Posted by RN on July 26, 2013 at 14:28:55 from (205.213.104.118):
In Reply to: Re: Iowa Farmers posted by NY 986 on July 26, 2013 at 11:40:28:
The 10 acres is the field size needed for the crop records. Article noted he had some higher than record yields on about a acre- but that didn't count in contest since rules said 10 acre minimum field size. Rodale articles were on the smaller European fields and their practices- the rodale article had a side note that record yields by Iowa farmer used some of same European prctices and another on japanese farm practices did another comparison to large and small american farms, record setting Iowa farmer, Amish farm practice similar to the Japanese. Iowa farm probably has several 10 acre plots marked off for the record attempts, several experimentals that didn't meet contest standards. Local University test plots have several small fields with different corn lines and spacings, feltilizer usages and they like to use 3 to 5 acres for each experiment on practice- but the nearest to town open to public display uses about 1/2 acre for demonstration plantings- 100 foot by 200 foot markers then wide walkway, tractor access driveway seperating them. University garden next to fields has 200 pound pumpkins at times- the 25 mile away farm that records the monster pumpkins gets 500 pounders in and just has pictures of the Universities 'little guy'. That farm has 20 acres of pumpkins and most yield by weight is 20 to 30 pounders Atlantic Field and 15 pound New England Sweety Pie high sugar type that is basis of baby food processors. One 'monster' or 50 'little' Sweety Pies about same weight total, one is record others are lots of good eating. RN
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