[AT] Checked rows - Corn planting?

[George Willer]

Cecil,

When I was a kid we did all the corn cultivating with a one row horse drawn 
sulky... usually about 20 acres  The corn was never check rowed, but Pop 
thought it should all be cultivated four times.  I don't think it ever 
happened, though.  The team was also needed to make all the loose hay.  No 
tractor was used at all for hay making until I left home.

George

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cecil Monson" <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 7:33 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Checked rows - Corn planting?


>> Cecil,
>>
>> I plant (or at least try to) my garden so it can be cultivated both
>
> directions.  This year I increased the row width so I think I could
>
>  cultivate diagonally.  It may seem silly, but diagonal cultivating
>
> would give me a chance to plant things that interfere with cross
>
> cultivating in the triangles at each end.
>>
>> I'll have to wait till next year to try it, though. George Willer
>
>
>
> It should be interesting, George. I remember looking at the
> corn fields as a kid and wondering how it would be to diagonal
> cultivate. I don't think it would be a problem at all with a single
> row cultivator as you probably have on one of your Cubs. Would be
> considerably harder with a two row or larger rig.
>
> Cecil
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