Consider a tiller instead of a disc. I find that for food plots it creates a much nicer bed than a disc. It is slower to till than disc but the results save time later. I've found that an inexpensive way to do food plots is to use a tiller to prepare, a broadcast spreader to fertilize and seed, and a drag harrow to cover the seeds. Yes, this equipment may not do as good a job as if you had a grain drill but you will need a broadcast spreader anyway and a drag harrow is a lot cheaper than a grain drill or row seeder. I broadcast spread everything I plant from clover to corn. For small plots .5 acre or less I might just sow by hand or for clover seed I use one of the hand held crank spreaders. Probably only takes 20 minutes. It works fine, you don't need to plant anything in rows. You just need to figure out how to spread the right amount of seed per acre. I built a sprayer from parts I bought from Northern tool that I use to apply chemicals when needed.
