This is day seven of the Kansas Wheat Harvest Reports, brought to you by the Kansas City Board of Trade, DeBruce Grain, the Kansas Grain & Feed Association and Kansas Wheat. Wheat harvest continues to progress through Kansas, with cutting occurring throughout the state, with the exception of extreme northeast Kansas. In West Central Kansas, Gary Millershaski, KAWG Secretary-Treasurer from Lakin, joined more than 30 farmers in cutting wheat for the late Royce Williams, a longtime farmer from Kearny County who died last month. Millershaski says at least 15 combines, and support equipment gathered Sunday to cut Mr. Williams' wheat. Yields were subpar on the 600 acres harvested Sunday afternoon thanks to a hailstorm that battered central Kearny County earlier this month, but test weights on the crop remain very good. Ron Suppes, Kansas Wheat Commission vice chairman from Dighton, says harvest is gearing up in Lane County. Suppes has cut only white wheat thus far, with the variety Danby performing very well, with test weights averaging 64.5 pounds per bushel. Cool temperatures at grain filling time improved the yield and quality of the crop, says Suppes, who recalls that in March, some of the wheat looked like it would be a disaster and now is yielding at least 40 bushels per acre. Protein levels of the white wheat are on par with those of red wheats, he says. Harvest is about 70% complete at Farmway Coop in Beloit. Thus far more than a million bushels of wheat have been hauled in to the Beloit location, with test weights averaging greater than 60 pounds per bushel and yields ranging from 35 to 55 bushels per acre. Terri Bell at the Farmway Elevator says farmers appear to be pleased with the 2009 crop. At Frontier Ag in Oakley, harvest is just starting, with a handful of farmers bringing in wheat this weekend. Moisture of the crop is from 12-13, but coming down with each load of grain. Test weights have averaged 63 pounds per bushel, but it is too early to estimate yields or protein values. Heavy rainstorms each of the last few weeks have hindered harvest progress in the Sterling area, according to Richard Fischer, general manager of the Farmers Coop Union in Sterling. About 4 million bushels have come into the elevator thus far and Fischer says 6 million bushels are expected, although farmers must cut around mud patches and drowned-out areas. Prior to a heavy rain last week, test weights averaged 60 pounds per bushel; now, they average about 58.5 pounds per bushel and yields, about 35 bushels per acre. Protein averages about 11. Check out the Wheat Harvest Survey for 2009, sponsored by Kansas State University's International Grains Program. Online at http://grains.ksu.edu, the site features GIS maps with quality reports. The 2009 Harvest Salute to Producers is brought to you by Kansas Wheat in conjunction with sponsors Kansas City Board of Trade, DeBruce Grain and the Kansas Grain & Feed Association.