Drying
Freshly harvested wheat
grain should be dried to a moisture
content of 14 percent or
less within 48 hours to prevent
sprouting and spoilage.
High
moisture wheat (>17%) can be
dried with both high-speed and
bin drying equipment.
Corn
drying systems can be used to
dry wheat if some adjustments
are made to maintain adequate
air flow.
The amount of water
in a bushel of corn and wheat
at different moisture levels is
shown in Table 10-2.
Wheat has a higher resistance
to air flow than corn, but
there are usually fewer bushels to be dried. For commercial
wheat, drying air temperatures should be below 140° F to
avoid damage to milling quality.
Seed wheat should be dried
at 110° F or lower.