April 23-25 presented a small window for planting. The hy. 38 field would not be ready on its own, but with some extra help I might just get the wheat planted before rain resumes on the 26th.
This bean field only needed some digging and dragging to prepare a seed bed. To hurry the drying along, I dug it very rough on the first pass and let it sit in the sun. This broke open the crust and let the moisture evaporate.
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| On April 24 I drilled in 2 acres of Marquis. After counting and calculating it came out to 187 pounds/acre. I was aiming for 150, so this was a little rich. |
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| On April 25 I put in 5 acres of Red Fife. The drill was still dumping more than I wanted and I had to really skimp to cover the last 1/2 acre. It came out to 160 pounds per acre. I did the first 3.5 acres at notch 27, and then went down to notch 20 to cover the ground as the seed ran out. Every last grain of Red Fife went into the ground! |
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| I used the 330 for drilling and a final drag of the field. The drag I used was very stiff and it was hard to make it work well. The 330, with it's new thermostat and temperature gauge, ran amazingly! |
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