Untimely rainfall is holding up harvest activity in Sumner County. The National Agricultural Statistics Service rated wheat condition in Kansas on Monday as 24 percent poor to very poor. About 33 percent of the wheat is in fair condition, with 37 percent rated good and 6 percent excellent. Wheat can have up to 2 percent damaged kernels and still grade No. 1 quality, the agency said. Just 2 percent of the state's winter wheat has been harvested, compared with 13 percent for the five-year average. In Oklahoma, about 59 percent of the winter wheat crop has been harvested, and 51 percent of the Texas crop is in the bin.


