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| These soils are traditionally fall moldboard
plowed and are high in silt and clay content with a pH above 7.5 |
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| Chisel plows are replacing moldboard plows.
They reduce soil erosion, lower fuel costs and reduce time compared
with moldboard plows. |
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| No-till practices are well adapted to corn
and soybean crops in the region, but dry beans and sugarbeets do not
adapt well to no-tillage. |
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| These soils rely on freezing and thawing
over winter to break down larger chunks of soil resulting from plowing. |
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