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Grain & Beans<\/h1>

Raise, store and sell field crops \u2014 rice, corn, wheat, oats, barley, sorghum, soybeans and dry beans: fields and acres, field work, harvests with moisture and yield per acre, grain on hand, sales and what each bushel cost to grow.<\/p>

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Grower\u2019s guide \u2014 typical numbers<\/h4>
Crop<\/th>Seed an acre<\/th>Days to harvest<\/th>Bushel weight<\/th>Store at<\/th>At harvest<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Corn (field)<\/strong><\/td>30,000\u201334,000 seeds (about 0.4 bu)<\/td>115<\/td>56 lb<\/td>15.5%<\/td>Combine at 20\u201325% moisture and dry to 15.5%, or let it dry down in the field to about 18%.<\/td><\/tr>
Popcorn<\/strong><\/td>24,000\u201328,000 seeds (about 8\u201310 lb)<\/td>110<\/td>56 lb<\/td>13.5%<\/td>Pops best at 13\u201314% moisture. Let it dry on the stalk, then cure in a dry, airy place.<\/td><\/tr>
Rice<\/strong><\/td>80\u2013120 lb drilled<\/td>120<\/td>45 lb<\/td>12.5%<\/td>Drain the field 2\u20133 weeks before harvest. Harvest rough rice at 18\u201322% and dry slowly to 12\u201313%.<\/td><\/tr>
Wheat<\/strong><\/td>1.5\u20132 bu (90\u2013120 lb)<\/td>240<\/td>60 lb<\/td>13.5%<\/td>Winter wheat is sown in fall and cut early summer at 13\u201315% moisture.<\/td><\/tr>
Oats<\/strong><\/td>2\u20133 bu (64\u201396 lb)<\/td>100<\/td>32 lb<\/td>13.0%<\/td>Harvest when the heads turn tan and the kernels are hard, at about 13%.<\/td><\/tr>
Barley<\/strong><\/td>1.5\u20132 bu (72\u201396 lb)<\/td>90<\/td>48 lb<\/td>13.0%<\/td>Harvest at 13\u201314% moisture when the heads bend over.<\/td><\/tr>
Rye (grain)<\/strong><\/td>1.5\u20132 bu (84\u2013112 lb)<\/td>270<\/td>56 lb<\/td>13.5%<\/td>Sown in fall, harvested in early summer at 13\u201314%.<\/td><\/tr>
Grain sorghum (milo)<\/strong><\/td>5\u20138 lb<\/td>115<\/td>56 lb<\/td>13.0%<\/td>Harvest after a killing frost or desiccation, at 13\u201314%.<\/td><\/tr>
Millet<\/strong><\/td>15\u201325 lb<\/td>75<\/td>50 lb<\/td>12.0%<\/td>Swath when most seeds are ripe; it shatters easily.<\/td><\/tr>
Buckwheat<\/strong><\/td>50\u201370 lb<\/td>80<\/td>48 lb<\/td>16.0%<\/td>Swath when about three quarters of the seeds are brown; it keeps flowering.<\/td><\/tr>
Soybeans<\/strong><\/td>140,000 seeds (about 1 bu)<\/td>115<\/td>60 lb<\/td>13.0%<\/td>Harvest when pods rattle and beans are 13%; much drier and they split and shatter.<\/td><\/tr>
Dry beans (pinto, black, navy\u2026)<\/strong><\/td>60\u201390 lb<\/td>95<\/td>60 lb<\/td>15.0%<\/td>Pull or cut when most pods are dry; thresh at 16\u201318% and store at 15% or less.<\/td><\/tr>
Field peas \/ dry peas<\/strong><\/td>2\u20133 bu (120\u2013180 lb)<\/td>90<\/td>60 lb<\/td>14.0%<\/td>Harvest when pods are dry and the peas are hard.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>

Typical figures for planning. Your seed tag, local extension office and buyer\u2019s moisture and test-weight rules come first. Store grain cool, dry and sealed from rodents and insects; check bins every couple of weeks and run aeration when grain is warmer than the outside air.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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