Kingfisher County’s wheat harvest got back in gear Monday.

A weekend shower stopped cutting Sunday but the wheat began to roll in again on Monday and test weights remained surprisingly high despite the heavy rains the crop has endured.

All the grain is ripe now and the major problem is finding fields dry enough to hold up combines and other harvest equipment.

The weather forecast calls for generally sunny skies the remainder of the week, providing hope the delayed harvest can finally get in full swing.

Test weights are continuing to run between 57 pounds to 60 pounds per bushel, according to reports from across the county.

“A load came in just now with a test weight of 60 pounds,” Kristi Washington reported from Okarche Grain and Feed Monday afternoon.

She reported some harvesting Saturday but none there on Sunday after Sunday morning’s rain.

Cashion Grain and Feed reported samples coming in Monday afternoon after an okay day on Saturday.

Manager John Schaefer said wet fields were still a problem across the area as harvesters were busy dodging wet spots and sometimes having to pull equipment out of the mud.

“I feel sorry for them when they have to start plowing these rutted fields,” Schaefer commented,.

Wheeler Brothers Grain Elevator at Omega “got rolling” Monday, following an active harvest day on Saturday. Test weights continued to run from 57 to 60 pounds per bushel.

CHS Elevator at Hennessey reported “a few” cutting wheat on Monday after a decent run on Saturday.

Randall Varnell, manager of Wheeler Brothers Grain in Kingfisher, reported an excellent run on Monday after taking a few loads of grain on Sunday, likely from harvest operations the day before. Test weights of 58 pounds per bushel were common as the quality held up amazingly well on fields that were being harvested after recent rain.