Posted by KYfarm on October 05, 2010 at 04:42:39 from (74.128.24.86):
here is a question I have been pondering lately.
Why plow at all? Why not just run a disc to loosen up the soil?
I only plant about 5 acres of field corn to grind into feed for my cattle. I taught myself how to grow corn with the equipment I inherited. A plow, a disc and a 4-row JD plate planter.
Every year I plow up last years cornfield, wait about 45 days, then disc twice, fertilize and lime and disc again then plant, has worked pretty good, but its hilly here in KY and I have noticed my field running down the hill after rains.
I also feel like I am turning the fertilized soil and trash over to the bottom and bringing up clay when I plow. If I wanted (and I need to) spread lime now and then plowed up that field, I would have just wasted that lime.
SO, since i like to get it real broken up by discing the small area multiple times aren't I just wasting my time by plowing.
Oh yea, I do use round-up ready corn and spray when it is about 2 feet tall.
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