Lister question

Fritz Maurer · Jun 16, 2012

Been reading about this operation out of curiosity, and thought I would like to try a few acres and see how it does. I don't understand how a flat field can be broken with a lister and still have a plantable seedbed texture. It is, after all, a form of moldboard plowing. I have average soil in northern Ohio, and it breaks up nicely when plowed dry. What is to be done if the bed is too rough after listing? Thanks, Fritz

Offandgone · Jun 16, 2012

Go here.
http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe30s/machines_06.html

Nebraska Cowman · Jun 16, 2012

Oh mercy Fritz, Yes, the lister leaves furrows in the field. That's the whole idea. In listing seed the machine gets below the dry top surface soil and puts the seed down where the moisture is so it will germinate. Then as the crop grows you use a cultivator to throw the dirt back toward the plant. Several times. The plant that starts out in a furrow ends up on a ridge. I don't know why you would want to try it in Ohio. It rains there doesn't it?

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