HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Rural Voice, 1993-11, Page 41corn at higher moisture levels than
they would like to.
Where high moisture corn is being
stored, the recommended moisture
level is 25 to 35 per cent with the
optimum level being 28 to 30 per
cent. High moisture ear corn may be
stored at moistures from 25 to 40 per
cent, or about five per cent wetter
than high moisture shelled corn.
Corn has also been slow to dry
down since the frost. Immature com
that was frosted will have moisture
"trapped" in the tip of the kernel,
resulting in slower dry down. As this
corn dries, kernels shrink and are
lighter in test weight. This may result
in some corn grading number 3 or 4
this fall.
Slower dry down rates and
increased chance of stalk breakage
will require each individual field to
be checked as to when to harvest.
Corn trial plots will be a valuable
source of information in checking
standability of varieties. In Huron
and Perth, the Soil and Crop
Improvement Associations will be
summarizing yield, moisture and
standability information for
presentation at their annual meeting.
Trials should be sent to the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
offices in Huron and Perth counties.
—Brian Hall
Farm Management Specialist
Silo gas incidents
increase
The Farm Safety Association has
issued a warning that gases produced
from recently ensiled com silage can
cause death.
A Petersburg -area farmer had a
close encounter with the gas in
October. While leveling the silage in
his silo, he started having shortness
of breath. The iodine -coloured gas
had been noticed in the silo prior to
adding more silage. Dead pigeons
were also noticed. The farmer was
taken to hospital for treatment.
Silo gas, or nitrogen dioxide, is
produced as a by-product of the
fermentation process that takes place
once plant material is put into a silo.
Silo gas may be visible within a few
hours after silo filling and may be
recognized by a bleach -like odour
and may be visible as a yellowish -
brown or orange haze.0
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