—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 9,1978 100 Tips given to cut corn harvest losses NEWARK, Del. - The race to harvest this year’s com crop is about to begin. How well will you be competing in this race? Will you have small harvest losses or will you leave your profits in the field because of poor com bine adjustment? Expert com harvesters leave less than two bushels per acre in the field. Poor machine operators have left as much as 50 bushels per This new farm building costs 40% less! Yes, it costs 40% less than conventional steel buildings l • It comes in a complete package steel columns and trusses, wood pui lins and girts • You get unobstructed floor space no poles • You put it up yoursdff the average building takes two men only two weeks or less to construct It’ll be worth your while to get the complete story about this AGRiCONOMY building PARTY CONSTRUCTION CO. INC. 1218 Steuben St. • Utica, NY 13501 Phone 315-724-5593 Or Write: P.O. Box 366 L-55 do Lancaster Farming Lititz, PA 17543 ( EVERY WEDNESDAY IS m* DAIRY CT DAY AT HEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC. New Holland, PA If you need 1 cow or a truck load, we have ' from 100 to 200 cows to sell every week at your price Mostly fresh and close springing Hols tems Cows from local farmers and our regular ship pers including Marvin Eshleman, Glenn Fite, Kelly Bowser, Bill Lang, Blame Hotter, Dale Hostetter, H D Matz, and Jerry Miller SALE STARTS 12:00 SHARP Also Every Wednesday, Hat. Straw & Ear Corn Sale 12:00 Noon. All Dairy Cows & Heifers must be eligible for Pennsylvania Health Charts For arrangements for special sales or herd dispersals at our barn or on your farm contact Abram Diffenbach. Mgr 717-354-4341 %/*,„ Norman Kotb C/r S 717-397 5538 acre in the field - quite a difference. Only two kemals per square foot left in the field represent one bushel per acre, points out Delaware Extension agricultural engineer Thomas H. Williams. The majority of com lost to improperly adjusted combines occurs in the gathering and snapping areas of the com head. Here are some tips for keeping these harvest losses low: Drive on the row at a ground speed of about three miles per hour with the engine running at the proper governed speed, wifcji gathering snouts floating on the ground and gathering chains just above the ground. If your ground speed is too fast, the com stalks will be pushed forward and the stalks pulled out of the ground. At proper ground speed and stripper roll and plate settings, the ear should be snapped near the upper 16 of the snapping roll, with the stalks being pulled straight down. Stripper plates may need to be adjusted for the ear size of different hybrids to avoid excessive shelling at the stalk rolls. If the stripper plates are too close together, stalks will be pulled out of the ground and may clog the machine. If they are too far apart, the butt of the ear will be between the plates when it’s snapped and shelling will occur. These plates should be set just far enough apart to pass the stalk through. Gathering chain flights should extend V* inch beyond the edge of the stripper plates. Com head losses should not exceed two bushels per -acre on a properly adjusted machine. Cylinder, separation and cleaning losses should be less than one bushel per acre. Contact your County Extension Office for a free copy of “A Guide for Measuring Com Harvest Losses” to determine where your losses occur and how to correct them. m
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