This was my view from upstairs last night around 9 pm, as the truck arrived and soon after, the combine...
They ran for an hour or so, until the truck was full, and then quit for the night.
The combine and full grain cart were waiting in the field this morning. When the truck arrived, the driver emptied the full cart, preparing it for the next load...
This is one huge machine!
...a twelve row corn head...
...and no, it's not ours!
Jim and I rode in the combine for the last field. What a fun view!
Looking behind the driver's seat, into the hopper, which is filling with shelled corn...
There was a little bit of downed corn along the edge of this field that plugged up the head for just a little, but it was no problem to get going again...
These machines are fascinating to me...sensors, cameras and computers are everywhere! When this beacon light above the cab begins to flash, it indicates to the grain cart driver that the hopper is almost full...
...and he shows up just in time, driving along side the combine as we continue through the field, emptying our load into his cart...
All the corn is now shelled, except for a few acres that Jim plans to pick to fill the corn crib again this year. The corn here at home was still a little high in moisture. We're docked (or not) according to those numbers, so by picking and filling the crib, we can wait until next to sell it, when it's dried out completely.
We're very happy with the corn yields this year...over 200 bushels per acre is great! Some fields were close to 250 bpa, and we're thrilled with that!
Next is the soybeans...
When Jim and I hopped out of the combine this morning on that last field, the plan was to switch to the grain header and begin on them. That will take a little while...they'll show up here at home in a few hours and then I'll have an idea how they're yielding.
The word from the combine driver is that they've been doing will this year. We'll see!
