Where is everyone #5

So, too much rain lately has it too wet to harvest? I usually see them harvesting when it's still very green.

 

Well a competent o/o wouldn't be moving for free technically but you know what I meant.

Its not about ground moisture content but that does play a factor in it. Its mostly moisture content of the crop its self that decides when it comes out of the field.


Depends what they use it for.

When used for silage its harvested green and stored and allowed to ferment

When going to a feed mill they usually dry it in the fields for the most part around here. That way its dry enough when they store it they have to dry it very little if at all.

 

If it’s green it’s silage (feed) whey use the whole plant. Stalk, cob, leaves and all.

For kernel corn, they only use the kernel. Everything else is left in the field. Is has to be like less than %13 moisture or something? Other wise it has to be dried before they can put it in the elevator with the other?

At least around here?

 

I should’ve put that in quotes because I said I never referred to the bar as a “blade”; yep plastic is what I was thinking of in my head, no clue what made me think rubber, metal wedge might mess up the chain if you hit it

 

The ground has to be dry enough to get in The field too.

 

I find work like that relaxing, just you and the outdoors

 

We picked up an ancient Stihl faller's saw a while back. Had a big bar on it, 36" maybe bigger. That sucker made short work of a firewood load. Could cut off a good 10-12 pieces per pass once you got the ends of the pile squared up.

 

@PoleCrusher ,another reason could be they haven't gotten to it yet because they are busy elsewhere. If your farming 3-4k acres it won't all be done when ready.
Yes,moisture does play a factor but for the most part the bigger farmers are drying it down themselves instead of taking it straight to the elevator.

 

Ah okay, so this year, they're planning on harvesting and selling the kernels, and are waiting for it to dry enough. Farming is fascinating.

 

Hell now you’ve got me wanting to look on eBay to find a used old school saw because I’m highly fascinated with anything made in the USA in its prime