Planting, harvest still behind schedule

? Rain was light and scattered throughout eastern Kansas last week as farmers focused on harvesting wheat and planting row crops.

The Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service said 81 percent of the wheat crop has been harvested, compared with 98 percent last year and 96 percent for the five-year average.

Fifty percent of the corn crop has silked, compared with 52 percent last year and the five-year average of 41 percent. Corn condition is rated 2 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 28 percent fair, 50 percent good and 16 percent excellent.

Soybean planting is slightly behind, with 95 percent of the crop in the ground. That compares with 100 percent both last year and on average. KASS said 90 percent has emerged, compared with 98 percent last year and the five-year average of 97 percent.

Soybean condition is rated 1 percent very poor, 4 percent poor, 30 percent fair, 53 percent good and 12 percent excellent.

The sorghum crop, of which 97 percent is planted, is rated 1 percent very poor, 3 percent poor, 23 percent fair, 63 percent good and 10 percent excellent.

Range and pasture conditions were rated 2 percent very poor, 8 percent poor, 26 percent fair, 51 percent good and 13 percent excellent, KASS said.

Feed grain supplies were rated 4 percent very short, 10 percent short, 85 percent adequate and 1 percent surplus.

Topsoil moisture was rated 3 percent very short, 23 percent short, 61 percent adequate and 13 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture was rated 2 percent very short, 17 percent short, 70 percent adequate and 11 percent surplus.