What should I be looking for on a JD 7000 planter? We just have a small hobby farm and we had good success last year on a trial run of growing sweet corn. Neighbor planted it with an IH 56 on 36" rows but singulation and spacing left something to be desired. Maybe just wrong plates? I think I could do better on saleable ears per acre with a better planter. The 7000 finger pick-ups seem to be the ticket. I'd also like to try my hand a growing edible beans and some flint corn for meal and popcorn to sell at farmers markets and roadside stand. At the very most I'd be planting 8-10 acres/year unless I can pick up some more ground for cheap to play with but it's not in the cards right now. I realize a 7000 is probably overkill but I don't think I'm going to lose money on it if/when I sell in the future.