Re: Jonson Grass

Gordon Couger (gcouger@rfdata.net)
Fri, 25 Sep 1998 15:29:12 -0500

> Re: the farmer with the elevated lawn mower blades
>
> I've often wondered if one could electrocute weeds that stuck up
> above the crop by driving through the field with a high-voltage wire
> set-up horizontally a couple of inches above the crop. 'Course,
> you'd want a pretty smooth field to do this so as to avoid zapping
> too much of the crop!
>
> Has anyone actually tried this sort of thing?

I have never tried it. I have seen the machine to do it. To cover a 10
swath it took a 100 hp tractor running a 10,000 volt alternator making
AC current. the machine was very expensive $30,000 if I remember
right. It could also be used for field weed control.

It was reported to work well on perennial plants getting a better kill than
steel but not as good as roundup.

Gordon

Gordon Couger gcouger@couger.com
Owner PRAG-L PRactical AGriculture List www.couger.com/prag-l
Stillwater, OK 405 624-2855 GMT -6:00

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