Report D023 *** Problem:
Docks in Triticale & pasture |
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:
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 |