United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Crop Progress & Condition

 New
  Jersey

Bruce Eklund, State Statistician                                      P.O. Box 330, Trenton, NJ 08625	      Phone: 503-308-0404        Fax: 855-270-2719
50 Harry S. Truman Pkwy Ste 210, Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: 410-841-5740	Fax:410-841-5755

www.nass.usda.gov/nj         	

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Week ending September 4, 2022	by the Northeastern Regional Field Office of NASS	Released September 6, 2022	

According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service in New Jersey, there were 7 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, September 4, 2022. Topsoil moisture supplies were 57 percent very short, 17 percent short and 26 percent adequate. Subsoil moisture supplies were 38 percent very short, 33 percent short and 29 percent adequate.  Pasture conditions were 10 percent very poor, 51 percent poor, 27 percent fair and 12 percent good.

Soil Moisture for Week Ending September 4, 2022
(in percent)
     
Item	Very Short	Short	Adequate	Surplus	
TOPSOIL	57	17	26	0	
SUBSOIL	38	33	29	0	

Crop Conditions as of September 4, 2022
(in percent)
     
Item	Very Poor	Poor	Fair	Good	Excellent	
APPLES	0	0	73	27	0	
BELL PEPPERS	12	12	30	46	0	
CORN	19	24	38	19	0	
HAY, ALFALFA	15	18	50	17	0	
HAY, OTHER	15	28	34	23	0	
PASTURE AND RANGE	10	51	27	12	0	
SOYBEANS	10	21	43	26	0	
SWEET CORN	4	11	39	46	0	
TOMATOES	5	7	29	59	0	

Crop Progress as of September 4, 2022
(in percent)
     
Item	This Week	Last Week	Last Year	5 Year Avg.	
APPLES: HARVESTED	47	N/A	N/A	N/A	
CORN: DENTED	62	N/A	37	N/A	
CORN: MATURE	33	N/A	N/A	N/A	
HAY, ALFALFA: THIRD CUTTING	59	50	64	N/A	
HAY, OTHER: SECOND CUTTING	94	N/A	N/A	N/A	
HAY, OTHER: THIRD CUTTING	21	N/A	54	N/A	
BELL PEPPERS: HARVESTED	89	85	99	83	
SOYBEANS: SETTING PODS	91	N/A	N/A	N/A	
SWEET CORN: HARVESTED	82	N/A	94	79	
TOMATOES: HARVESTED	87	83	N/A	N/A	

For a complete nationwide weekly weather and crop bulletin, please visit www.usda.gov/oce/weather-drought-monitor and click on “Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin.”

September 4, 2022, New Jersey Weekly Weather Summary

	Air Temperature Last Week	Precipitation	
Station	Max	Min	Avg	Norm	DFN	One Week	Rain Days	MSG	DFN	Four Weeks	Four Weeks DFN	
NORTHERN												
Aeroflex-Andover Airport	88.5	65.5	77	67.87	8.75	0.1	1	5	-0.18	1.21	-2	
Belvidere Bridge	85.4	60.9	73.14	68.67	4.47	0.03	1	0	-0.86	2	-1.79	
Flemington 5 Nnw	84.4	59.6	72	70.37	1.76	0	0	2	-0.66	2.13	-1.32	
Newark Liberty Intl Ap	86.3	68.4	77.36	73.81	3.54	0.45	3	0	-0.37	1.46	-2.09	
Sussex 1 Nw	83.4	58	70.71	67.27	3.44	0.23	1	0	-0.76	1.16	-2.87	
Average	85.6	62.5	74.04	69.6	4.39	0.16	3	M	-0.57	1.59	-2.01	
SOUTHERN												
Estell Manor	88	64.1	76.07	72.23	3.84	1.72	2	0	0.67	2.36	-2.51	
Freehold-Marlboro	90.9	63.7	77.29	71.57	5.71	0.11	1	0	-0.86	0.96	-2.71	
Hammonton 1 Ne	M	M	M	72.27	M	0.16	3	2	-0.53	1.42	-2.45	
Millville Municipal Airport	86	63.4	74.71	71.97	2.74	0.96	1	0	0.13	3.06	-0.97	
Philadelphia/Mt. Holly Wfo	86.1	64.6	75.36	71.07	4.29	1.28	1	0	0.46	4.74	0.98	
New Brunswick 3 Se	86	64.6	75.29	72.07	3.21	0.62	1	0	-0.27	4.03	0.08	
Pennsauken 1N	87.1	65.9	76.5	72.19	4.31	1.37	2	0	0.47	3.5	-0.06	
Seabrook Farms	87.6	67.2	77.4	72.79	4.42	0.71	2	2	0.04	1.18	-2.8	
Trenton-Mercer Airport	87	65	76	71.77	4.23	0.12	1	0	-0.77	1.29	-2.43	
Average	87.3	64.8	76.08	71.99	4.09	0.78	3	M	-0.07	2.5	-1.43	
COASTAL												
Cape May 2 Nw	86.3	66	76.17	73.91	2.28	0.35	1	1	-0.37	1.44	-2	
Average	86.3	66	76.17	73.91	2.28	0.35	1	M	-0.37	1.44	-2	
STATE TOTAL	86.6	64	75.34	71.25	4.07	0.52	3	M	-0.28	2.09	-1.69	

DFN = Departure from normal.
MSG = Missing days.
M = Missing value.
Data may be subject to additional quality control.
Weather summary provided by the Southern Regional Climate Center, https://www.srcc.tamu.edu.