While most of the population sit on sandy beaches and dangle their toes in azure seas, here or abroad, we are harvesting wheat again. I'm not complaining. I'm just glad we've been able to get at it after all the rain.
Actually, our shared combine was out on Saturday gathering for the most enthusiastic member of our informal group. The moisture was 33% I understand. Sunday was a bit better. By the afternoon wheat had dried down to 24%. Now its our turn and grain is coming into the barn at a slightly more manageable 20%.
Its not pretty. Virtually every grain has shot so both weight and quality will be pretty ordinary. But we're keeping it separate from stuff gathered earlier in August, once its been through the drier, in the hope that it will have a good enough spec to be accepted against the contracts made many months ago at prices much lower than those ruling now. With luck, the unsold heap harvested in good conditions might be worth a premium.
That, anyway is the hope. Must dash now. Got to take my turn running the drier.