Anybody here know about this?

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I read, over 60yrs ago in Successful Farming, where a farmer said he harrowed his corn right after planting. Any you ever do this or
know anyone who did, and any results from doiung it? Thanks
 
We used to do it with potatoes, but not corn. I guess that was all that a rod weeder did though. There were still a few old guys who used one of those instead of a rotary hoe when I was younger.
 
If right after planting, probably to establish a better seed to soil contact and to better cover the seed. If later, perhaps to break the soil crust to aid emergence. If after the plant is up....some weed control, but some school of thought is that a plant under some stress will respond by producing more seed...

Ben
 
I do it to this day for the neighbor I custom organic for. As soon as you see the first weed in the spring you have to do some form of tillage every 5 days. That way you are killing the weeds before they are up. So with corn it is field cultivator, field cultivator, field cultivator, plant corn, drag, rotary hoe, rotary hoe, row cultivator, row cultivator, row cultivator, row cultivator.
Now with my conventional farming I run over it with the drag to incorporate my pre-emerge. Not necessary if it rains soon after application but its cheep insurance in case it don't rain.
 
We harrowed just as the corn was cracking out of the ground. Angled the teeth back a bit. Took out the hairy weed flush. Timing was important. Was a poor mans rotory hoe.

Did the same with soybeans, they are more fragile need to catch as the ground crack appears, dont beat up too may exposed seeds they will rip off.

Paul
 
Me too . I have one of those harrow carts the same one in the video Id like to paint it up nice looks like it matches allis chalmers orange
 
I grew up hearing the story that the 5 wheel morrill hay rakes my grandpa bought used in the 50s were originally built as weeders for small potato plants.

Since the fingers comb around the plants, which of course a rod weeder can not do
 
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Yep ,this was written in 1916 approximately.

Heard organic farmer say they are in fields with cultivators two days after planting .

Article say cultivation is started before corn is planted.
Comes from traditional American farming techniques first written 1916
 
What does the rest say about not utilizing the by-products?
1916 was a little early for Minnesota 13.
 

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