#$%^&*AU2012203373A120120628.pdf#####19 Abstract 5 A cane billet planter can, in one sweep, remove a top layer of soil to form a bed, drop sugarcane billets on the bed, replace the soil back over the sugarcane billets to form a rough mound, and profile the mound such that the top of the mound is relatively flat and each side of the mound is inclined at an angle which promotes warming of the soil by the sun. 101/8 131 171 13 1* FIG 1 13 16 1 16B 18 19 FIG 2