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North Central US | Going way back to the threshing days, everything came back to the yard, was blown in a pile or dumped in a wagon and the pile usually caught fire if not used for bedding.
Going newer, moldboard buried most, turned up some they had survived the poor conditions, but then you cultivated everything to death a few times before you planted, then after you planted you cultivated again and again and again again...until you couldn't and hope the plant canopy was heavy enough to block future weeds.. Then once the crop came off moldboard everything under for the winter.
Prices were higher (comparably and with inflation) and labor was cheaper too, so you could hire some to go weed if things got too bad.
Then chemicals completely wiped out everything, until resistance started for various reasons and the steel killer was swore at and most went totally chemical.
This brings us back to today where we're looking at steel again.
Edit: forgot burning. Everyone burned everything too at one time fields, residue, fallow, weeds burnt it all.
Edited by GS2 1/5/2026 05:26
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thoughts on weed control without chemicals??
