[AT] For the steamer guys(now pto combine)

[David Bruce]

Around here we see some combines with straw choppers and some without.  
Those that don't use straw choppers bale the straw and sell it - those 
than do just cop and let it decompose then plant through the stubble and 
trash the next season. I don't know which produces better economics here.
David
NW NC

John Hall wrote:
> Straw choppers are wonderful but they do eat up more fuel. I try to 
> cut around 10-12 inches high. If the stubble is too tall, the coulters 
> running behind the tractor and combine wheels have trouble penetrating 
> where the straw is mashed flat. Of course the ground is usually pretty 
> hard in June--I run all the weights I can on my drill.
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