Sampled corn from early FREEEZE!!!

Dave from MN · Nov 1, 2011

Mid spetember freeze hit one of my feilds this fall, just happened to be my last planted corn, 85 day, was just starting to dent, but not evenly through the feild. Took off about 7 acres of it in different parts of the feild. First gravity wagon 18% moisture and 48# test weight. Actually vloumn wise seemed to be yeilding pretty good. This is that feild that I dealt with the spongy cobs and losing corn out the back, and the head. Frustrating. Everything else so far is coming in 14-15% and 57-59 TW. Whats the best thing to do with all that lighter weight corn? about 30 acres over there, half should be in that 160 bu range(although weight wise will factor less). Blend it, feed it?

Mel in SW Iowa · Nov 1, 2011

Low test weight corn may not keep very long before getting hot and buggy, and also may take a lot more gas to dry down per percent of moisture in a dryer giving well equipped commercial elevators fits trying to keep it in condition. It is often shipped the same week it is received.

Ron A Anderson · Nov 1, 2011

I would blend it with some of your good corn and haul it to your local elevator. If your good corn is 59 and 14 it will bring up the test weight and lower the moisture.
Light weight corn doesn't keep very good and feeding poor quality feed just to get rid of it will make the livestock finish slower.

Sampled corn from early FREEEZE!!!

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