Latest New Way To Seed Oats

Latest New Way To Seed Oats PLANTERS Planters 4-3-26 You can seed 20 acres of oats per hour with the new Port-O-Seeder, marketed by Ritter-Walt Implement, Parkston, S. Dak. It sells for $1,795. Compare that with a 12 ft. drill - which sells for about $5,000 and seeds only 4 to 5 acres an hour - and you can readily see why this latest new way to seed oats is catching on. Its 5 by 5 by 4 ft. hopper holds 65 bu. (90 bu. with extensions) and features twin fans for even spreading. The seeder's ground driven grain calibration unit is calibrated in 1/3 bu. increments. Optional equipment includes a 30 lb. attachment for seeding alfalfa, clover or other small seeds. Allen Walz, president of RitterWalz Implement, notes that, in most cases, oats is seeded as follows with the Port-O-Seeder: Disk the stalks, seed, then disk in the oats (or barley). Disk again and drag twice. "Germination and yield from broadcast seeding and drilling are very comparable in average years," Allen points out. "In a dry year, the drill has a slight edge. Also, most farmers will broadcast seed slightly heavier- say 3 bu. to the acre- than they would with a drill." "The big advantage for the PortA-Seeder, of course, is acres covered per hour. If you figure in stops to fill the hopper, you are looking at 4 to 5 acres per hour with a 12 ft. drill, versus 15 to 20 acres per hour with a seeder," says Allen. He adds that, so far as he knows, no one has tried to seed soybeans with a Port-O-Seeder. For more details, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ritter-Walt Im-. plement, Parkston, S. Dak. 57366 (ph 605 928-3372).

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