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[<bob AT akasha.net>]

Thanks for the clarification. I was sore just thinking of that much tillage.
I did read somewhere that 5 acres was what a man and a good mule could plow
if the team started at sun up and stopped at dusk. It is still much easier
to hop on a small tractor and judging the prices of some 2 wheel tractors I
think you can get an old 4 wheel farm tractor for the same and maybe less.
With so many farms still biting the dirt there is a lot of farm equipment
and tractors available it you have the time to travel and look. I missed
buying 4 Massey m4s for $600 each two weeks ago because I did not respond
fast enough. Seems when they get fed up the sell quick.
Bob Crowder

-----Original Message-----
From: Allan Balliett [mailto:igg AT igg.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 8:06 PM
To: Market Farming
Subject: [market-farming] RE: Tillers


>-I cannot imagine doing 4 acres with a Troy Tiller. I recommend you get a
>tractor.
>Bob Crowder

Bob - I've done this many times, fortunately, unfortunately. 4 acres
translates, give or take roads, greenhouse, sheds, etc, equals
approximately 1acres of actually tilled 100x4ft beds. you dont' till
them all in one day. If you are lucky, you don't do them all in one
season.

Better a tiller than a spade and a fork, I aways say. But I will till
these beds, and then gutter them, putting the gutter material upon
the crown of the bed, which I will till into some version of tilth.

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