central, Il. | HoRFarms - 5/8/2021 21:04
I started at 96ac/ft. I had no life, was in a planter from April 1-July 15, 7 days a week unless it rained me out.
I realised my personal life has monetary value so I upgraded to 60ac/ft. That probably would have been a decent fit but we had two years of miserable planting conditions and crops suffered due to planting date.
So again, i realised getting the crop in timely even in adverse conditions had monetary value. So this year i went to 34ac/ft. Our start was 2-3weeks later than usual and im still ahead of schedule on beans, behind a bit on corn. But i will finish overall way ahead, crops with great emergence, with more free time for maintenance and family.
96 acres per foot? WOW!!! I bet you didn't have a life!!!!!! I think the most I was ever at was 34. At that time I was doing 80% of the tillage and spraying ahead of the planter. Had some hired help in the evenings and weekends and that was about it. I was alot younger then also. Now I am at 23. And depending on the year, it's still a challenge. |
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