Adjusting a grain dryer

P FW PH2/G18/22

1943 [date pub.]

Sport and General Press Agency Ltd, Farmers Weekly

Askham, near York

1 photographic print; b&w

type: PRINT, dimensions: 20.8 x 15.3 cm

English

Grain, Grain- Drying, Machinery, Yorkshire, Combine harvesters, Graphic Materials

<DIV STYLE="text-align:Justify;font-family:Georgia;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:16;color:#000000;"><P><SPAN><SPAN>4. &lt;B&gt; Adjusting a grain dryer, Askham, near York, 1950s &lt;/B&gt;&lt;P&gt; Operating a combine harvester in British climatic conditions required the additional use of a grain dryer. If the grain was to be stored for any length of time after being harvested, its moisture content had to be reduced from the level of 20% or more when the corn was cut to between 14 and 16%. Previous harvesting systems had allowed a period of time between cutting and threshing, when the sheaves were stored in a stack or in a barn, to allow a natural drying process to take place. With a combine, cutting and threshing occurred together, hence the need for artificial drying. &lt;P&gt; P FW PH2/G18/22</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV><DIV STYLE="text-align:Justify;font-family:Georgia;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:16;color:#000000;"><P><SPAN><SPAN>6. &lt;B&gt; Adjusting a grain dryer, Askham, near York, 1950s &lt;/B&gt;&lt;P&gt; Operating a combine harvester in British climatic conditions required the additional use of a grain dryer. If the grain was to be stored for any length of time after being harvested, its moisture content had to be reduced from the level of 20% or more when the corn was cut to between 14 and 16%. Previous harvesting systems had allowed a period of time between cutting and threshing, when the sheaves were stored in a stack or in a barn, to allow a natural drying process to take place. With a combine, cutting and threshing occurred together, hence the need for artificial drying. Corn dryers, therefore started to become a common feature on farms from the 1940s as the uptake of combine harvesters spread. Already by 1950, there were around 15,000 combines in use on British farms. Dryers represented an additional expense both in terms of capital outlay and running expenses, but they did have the advantage of allowing the farmer to keep his grain on the farm in top condition until the seasonal variation of prices became more favourable. &lt;P&gt; P FW PH2/G18/22</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV>

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