Posted by billonthefarm on January 22, 2008 at 06:17:49 from (205.161.2.144):
In Reply to: Cultivating Revisited posted by Allan In NE on January 21, 2008 at 21:31:25:
Its not often I get accused of knowing what I am doing. Just to clarify, my cultivating is mostly endrows and point rows to clean things up for harvesting. Seems like if I dont do that the corn where it is to thick it wants to fall down late in the year. It is also a good way to do some scouting. I did cultivate forty acres other than what I would usually do and if anyone else had "floppy corn" last spring you know I was trying to push some dirt in around it to hold it up. I planted this particular field on may 2 2007, its Asgrow rx674rr2ygpl planted at 34,300 plants per acre. I sprayed it with 2.25 pints of generic guardsman max and 32oz. generic rouund up on may 18. The picture of the tractor and cultivator was taken on June 6. I sprayed it again with 32oz. of generic round up on June 11. That chemical program last year cost right at $11/acre. This year the same program is going to run about $17.50/acre. Obiously not organic farming. According the the Univesity of Illinois the cost of operating a tractor and row crop cultivator is $8.30/acre. They also list the cost of operating for a pulltype sprayer at $3.60/acre. Everyone has their reasons for farming the way they do and if it works for you then great. I dont mind spending $17.50/acre for weed control. That field doesnt have any weeds in it and that is the way I want it. bill
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