Fertilizer rate chart – Great Plains 1205NT Operator Manual User Manual

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Adjustments

1.

When drilling, check the rate by noting acres
drilled, amount of fertilizer added to the drill
and level of material in drill box. If you are ap-
plying more or less that desired, adjust the
metering rate slightly to compensate for field
conditions.

with a density of 65 pounds per cubic foot (1.04 ki-
lograms per liter). If you are applying fertilizer of a
different density, use the following table to convert
application rate.

pounds per cub c foot, and you want to apply 100
pounds per acre. Multiply the desired application
rate by the conversion factor.

100 x 0.87 = 87

Adjust drill to the setting closest to 87 pounds per
acre.

Fertilizer Rate Chart

(pounds per acre)

Setting number

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

Ro

w

Spacing

6"

13

25

48

67

89

112

131

154

173

197

218

234

261

279

292

303

306

308

7"

13

23

41

57

78

95

111

131

148

165

184

199

221

235

246

256

259

261

7.5"

11

20

38

54

72

89

105

123

138

157

174

187

209

223

234

242

245

247

8"

11

20

36

50

69

84

98

115

130

146

163

176

195

207

219

226

228

231

10"

8

16

29

40

54

67

79

92

104

118

131

140

157

167

175

182

183

185

Density, lb/ft

3

(kg/l)

45.0 (0.72)

50.0 (0.80)

55.0 (0.88)

60.0 (0.96)

65.0 (1.04)

70.0 (1.12)

75.0 (0.87)

80.0 (0.81)

Conversion Factor

1.45

1.30

1.20

1.10

1.00

0.93

0.87

0.81

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