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Rich,NJ
03-17-2003 10:20:26
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Re: firing order? and plowing in reply to rick craig, 03-16-2003 17:14:32
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Rick, As Zane says, Disc it good before you put the plow to it.Now is this an old field that hasn't been worked in a while? Or is it newly cleared land? If its newly cleared, you may have some real problems with roots.Your Coulter disc will help some, but not a lot. I would walk the land with an axe first for anything obvious. Once you have disced it well and are fairly sure there's nothing to snag the plow on, try a pass over it.
I generally estimate center of the field and ride down one plow width to the side of the centerline. Then I come back on the other side of the center line. This throws the furrow to the center of the field. You can disc the "hump" out later. On your second pass, you put the tire in the furrow and throw the dirt up against the first pass. It would be best if you had some ground to try out your plow on first to be sure it's adjusted and working properly. If the mouldboard is not clean, the plow will not scour. This means that the earth will hang on it in clumps. It will not turn it over properly. You'll make a mess out of the field. When you are done and the mouldboard is all clean and shiny, Soak a large rag in drain oil and wrap the mouldboard with it. This will keep it from rusting for next year. Once you have it preped, You can broadcast, by hand, a cover crop of say, Soy Beans. When they get up about two feet. Take the plow again and roll them under. Innoculate your seed with nitrogen fixing bacteria. This will add some nitrogen to your soil with out adding fertilyser. Come the fall, get rye seed and put it on thick maybe two bushel to the acre. This is a cover crop. It will kill weeds and keep the ground clean for next year. Then you can think about corn or hay. Good luck, Rich
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