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Green-feed Maize
– Carry out in early spring and the same rules apply as with
wheat, barley and oats. You may wish to seed in 30 or 45 cm rows and the
technique for achieving that is shown under the section
SPECIAL PURPOSE
SEEDING shown later in this booklet.
SOWING IN CULTIVATED SOILS
As this is a tined implement with a direct drill type opener, it is important to treat all
seed beds as you would a pasture. With a conventional drill one works up the soil
into a fine seedbed so that a broad boot type coulter will pass through leaving the
seed behind, in the soil tilth. Cultivate the soil to destroy existing vegetation, then roll
the seedbed thoroughly and finally drill the seeds required into this rolled seedbed
with the Seedmatic. Good germination results will occur.