hunterridgefarm
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Jul 12, 2005
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- 2,132
- Location
- Western NC
- Tractor
- Kubota L3130DT, Kubota L185DT, JD LX277
On my way to lunch today I drove down the Interstate and a Big New Yellow John Deere Cab tractor was pulling a disc to plant wild flowers on the Interstate median.
I travel most weeks and most time it is Interstate driving. I have seen many new tractors this year, all 5000-6000 series JD ( Cab tractors) on the Interstate medians tilling new ground to plant wild flowers.
They usually for new aera:
1. Pull the tractor there to bushog or mow the area to be planted.
2. Pull it back a week or so later to plow.
3. Pull a week or so later to disc.
4. Pull a week or so later to plant/seed
5. Occasionally pull it back to lay black plastic down.
If it is the same section they mow it, disc, plant...at least 3 trips.
I would like to know how much the state spends in equipment and man hours to plant these wild flowers! Especially since a couple of years ago the state was short on budget money and was not giving the County what it needed. And the fact that my County is building two new High Schools this year and the State can not find enough money to supply the teachers with equipment and tools to teach with. My wife is a teacher and we always have to buy supplies for her room some of which I can turn in on our tax returns.
I like the wild flowers, they really beautify the Interstate...but can't we plant something that grows back every year!!!
Sorry for the rant...but all these big new JD cab tractors make me a little angry...especially since I want one!!!!!
Does anyone else see this in their state?
I travel most weeks and most time it is Interstate driving. I have seen many new tractors this year, all 5000-6000 series JD ( Cab tractors) on the Interstate medians tilling new ground to plant wild flowers.
They usually for new aera:
1. Pull the tractor there to bushog or mow the area to be planted.
2. Pull it back a week or so later to plow.
3. Pull a week or so later to disc.
4. Pull a week or so later to plant/seed
5. Occasionally pull it back to lay black plastic down.
If it is the same section they mow it, disc, plant...at least 3 trips.
I would like to know how much the state spends in equipment and man hours to plant these wild flowers! Especially since a couple of years ago the state was short on budget money and was not giving the County what it needed. And the fact that my County is building two new High Schools this year and the State can not find enough money to supply the teachers with equipment and tools to teach with. My wife is a teacher and we always have to buy supplies for her room some of which I can turn in on our tax returns.
I like the wild flowers, they really beautify the Interstate...but can't we plant something that grows back every year!!!
Sorry for the rant...but all these big new JD cab tractors make me a little angry...especially since I want one!!!!!
Does anyone else see this in their state?
