The Lucknow Sentinel, 1985-03-20, Page 3010 Fenn Edition. Week of March 20, 1985
Trash whippers on planter remove residue to clear area for planting....
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the plant, it keeps the' soil cooler and sludge
damage is more prevalent, says Traut.
If the trash whipper is used too deep; a
,itrerich. is created because too •much top soil is
Moved awayand water runs down the channel
even in level areas, Traut warns. This will
cause erosion and cooler, wetter soil whit ,
Makes it important to move the residue away
from the row. •
Wands Hogan who had a ridge crop of corn•
last year did no plowing discing and finds
.the far less tillage ,and ridge planting to be an
effective soil erosion control. Hogan . forined
• the ridges the previous fall to a height of six
inches.
A special scraper on the planter dears 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
defledors on the planter. If the stalks are not
dropped, the residue will remain on top of the
ridge keeping the soil cooler and wetter than
desired for early gennination and emergence.
• A clean area lo plant the seed into on top of
the ridge causes the soil to wann un ifaSt in
'the spring and germination occurs with
excellent emergence, according to Robert
Traut. 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 growing season,
particularly during an intense rain storm. He
observed the ridge planted trial ,remained for
the longest/I 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,
which had been disked twice, compaction led
to poor infiltration of water and more runoff
whidi caused, ItIOre erosion.
. Francisdid not • observe much differen' ce
between the no -till and the ridges. Son* 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 obseriedin the notilL Overall
growth throughout eadi trial was even. Weed
control was excellent and insects and diseases
Were not a problem. •
Traut saysthe farmers who are using Mete
two methods of conservation 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 holds moisture longer.
No -till Works with sandy soil, says. Traut,
reasonably well with loani and well with day
soils. it can caseate problems with wet clay
however, Traut believes the small ridge to be
mist effedive. Most times a ridge, obtained
by scuffling once is all that's required. Each
• farmer has to experiment to evolve a conser-
vation produCtion padrage to suit the needs of
his sail.
Invvrence Hogan has built a berm structure
to prevent soil erosion on a water cdurse. The
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