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User: Peter Hudy

Created on: 2010-05-10

Observation Date 2010-05-10

Comment:
Sprayed fertilizer in the GLBRC Main Site Treatment G2, all replications. All treatments were fertilized with 60 lbs N/A applied as 28% N fertilizer. 28% fertilizer weighs 10.67 lbs/gallon so the 60 lbs N/A worked out to 20.0 gal 28%/A. Conditions: Partly sunny with air temperature 58 degrees F. Relative Humidity was 35%. Wind was out of the east at 5-6 mphs. Time of application was between 2:00 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. Equipment Used: JD 5220 tractor traveling 4.6 mph (gear C1, 1450 rpm) with a pull type Top Air sprayer equipped with a hydraulic centrifugal sprayer pump and a Raven 440 automatic carrier control unit. Turbo TeeJet 11005 nozzles were used, spaced 30 inches apart with a total boom length of 30 feet. 20 psi were used. Purpose of Application: Supply nitrogen to the treatment plots.

Areas:
G2

Observation Type:
Fertilizer Application

Activities:

Worker: Commercial Applicator
Equipment: John Deere 5220 Tractor
Equipment: Top Air Sprayer
Equipment: Turbo TeeJet 11005 Flat Fan Nozzle • Material: Fertilizer 28% UAN (28-0-0) @ 20.0 gallon per acre

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