When using a planter what prep work do I need to do?

I never saw anybody broadcast fertilizer in row crops and they still have weed and grass problems. I can only imagine what problems a feller would have with fertilizing the weeds.

They may be trying to see if corn will eventually choke out cockleburrs and cow itch. I know it won't choke out johnson and bermuda grasses.

If you plow in spring (if you have hilly land you might not want the winter erosion) it is often wise to harrow it within a few hours to break up the clods before they dry into bricks. Then if you catch a rain, and disk it as it dries out again, & probably harrow it before planting.

You folks know, if you aren't using chemicals, harrow the corn again just as it pokes out of the ground, kills off the sprouting weeds & doesn't hurt the corn if you don't drive on it & angle the harrow back a bit...

Fertilizer: If you are the same guy planting wheat & rye, those bennifit from fertilizer too. You might want to look into a braodcast spreader of some kind. The spinners for seed may work, but often pack up & don't 'take it'. There are spinners that do work, or old Van Brunt type drop spreaders around sometimes... 'Here' you can rent a broadcast spreader from the ag coop for a couple bucks an acre & pull it with your tractor, or have them spread it also.

--->Paul