 57 percent last year and 48 percent for the 5-year average.  Soybean condition improved slightly from last week and is rated 47 percent good to excellent compared with 44 percent last year at this time.

Thirty-four percent of the tobacco acreage is reported to be harvested at this time compared with 34 percent last year and 47 percent for the 5-year average.  Harvest of hay crops continues as weather permits.  Major activities during the week included:  preparing equipment for the fall harvest, harvesting seed corn, mowing roadsides, baling hay, and taking care of livestock.

       Livestock, Pasture and Range Report

Pasture condition is rated as 3% excellent, 25% good, 37% fair, 24% poor and 11% very poor.  Livestock remain in mostly good condition. 

Crop Progress Table

Crop	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
 Year	5-Year
Avg	
	Percent	
 Corn in Dough	97		94		100		100		
 Corn in Dent	77		61		93		89		
 Corn Mature	19		8		54		42		
 Soybeans Shedding Lvs	32		18		57		48		
 Tobacco Harvested	34		N/A		34		47		

Crop Condition Table

Crop	Very
Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excel-lent	
	Percent	
    Corn 	3		11		31		43		12		
    Soybean 	5		12		36		38		    9		
    Pasture	11		24		37		25		3		

Soil Moisture & Days Suitable for Fieldwork Table

	This
Week	Last
Week	Last
Year	
	Percent	
Topsoil							
  Very Short	8		22		32		
  Short	29		44		25		
  Adequate	54		34		42		
  Surplus	9	 	0		1		
Subsoil							
  Very Short	9		16		34		
  Short	34		40		29		
  Adequate	50		43		36		
  Surplus	7		1		1		
Days Suitable	4.8
		6.0		6.4		

Contact information
--Greg Preston, Director
--Andy Higgins, Agricultural Statistician
E-Mail Address: nass-in@nass.usda.gov http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Indiana//
Crop Progress

Other Agricultural Comments And News

PRELIMINARY DISTRICT ESTIMATES
SEPTEMBER 2008

District	Planted Acres	Harvested Acres	Yield	Production	
	2007	2008	2007	2008	2007	2008	2007	2008	
	Thousands	Thousands	Bushels	Thousands	
Corn	
NW	1,055		920		1,020		880		170		165		172,900		145,177		
NC	845		730		823		700		163		166		133,950		116,173		
NE	625		540		600		510		141		152		84,500		77,587		
WC	795		690		790		665		170		171		134,500		113,649		
C	1,320		1,135		1,308		1,090		151		169		197,000		184,128		
EC	525		450		519		435		139		158		72,150		68,756		
SW	880		760		870		715		157		157		136,900		112,306		
SC	225		185		216		175		126		137		27,250		24,030		
SE	230		190		224		180		126		138		28,200		24,894		
																	
State	6,500		5,600		6,370		5,350		155		162		987,350		866,700		
		
Soybeans 		
NW	572		715		570		711		49		46		27,962		32,471		
NC	544		655		542		650		49		44		26,387		28,394		
NE	552		650		550		648		48		42		26,283		27,020		
WC	583		690		582		680		49		44		28,242		29,705		
C	1,027		1,200		1,024		1,192		46		46		47,120		54,438		
EC	469		550		468		545		45		43		21,062		23,267		
SW	576		695		573		685		39		39		22,524		26,523		
SC	170		205		167		202		30		37		4,928		7,420		
SE	207		240		204		237		30		40		6,092		9,412		
																	
State	4,700		5,600		4,680		5,550		45		43		210,600		238,650		

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	Weather Information Table

Week ending Sunday September 14, 2008
                                                                                  
                | Past Week Weather Summary Data |        Accumulation__________   
                |               |           |    |      April 1, 2008 thru       
 Station        |      Air      |           | Avg|      September 14, 2008_______   
                |  Temperature  |  Precip.  |4 in| Precipitation   |GDD Base 50oF
                |   |   |   |   |      |    |Soil|      |     |    |     |
                |Hi |Lo |Avg|DFN| Total|Days|Temp|Total | DFN |Days|Total|  DFN__  
Northwest (1)                                    |
Chalmers_5W      85  45  65  ‑3    1.61    4     |22.04  +1.41  59   2438  ‑386
Francesville     85  43  64  ‑2    1.46    5     |24.22  +3.48  66   2459  ‑140
Valparaiso_AP_I  82  45  66  +0    4.08    4     |15.45  ‑6.45  53   2634   +53
Wanatah          83  38  63  ‑3    6.03    4   69|25.86  +4.61  63   2369   ‑99
Winamac          86  49  65  +0    1.52    4     |26.15  +5.41  63   2488  ‑111
North Central(2)                                 |
Plymouth         85  45  65  ‑2    3.09    4     |22.58  +1.58  67   2480  ‑251
South_Bend       83  44  66  +1    8.69    4     |23.30  +2.92  60   2647   +82
Young_America    80  45  64  ‑4    1.39    3     |25.46  +5.48  59   2509  ‑173
Northeast (3)                                    |
Columbia_City    86  46  64  ‑1    2.85    5   69|21.29  +1.23  64   2437   ‑10
Fort_Wayne       88  47  68  +2    1.22    5     |19.59  +1.06  66   2754   +71
West Central(4)                                  |
Greencastle      89  47  67  ‑2    1.67    4     |33.76 +10.47  60   2560  ‑459
Perrysville      88  46  67  +0    1.03    4   73|27.78  +5.75  64   2793   ‑19
Spencer_Ag       88  50  68  +2    1.54    3     |35.30 +11.67  67   2800   ‑41
Terre_Haute_AFB  88  48  70  +2    1.27    3     |28.60  +6.59  53   2942   ‑56
W_Lafayette_6NW  88  44  67  +1    1.04    3   67|22.65  +2.07  69   2623   ‑45
Central (5)                                      |
Eagle_Creek_AP   88  51  70  +3    1.15    4     |29.54  +8.87  66   3043   +69
Greenfield       88  49  67  ‑1    1.61    4     |31.51  +8.87  71   2691  ‑167
Indianapolis_AP  89  51  71  +4    1.36    4     |25.74  +5.07  63   3089  +115
Indianapolis_SE  87  50  67  ‑2    1.42    3     |28.89  +7.71  56   2683  ‑281
Tipton_Ag        90  45  66  +1    0.21    3   71|22.09  +1.20  66   2543   ‑47
East Central(6)                                  |
Farmland         88  44  66  +1    0.52    3   70|20.78  +0.44  61   2466   ‑64
New_Castle       88  46  66  +0    1.23    4     |26.77  +5.06  65   2482  ‑111
Southwest (7)                                    |
Evansville       94  54  75  +6    0.38    3     |23.37  +2.60  53   3516   +73
Freelandville    89  52  69  +1    2.37    2     |29.62  +7.94  56   3057   ‑38
Shoals_8S        91  48  69  +0    5.10    3     |29.95  +6.46  56   2830  ‑171
Stendal          93  52  73  +4    0.61    3     |29.39  +6.06  82   3268   +18
Vincennes_5NE    91  50  71  +3    2.18    3   75|25.01  +3.33  51   3192   +97
South Central(8)                                 |
Leavenworth      91  54  71  +4    2.04    3     |25.96  +2.08  85   3209  +227
Oolitic          90  49  69  +2    1.45    3   70|27.73  +5.18  60   2796   ‑74
Tell_City        91  56  74  +4    0.17    2     |22.50  ‑1.38  51   3413   +96
Southeast (9)                                    |
Brookville       90  47  69  +2    1.04    4     |22.53  +0.64  67   2911  +183
Greensburg       89  50  69  +2    0.89    3     |28.80  +6.73  63   2904  +120
Scottsburg       90  52  70  +2    1.45    4     |25.39  +3.05  77   3112   +29
 
Copyright 2008:  Agricultural Weather Information Service, Inc.
All rights reserved.

DFN = Departure From Normal (Using 1961-90 Normals Period).
GDD = Growing Degree Days.
Precipitation (Rainfall or melted snow/ice) in inches.
Precipitation Days = Days with precip of .01 inch or more.
Air Temperatures in Degrees Fahrenheit.

The above weather information is provided by AWIS, Inc.
For detailed ag weather forecasts and data visit the AWIS home page at
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PRELIMINARY DISTRICT ESTIMATES(Continued)
SEPTEMBER 2008 

District	Planted Acres	Harvested Acres	Yield	Production	
	2007	2008	2007	2008	2007	2008	2007	2008	
	Thousands	Thousands	Bushels	Thousands	
Wheat		
NW	29		39		26		37		60		69		1,554		2,586		
NC	45		57		41		56		59		71		2,424		3,967		
NE	76		93		72		90		57		70		4,092		6,295		
WC	27		40		23		39		53		57		1,224		2,234		
C	55		83		48		81		60		74		2,873		5,986		
EC	35		45		31		43		56		73		1,748		3,147		
SW	122		146		105		141		57		68		5,995		9,628		
SC	15		27		13		25		47		63		614		1,583		
SE	16		20		11		19		52		59		566		1,144		
																	
State	420		550		370		530		57		69		21,090		36,570		

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