[AT] different types of planters questions

[charlie hill]

Strange!  I sent this message on the 7th.  It just came back to me today.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] different types of planters questions


> 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>
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> 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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