Oats is done!

centash · Aug 25, 2015

Finally got the last of the oats off yesterday. What a miserable harvest! Stretched out over ten days between rains and high moisture levels in the grain and straw. Almost all of the 50 acres was flat to the ground, making it necessary to put the entire five feet tall straw through the combine. Never plugged it, but was down to 0.8 mph in places. To make matters worse,having to cut so short meant picking up a little nightshade which promptly led to a few rejected loads! On the bright side, the oats ran about 140 bu/ac., the food grade contract did get filled and whatever was left along with the rejected grain was enough to fill one granary. Anyone want some good heavy oats for feed?

Ben

NY 986 · Aug 25, 2015

If it rained at all during the growing season it seems we were fighting ragweed during harvest. The old Gleaner was miserable to pull material from the beater. Good thing the 6620 has a reverse feeder as I can not do it today.

Dave H (MI) · Aug 25, 2015

I ran mine thru the swather finally yesterday. It's cold and cloudy here but pretty dry. I'll run them thru the combine later this week and see what I get. The heavy Spring rain hurt me in parts of the field. I was late getting on these and there is a lot of foxtail, crabgrass and ragweed where the water runoff killed or stunted the grain. Thinking I made the right choice swathing first...but then what do I know? Never tried oats before!

Bruce from Can. · Aug 25, 2015

Still not having any fun here , about 80 acres to go if it every quits raining.

Adirondack case guy · Aug 25, 2015

Finished oats and barley here at Clinton Camp Farm (Mohawk valley reigon, NY.)last Friday. Lots of dust, and downed crop. It went into bins for future sale as grain and seed. Custom baleing crew rounded all the straw, and the uncles are also baleing small squares of 3rd cut alfalfa.
Town hiway crew was shiming the road preping it for a new top. Busy,busy around here.
I'm makeing firewood. nice and cool in the woods. No dust, no noise!!, except for my saws and wood splitting equipment, HeHe.
Loren.

Leroy · Aug 26, 2015

Where are you at? Could make a big difference in who might want it. I do know in Indiana they have to import oats for horse feed as not enough acres to raise it. Lots of places only have enough acreage for the pasture the driving horses need. Let alone the draft horses.

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