date:Feb 28, 2013
pitation deficit.
Mr. Salmon concurred that the storms moisture had important benefits.
The wheat that has remained viable through the prolonged dryness has very much improved soil conditions, Mr. Salmon said. He estimated that the southeast quadrant of Kansas, the leading hard red winter wheat producing state, had generally received 1 to 2 inches of precipitation recently, shaving off about a third of its 5-to-6-inch moisture deficit.
He said weather models are showing another heavy snow st