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Harvest Indicators for Specialty Crops
CANARYSEED
Moisture content:
- 11.2% on new flax chart No. 5.
Color of crop &/or seed at cutting stage:
- Straw is bleached, hulls are shiny and golden colored. Seeds are reddish-brown.
Quick test for proper moisture content at combining:
- Delay cutting canary seed until it is fully mature. Canary seed will not thresh cleanly until the heads are dry.
Other important notes:
- Canaryseed is resistant to shattering and weathering. Dehulled seed is severely discounted.
FABABEAN
Moisture content:
- 16% is dry and safe for storage.
Color of crop &/or seed at cutting stage:
- Swath when 25% of the plants in the field have the lower-most pods turning from green to black.
Quick test for proper moisture content at combining:
- Thresh when bean can no longer be dented with thumbnail - 20% moisture content or lower. Overdry seed will readily shatter.
Other important notes:
- Fababean plants turn black as they ripen. Because of the high moisture content of the plant, a fairly light swath should be laid to hasten dry-down.
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