Quote Originally Posted by crappiefarmer View Post
Found that the straw puts out a toxin if the weather turns wet while trying to plant beans. Hurts beans seedlings and also burning off gets water off the fields faster and allows the ground to dry quickly. With a tight planting window late in the season, You can't afford to loose much time. Everyday planted after july 10 and Your loosing a bushel a day just from the calendar. We no till so have plenty of moisture most of the time anyway so wet weather can be an issue.CF
OK, memory coming back a little now. We baled the straw for the barn floors. We went thru a lot in the winter when the hogs and cattle pretty much stayed in the barns.