Wheat moisture ?

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   Ok head scratcher... 

Two Saturdays ago my wheat was 18.7%.  Had almost a full week or scortcher temps, with some rain on Friday. The next day, this past Saturdayt,, moisture is....%18.7...Now when I did this test it was in the afternoon after everything seemed up from the rain.  Another test on Sunday---18% or so.  However, late Sunday some a bushel of grain I harvested to test the combine was sitting in the sun. It went from 19% to 10% by days end...I wonder if the the rest of the wheat is now under 14%. I took a sample home to test.
BTW, the lodged wheat I sampled Sunday was 13%..

Seems to me any little rain raises havoc...any advice?

Edited by TomYaz - 12 Jul 2010 at 5:41am

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	Ok head scratcher... Two Saturdays ago my wheat was 18.7%. Had almost a full week or scortcher temps, with some rain on Friday. The next day, this past Saturdayt,, moisture is....%18.7...Now when I did this test it was in the afternoon after everything seemed up from the rain. Another test on Sunday---18% or so. However, late Sunday some a bushel of grain I harvested to test the combine was sitting in the sun. It went from 19% to 10% by days end...I wonder if the the rest of the wheat is now under 14%. I took a sample home to test. BTW, the lodged wheat I sampled Sunday was 13%.. Seems to me any little rain raises havoc...any advice? Edited by TomYaz - 12 Jul 2010 at 5:41am

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TomYaz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 14 Sep 2009 Location: PA Points: 10319	Post Options Post Reply Quote TomYaz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 Jul 2010 at 6:04am
	Ok just tested the sample I brought home...%13.7 So it seems the rather small rain bumped my moisture up 5% and didnt go back down for approx 48 hrs...makes sense? Would a portable grain aerator in the gravity wagon allow me to harvest this and dry that rain moisture out if I have this again?