What a contrast in the weather. Today we have had the drouthiest day since sometime in May. This allowed us to get the winter barley harvested. We started cutting yesterday at 1.00 o'clock, stopped for rain at 1.30, started at 2.00, stopped for rain at 2.30, started again at 7.00pm. We finally finished at 4.00pm today in glorious harvest weather.. The variety, Pearl, appears to have yielded well at about three tons per acre but I await the lorry weigh tickets for a yield figure. The moisture content started at 18% yesterday and finished at 16% today. The crop is well in as the heads were hanging ripe and the wind tonight would certainly have shed a few. I have had a very lucky break in the weather.