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Re:Need translation of farm terms - 2005/11/07 09:19
A moldboard plow turns the previous crop, or cover crop under by digging into the soil and then rolling it over. This puts roots/dirt side up, and green/brown matter down, buried in the dirt to become fertilizer/food/tilth for the next crop. It is done in the fall after last crop, to prepare the soil for next spring. It has all winter to decompose. A cover crop is planted on top of this, and it is turned in at the end of winter/early spring to provide nutrients to the new crop.
Chisel point is a straight piece of bar (chisel) rammed into the ground and drug. It cuts a small channel into the ground, for aeriation and allowing water into compacted soil. Much like core aeriating does to a lawn.
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