Grain is stored in bins at the farm. In the winter the grain is sold to feed mills. Most of Ken Beer's grain goes to Lancaster, PA. where there is a lot of livestock. His soybeans go to New Holland where they are roasted. Some soybeans are also used for soybean oil.

Ken Beer demonstrates the harvesting of soybeans in Hilltown, PA in the photos below.

The golden brown color of this soybean field tells us it is time to harvest the crop.		Here is a close up of the plant which is ready to harvest.
The combine is used to harvest the soybeans and is driven by the farmer (Ken Beer seen here).		The combine divides the soybean from the pods and stalks.
The teeth on these rakes at the front of the combine pull the plants into the machine.		Once the soybeans are seperated from the pod and stem, they are lifted to a large bin in the combine.
Here are freshly harvested soybeans.		The residue ( pods and stems) are chopped up and placed back on the filed.
When the combine bin is full, an elevator is used to load a truck.		The combine will hold 285 bushels and the truck holds 850 bushels of soybeans.
A pneumatic (air powered) lift is used to empty the product from the truck. These air hoses are part of the pneuamtic system on the truck.		Note the pneumatic lift (center of photo) used to actually lift the truck for unloading.