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User: Peter Hudy

Created on: 2010-03-22

Observation Date 2010-03-19

Comment:
Airseeded LTER Main Site Treatment T3 with Medium Red Clover at 12 lbs/A. Clover seed was from DKB Farms & Services LLC, Columbiaville MI 48421 Lot S 80 100023 DKBCLO8: OCIA Certiified Organic Clover Lot# B1E1-2J3J4A-BJ5O108 (Member ID 11449). Clover was seeded with John Deere 5220 tractor traveling at 5.0 mph, gear C1 at 1600 rpm’s, and Gandy Air Seeder (15 ft boom length) equipped with 8 deflectors spaced 20” apart. Gandy motor setting was 1.6 and gates on the Gandy were all the way open. Boom height was 23 inches from the ground, bottom of the defectors were 20 inches from the ground. All replicates were seeded in 18 passes across the field, replicate order was R5, R4, R2, R3, R1, and R6.

Areas:
T3

Observation Type:
Planting

Activities:

Worker: Commercial Applicator
Equipment: John Deere 5220 Tractor
Equipment: Gandy Air Seeder • Material: Seed red clover @ 12.0 pound per acre

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