Thanks, I learned something. Back in the day of summer fallow we would expect to work the ground 3 times over the summer. This was all about weed control, not saving moisture. Each of the 3 times we worked the land we set the field cultivator (or chisel plow with sweeps, vibrashank ect) a bit less deep. I don't remember but I think we started at about 5 inches, them maby 3 inches and then 1 1/2 inches or so for the final trip. Of course it killed the weeds, but everytime we tilled we also brought up buried, long dormant seeds to the grow zone. With spraying we have fewer weeds all the time. Now we have some fields that are so clean we don't even have to spray. My neighbor used to till around the edges of his fields because he thought weeds were comming in from the borders. There were plenty of weeds for that 24 feet. When he quit farming the next guy just sprayed and the weed problem quit. A few other things I thought of. If you leave the land fallow that year you don't get a crop, if you are cash renting or have a big note at the bank you will not be farming long. Wildlife and other critter benefits. Stubble gives the ground birds like grouse and phesants a place to nest. It also provides habitate for things like field mice. Mice build tunnels that allow water to soak in, and tilling kills worms. A field full of worms is a productive one.
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