Some more sorghum harvest scenes

[Whitewing]

I'd guess I'm about half-way through the harvest at this point considering I'm going to recut the first fields we harvested near the end of October. They're ready now but I don't yet have the space to park the grain so until I can get that problem solved, I'll have to wait a bit longer.

We're only talking about 50 acres here but since I want to store all the grain for my own usage as opposed to selling it, I'll have to do something. I've started buying hogs this month in anticipation of next December sales and this feed will go a long way to help me get through whatever summer holds in store.

Here's a few scenes from this past week, this first one is a "before" shot of the first area we harvested.

Unloading in the field:

Unloading in front of the neighbor's house. This particular field was easier to reach via his ranch than mine because it's located about 60 feet below the rest of my place.

Ah yes, the part I liked best. Turning the cattle out into the freshly harvested area.

 

[RSL]

Neato. How many bu per acre?

 

[Whitewing]

Neato. How many bu per acre?

I've been averaging about 1500 kilos per hectar.......2.45 acres per hectar. Don't know how that works out in bu per acre though and right now I'm feeling to lazy to do the math.

I'm sure I could do much better on the harvest in general because almost without fail I've been waiting on the combine for a week or two longer than I felt necessary. There's surely some loss of grain during those two week from parakeets and seed loss on the ground.

Now the combine is parked at my place waiting one me. :?

 

[Red Barn Angus]

1500 kilograms = 3300 pounds = 1347 pounds per acre divided by 56 pounds per bushel for sorghum = about 24 bushel per acre if my math is right.

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

1500 kilograms = 3300 pounds = 1347 pounds per acre divided by 56 pounds per bushel for sorghum = about 24 bushel per acre if my math is right.

What would a average sorghum yield be in Kansas?

 

[flatlander]

Somewhere over 100. This fall there were quite a few farmers cutting 130 bu. I'd be looking at my seed supplier for larger heads.

 

[Red Barn Angus]

Yes, probably around 100 bu per acre on dry land. We can't turn out cattle on the stubble until a frost though. The new green shoots that come up will poison cattle pretty fast. Once we have a killing frost in the fall milo stubble makes good grazing.