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2012 Corn Harvest: A Day In The Life Of...

Kurt Lawton, Corn and Soybean Digest

Sep. 25, 2012

2012 corn harvest at Lawton Farms, Jefferson, Iowa.
2012 corn harvest at Lawton Farms, Jefferson, Iowa.
2012 corn harvest at Lawton Farms, Jefferson, Iowa.
2012 corn harvest at Lawton Farms, Jefferson, Iowa.
Waiting for corn.
2012 corn harvest at Lawton Farms, Jefferson, Iowa.
2012 corn harvest at Lawton Farms, Jefferson, Iowa.
Harvesting is more fun with a buddy.
2012 corn harvest at Lawton Farms, Jefferson, Iowa.
2012 corn harvest at Lawton Farms, Jefferson, Iowa.
Fill 'er up!
2012 corn harvest at Lawton Farms, Jefferson, Iowa.
2012 corn harvest at Lawton Farms, Jefferson, Iowa.
2012 corn harvest at Lawton Farms, Jefferson, Iowa.
2012 corn harvest at Lawton Farms, Jefferson, Iowa.
They used a downed corn reel to help the harvest process. It worked quite well.
View from the cab.
2012 corn harvest at Lawton Farms, Jefferson, Iowa.
2012 corn harvest at Lawton Farms, Jefferson, Iowa.
2012 corn harvest at Lawton Farms, Jefferson, Iowa.
2012 corn harvest at Lawton Farms, Jefferson, Iowa.
2012 corn harvest at Lawton Farms, Jefferson, Iowa.
2012 corn harvest at Lawton Farms, Jefferson, Iowa.
2012 corn harvest at Lawton Farms, Jefferson, Iowa.
2012 corn harvest at Lawton Farms, Jefferson, Iowa.
2012 corn harvest at Lawton Farms, Jefferson, Iowa.
2012 corn harvest at Lawton Farms, Jefferson, Iowa.

CSD Editor Kurt Lawton headed home to Jefferson, Iowa, where his brother and cousin were harvesting corn on the family farm. From dawn until dusk (and beyond), they were combining, loading and getting the 2012 corn crop out of the field. This particular field yielded between 117 and 131 bu./acre. Yields were well below average due to the drought.

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