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<blockquote data-quote="TexasBred" data-source="post: 524296" data-attributes="member: 6897"><p>First post with question...still hasn't been answered by Somn...While your goggling this here is a cut and paste from Univ. of Wisconsin since you won't believe me. </p><p></p><p>What is the relationship between grain moisture and test weight? </p><p> <strong>Grain moisture and test weight are related from the standpoint that as moisture increases, test weight decreases. </strong>For example, corn at 20% moisture will have a test weight that is 2 pounds lower than the same corn dried to 15.5% moisture. It doesn't matter whether the drying is done naturally in the field or artificially in a bin. <strong>This year's high measured test weights may be due, in part, to the fact that corn was much drier coming off the field than is normally the case. One reason why test weight increases as grain dries is that dry kernels pack together more easily than wet ones. Additionally, as moisture decreases, the kernels shrink and this allows for more kernels to fill a volume bushel. </strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TexasBred, post: 524296, member: 6897"] First post with question...still hasn't been answered by Somn...While your goggling this here is a cut and paste from Univ. of Wisconsin since you won't believe me. What is the relationship between grain moisture and test weight? [b]Grain moisture and test weight are related from the standpoint that as moisture increases, test weight decreases. [/b]For example, corn at 20% moisture will have a test weight that is 2 pounds lower than the same corn dried to 15.5% moisture. It doesn’t matter whether the drying is done naturally in the field or artificially in a bin. [b]This year’s high measured test weights may be due, in part, to the fact that corn was much drier coming off the field than is normally the case. One reason why test weight increases as grain dries is that dry kernels pack together more easily than wet ones. Additionally, as moisture decreases, the kernels shrink and this allows for more kernels to fill a volume bushel. [/b] [/QUOTE]
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