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User: Joe Simmons

Created on: 2018-06-08

Observation Date 2018-06-07

Comment:
Applied 250 lbs/A of potash to G1 and G2 plots. Applied with the John Deere 7420a tractor traveling 2.4 mph 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: metering wheel 1 1/4” diameter (yellow); deflector spacing 22.5”; meter cal number 199; air pressure 20 p.s.i.; Boom width 30 feet, nozzles 16-24 inches above ground level, 3 passes per plot. also applied same rate on the two

Areas:
G1 G2

Observation Type:
Fertilizer Application

Activities:

Worker: Todd Martin

Equipment: Gandy Orbit-Air (30' boom) • Material: Fertilizer 0-0-60 potash fertilizer @ 250.0 pound per acre

Equipment: John Deere 7420b Tractor (14.9 R 46 back tire size)

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