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[arthr31]

Bet some of you think cranberries are also grown in the water like rice.

I couldn't pass this up.. so where are cranberries grown? Not in oregon, as far as I know.

Of course the paddies and berrie pods need tilling.. thats' what these tractors were made for (the latter that is.. )

 

[DavesTractor]

Mickey, somewhere I have a Japanese advertisement out of the 70's for a Kubota. It shows it running a tiller while the field is 6" deep in water. Not sure of the purpose, but photos are around of such a thing.

 

[AchingBack]

I couldn't pass this up.. so where are cranberries grown? Not in oregon, as far as I know.

Of course the paddies and berrie pods need tilling.. thats' what these tractors were made for (the latter that is.. )

The cranberry has been grown in Coos and Curry Counties since 1885. Farming has changed since then...it has become more precision oriented and environmentally friendly. The Oregon cranberry Industry provides a safe, delicious product that it is proud to deliver to the various companies it grows for.

Aching Back, on the mend

 

[YanmarFever]

You guys are all wet, those pictures of the water tilling is really digging for mud clams. glad I have my hipboots on tonight!

 

[California]

You guys are all wet, those pictures of the water tilling is really digging for mud clams. glad I have my hipboots on tonight!

Uh... Ernie... It's us that need the hipboots.

 

[tallyho8]

Could any of you on the west coast send of some of those mud clams to replace our oysters that Katrina destroyed here in South Louisiana? Never mind the cranberries though,cause our strawberries came through it great!!!!

 

[Mickey_Fx]

Cranberries are grown commercially in 5 states and as already been said, Oregon is one of the states. Washington is also one of the states. Cranberries are a ground hugging vine. The bogs are flooded only during harvest. Berries are shaken from the vine and they float to the top.

Here are a couple pics of cranberries in Wa. at the state experiment station one week prior to harvesting.

As for tilling under water in rice fields. Farming practice varies greatly around the world depending upon local growing conditions and mechanization in the locale.

Read last 2 sentances in first paragraph here. http://mnmn.essortment.com/ricegrown_oah.htm

Look at pics and text in first 5 pages here. http://www.coara.or.jp/~mieko/rice.htm This link follows rice farming practice in Japan for one year. Note Wheat is grown in rice paddies in off season. Notice the dry paddies and mention of leveling and fert prior to flood and planting fields. Think this is a good reference since we're talking about Japanese equip and farming practices.

 

[California]

Look at pics and text in first 5 pages here. rice This link follows rice farming practice in Japan for one year.

Great link!

For our naysayers - on one of those pages there is a photo of a small tractor running in water/mud up to the front wheel hubs. See: Page 25

That looks like a tiller attached.

This is prior to planting. it appears that the tractor is preparing the seedbed (mud) before the rice sprigs are set in place.

 

[Cord]

Well this helps explain why so many of our front axles come filled with mud and water. I know that my tiller had a ton of water in it's gear case!

I reach down 6" too. He's right about subsoiling, but I'm just trying to bury trash. Sounds like you might have a drive shaft that's a bit on the short side. Not much you can do about it though, these shafts are almost impossible to find.

 

[normde2001]

"Well this helps explain why so many of our front axles come filled with mud and water. I know that my tiller had a ton of water in it's gear case!'

Yep, guys have even found rice, (along with mud), inside their radiators. Where could that have come from?