Look closely at what it costs to set up a holding bin of some sort and the extra grain handling equipment it takes to keep a dryer fed with corn, and the equipment it takes to get the corn from the dryer to the bin. You don't need to have new stuff by any means, but sit down and add everything up, including extension cords for electricity, gas line, gas tank, cost of running the fan whether it's tractor PTO or electric and the coinciding tractor fuel bill or electric bill. What happens when a bearing goes out in the dryer in the middle of the night? Limit switches fail, thermostats go bad, motors burn out, gas regulator starts leaking, auger bottom wears through? I assume you plan to home store the dried grain. Figure in the cost of hauling it from the bin to the elevator whenever you decide to sell.
If it goes to the elevator wet from the field and they dry it, you've handled it one time only. The rest is up to them. That's part of what you're paying them for with the $.12. If you dry your own you're running it through several operations before it goes to market. The drying cost in town includes the handling equipment too and you only pay for drying shrink, not the handling shrink you will have at home but you don't notice. After all these comparisons, if you can do it cheaper at home, go for it.
I'm NOT trying to discourage you from drying and storing your own grain at all. You just need to know what your end cost is. What do you plan to do with the corn if you store it at home? Grind it for feed? Or make a cash sale sometime down the road. Home storage does give you flexibility if you have more than one market to sell to. Storing in town takes away that flexibility. I home store corn but I have three different markets within seven miles and another higher paying market 17 miles away. Some is stored in town and the drying bill is probably in the mail. Jim
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