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Title: Planting Field Crops


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Planting Field Crops
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What are the different ways to seed a crop?
  • broadcast spread on top of ground
  • drill seed in rows with a drill
  • air seeder seed in rows with an air seeder
  • row crop plant in row 20-48

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What functions does the drill do?
  • prepare seedbed
  • form furrows
  • deposit seed
  • cover seed
  • pack seedbed
  • fertilize
  • herbicide

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What are the parts of a drill?
  • seedbox carries seed
  • metering device amount of seed deposited
    (adjust rate to moisture in soil)
  • furrow opener (seed boot) shovel or disk
  • cover with soil (depthseed size) (uniform
    depth)
  • packer press wheels
  • ground driven mechanism

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Row crop planting
  • lister or row crop planter
  • plant in rows
  • plant on ridges, irrigate in furrows

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Broadcast seeding
  • spread seed, cover with harrow or disk
  • grasses
  • airplane when field is too wet
  • poor control, loss to birds

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