Posted by Dave H (MI) on July 15, 2009 at 08:34:20 from (205.188.116.73):
...to grow corn. Or at least that is what we are contemplating. I took the MTA and the 3-bottom and plowed up the back of the hayfield and put in some punkin seeds by hand to see if the wildlife would allow them to grow. So far they are more interested in the grass/alfalfa at the front of the field. That test passed, we would like to put about five acres of field or indian corn back there in the spring and use it to help supplement our poultry feed. We also have a market for some of it on the ear. Previously the most corn I have grown at one time is a 50x50 foot plot of flint corn. Things I have: Tractors, plow, cultivator, sprayer. Things I think I still need: Disk, planter, picker. Am I missing anything on the equipment list? Any recommendations on the planter and picker (kinda like to stay with IH)? Any tips on transitioning from hay to corn? Fella who used to handle the field (now deceased), told me once to plow in the fall and let the frost get to the roots. I am open to any advice you can give me.
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