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The Huron Expositor, 1983-11-02, Page 91 F44'. �ri-.r,i, Irr,ri mf1 somQ,)s cd�Qit;; equip have:,.. _ have* I'ATOLAWSONi r t't on th>s topic I gav bow to reduce equip Ver'.. you still .have to buy t,Ifyou are ju.t starting out. Ig for some time, spm4 a uipmetit. tbOka orderthat ou sh pjticd f kp::Machinery. In eve su , U're ett for the order of g started at f hav j litt�li and expert . Yon_ May need all the money your��� . and on to build your prod Thing* like livestock, feed and q come first. A farm that's short in car with no engine. It just won't If you have been farming for s elf }tit, ty11I article dbuy Or case 1;,i1 natty, ) ng youWl]I ce. a ou convoy ction bpsF to ha isis1 k w'uUQ EXPO>lil Of+1,/movinnBEn 2.'f tis :°.n be reduced� 'harrows. They don't have, to be fancy. Just pomethlag to level the ground• 4. i'lanting.equipment ranks right behind , spring tillage equipment. The maiti consider- atioii'iias agaiitin flmeliness. You should be able to work and Mint fields when the soil is in the 1 tight conditlod tather than to suit someone w else's timetable. Again, you don't need a big unit. ;A 4-rowlilanter is lots of planter for a 200 acte•farnx. 5. N ow' our list might be a wagon uitablefor in i tones, etq. exibillty at 6. A manure ra , fertilizer and seed, pick ng u can gain a little speed and planting and haryest. reader should come next if you're in 'thit..J vestock business. Manure ea spreading tan be fairly readily custom hired. tIf you're dealing with large quantities of e ye1nandre and have a good crop rotation you and are having some financial diffcu es th may be< able -to use your time profitably by article will help you to " prloriz. yo doing your own spreading, You'll gain a little equipment needs. Help you to decid wlti more control over the amount -of compaction ' equipment you could sell and what you mus that is done to your fields. keep and replace. .•7. A plow is next on your list bf priorities. ifyou are financially well established don't , But emphasize Yoncan readily not yas impave rtyart as a land waste any time reading this article. You can planter. buy the equipment that you want and . custom ploughed, every year before freeze - maintain your independence. The following up. As a coudty we are not lacking in ploughs. suggestion means you will have to depend on The preceding list has now got you to the others to get some of your crop work done. first level of, independence. You can get all PRIORITY LIST the main farming operations done except spraying and harvesting. There are lots of reliable custom operations available to do. both of these jobs. 'ANOTHER 8. If you have all the pieces of equipment that I've listed up to this point, you may be justified in looking at another tractor. The second tractor will help you gain some time on jobs like secondary tillage and planting. With a little; hired labour you can keep both units working. You may be able to improve the timeliness of some of these related operations. This second tractor should be bigger, say 80 to 120 H.P. Now that you have a big tractor the obvious move is to trade your cultivator and plough for larger pieces of machinery. 9. Now you may be ready to look at haying equipment. I'm referring to things like a mower -conditioner and a baler. You're probably not ready for a forage harvester, blower and forage wagons. Good quality dried hay can be tricky. It's a job that you may want to control. Haylage is a different story. i have a few more comments on it later in my list. 10. At this point I'd say you ought to be buying a weed sprayer. There are plenty of good custom herbicide locators around this area. However, you 1. Start with a small tractor - possibly with a loader. You'll need a unit like this on a regular basis for toutine jobs and clean-up work. if your'farm is about 100 to 200 acres: a 60 horsepower unit will be sufficient u :Anything over 80 horsepower is probably too big. You want to start with a light maneuverable and fuel efficient tractor. 2. A snowblower is probably next in this • part of the country. You need to keep your Janeway open' for milk, feed and livestockn L shipments. The security of an open yard a Janeway or knowing you can handle snow, on short notice can help keep you in a positive frame of Mind. • 3. Secondarytillage should he your next consideration. You need the control over- ' timing of spring tillage. In Perth County delayed planting is still a big yield depressor. You cant plant until the ground is worked. ' You dont need several pieces of secondary tillage. Start with a cultivator that will . maximize your tractor's horsepower. A cultivator is more versatile than a disc. You can buy the disc later. 1 would also buy a set of Chisel -type plow available for use may find that the critical timing of some applications and repeat sprays made neces- Interested in trying a chisel plow on your • sary by problem weeds will make a weed farm this fall? The Huron Soil and Crop sprayer practical for you. You can still use a Iml�k}oyement Association has purchased a custom spray operator for weed and feed "Chisel/Board" conversion kit which con- programs: With a sprayer you will have to verts a moldboard plow to a chisel -type plow. spend more time learning about herbicide. If "Chisel/Board' is made by Star Manufac- you don't have this inclination then don't buy tarring Company of Illinois. Each • unit replaces. an existing/ Moldboard. Kits can be purchased to fit more popular plows and are available as either a one piece twisted chisel ('A" x 4" x 26") or three piece Glencoe type. (point, moldboard and base). The Huron County Soil and Crop Improve- ment Association's 4 -shank implement is available on loan, free of charge, 'to tiny Huron County farmer (maximum use S acres). So this fall, don't bury all that soil -saving crop residue - now is the time to try some conservation tillage! For forthek information, contact Carol Thompson, HCliintonSoil (482-3428).Water Conserva- Tarhis built shed nsfimanner thauld be t an be tion District, prayer. 11. If you have all the preceding equipment you are probably running out of places to put it. The benefits of inside storage in terms of prolonged machine life and better resale value dictate that you should be looking at a machine shed. A side benefit of Me maehine shed Nabs— that it will also give you an area to organize a. :1 small workshop.. You can probably perforilt some maintenance and repair jobs yourself. Anything you can do to avoid or reduce those big repair bills will improve your cash flow. girAQded as Your egutpment investing in�rEABe 12. Near the end of the list I'd suggest looking at buying a combine. Keep in mind that this is a"big ticket" machine. The good sup 1 of comppeetetively priced custom coming available makes your own com- bine hard to justify. - Another factor with combines is not only the high interest and depreciation costs, but also the cost And skills involved in operating and maintaining the machine. If you do have big acreages to .harvest and these other factors haven't damp ned your enthusiasm - maybe you can justify owning a combine. Specialtyty ccrroopps like edible beans can add a factor of timeliness that will help to justify your own combine. LAST °NTHE LIST 13. I've ranked the forage harvester last on my list. The harvester has many of the same service and ownership cost problems as the combine. The forage harvester can also be a big power user. This means you'll likely have to add a size or two to one of your tractors. You're stuck not only with the forage harvester plus the blower and wagons, but also with a bigger, thirstier and more expensive tractor. Custom forage harvesting can be hired - maybe not As readily as combine in this area. However, timeliness is generally less of a problem with the harvester. A custom operator can improJe your forage - yields and quality. He's going to be able to do ,. your harvesting in a short period of time. He's also going to get you on a fairly regular harvesting schedule. You may not see things from my point of view. You may have valid resns to have your priority list arranged a littl differently ' than mune. The main thing is t have well reasoned priorities, For example, I'd say you May not have thought things through if you tart out buying a combine, and; a plow, but do 't have tillage and planting equipment. Farming\ is a tough, competitive business. if you get yi)ur machinery priorities mixed up, you'll be making it that much harder to survive. 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