What should have been a quick and easy two days of soybean planting has turned into a drawn out mess with unforseen mechanical issues. After taking a morning to get the tractor hydraulics repaired, Matt gets to the furthest farm from the shop and promptly blows a 30' long hydraulic hose. But with the help of the local NAPA store, Matt finds a much quicker way to repair the hose. Later Matt decides to plant a replicated plot testing different soybean planting populations.
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