Sweet Corn Planter Does It All
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A 3-pt. mounted, 2-row sweet corn planter does everything but till the ground. Forward mounted furrow units make two 6-in. deep trenches for the seed to be planted into. The row units are generally rebuilt Deere 7000 models with finger pickups or an optional vacuum meter. The vacuum meter also allows the planter to be used on other crops with different seed sizes.
Once the seed has been planted, the machine lays down a 5-ft. wide plastic sheet over the seed trenches. It also sprays herbicides beneath the plastic and at bed edges. The plastic-covered trenches allow seedling to emerge. The plastic is lightly perforated to let air and moisture pass through. When plants begin to push against the plastic, a winder is used to remove it. The method allows growers to have sweet corn ready for the 4th of July.
The 2-row unit price starts at $5,550. A pull-type with an engine-powered system starts at $7,050. The plastic layer is easily removed to use the planter/sprayer units by themselves.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, JM Shirk Mfg., 459 Peach Rd., Ephrata, Penn. 17522 (ph 717 721-3383).
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Sweet Corn Planter Does It All LIVESTOCK Horses/Mules A 3-pt mounted 2-row sweet corn planter does everything but till the ground Forward mounted furrow units make two 6-in deep trenches for the seed to be planted into The row units are generally rebuilt Deere 7000 models with finger pickups or an optional vacuum meter The vacuum meter also allows the planter to be used on other crops with different seed sizes Once the seed has been planted the machine lays down a 5-ft wide plastic sheet over the seed trenches It also sprays herbicides beneath the plastic and at bed edges The plastic-covered trenches allow seedling to emerge The plastic is lightly perforated to let air and moisture pass through When plants begin to push against the plastic a winder is used to remove it The method allows growers to have sweet corn ready for the 4th of July The 2-row unit price starts at $5 550 A pull-type with an engine-powered system starts at $7 050 The plastic layer is easily removed to use the planter/sprayer units by themselves Contact: FARM SHOW Followup JM Shirk Mfg 459 Peach Rd Ephrata Penn 17522 ph 717 721-3383
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