Re: Speaking of Short-handled hoes

Posted by Indydirtfarmer on September 26, 2004 at 03:24:27 from (66.83.236.250):

In Reply to: Speaking of Short-handled hoes posted by Allan in NE on September 25, 2004 at 08:18:09:

Allen, someone mentioned planter technology. I bought a 2 row planter for my garden. It's a John Deere model #71 "unit planter" They are the greatest veggy planter ever built. You can get seed plates that will hanle (accurately) beet seed, turnips, even radish's. I've got about 40 sets of plates for them.
A great deal of the seed corn crop is planted with then also. (At least in the Indiana area) They are very simple, and VERY accurate, while still being very gentle with the seed. Not much need for thinning after planting with them.
I'm not too sure who makes it, but I've also seen a "mechanical thinner" that will handle just about any crop. It was in a beet field in Michigan when I saw it several years ago.
If you give "modern manufacturing" the chance, they'll finally make even the Mexican obsolete someday. (But at what cost?) John

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