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New Idea 309 or 310


First post, but I've been lurking. 

I just spoke with a guy that has a New Idea 309 or 310 that he wants to trade for a JD 127.  I called and asked if he would be interested in selling and he said probably.  He wasn't sure of the year model and said when it quit raining (we're under a tornado watch) that he would go and make sure if it's a 309 or 310 and get the serial #.

I plan to plant 1-2 acres of corn to feed to my goats, chickens, and maybe a hog or steer.  I probably will hand pull the corn if I don't find a 1 row picker for the right price.

Questions are what are the advantages/disadvantages of a 309 vs 310 and do I need to wait and try to find a 323?

He said that if it's a 309 it doesn't have a husking bed and won't accept a sheller.  Is this correct?  He bought it to use, but has small fields and said that it was too hard to turn around pulling a wagon.  I have larger fields and this wouldn't be a problem.

I have access to aprox. 50 acres that I could plant in corn if I wanted.  I do have a full time (day) job, but grew up on the farm and really enjoy farming.

Question:  Is there a market for ear corn???  If so, and I buy a picker I probably would end up planting  a couple more acres each year until I filled my local market.

BTW:  I plan on using on old blackhawk sheller to shell what corn I feed the goats and chickens and then feeding whole ears to the hog or steer.

I have a neighbor that has old chicken houses and I could buy a small bin from him that I could store shelled corn in if I get a model with a sheller.

Is there somewhere (mill) that I could take my ear corn to get it shelled???

I know a lot of questions for a first time post.



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I think he is right about the 309. It is a snapper model so no husking bed. I am not sure about the 310. I know it has a husking bed. I don't think you can replace it with a sheller unit but I don't know for sure. A snapper will remove less husk than a picker with a husking bed but for the most part they do a decent job. At least the old Allis-Chalmers snapper that my dad had did a decent job.
I would think feeding whole ears to the goats, chickens or hogs wouldn't be a problem but I wouldn't reccommend feeding whole ears to cows.
You could always get a small hand cranked corn sheller and put a small electric motor on it. They work fairly well for smaller amounts.
The problem with shelled corn is that it has to be dried down to 15% moisture to store properly. Otherwise it will heat up and mold. For ear corn storage the moisture amount doesn't really matter as long as its not stored more than 6 feet thick or so. There has to be enough airflow going through it so it can dry. I think the biggest problem with ear corn storage is you always have rats for the most part. It's hard to keep them under control.

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So what about shelling and storing in a small grain bin like the one's that they use for chicken feed at chicken houses.  I have a neighbor that has 2 houses that haven't been used in 6-8 years.  I'm sure I could buy one of those bins fairly cheap.

Are the 309 or 310 good pickers?  I hope to find out on Monday which one it is and how much he wants for it.

If I let the corn dry on the stalk until late October or November what should the moisture level be???  I plan to plant in early April.  Would the moisture level be low enough to shell and then store in a bin or would I need to do additional drying???

Chris

-- Edited by firefighter9208 at 22:38, 2009-02-27

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YOU WOULD BE BETTER OFF TO PICK THE CORN AND CRIB IT UNTILL IT DRYS DOWN TO 16 TO 15% MOISTURE,AND THEN SHELL IT. THERE IS ALWAYS A MARKET FOR EAR CORN. CHECK AND SEE IF THERE IS ANY WEEKLY HAY AND GRAIN AUCTIONS IN YOUR AREA,OR PUT A ADD IN THE LOCAL PAPER FOR WILDLIFE CORN OR BY THE TON.

AS FAR AS FEEDING EAR CORN TO LIVESTOCK, TAKE IT TO THE MILL AND GRIND COB AND ALL. I RAISE BEEF CATTLE, DAIRY REPLACMENTS, AND A EX-HOG FARMER AND NO ONE EVER COMPLAINED AROUND HERE AT DINNER TIME.

GET A PICKER WITH A HUSKING BED AND IT WILL SAVE YOU ALOT OF HASSLE OF NOT MESSING AROUND WITH HUSKS. A GOOD PLACE TO CHECK IS THE FASTLINE ON THE INTER-NET.

GOOD LUCK COOT



-- Edited by COOT at 19:59, 2009-03-04

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