[AT] different types of planters questions

[charlie hill]

I'd like to see a picture of those planters so I know more about what we are
talking about.  I have a feeling it is another one of those locale name
things.  bush hog, brush hog, chisel plow etc.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wayne Snelling" <wsnelling at southplainscollege.edu>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] different types of planters questions


> Ricky: The lister (or buster) planter is used to go down to the moisture
> for planting and yes, it seems if cultivating you will cover the crop.
> However, you actually want to cover the crop to cover all the weeds. It
> is done very slowly on the fist cultivation but subsequent cultivation
> are much faster as the Milo/Corn/Cotton grows. There are fenders used on
> cultivators sometimes to keep the dirt off the crops.  The best
> cultivators are the "rolling"  type that use tines to tear and throw the
> dirt. They are adjustable so as to throw lots of dirt or very little.
> The "sword" type planter is used for planting mostly in the top of the
> bed or on flat ground and is best if ample moisture is available because
> the lister actually destroys a lot of moisture as it is used. It
> (lister) is also use to go down beneath chemicals that were used
> earlier, like Treflan on cotton ground because  milo will not grow in
> treflan. But if you get underneath it then no problem. Like when we have
> a hail storm and  eliminate a complete cotton crop we replant often with
> milo.
>
> Wayne
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