Most years I put in up to 10 acres of field corn in 36" rows (for deer to make hunting easier) all planted in small 1/2-2 acre patches, and 2 acres of sweetcorn (for my family, friends , and neighbors consumption). I dont use any herbicides, and use a Farmall Cub with mounted cultivators. In my opinion, this is the finest piece of one-row cultivating equipment that can be found for gardens or smaller acreages. Generally, a one row cultivator will do a higher quality job than multiple row setups because every row gets a double pass. The offset "cultivision" lets you look right at the plants without neck-strain so you can get on them quicker than you could with just toolbar cultivators on the rear. You can also set the cultivators to get in closer to the plants which is important without herbicide use. Fuel economy from that tiny 4 cyl gas engine is exceptional. Back when I had more corn acreage and larger blocks, I used a Allis Chalmers C trike with mounted cultivators. You could not get as close with that one, nor get on the crop as early, but it nocked out the work a lot faster at higher speed and with a two-row setup and had slightly better crop clearance than the Cub. The trike is nice for turning on a dime at the end of the rows, much tighter than possible with a wide front even if it has good brakes. You can easily work you way across a field continuously without allowing a few rows for turning like needed with a wide front. Unfortunately, trikes are too risky to manufacture today with all the laywers and folks looking for a "free ride". They are easy to lay over on hills, ditches, or if you encounter a woodchuck home with a rear tire and take a good deal of caution and know-how to operate safely.
