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Hey Randy; What we did was home-made. Somebody welded up a frame suitable for a 3-pt hitch and then attached two cupped discs (smooth) like the ones on a regular disc harrow, but smaller. They had a little arm on them almost like they were intended to be mounted on a cultivator or something. Anyways, these two discs were then attached to the frame. Don't remember if we made them adjustable or not, but it wouldn't be hard to do. We called them "hillers" cuz they made the hills (furrows) you planted in. As for planting, we did the same thing thousands of other farmers did. We modified an old Cole Mfg. Horse-drawn planter and rigged it up for a 3 point hitch. All we really did was remove the handles and attach some chains and flat bar to the frame of the planter. The planter was not damaged by doing this. It was small, did a good job, and you could get parts for it. They're everywhere! You can pick them up at most any flea market if you keep your eyes open. Of course, with this setup,you had to plow (normally, we just disced), make the rows, and then plant, which was fine for 5 acres, but a bit cumbersome on much more than that. You would ideally be looking for a 2 row Lister type of seed drill and modify it to attach some "hillers" on the front so you could make rows and plant at the same time.
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