[AT] Plowing in Ohio/Long

[Len Rugen]

They are used around here to "plow up" terraces, but that's about all.  I 
heard it being discusses a few years ago, I don't recall exactally, but I 
think it was beans after corn and they wanted less residue, so plowed.

If you "farm the government", then you need residue over the winter.  If you 
aren't no-till, everyone wants to get their primary tillage done in the fall 
to get in the field quicker in the spring.

I just plowed 11 acres with a MF 3-16 fully mounted.  This was creek bottom 
in the Mo River flood plain and most of it hadn't been plowed in 20+ years. 
This plow plows good, but there is no "max depth" control that I can figure 
out, so I have to fiddle with the draft control as the soil changes.  In 
light soil, it will run down to the coulter hubs, wrap weeds and eventually 
damage them.  In tough spots, it will go shallow and "blow out" the land 
side due to the side draft.  It also doesn't cut enough on the first bottom 
at times, but one more slot out on the rear wheel is too much.

I wish I had enough HP to pull a 7-9 shank chistle plow....