What is the formula to figure dry bushels for corn?

Question

What is the formula to figure dry bushels for corn?

Answer 1

Adjust the  weight of corn  to equal 56 lb (1 bu) shelled corn at 15.5%.

You will need two measurements on your grain.

1.  The bu. wt of your corn

2.  The moisture percentage of your corn

Then adjust your figures to equal 56 lb/bu and 15.5% moisture.

If your corn happens to be drier than 15.5% (say 14.0%) you don't get to adjust your weight upward, you are just giving that weight away.  Same with the bu weight, it is only adjusted if it is lower than 56 lb/bu.

Answer 2

The example that I would use is as follows:

2000 pounds corn at 17.5% moisture

                 dry corn at 15.5% moisture

This is 2 percentage points over dry.  Reduce the 2000 pounds by 2% or 2000 x .98.  This equals 1960 pounds of dry weight for this example.

Dry weight for elevator storage is 14.5% in which they dock you an extra point of moisture (and charge you for the drying).

Answer 3

If you have 2000 lbs of 17.5 % moisture corn you will get docked for 2% moisture to adjust ot 15.5% or 40 lbs.  this gives you 1960 lbs divided by 56 lbs per bushel.  If you sell by the bushel you will get paid for 35 bushels.  without the dockage you would have gotten paid for 25.7 bushels.  Normally you will also be docked for cracks, splits, and the trash they can screen off.  this is called tare or screenings.