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Posted by NE Cowman on September 26, 2006 at 04:18:17 from (65.169.97.206):
In Reply to: Re: Checked Corn Pics posted by IaGary on September 25, 2006 at 20:21:25:
We used a 2 row check planter. This was a project for our club as most of us had never seen it done. It is a hill drop planter. Plants 2-3 seeds per hill every 40 inches in 40 inch rows making a checkerboard pattern if it's done right. The planter runs off a wire that trips the seeding mechanism and must be moved over at the end of each pass. Confused now? We may try it again next year. A lot of dryland crops failed in this area. you should see my conventional planted corn, it is a lot worse. No, Gary. we opted to use Round-up ready corn and stay out with the cultivator. Stirring up the ground would only loose more moisture. I sprayed once and it stayed pretty clean til after polination.
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