Kingfisher County’s wheat harvest went great guns Saturday but Saturday night rain shut it down.

Area elevator operators reported that wet fields and high humidity were holding harvesters out of the field in most areas of the county.

B.J. Waeger, manager of the Wheeler Brothers Grain Elevator at Omega, was the lone exception. He reported that several producers indicated they were going to try to resume harvesting Monday afternoon.

All areas had good harvest runs on Saturday with high quality wheat and low moisture content.

Waeger said a number of growers in the Omega area were binning their grain in preparation for next year’s crop.

Rainfall amounts ranged from .6 to .8 west of Okarche to over two inches in the Hennessey area.

A spokesperson at the CHS Elevator in Hennessey said that elevator took in some 50 loads of wheat and several loads of Canola on Saturday with quality remaining high.

“Who knows what it may be after this last rain?” the spokesperson said.

Rainfall reports from across the Kingfisher vicinity from Saturday night’s downpours were generally in the 1.5 inches range.

The Mesonet station west of Kingfisher at the Mueggenborg farm showed exactly 1.5 inches from Saturday night’s rain as did Local Weather Observer Steve Loftis at the National Weather Service Station in Kingfisher.

Randall Varnell of the Kingfisher Wheeler Brothers Elevator reported a great day on Saturday –  the best harvest day so far this year.

Quality and moisture content remained good until the moisture moved in again.

Jason Kroener, CHS manager reported a “wonderful day” on Saturday with test weights continuing to average around 60 pounds per bushel and good moisture tests.

John Schaefer, manager of Cashion Grain and Feed, also reported a good harvest run on Saturday but nothing coming in Sunday or Monday because of additional rain. Decent grades of 57 and 58 pounds were common on Saturday.

Okarche Grain and Feed had a heavy run of wheat on Saturday but the overnight rain shut it down Sunday and Monday.

“There may be a few try to get in the fields late in the day,” Kristi Washington said.

While the rain held off Monday, high humidity kept its hold on the county and there were reports of a chance of additional rain on Tuesday.