MOOSE JAW — Two district farmers at the Miller Express ball game were talking about the unharvested crop.
“I think it's going to vary,’’ said one. “What do you think?”
“I don't want to think it but I don't think there's anything in the heads,” replied the other.
Farmers began to find out what the yields are like with six per cent in the bin, according to the Saskatchewan Agriculture weekly crop report.
Sixteen per cent in the Southwest is done with 11 per cent in the southeast where Moose Jaw is located.
Crop variability is wide. A farmer northwest of Moose Jaw had a 25 bushel per acre durum crop. A farmer in the Rockglen district took off 400 pounds an acre of lentils, — about one-third of the provincial five-year average.
Soil moisture continues to diminish with 23 per cent of cropland rated adequate and the rest short or very short.
In pastures the situation is worse with 16 per cent adequate and 84 per cent short or very short.
Fifty-five per cent of winter wheat harvest is complete with 42 per cent of fall rye.
Among larger acreage crops 28 per cent of lentils and 26 per cent of peas were off by by Aug. 12
Durum harvest was eight per cent done with spring wheat at two per cent.
Canola and mustard only saw one per cent harvested.
Moderate water shortages are being experienced in 34 per cent of pastures in the Southwest and Southeast.
