2015, June 23rd @ 9am, ---the the demonstration site is 5.5 miles west of St. John on SR23 to Eriksen Road, than ≈ one half mile south on Eriksen Road. All interested individuals are welcome.
Interest in the Shelbourn Stripper Header is building, but there are few opportunities to see how different drill designs will handle the heavy / tall residue. Barley will be provided for the drill participants.
The purpose of the demonstration is to give participants and onlookers, a quick and easy way to experience management issues associated with heavy and tall crop residue.
The demonstration site is on 2014 winter wheat stubble. This is not the best residue year, nor is this the best site, but it's timely and convenient. The standing residue is 26-30" tall. The yield at the location was (+/-)70 bushels, depending on specific area. The field has been direct seeded since 1992, and has not been touched by any tillage equipment including harrows. Since 2012 this field has had ULD technology applied.
We will have part of the area mowed. This will show how a rotary mower conditions the straw. Hopefully the conditioning will allow the hoe drills to operate successfully. I expected that mowing will improve conditions for the hoe drills and adversely impact the disc drills.
Drills currently scheduled for the demonstration:
---CrossSlot (single disc) (single pass)
---Horsch (hoe) (single pass)
---AgPro (hoe) (single pass)
---Palouse Zero-Till (double disc) (single pass)
---John Deere 750 (single disc) (single pass)
---Great Plains w Exactrix (double disc) (two pass)
---The Shelbourn Stripper Head will be on display
---The Schulte 26' rotary mower will demonstrate it's effectiveness on tall stubble.
--- A flail mower will demonstrate it's effectiveness on tall stubble.
There are several other brands of drills that are promoted as direct seeders. The ones listed represent most of the drill types available, ---narrow hoe, wide hoe, double disc, offset single disc, straight single disc.
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