[AT] Too Dry to Plow

[charlie hill]

Paul that is the way my garden was this spring.  I could water it and it 
looked like I was spraying water into a box of talcum powder.  Eventually 
the dirt on top would turn into soupy mud but down 3 or 4 inches it was 
still totally dry.    Those reading this probably think I'm talking about 
clay land but it's not.  I live on a sand hill.

Charlie

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From: "Paul Waugh" <pwaugh at embarqmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 9:21 AM
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] Too Dry to Plow

> It is dry here also in N.C.Indiana. I drilled a 24 in deep post hole. All 
> I
> got out of it was dust, a fine powder. I set my post. Kind of hard to pack
> dust.  I just pulled all dust into the hole, and was 3 inches short of
> having enough to fill the hole. I watered with 5 gallon of water, and put 
> 2
> gallon bucket of rock in it. It set up over night, enough to do the job.
> I saw corn being harvested on my birthday (9/11). I don't think this
> happened before.
> Paul-46555
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gene Dotson" <gdotsly at watchtv.net>
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> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 3:44 AM
> Subject: [AT] Too Dry to Plow
>
>
>>    Following Ralph's posts on his wet conditions while here in Western,
>> Ohio we are getting very dry. I have 20 acres of wheat stubble to plow.
>> Yesterday I got the Case 700 tractor and Case 2 bottom plow hooked up to
>> lay
>> off a couple of lands on one 10 acre field. The ground is so dry I was
>> barely able to scratch out 2 lands. The plow I used is the one I use for
>> very tough plowing and was not able to keep it plowing deep enough to 
>> make
>> a
>> good land. Where it did maintain depth, it turned up football size clods.
>> Will have to wait for  decent soaking rain to get it turned.
>>
>>    Got the Case 900 out of the barn for the first time in about 5 years.
>> Getting it ready to do some work. First stage fuel filter housing had 
>> rust
>> holes in the bottom, so had to take it off and braze it up and install 
>> new
>> fuel filters. Cleaned it up with the pressure washer and adjusted the
>> valves.Still has a little miss on #1 cylinder but will see if it gets
>> better
>> with a little use. Will be using it to pull my Case 4X16 plow
>>
>>    Harvest has started here this week. Early corn is coming off and
>> soybeans in a few early fields. Harvest is very early and drying
>> conditions
>> are very good. Ohio State Farm Science show is next week at London, Ohio
>> and
>> harvest demonstrations should have ideal crop conditions. Tillage
>> demonstrations may be challenging for some if it stays so dry.
>>
>>                        Gene
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>    Guess our only hope is for "Indian Summer" as it looks like fall is 
>> not
>>> going to give us a break. Saw the first frost on the grass yesterday
>>> morning
>>> and forecasts are for colder the next few days. No big rain this week 
>>> but
>>> just cloudy and damp enough that the crops will not dry out from the 
>>> last
>>> big rains.
>>> People are buying big grain carts as its not safe to put a loaded truck
>>> in
>>> the fields. Duals on combines are another option. I've seen some 
>>> terrible
>>> ruts in the few fields that have been harvested. It could be a long
>>> difficult harvest season if it ever really starts.
>>>
>>> Ralph in Sask.
>>
>>
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