Well, thanks in large part to the folks here and the reading reccomended by them, I am slowly coming to grips with my new property.
I am making progress with my limited funds/equipment, and am looking forward to using next years tax return to purchase a well researched tractor.
As of right now, however, I seem to be in need of some equipment short-term, so renting is looking like the solution. Fortunately there is a large industrial/agricultural rental center only a couple of miles away.
So todays question(s) are these:
1) I need to hay/mow about 2-3 acres of overgrown pasture. What is the better alternative? Seems like cutting/baling would be neater - I'm looking to get it cut and then figure I can stay on top of it with the equipment I have.
2)I have 14 acres of unharvested corn field, and if it ever dries out enough, from what I've read the best thing to do is plow it under and plant clover, which I'll plow under again next year.
What equipment do I need?
If I simply mow the pastures I'd use a rear mower, but what do I use to "clean up" the mowed grasses?
If I cut it for hay, what do I need, and what do I collect/bale with?
I figure in the field I need a disc harrow to plow the corn under, and some sort of spreader to seed the clover (even though it's 14 acres I can always do it over a weekend or two with the equipment I have now).
I know these are really basic questions, but I'm thinking if I do this once this year I'll be set til I get equipment of my own, and I really don't want to look like a complete idiot at the rental place.... [img]/forums/images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]
Thanks
Gregg