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One Major County Wheat Field Caught Some Rain- and Hits the Jackpot
Wed, 01 Jun 2011 6:10:22 CDT
The yields across Oklahoma for the 2011 wheat crop are highly dependent on when a field received rain and how much. An excellent example of that comes from Jessica Wilcox of Fairview who sent us this email on Tuesday evening. "We just finished up a field south of Fairview that made 35.97 bu/acre. Test weight was between 60.8 to 62. Moisture was between 9 and 10. Variety was Jackpot. This field far and away out yielded everything else we have cut so far, it also caught a couple of inches of rain that most of our other fields didn't catch."
The picture here is of Jessica's husband Clint and father in law (Ron) cutting the field of Jackpot in Major County.
Meanwhile, the Oklahoma Wheat Commission has released the following summary of wheat harvest conditions as of May 31, 2011 on their website- they run down conditions on a location by location basis.
Grandfield Harvest has wrapped up in this area. Test weights ranging from 60 pounds or better.
Moisture was not a problem, ranging from 9?13.5 percent. Yielding on average 12 15 bushels per acre.
Chattanooga & Lawton Harvest is almost wrapped up, estimated finish for this area is no later than
Friday. Test weights ranging 60 pounds or better. Moisture ranging from 9 13.5 percent. Yielding on
average 12 15 bushels per acre. Protein tested at 12.5 13.3 percent.
Frederick Harvest expected to last about another week. Test weights are consistently around 60
pounds. Moisture is dry, ranging from 9 10 percent. Yields are between 15 to 20 bushels per acre.
Protein is testing at 10 13 percent, but most are coming in around 11 percent.
Hollis Haven't really seen much in this area, still been a little green. Harvest predicted for 2 3 more
weeks. Test weights showing 61 62 pounds. Moisture 8 10 percent. Yields varying from 10 15
bushels per acre.
Hobart Harvest in this area peeked on Friday, believe it to be over by the end of the weekend. Seeing
test weights of 60 and better. Moisture ranging from 11 12 percent. Yielding high teens low
twenties. Protein coming in around 11.5 percent.
Clinton Started harvesting on May 26th, 2011. Test weights in the 60's. Moisture averaging 12
percent. Showing yields in the twenties.
Hydro Started harvesting on May 26th, 2011, expect to continue for 1 2 weeks. Test weights ranging
from 60 to 64 pounds. Moisture ranging from 11 12 percent.
Apache Started harvesting on May 25th, 2011, expect to continue for 10 15 days. Showing test
weights of 60 to 63 pounds. Moisture ranging from 11 12 percent. Yielding averages of 20 bushels per
acre.
Minco Started harvesting on May 29th, 2011.
Okarche Started May 29th, 2011, expected to continue for the next 10 days. Test weights coming in at
60 61 pounds. Moisture averaging 12 percent. Protein coming in between 9.5 10 percent.
Kingfisher Started harvesting on May 23rd, 2011, but then got rained out. Started back up and expect
to be done by Friday. Test weights ranging from 58.5 64 pounds. Moisture averaging 12 percent.
Yields averaging 20 25. Protein testing about 12 13 percent.
Watonga Started harvesting on May 26th, 2011. Test weights showing 60 61 pounds. Moisture
coming in around 12.5 13.5 percent. Yields in the high teens low twenties for bushels per acre.
Hennessy Started harvesting yesterday, May 30th, 2011.
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