Posted 7/28/2017 23:24 (#6154999 - in reply to #6152158) Subject: RE: Anyone ever heard of this Farm Task ?
Cleveland, MS. Own small farm near Booneville, MS
"Lay by" was the last pass you were able to make with a row cultivator in any crop before it got too big to go through, whether corn, soybeans, or cotton. Once we had cultivated all we were able to cultivate Dad referred to the crop as "laid by." That usually occurred sometime in July, depending on the crop and how early it was planted.