From Dale Dewing, Watershed Team Leader, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County, (607) 865-7090, drd4@cornell.edu
Below are the results of the corn dry down day in Franklin last Thursday. The conventional wisdom is that the actual moisture, when the whole filed is harvested, will be about two (2) points wetter than what we get with our small samples. With this in mind there were only a few samples that were close to ready for harvest, depending on the DM you need for your storage method. We would suggest 32% – 35% DM for a bunk, 34% – 38% for a bag, and 35% – 40% for a tower (the bigger the tower, the dryer).
We found less leaf disease than last year, but you can see there were still a few with significant symptoms.
We will be doing a second Dry Down Day at the Hanselman Farm in South Kortright on Thursday Sept. 25th 10 am – 3 pm. If you would like some help getting a sample, let us know.
