HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1985-3-20, Page 39UP Pam Week of Man* 20. 1985
Trash 'whippers on planter remove residue to clear area for planting..
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the plants, it keeps the MU cOolfr and sludge
damage is more prevalent, says Traut.
If the trash whipper is used too deep, a
trench is created because too mudi fop soil is
moved away and water rims down the channel
even in level areas, Traut wares. This will
cause erosion and cooler, wetter soil winch
makes it important to move the residue away
from the row.
Rands Hogan who had a ridge crop of corn
last year did no plowing or disdng and finds
- the far less tillage and ridge planting to be an
effective soil erosion control. Hogan formed
the ridges the previous fall to a height of six
inches.
A special scraper on the plauter clears and
levels the top of the ridge to free it of residue
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and permit the planting unit to stay on top of
the ridge. Chopped corn stalks lay in between
the rows where they are discarded by the
deflectors on the planter. It the stalks are not
chopped, the residue will remain on top of the
ridge keeping the soil cooler and wetter than
desired for early germination and emergence.
A clean area to plant the seed into on top of
the ridge causes the soil to warm up fast in
the spring and germination occurs with
excellent emergence, according to Robert
'Fraut. Channels full of residue along side the
ridges slow the water flow, stop erosion and
residue soaks up water, holding the moisture
for the planted soil.
Some interesting observations were made
by Elands during the gmwing season,
particularly during an intense rain storm. He
observed the ridge planted trial remained for
the longest period of time without water
standing between the ridges. The residue was
able to soak up the rain fall and release it
slowly the following day. In the trial area,
whidi had been disced twice, compaction led
to poor infiltration of water arid more runoff
which caused more erosion.
Francis did not observe much difference
between the no -till and the ridges. Some of
the rows had been tramped more, by the
combine the previous fall, and at one point
during the summer, reduced growth in the
rows could be observed in the;refill. Overall
growth throughout each trial was even. Weed
control was excellent and insects and diseases
were not a problem.
Trout says the farmers who are using these
two methods of conaervation tillage have
found better natural drainage in either no -till
or ridge planting. The natural openings are
not disturbed and water can percolate down
through the soil. Moisture drains better and
the'soil bold e Moisture longer.
No -till works with sandy soil, says Traut,
reasonably well with loam and well with clay
soils, It can create problems with wet clay
however, Traut believes the small ridge to be
most effective. Most times a ridge obtained
by scuffling once is all that's required. Each
fanner has to experiment to evolve a conser-
vation production package to suit the needs of
his soil.
Lawrence Hogan has built a berm structure
to prevent soil erosion on a water course. The
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