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PHOTO - big boy's toys

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David in Englan

07-17-2006 13:20:16




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Hi Gang;
The largest farmer in our area of Shropshire just started combining the winter sown oil seed rape today. Temperature 91F.
Crop yielding 2.3 tons per acre with moisture content varying from 9 to 13% during the day.
Combine cutting speed 4.7mph, 30 feet wide header, fitted with side knife on right side to help cut the crop evenly.
More photos coming.
Cheers David

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Mike (WA)

07-18-2006 09:00:25




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 Re: PHOTO - big boy's toys in reply to David in England, 07-17-2006 13:20:16  
Quite a bit of canola (rapeseed) was grown in eastern Washington state about 10 years ago (fairly arid area), but two problems- yields were nowhere near what you're getting, and it has to be swathed to dry or the seed pods would shatter and virtually all the crop would end up on the ground. Wonder why yours works well with direct cutting?



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David in England

07-18-2006 02:08:20




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 Re: PHOTO - Oil Seed Rape residue in reply to David in England, 07-17-2006 13:20:16  
Hi guys;
Over here the "straw" from the crop has no value or worth for anything. Its always chopped. The stalks left as stubble are about 8 inches high, and the thickness of a thumb. There may be some redidual value of the stalks/copped stems/chaff when ploughed back in.
Cheers David



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Bob

07-17-2006 21:59:46




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 Re: PHOTO - big boy's toys in reply to David in England, 07-17-2006 13:20:16  
Here in the "states" we are more politically correct, and don't call the crop "RAPE". we call it "canola"!

Here is my six-year-old checking out a field of canola this past Saturday:

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Here's the math behind what you see:

Think cooking oil. LOTS of cooking oil. 160 acres X 2400 lbs. per acre seed yield X 40% oil = 153,600 lbs. of cooking oil (estimated)!

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Weldon K

07-17-2006 18:26:44




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 Re: PHOTO - big boy's toys in reply to David in England, 07-17-2006 13:20:16  
Is there any use for the crop residue/straw from that stuff?



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