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Drought Slowing Down Progression of Cotton Fields in Southwestern Oklahoma
Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:36:24 CDT
The continuous drought of 2011 in southwestern Oklahoma is still holding strong and continuing to cause problems for cotton producers in the area. According to the Altus Mesonet Station, the average temperature for June was recorded at 105 degress with only two days recorded below 100 degrees.
So far, up to July 10, the average has been 106 degrees and 47 days have been at least 100 degrees. Six of those days have been at least 110 degrees. Add all of these extreme temperatures with only 0.12 inches of rainfall for June and July so far and it is a bad combination for producers.
Select cotton fields are progressing but mostly the fields with center pivot irrigation and without diminishing capacity or increasing salinity issues are the only fields showing progress so far. Fields that were irrigated to obtain a stand in June are beginning to square, while earlier planted fields are blooming or close to blooming. Dryland crop fields are basically non-existent.
Click on the link below to read more on the cotton crop in southwestern Oklahoma, as well as, the showing of "four bract" squares in the Cotton Comments Newsletter.
01907_CottonComments07132011.pdf
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