Nice looking Ford and nice straight rows. I have a 2000 D 4 cyl and 3000D for my utility tractors. Really like them. Is your soil sandy loam? How deep is your moldboard cutting?
Question on cover crop. Hear a lot about the subject but assume you are on a hill side and besides "contour plowing" to preserve the top soil against rain I guess you use a cover crop through the winter to protect against wind. Why a cover crop?
I usually have a volunteer of weeds which do little in the winter as they are warm season nuisances. I hit them with the disc or chisel harrow in the spring when they start growing and again right before I plant the season's crop.
One of my thoughts on deliberately planting one is the consumption of available soil nutrients. I do know that fertilizer that I have incorporated into the soil will stay there (pretty much...N somewhat iffy) from one year to the next if I don't use it. Cuts down on the next years requirements. Seems a cover crop of wheat or rye will consume nutrients and are essentially a wast of money.
However, sometimes, down here we deliberately plant fall wheat for winter grazing and I don't call that a waste. Besides controlled grazing causes the wheat yield the following year to be improved due to the snipping of the leaves and resultant regrowth.
Enjoy your pictures. Seems more folks are including them and makes for better reading and visiting.
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