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User: Ryan Anthony

Created on: 2020-10-13

Observation Date 2020-10-09

Comment:
Harvested LTER Cellulsic Biofuels Experiment (CE Study), Treatments C4-C12 (all replications). Harvested the biomass crops i.e. switchgrass, C3 and C4 mix, and prairie grasses mixes. Harvested with JD 7330 tractor using the 7.5 ft wide Kemper head and Wintersteiger biomass harvester weighing system. The middle 7.5 ft was harvested out of the middle of each plot. Plot weight were obtained from the on-board Mirus computer weighing system, by Juniper Systems. Cutting height of plant stubble was approximately 5 inches. Grab samples from each rep were placed in paper bags weighed for wet weight and placed in plant dryer and will be reweighed to determine percent moisture for each treatment and replication. Harvested treatments CE4: (plots 203, 302, 404), CE5: (plots 106, 205, 303, 405), CE6: (plots 204, 406), CE7: (plot 107), CE8: (plot 103), CE9: (plots 102, 201,), CE10: (plots 104, 206, 306), CE11: (plot 101), and CE12: (plot 305) on 10/9/2020 Harvested treatments CE4: (110), CE6: (111, 310), CE7: (208, 309, 407), CE8: (211,307, 408), CE9: (308, 409), CE10: (410), CE11: 209, 311, 411), and CE12: (109, 212, 412), on 10/ 13/ 2020 due to harvester break down. Started harvest in south west corner (C11:plot 101) and harvested in a serpentine pattern working to the east. Week of December 1st, 2020 harvested the remaining stand of CE Study with JD 7350 chopper and Gnuse forage wagon.

Areas:
CE10 CE11 CE12 CE4 CE5 CE6 CE7 CE8 CE9

Observation Type:
Harvest

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