Eric and Max Kaiser, ,
Soil Type: Clay | Farm Operation: 950 acres of systematically tilled hard Napanee clay lots of stones in spots.
Years in Operation of No-till:

Tillage/Cropping System

System: No-till
Fall Tillage: none
Spring Tillage: none

Planter Make, Model and Description

originally a WHITE 6606 with interplants - extensively modified
tongue removed and frame changed/lengthened. Tongue reattached with frame levelling cylinder
arch frame added to rear for pulling packer when planting soys and wheat
wheel frames modified to accomodate larger tires to carry increased weight. Tire pressure at 14 psi
same planter for corn, beans and wheat
6 row units on back for corn with 30 inch spacing
coulter unit on front of planter for planting corn
for beans and wheat add 2 row units to back (18 inch spacing) and put 9 more row units in the front (replacing front coulter unit used for corn) at 18 inch spacing for 17 row units at 9 inch spacing

Tillage/Coulter Dimensions:

corn and beans 1 3/4 inch deep max 2 inch deep.
400 lbs of down pressure from springs required because of hard soil.

Fertilizer System:
Liquid In furrow: 5 Imp g/ac for corn, 7 Impg/ac for wheat, and 0 Impg/ac for soys
Broadcast:
Dry Banded:
Additional Nitrogen on Planter: 15 Impg/ac UAN at-plant 5" off corn row with fertilizer coulter
Sidedress N: 52 lbs of N applied during planting the rest comes from cover crop. over 50% N retention from cover crop.

Pros	Cons
One planter for corn, beans and wheat. Using row units for beans and wheat allows for more accurate spacing and depth saving money on seed and better quality plants—130 000 seed/acre with beans. Better depth control in our hard clay soils. Uniformity of seeding environment.	One planter does not allow for simultaneous planting of two crops. Change over from corn to soybean does not allow for overlapping planting windows. High maintenance is necessary to get job done well on heavy clay soils.

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