kody Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 question when a field has been rolled has it been drilled or is it waiting to be drilled Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 2 reasons for rolling if the seed bed was cloggy and some of the grain is still visible then the farmer will roll it and break the clods to cover the grain/seed when the cereal has reached a height of 6"...it used to be normal practice to roll the crop to make it tiller so if the field has been rolled the crop is in............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) It could be either. Sometimes if the seed bed is still rough after cultivations ground can be rolled to make it more even and ready for the drill. Usually though land is rolled after drilling. If you are not sure just go and look for fresh seeds. Edited October 14, 2015 by JDog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kody Posted October 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 had a little dig about but could not find any seed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imissalot Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 Why do they call it drilling often wondered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 Why do they call it drilling often wondered dont know ...maybe because the rows are lined up like drills on the army parade ground...?........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 Why do they call it drilling often wondered Because the machine they use to plant the seed is called a Drill. Modern Drills are air powered and leave very little grain laying around on the surface, best to find an old fashioned Farmer who uses old machinery, the pigeons certainly prefer it that way..! Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yickdaz Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 Because the machine they use to plant the seed is called a Drill. Modern Drills are air powered and leave very little grain laying around on the surface, best to find an old fashioned Farmer who uses old machinery, the pigeons certainly prefer it that way..! Cat. one farm we shoot uses the old type you mentioned, and it resulted in over 400 birds shot there on spring and autumn drillings this year in 3 shoots, so yeah totally agree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootnfish Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 Had a farmer a few years ago spun a load of wheat on a field, that was good shooting. First time I had seen that done in a long long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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