Posted by Bobl1958 on November 09, 2020 at 09:41:16 from (68.98.205.31):
In Reply to: Plowing posted by J. Schwiebert on November 08, 2020 at 19:09:21:
I can chime in with this experience. My Brother and I no-tilled that last several years we farmed the dry Kansas ground. Once every year though, I would host a plow day on 60 - 80 acres of our ground. I would rotate to different ground every year. This is wheat ground for the most part.
I will promise you that the following year, the wheat that was planted on the plowed ground would out-perform all of the no-till ground, to the tune of 5% - 8% better. There is no doubt in my mind plowed ground is better than no-till, but when you take the cost to work the ground vs no-till, it's hard to justify. Go to Case/IH and spend close to $90.00 a piece for shears, even though I know you can buy cheaper, but just a note.
On the other hand, when I would have a plow day, I would get all sorts of tractors and plows. Most plows were not set, and half the guys didn't even remember how to plow. Some would go 4" deep, some 10" deep, some 1 mph, some 10 mph...lol! My Brother, who was not into old tractors at all would just shake his head and complain of the poor job. I would just remind him that one pass over it with the chisel or heavy offset would clean the mess right up. It was all in fun. Since we quit farming and rented the ground out, I have not had, or heard of a plowing bee in the last 4 or 5 years. It was a good time. Bob
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