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Originally Posted by Shaner
Only time I've seen one of those for actual farm use is during a drought or when the ground gets so hard. All it does is break up the crusty soil. My neighbors have one. It hasn't been used in eons!
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Nope. It's a weed control device. Invented and used before chemical was around. Young farmers think they are worthless, or just for hard ground. Not the case. VERY useful tool, if you know how to use it, and when.
We hoe'd 3 days after planting, and every 3-4 days thereafter until it started damaging the crop. Then, we got the cultivator out.
Our granddad decided to go all organic on our farm in the 90's. Now, I'm not going to preach that using to chemical is the way to go, as I have farmed both ways. I will say this: There is a lot about farming that has been forgotten in the day and age of chemical and GMO seeds. There are ways to control weeds, that work. I believe that chemical can be used, but it is not needed at the rate that it is currently used. A moldboard plow, disk, rotary hoe, and cultivator are not worthless pieces of equipment. They are just forgotten because farmers got lazy, and didn't want to spend all their time in the field. So, now they just spray, and go play. Too bad. They could raise a better crop if they used old ideas with new technology.