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Name: Pelletized Limestone

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fertilizer

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2016-04-13	Fertilizer Application	applied pelletized limestone for bringing up the pH. broadcast 1000 lbs/A with gandy and tractor.
2016-12-07	Fertilizer Application	applied pelletized limestone for bringing up the pH. broadcast 3000 lbs/A with gandy and tractor.
2016-12-07	Fertilizer Application	applied pelletized limestone for bringing up the pH. broadcast spread 3000 lb/A pelletized lime on all plots except poplar. used Ag bulk fertilizer spreader with 40' spread width, high range, gate setting 4.5, 3 passes.
2018-05-29	Fertilizer Application	Fertilized the Switchgrass fertility experiment. Pelletized limestone was applied at four rates: 1 ton/A, 2.5 ton/A, 3.0 ton/A, and 3.5 ton/A. All applications were with multiple passes over the plots to reach the correct amount (the gandy applicator has a limitation of a maximum application rate of approximately 999 lbs/A due to product flow through the hoses). Pelletized limestone was applied to the following: SWF4(1ton/A), SWF5(2.5 ton/A), SWF6(2.5 ton/A), SWF7(3.0 ton/A), SWF8(3.5 ton/A) . Applied with the John Deere 7420a tractor traveling 0.9-1.2 mph (range A1, 1100-1400 rpm) and a Gandy Orbit-Air fertilizer applicator controlled by a Raven 6000 which monitored the application and automatically adjusted the metering rate for changes in ground speed. For the Gandy/Raven set-up, the following were used: Density 70 lbs/cu ft; metering wheel 1 1/4” diameter (yellow); deflector spacing 22.5”; meter cal number 163; air pressure was 20 p.s.i.; Boom length 15 feet extending from the center of the Gandy to the right only, nozzles 16-24 inches above the ground level. Weather conditions: sunny, temperatures 60 degrees F.
2021-04-16	Fertilizer Application	Spread 1 ton / acre pelletized lime with bulk spreader down center 40 feet of each plot. used 2000 pounds.

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