In article <H4ydnV3SfvjKHyTVnZ2dnUVZ8gOdnZ2d@posted.metronet>, 
usenet@jftemple.co.uk (Stephen Temple) wrote:

> *From:* Stephen Temple 
> *Date:* Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:24:39 +0100
> 
> Oz wrote:
>  > Harvest over. Contractor cut 170-ac in 1.5 days ave 17%.
>  >
>  > Soooo much less hassle...
>  >
>  > Record yield from 2nd worst field in farm.
>  >
> 
> Finished the wheat last night, now its on to our neighbours. It
> seems to be record yields all round, our neighbours all trying to
> squeeze as much corn as possible into the sheds. Apart from the
> depressing effect on price, a good problem to have.

As good as I have seen for a while here.
> 
> Remarkably little laid corn this year, virtually none despite high
> yields and heavy August rains. I think everyone was a bit generous
> with growth regulators after last year.
> 
Finished last night, too much on the floor and more germinated grains on 
one area than I like. Now got a huge pile of drying to go at, but the 
Lishmann pedestals will be working to keep it all fresh for a day or two!



Steve Rawlings

On 2008-08-31, srawlings@cix.compulink.co.uk  wrote:
> In article <H4ydnV3SfvjKHyTVnZ2dnUVZ8gOdnZ2d@posted.metronet>, 
> usenet@jftemple.co.uk (Stephen Temple) wrote:
>
>> *From:* Stephen Temple 
>> *Date:* Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:24:39 +0100
>> 
>> Oz wrote:
>>  > Harvest over. Contractor cut 170-ac in 1.5 days ave 17%.
>>  >
>>  > Soooo much less hassle...
>>  >
>>  > Record yield from 2nd worst field in farm.
>>  >
>> 
>> Finished the wheat last night, now its on to our neighbours. It
>> seems to be record yields all round, our neighbours all trying to
>> squeeze as much corn as possible into the sheds. Apart from the
>> depressing effect on price, a good problem to have.
>
> As good as I have seen for a while here.
>> 
>> Remarkably little laid corn this year, virtually none despite high
>> yields and heavy August rains. I think everyone was a bit generous
>> with growth regulators after last year.
>> 
> Finished last night, too much on the floor and more germinated grains on 
> one area than I like. Now got a huge pile of drying to go at, but the 
> Lishmann pedestals will be working to keep it all fresh for a day or two!
>
>

Lot cut around here this evening, straw, even looks good. Everyone busy,
so no news of yield. Lots of weeds coming up in Spring wheat.

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In article , greymaus
<URL:mailto:greymausg@mail.com> wrote:

> Lot cut around here this evening, straw, even looks good. Everyone busy,
> so no news of yield. Lots of weeds coming up in Spring wheat.

Saw two-row still waiting in the rain in Wexford on thursday - not shedding
yet but starting to look sooty.  About half a swathe had been cut sometime
ago and -big- skidmarks full of water where tackle must have been winched
out.

Cheerio,

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>>   derek@farm-direct.co.uk
>>   http://www.farm-direct.co.uk/

On 2008-09-15, Derek Moody  wrote:
> In article , greymaus
><URL:mailto:greymausg@mail.com> wrote:
>
>> Lot cut around here this evening, straw, even looks good. Everyone busy,
>> so no news of yield. Lots of weeds coming up in Spring wheat.
>
> Saw two-row still waiting in the rain in Wexford on thursday - not shedding
> yet but starting to look sooty.  About half a swathe had been cut sometime
> ago and -big- skidmarks full of water where tackle must have been winched
> out.
>
> Cheerio,
>
story all over. Big problems with storage. I heard a story last evening of
one largish farmer, Mr. ***** from near Edenderry, sound man, sending the
corn (don't know which sort) into the merchant, the man drawing came back
and told the boss that the merchant had covered the cost of manure and
seed, and that a new deal wouuld have to be agreed. 

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Greymaus
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