On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 12:24 AM, EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:
Propane to dry corn??? Seriously? Is this a common practice? I wonderYes, it's the standard practice in these parts. Of course, it didn't
how much fuel we use to dry crops a year? I had no clue that crops were
dried like that. I guess I always thought it was just allowed to dry
naturally. I guess I am showing my ignorance on the subject.
used to be back in the day when corn dried on the stalk and then was
stored on the ear in corn cribs where it could continue to dry. Now
it's shelled as it's picked. At some point farmers will probably
return to the old practice.
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