Iowa Corn Photos

[marketeye]

I passed a field show, while coming to work, Friday. What sticks out is how long the ears are and how much grain-fill there is on all of the ears. To give credit where credit is due, this was Beck's seed. The corn appeared to be in the dent stage. The field is located 30 miles south of Des Moines. Take note, the water bottle was a 36-oz bottle, a big one.

Do you have a photo of your neighborhood crops?

Mike

[Hobbyfarmer]

Did you see the photo I put up yesterday?

If I'd pulled shucks back in several of my fields it'd look just like that... Prairie brand here.$55 acre seed cost

[marketeye]

Hobby,

Let me take a look. Your photo and these were probably of crops that are along the same latitude. 🙂

Mike

[ECIN]

Oh come on here you two !  Bottles and cans ??? How about the numbers around and numbers long + pop - THEN we can get an idea on yield - I have seen big ears before   --- But the pop was only 12,000 - lol

[Hobbyfarmer]

The two big ones were 20 around , one 18 , one 16....gotta love refuge in a bag. 25,000 stand, you count the length.

[marketeye]

ECIN,

I'll do one better. I'll get the test weight, when the combine rolls through this field. I'll also stop again and check rows around and ear count, and plant pop.

Mike

[ECIN]

Dang Hobby - that is some good numbers ! I will not post up your stuff - lol but I hope you have enought storage - might need to add some more help to haul it out of the field too !

Mike - That would help - lol

I had hoped to have picutes plus numbers today for here - But don't think that will happen = sun poped out and man oh man is it hot here in New East Central Louisiana !

[Slim123]

Mike; the correct unit of measurement is a Bush Lite can not a water bottle. Checking the outside rows is for rookies. Go in the field  800 feet.

[Hobbyfarmer]

What is the number of rows to use on a yield  check on this ear?

Butt  of the  ear is 20 halfway  up the ear it dropped 4 rows, use 18?

It is now in almost full  dent, what a difference  in a week.