Wheel Track Planting for Corn in Lancaster County
Results show wheel track planting may fit Lancaster County and southeastern Pennsylvania. It saves labor, lowers fuel use and depreciation, but requires careful cost and acreage assessment. Narrow rear wheels reduce tractor stability and raise accident risk if operators are inexperienced.
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Lancaster County
Pennsylvania
Wheel-Track Planting Cuts Costs In Corn Fields
Hill Girt Farms in Chadds Ford Delaware County adopts wheel-track corn planting for 130 acres with 16 000 stalks per acre. A four row planter modified to match wheel spacing shows potential 40 percent planting cost savings per Wisconsin trials while soil moisture preservation and reduced erosion emerge as advantages.
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University of Wisconsin
D John T Murdock
College of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Cirelar
Pennsylvania
Hill Girt Farms
Chadds Ford
Delaware County
Newlin
Wisconsin
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Lancaster
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