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PostPosted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 10:43 pm 
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Read some post in this forum about tilling and I think I basically understand why not, but it is hard to get used to. Raised on cotton and grain farm until I was in the 7th grade. Most boys on farms get started early working in the field. I was in the 4th or 5th grade when I started plowing. We plowed beds in preparation for planting, why I do not know. The first day I was turning the soil, it smelled so good. Got off the tractor and actually took a bite. Smelled wonderful, tasted horrible. Reckon this had an effect on my mentality? But to this day, fresh turned dirt still smells great.


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There's a no-till cotton farm in the Panhandle. The guy sprays with molasses four times a season and has completely stopped irrigating. Due to the cost cutting of irrigation supplies, maintenance, labor, water costs, and no-till, he nets more than his neighbors in good years and in bad. His production may not keep up but his profits out perform.

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What does he do for weed control?


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Great question! I don't know.
I'll ask.

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