Maize harvest 2018

[lazy farmer]

Would have to be very heavy maize to get 12t in a 12t trailer.

ah ok, showing my complete lack of knowledge concerning machinery yet again...……...

 

[stablegirl]

We weighed 12 ton western trailers at between 12.2 ton and 13 ton, some old 10 ton trailers at 10.7 and a walking floor schuite maker at 17.5 ton.

Mid 30's DM chopped very short.

Over the weigh bridge we found it nearly twice as dense as grass silage in the trailers.

 

[Spear]

We find it’s normally 50% higher density than grass but even so it’s loaded far too quickly to get a full load in a trailer. By time you get to clamp trailer is only 2/3 full.

 

[Kingofgrass]

Drilled 23rdapril chopped 7th sept glory

 

[Spear]

View attachment 720502 Drilled 23rdapril chopped 7th sept glory

That’s odd looks like they’ve used the grass scale on that analysis

 

[Kingofgrass]

That’s the other bit but that’s beyond my knowledge lol

That’s odd looks like they’ve used the grass scale on that analysis

 

[stablegirl]

P7326 Grown under plastic, South Cumbria.

 

[Durry cows]

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P7326 Grown under plastic, South Cumbria.

That from Wynnstay?

 

[stablegirl]

Seed, plastic or analysis? No to all three anyway!

 

[Durry cows]

Seed, plastic or analysis? No to all three anyway!

Sorry seed I’ve grown 8 acre it’s a number not a name! The rest is reason it was close to that you’ve grown, great analysis btw..how many ton/acre and what £/ton has it worked out at in clamp?

 

[stablegirl]

From memory 15.3ton/acre with at 35%DM.

Including a nominal £100/acre rent its cost £89/ton of dry matter, for perspective my grass has cost £82/ton of dry matter.

 

[holywell farmer]

We have been slowly been getting our silage crop up this year between the rains. Get a 2 or three day stretch and cover the pile up again before more rain. This year we are chopping 400 acres and has been averaging about 15-16 ton an acre wet.

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Had a few loads waiting already to push after pulling plastic back again.

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Got off the pack tractor for a change in scenery.

Kit- 315 magnum on a case fhx300 pull chopper with 4 row corn head.

Jd 7810 on loewen 22 foot forage box

Western star with 20 foot grain/silage box

Case mx125 on silage pit

Does cracker unit work well on that

 

[Kingofgrass]

Talking to somebody yesterday ploughing his maize ground up he said the contractor made a right sh!t job of chopping it (that’s why he’s ploughing it) said there was two inch maize plants growing everywhere...mad!!! Lol

 

[dinderleat]

Self seeded or only just germinated?

 

[Kingofgrass]

Self seeded or only just germinated?

Self seeded