Oats lay in the swathe for a few days to dry the miscellaneous weeds and to await a day when the weather is right for combining.
Our neighbor has two combines and brings them both to get the job done. Having the two work together makes the job a speedy one.
The combine picks up the straw and oats from the swathe and separates the oats from the straw. It leaves the straw in the field for us to bale at a later time. The combine has a chamber that hold the oats until it is full.
The oats are unloaded by an auger and put into a wagon. My husband takes the wagon to the farm to unload and store it in the granary.
photo credit: Bretta Grabau
photo credit: Wenda Grabau
photo credit: Bretta Grabau
There’s certainly a great deal too find out about this topic.
I love alll the points you’ve made.
I am glad you enjoyed it. There is much more to learn about this topic. I have shared my observations with you, but there are a lot more details that farmers know about their crops and their machinery that affects this part of their business.