Posted by JD Seller on October 18, 2015 at 08:42:14 from (208.126.198.123):
Well I finished my 2015 crop yesterday. Well this year's yields where average to great depending on the crop. The cooler summer seemed to help the hay and soybean crop an hurt the corn crop.
My alfalfa yield figures to be right at 10 ton to the acre this year. That is about the best I can remember. We where very lucky in that we got our first cutting off in a timely manner over one four day window this spring. IF you missed that window you waited another 2-3 weeks for a chance to make hay. We fertilize in the late summer and early fall an right after the first cutting. Boron and sulfur are usually needed on our hay ground. We chop the entire first cutting just to shorten the harvest window.
My soybeans where planted the first week of May into perfect ground conditions. That was reflected in an almost perfect stand. I had final stands in the 165K range. The average was 73.6 bushels per acre. LOL ( had to add that .6) The majority was sold on cash contracts. The average price I received was $10.20. I was lucky and hit a few up markets with the contracts.
The corn crop was at best average. The cool weather hurt some and the late dry spell in August really hurt some of the lighter ground. That really pulled the starch out of the stalks. The standablity of the corn was not good. The high winds Monday of this week really played havoc on some fields. Then you add in the Goss wilt and leaf blight and you have a lot of down pressure on yields. This year Arial fungicide application PAID. On one field that two power lines block application on half of the field. The yield difference was 35 bushels per acre!!!! Same fertility and hybrid and the ground is uniform in structure. Now the numbers. We chopped the worst corn the check strips measured 145 BPA. We ground the next level as earledge. The check strips and calculated yield put that at around 160 BPA. The best was harvested as shelled corn. It was darn good at 17 % moisture and 225 BPA. A break down of acres would be close to 25% chopped, 50% earledge, and 25% shelled. As close as I can estimate/figure the final total average yield would be in the 175-180 BPA. This is not bad but sure is different than the 200 BPA yields of the last several years. Planted the last week of April in perfect soil conditions with final plant populations right at 34K per acre. I plant 35-36K in 36 inch rows. I plant 36 inch rows as I do not want to switch chopper heads and the JD 6620 Side hill works great with 4 row wide. A 6 row narrow would really push the combine in 200 BPA plus corn. My son's plant in 30 inch rows and there is very little yield drag on my soils 3-5 BPA at the most.
My sons should finish their soybeans today. They look to be in the mid 70s too. They still have some custom acres to do. They are maybe 25% done on corn. It is too early to see much on those yields. Some great fields and some not so great ones. They are going to switch one combine just to corn to take advantage of this warm dry weather for drying. With 60-70 degree days and the corn under 20% the dryer's capacity is greatly increased, actually about 30-40% better.
So there are some numbers to look at. I wish you all a safe harvest season!!!!!
P.S. Baling corn stalks in high gear right now. The count on all bales (ours and custom) is right around 9500 so far. Looks to be a 20K year as dry as they are. Added a third baler so we are knocking out right at 900-1000 a day now. The dry corn stalks are harder to bale as they are so fluffy that the pickup has a harder time picking them up. Everyone is wanting bedding bales.
Side note my 15 year old Grand DAUGHTER is taking a rotation running one of the round balers this fall. She knocked out 395 bales yesterday. She is even switching the mesh rolls herself. We give the driver 50 cents per bale in pay. Her target is to make her horse hobby money for the entire year. I had to laugh at her giving her Dad/my son heck for doing a "POOR" job raking "HER" windrows last weekend. LOL I pity her future husband. He will have to walk a fine line. LOL
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