[AT] test

[charlie hill]

Yeah, I can remember the days when if you claimed you had 100 bushel corn
the guys at the store would accuse you of bragging AND lying.   LOL

Now days you'd go broke quick raising 100 bu. corn.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Al Jones
Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2016 10:34 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] test

Charlie, When I was growing up, 100 Bu. was good!  I remember one year
our largest field yielded so good you could barely make one round with
the MF 300 and 2 row head before the hopper was full!  I forgot to
mention, this was all conventional corn, not Roundup Ready.  He feeds
it to his hogs and Wholefoods wants pork that hasn't eaten GMOs.  It
did surprise us.  It got pretty dry on it just after silking. The guys
that planted late have much lower yields.

Al

On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 6:13 AM, charlie hill
<charliehill at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> That's great Al.  I haven't talked to any of our local guys so
> what I said about their crop is just from observation.  It might
> not be as bad as I thought.  200 bushel corn used to be unheard
> of around here.  However, I think the guys out in the corn belt
> are laughing at us about a 180 bushel average yield.  It's mighty
> good for around here though!
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Al Jones
> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 9:04 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] test
>
> Charlie, we had the best corn crop we've had in a long time but it was
> planted on time and harvested on time.  A couple of test plots went
> over 200 bushels per acre, our best field (30 acres) averaged 180.
> That dry spell we had hit at a non-critical time.
>
> Al
>
> On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 12:34 PM, Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:
>> I actually had that backwards in my memory. July was when we had 6.3"  of
>> rain, and August was just simply a good decent average month of 3.7" or
>> so.
>>
>> http://www.rdfarms.com/weather/NOAA/NOAA-2016-07.txt
>>
>> http://www.rdfarms.com/weather/NOAA/NOAA-2016-08.txt
>>
>> It rained about two thirds of an inch on September 1 or September 2, and
>> then dried right up.  So nearly a perfect arrangement
>>
>>
>> In fact after looking at July's rain figures, I'm surprised i even found
>> three days to  do my second cutting.   But I did.
>>
>> Spencer Yost
>>
>>> On Sep 13, 2016, at 10:53 PM, John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Rain--thats the difference! Early August it stopped. Been raining heavy
>>> all year then basically nothing.  My corn is way drier than I would like
>>> for it to be, all the rain pushed maturity and now no rain has it really
>>> dry in the field. I'm about 1/4 done cutting. Noticed a hydraulic line
>>> under the cab leaking tonight so that will be tomorrow afternoons
>>> adventure. I'm still loving those LED lighst I put on a couple years
>>> back!
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>>> On 9/13/2016 6:55 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
>>>> I've had friends and/or hired teenage help with all my other cuttings
>>>> the past few years (I contracted the baling in previous years but still
>>>> had to handle the bales) but no help was available this weekend.   So
>>>> loading was all on me this time.    Keeps me in shape (-;
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> And John:   We had 6+" of rain in August and decent rains in July after
>>>> my second cutting.  A wet, hot  August and hot dry early September must
>>>> equal a decent third cutting.  In all of my years of haymaking, I must
>>>> admit this is probably one of my top 2-3 third cuttings.  Half the time
>>>> I just have it top it with a finish mower because it never really makes
>>>> or makes so late in the year it would not dry if I did try to bale it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Spencer Yost
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Spencer Yost
>>>>> On Sep 13, 2016, at 12:41 AM, Gunnells, Bradley R
>>>>> <brad-gunnells at uiowa.edu> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Wonderful pic Spencer. My only issue with that is I see all that work
>>>>> ahead of you getting them picked up. Thankfully I can get my dad over
>>>>> to drive the tractor so I can ride the rack behind the baler and not
>>>>> have to handle them so much.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Been a very wet year hear and getting hay in has been tough. A couple
>>>>> of crops in round bales already and planning on squares for the last
>>>>> one. Now to get it all sold.  [?]
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Brad
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> PS Yep...the old IH 46 you brought parts for is still making it's way
>>>>> around the field here.
>>>>>
>>>>> ________________________________
>>>>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>>>> <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com> on behalf of Spencer Yost
>>>>> <yostsw at atis.net>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2016 8:46:41 PM
>>>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>>>> Subject: Re: [AT] test
>>>>>
>>>>> Been busy with a nice third cutting of hay.   452 bales this year on
>>>>> the baler I bought back in the spring at an auction.   Not a single
>>>>> problem nor missed bale.   I have to pinch myself it has done so well.
>>>>>
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