Posted by Gerald J. on November 13, 2009 at 07:48:56 from (70.209.76.129):
In Reply to: double rows posted by Dan-IA on November 13, 2009 at 02:16:14:
The 7" spaced double rows go through a normal corn head decently. The stalks lean together as they enter the head.
The best of the double row planters staggers the plants so you get maximum spacing between them. Some don't do that as well and get the plants kind of close so they react like weeds to each other and hurt the corn production.
Its difficult to prove a yield increase from double rows, and expensive to try. The benefits should be greater when the planting rates get over 35,000 per acre with the finest of alternating planters. For the rest of us, a good consistent single row planter does really fine. That is one with no skips and no bunches with applies to many brands these days.
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