Posted by Don-Wi on August 05, 2015 at 03:22:48 from (66.87.79.214):
about 2 months ago,I would have said our corn looked lousy again, because it really did. The last month had been very hot, had some rain in mid July after we got our first crop more or less finished up the weekend of the 4th.
It started out cold and very wet as soon as the corn was in the ground. Came up yellow and overall looking poor. Now since we got the heat, things have dried up, and we still get the occasional rain shower, our corn looks pretty good. Not the best ever, but far from the worst I've ever seen also.
Cutting the second crop along one corn field, it's over my head when sitting on our Massey 285, so it looks pretty decent. The other field had been corn on corn for 3 years since we started renting out. Last year we finally got it covered good in manure then fall plowed. Out actually had a nice lookng crop this year. We should be able to chop corn in 5-6 weeks, and then we're hoping to turn around and put some winter wheat and rye in yet.
Right now we need to replace a bearing in one chopper box and do some more repairs to another, as well as try to get the chopper to reverse again. Can be a pain in corn without it....
Our first crop hay was thick and fairly decent. Second was pretty good too, although we could have taken it a week sooner had I not been working an extra weekend shift at work. We need some rain to make a good third crop, and then we'll decide if we'll bale it or chop it.
Overall, not a terrible year at all. I know some of you guys are wet like we were last year, while others are too dry.
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