A storm blew in to the high country bringing high humidity once more.  The corn has shot up to 16% and it did it in a hour. So here we sit with a truck full of high moisture corn. And we do not know what to do with it.  If Terry were to put it into the granery/silos…brand name Butler Bin…it would mold the whole bin.  16% is too high to dry, it will never dry down enough before it would mold.   Seems like it is always something this fall.

Here is how we fill the bins/silos/graneries–Terry loads the combine up…then dumps the corn into the truck

The truck bed is raised so the corn spills and is taken up into the granery.

The corn is tested for moisture in this little black box…a digital moisture meter.  Pretty cool, they only cost and arm and half of a leg…up to the knee cap.

Tallen decided she was going to help Grandpa work.  Of course, Grandpa thought she would be the best helper so he took her with him.

This corn sure has been a struggle this year…now we have to see if we can sell a truck load of high moisture corn to one of the feed lots.  And it needs to happen soon.

If it isn’t one thing…..

Linda