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User: Justin Mezo

Created on: 2014-05-22

Observation Date 2014-05-21

Comment:
Sprayed LTER Main Site Irrigated Fertility Gradient (everything north of trailer and east of trailer) for pre-emergence weed control where corn was planted with Lexar at a rate of 3 qts/A. Weather conditions at the start 10:25 a.m. were mostly sunny 65 degrees F, 94% humidity with 3-5 mph wind out of W. Conditions at the end 7:10 p.m. were mostly sunny, 79 degrees F, 31% humidity, and 5-8 mph winds out of the W. Equipment Used: JD 5220 tractor traveling 5.0 mph with a pull type Top Air Sprayer equipped with a hydraulic centrifugal sprayer pump and John Deere Rate Controller. Turbo TeeJet 11003 nozzles were used, spaced 15 inches apart with a total boom length of 30 feet. 20 psi were used. Water applied at 20 gals/A, (187 L/ha), was used as the carrier.

Areas:
Resource_Gradient-Irrigated

Observation Type:
Herbicide Application

Activities:

Worker: Justin Mezo

Equipment: TurboTeeJet 11003 Flat Fan Nozzle

Equipment: Top Air Sprayer • Material: Herbicide Lexar (S-metolachlor (+safener) + atrazine + mesotrione) @ 3.0 quart per acre

Equipment: John Deere 5220 Tractor

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