Cotton Harvest Has Begun

Luckily the first day of cotton harvest was smooth sailing so it made for a relaxing video

[@sarah_farm]

Just realise how long i have been followed you. Watching Ahao grow up, Dawang be fatten up and your baking skill level up over years has been one of my great joys.

[@todds4101]

Great videos! I watch your stuff quite a bit. Love these cotton harvesters. It's truly amazing how much they cost. And this has to be one of the cleanest picks I've seen. Strong work. I think a lot of operators get into a hurry and speed creates a lot of loss.

[@robinghunt]

Thanks for the video Conley. I drove through Texas and saw nobody harvesting a month ago. I was looking forward to seeing the marshmallows.

[@philliplybrand4239]

Love your videos. Think safety. Shut off machine while servicing.

[@icebabysnocain]

Somehow I didn't realize that was a baler as well as a picker. Live and learn. Good video. Pax

[@conleybanman]

I guess I probably should’ve done at least a walk around or explained the machine a little bit. I guess I was too caught up in relearning the machine again

[@icebabysnocain]

I'll keep my eyes open for that lesson. Pax. @@conleybanman

[@wildedog3967]

I've seen a cotton harvest this week in Alabama and your cotton looks so much better .

[@conleybanman]

Well thank you

[@jimkavalier2831]

I was just running the renter's newest 9420R today on dad's ground.... he must have liked your video, cause that seat turns all the way to the right! Thanks for the tip! I love it, as you would say

[@conleybanman]

Haha that’s awesome I’m glad I could help the community lol

[@leeforeman3656]

Good video Conley.

[@sharpshooter7127]

That cotton looks like 2 to 2.5 bale stuff which isn't shabby

[@conleybanman]

Well the yield monitor wasn’t calibrated and it ended up doing 3.6 bale to the acre. So not bad considering it was one of our worst fields

[@frankthiessen4138]

How many round bales did that field make🤔

[@conleybanman]

312 on a 270 acre field

[@tugboat2739]

Howdy Conley

[@John-nc4bl]

Conley, thank you for another interesting video. I bet you wish that was a 12 row folding head cotton stripper. 4 more rows and less passes around the circle means a lot.

[@conleybanman]

Yea true 😂

[@John-nc4bl]

Thanks for your reply. Are there any 12 row strippers around your area-?@@conleybanman

[@conleybanman]

I haven’t seen any yet

[@rylandspencer]

How many bales does a typical field produce?

[@conleybanman]

Dry land is usually less than a bale per acre and good irrigated cotton will do around 4

[@ryned5861]

Ran a round baler for the last 5 seasons just to find out there is a proper plays for empty rolls😢

[@conleybanman]

Haha that’s kinda funny glad I could help

[@mustafabeylem2345]

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[@wayneinnc5379]

Why run a stripper instead of a picker?? Is there a market for stripper cotton that has to be cleaned so much?

[@conleybanman]

We run both. We decided what machine too use based on the size of the plants short cotton is not very picker friendly as it leaves a lot of cotton on the bottom of the plant