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Cheshire
(D022): Worked alongside a farmer and his workforce to show
how dock clearance in a small pasture could be achieved. We
cleared about 0.5 acre in a badly affected area of a paddock
near farmstead. Discussed the work over lunch.
Shropshire
(D023): Worked alongside farmer in 40 acres of Triticale containing
many Docks. They grew from broken sections (caused by the
cultivations), and were difficult to locate. It was raining
heavily and the heavy soil was cloying. The following principles
applied:
- Make
all efforts to remove dock plants before ploughing OR
- Remove
them with chisel harrows before sowing OR
- Remove
them in a crop when the weather is dry.
Lazy-Dog
Tools now make a complete ‘slip-on cover’ for the L-D pivot,
which prevents clay balling up, when cultivated ground is
sticky.
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