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User: Joe Simmons

Created on: 2007-06-15

Observation Date 2006-05-18

Comment:
Flail mowed rye in main site treatment 3 rep 1, treatment 4 reps 1, 3, and 4. I flail mowed T3 rep 1, and T4 rep 1. Nicole Beeching flail mowed T4 reps 3 and 4. Nicole was learning how to flail mow so she watched me mow treatment 3 rep 1, and treatment 4 rep 1. I rode with her while she mowed treatment 4 reps 3 and 4. We used the JD 7420(a) tractor and JD 115 flail shredder. The decision to flail mow the rye was based on the height and stage of development of the rye. The majority of the rye was between 18-31 inches tall and had developed the seed head. At the time of flail mowing the rye had not pollinated and therefore did not have viable seeds. I was concerned that if we had just chisel plowed some of the rye could have still matured enough to produce viable seeds. We did not want are cover crop of rye to become a weed problem in the annual crops.

Areas:
T3R1 T4R1 T4R3 T4R4

Observation Type:
Mowing

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