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User: Ethan Rocklin

Created on: 2022-12-02

Observation Date 2022-12-02

Comment:
Harvested LTER Interaction switchgrass plots (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16). Harvested with JD 7330 tractor using the 7.5 ft wide Kemper head and Wintersteiger biomass harvester weighing system. Harvested a 7.5 ft strip 51 ft (15.5m) in from the west on every plot except plot 9 (plot 9 the harvest strip is at 31ft (9.5m) in from the west). Refer to attached harvesting instructions for more details. Plot weights were obtained from the on-board Mirus computer weighing system, by Juniper Systems. Cutting height of plant stubble was 4 - 6 inches. Grab samples from each rep was 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. Joe Simmons took approx. 15 feet headland passes of the North and South ends of each plot. After all plots were harvested each was measure for plot length North to South. Unique GPS A-B lines were set and allocated for each North-South range in the array, a separate one was made for plot 9.

Areas:
Interaction

Observation Type:
Harvest

Activities:

Worker: Ethan Rocklin

Equipment: John Deere 7330 Tractor

Equipment: Wintersteiger/Kemper head biomass harvester (7.5 ft):

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