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Middle Breaker???

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Andy

02-09-2004 10:40:37




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I recently acquired a 2-row middle breaker(??) down south. I am not sure if I am calling it the right name, but it has 2 "V" shaped bottoms on it and forms a about a foot deep furrow. We don't have anything like it around here in the north, so I was wondering what they were used for? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!




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Roger

02-10-2004 17:01:07




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 Re: Middle Breaker??? in reply to Andy, 02-09-2004 10:40:37  
Middlebreaking was a way to farm more land. Middlebreakers pulled easier than a plow, you could cover twice as much ground in a day. After you pulled the 2 bottom middlebreaker you added the third bottom. You then straddled the ridges from the first time. It was easier to pull the second time over. This is where it got its name, breaking the middle out of the ridge. Then you used a disk to level and you were ready to plant. Look at the axles. The axle should be 12 to 18 inches long. The wheel will slide in and out to match 2 or 3 bottoms. The frame should also have several sets of mounting holes. One directly in the middle and 2 sets on each side. Usually 6 to 8 different mounting holes for different widths of furrows. The middle bottom is usually missing. Farmers would quit using the middlebreaker and turn the middle bottom into a potato digger.

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greenbeanman

02-10-2004 08:39:00




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 Re: Middle Breaker??? in reply to Andy, 02-09-2004 10:40:37  
I have heard that some use them to tear down the ridges of fields that have been lister planted.
Hm, isn't that what they are really built for?

A few also use them to run down potato rows to bring the potatoes to the surface for pick up.



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John A

02-09-2004 20:53:44




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 Re: Middle Breaker??? in reply to Andy, 02-09-2004 10:40:37  
Andy, They are used for making rows early in the spring or late fall. So when the rain comes, It has a head start in soaking in. So the root zone will be as wet as possible when planting time comes.
Planting is done with a lister type planter, in the bottom of the furrow. Also then, when it rain s the bed tops funnel the rain water to the plant and roots so it gets max benefit from it.
Hope this helps,
John A.

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RayP(MI)

02-09-2004 17:12:18




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 Re: Middle Breaker??? in reply to Andy, 02-09-2004 10:40:37  
Well, it could be used for hilling rows of plants like potatoes, or similar. Might also have been used in fields where surface irrigation is used, by forming trenches between rows. Sure there are better answers out there.....



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Bill in Colo

02-09-2004 20:51:40




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 Re: Re: Middle Breaker??? in reply to RayP(MI), 02-09-2004 17:12:18  
I believe in Eastern Colo they were used to ridge the ground to catch snow and also to cut down wind erosion.



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