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A return to OSR swathing
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<blockquote data-quote="fudge" data-source="post: 6783164" data-attributes="member: 3047"><p>The real disadvantage of swathing is cost. Others say picking 2 swaths with a wide header is feasible, but ime year in year out a draper header works better, why would you want to buy one of those?</p><p> The other thing is that swaths don’t dry well in a wet harvest. On our marsh soils this is a big disadvantage. Neighbours of mine, who are good farmers, have had to abandon swathed rape crops in a “wet time”. Conversely direct cutting worked well for us on those occasions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fudge, post: 6783164, member: 3047"] The real disadvantage of swathing is cost. Others say picking 2 swaths with a wide header is feasible, but ime year in year out a draper header works better, why would you want to buy one of those? The other thing is that swaths don’t dry well in a wet harvest. On our marsh soils this is a big disadvantage. Neighbours of mine, who are good farmers, have had to abandon swathed rape crops in a “wet time”. Conversely direct cutting worked well for us on those occasions. [/QUOTE]
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