I would agree with your definition. MK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Zach" <karen.zach@sbcglobal.net> To: <inmontgo@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 10:31 AM Subject: Re: [InMontgo] Cultipacker - MK -- I got this answer form theFountain Co List - seems more likely :) What do you think? > Wikipedia: > > A cultipacker is a piece of agricultural equipment that crushes dirt > clods, > removes air pockets, and presses down small stones, forming a smooth, firm > seedbed. Where seed has been broadcast, the roller gently firms the soil > around the seeds, ensuring shallow seed placement and excellent > seed-to-soil > contact. > > The cultipacker differs from the roller in that it is made up of many > sections that form peaks and valleys in the soil where packer has been > used. > > The term cultipacker is almost exclusively applied to ridged packers, > while > the term roller may refer to either a smooth or a ridged packer. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary K" <dpmk@ffni.com> > To: <INMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 10:14 AM > Subject: [InMontgo] Cultipacker - MK > > >> Good Morning and Happy Thanksgiving! >> >> I believe the word 'cultipacker' is what a canner was called way back >> when. If my memory serves me correctly my grandmother called the >> equipment that she and my mother used to do green beans, peaches, etc. by >> that name. >> >> Mary K. 11-17-08 >> >> http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ >> >> List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > http://ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/ > > List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >