The Rural Voice, 2002-06, Page 31insects (which otherwise are left with
nothing but the crop itself to attack)
and that weeds may provide needed
habitat for predators of crop pests.
It has only been in the last few
decades, with the widespread use of
herbicides, that any farmer could
begin to imagine a weed -free field.
However, those weeds with a
resistance to herbicides flourished.
Rather than trying to totally eliminate
weeds, we are perhaps realizing that
is better to once again think of how
best to manage the weeds in our
crops. And holding to the belief that
farming is a skill and craft, weed
management looks like it will not be
entirely up to chemical means, but
rather will continue to include some
very traditional and crafty methods as
well.0
There was a
time when
planting in
straight rows
really mattered
Think planting straight rows
requires a lot of concentration?
As told by my father, some
might remember the days of
planting corn with wires strung
across the fields to help place the
corn seed into evenly spaced hills.
If meticulously executed, these
hills would line up not only in
straight rows up and down the
field, but also in perpendicular
rows going across the field. This
allowed a field of corn to be
cultivated in two perpendicular
directions — and even diagonally
in two more directions.
A remarkable task, and one
which speaks to the skill and
horsemanship these farmers
possessed. Using horses for both
planting and cultivating, and
steering with "Gee" for "go right"
and "Haw" for "go left" gives a
new dimension to the term "keep
your eye on the row". And the
neighbours could always tell how
skilled you were with the horses
by looking across your field in
most any direction — regardless
of the direction you drove the
planter.0
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HOW DOES THE
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1) Grain is loaded into the upper chamber
of the bin, and dried as a batch
2) When the grain is dry, the burner
automatically shuts off
3) The operator lowers the dump chutes
with a winch, and the grain falls to the
lower part of the bin for cooling/storage
4) The dump chutes are cranked closed
and another batch is loading into the
drying chamber
WHY IS A TOP DRY A BETTER INVESTMENT
THAN A STIRRING MACHINE?
1) LOWER OPERATING COSTS
• Uses much Tess fuel because it recycles cooling air through
the drying zone
* No gear boxes, motors, or bearings inside the bin
• 100% galvanized construction inside and outside
2) FASTER DRYING
• 2 to 3 times faster per horsepower than a stirring machine
because of lower grain depth (30")
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131 Thames Rd. W.
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