How many acres can one combine harvest in a day?
Newer models of combines can cover about 200 acres on a hot, dry day. However, a modern combine will average about 150 acres per day. Why do elevators look for low moisture percentages and high protein content? Elevators request low moisture contents because they may need to store the grain for long periods of time. Growers and harvesters should cut wheat consisting of 12 percent moisture content. If the grain consists of high moisture percentages the grower will get docked depending on how wet the grain is. This dockage will support the costs required to dry out the grain in order to keep it fresh before being milled into flour. Flour milling companies need dry wheat with high protein percentages. The high protein allows for the production of high quality flour for consumers. The higher the protein content and the lower the moisture percentage offers higher quality of grain. On a warm, dry day how many hours will the combines be running? Depending on the morning and evening dews, harv
