[AT] Super Ms, Ralph Video. disc brakes etc.)

[charlie hill]

John I don't keep up with the rules or programs.  It's near about impossible
to get FSA to explain a program to a land owner.  They only want the active
farmers to know about them.

Oh yes we have some highly erodible lands.  Generally clay soils on slopes.
As far as the drainage ditches go, we have some but we can't clean them out 
any more
unless they have an erosion control device in the end of the ditch to 
prevent any silt or mud
or whatever from flowing into a water way.  The state won't even clean out 
road ditches now.
I don't know if Al Jones is reading this or not.  He might know more about 
the issues down east than I do.
All I know is that you need to wake up thankful every morning that you don't 
live in
the "coastal area management act" (CAMA) area.


Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: jtchall at nc.rr.com
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2012 8:28 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Super Ms, Ralph Video. disc brakes etc.)

Highly erodible in your neck of the woods? Please, they cut drainage ditches
down your way!  :)

I can't figure out what is going on around here. We are getting farmers
moving into the area grabbing up all the CRP acreage that was pulled out
this fall after 20+ years of being in grass. One farm is leased to a guy
running a new no-till drill on about half of it. The rest of it he is
plowing. I haven't heard of anyone other than tobacco farmers plowing around
here for almost 20 years. Makes me wonder if the USDA has an incentive
program to no-till like they did about 10 years ago. The only catch was you
had to be tilling the land before you got paid to no-till it.

John Hall


-----Original Message----- 
From: charlie hill
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2012 7:56 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Super Ms, Ralph Video. disc brakes etc.)

It's rare to see a moldboard plow anywhere around here now days.
Everyone is using big tractors with heavy discs, rippers and no til or
conservation til rigs.
I did see a fine looking 4 bottom Allis Chalmers plow sitting beside the
road for sale
on Wed.  I sure wish I had a D-19 or a 185 or 190 to pull it.  I'd love to
have it.
Problem is I can't remember exactly where I saw it now.  I'd have to
backtrack 100 miles to find it.

Around here the government kind of rides herd on how you till what they
classify as "highly erodible lands" and
it turns out that what little bit of hilly land we have around here usually
turns out to be highly erodible so you
have to deal with it no-til or put it on terraces or in pasture.

Charlie


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