Brush Cultivator Sweeps Weeds Away

Brush Cultivator Sweeps Weeds Away CULTIVATORS Cultivators (58C) 9-2-24 New from Switzerland is a "multiple row brush hoe" that uses spinning nylon brushes to remove weeds, and to aerate the soil. Tony Meeker, of Santiam Columbia Marketing, Inc., McMinnville, Ore., the importer/distributor, explains that the new-style cultivator is geared primarily towards specialty crops such as lettuce, onions and sugar beets but has also been used to cultivate corn, soybeans and other row crops. Hydraulically powered revolving wheels with bristle "fingers" rotate through the soil to uproot weeds and lay them on the soil surface. The bristle's working depth is adjustable and the wheels are in 6-in. wide rings so you can build units to whatever row width you want. Meeker says the rotating wheel feature allows you to get right next to the crop row without damaging the plants. "The only weeds left are right in the row," he points out. Like conventional cultivators, crop guards protect the plants. For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Santiam Columbia Marketing, Inc., P.O. Box 261, McMinnville, Ore. 97128 (ph 503 472-7437).

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