Tutorial question

1. You set your neighbors spreader to apply 1,200 lb/ac of fertilizer. During a stationary
calibration of the applicator 160.0 lb of fertilizer were collected as the drive wheel
was turned 15 revolutions. The effective radius of the drive wheel is 21.0 inches and
the effective width of the spreader is 30.0 ft. Is the application rate correct?

2. What is the application rate of a spreader that deposited 23.5 lb of material on two
tarps, each measuring 10.0 ft x 12.0 ft?

3. Determine the application rate and distribution pattern for a broadcast spreader that
was calibrated by placing 20-2 ft collectors perpendicular to the direction of travel.
The desired rate is 800 1b/ac. Table 8.1 shows the pounds of fertilizer collected.

4. An 18-6 (metering units spaced 6 inches apart) end wheel drill is set to apply 1.0
bu/ac of wheat. The quantity of seeds collected during calibration is shown in Table
8.2.The diameter of the drive wheel is 26.0 inches, and the drive wheel was turned 25
revolutions. Is the drill planting the correct amount of seed (bu/ac)?
5. What is the planting rate for corn when 0.22 1b of seeds were weighted after the 18.0
inch drive wheel was turned 25 revolutions? The planter is set for 36 inch rows and
the seed size is 1,500 seeds per pound.
6. The calibration of a row crop planter, set for 20 inch rows, determined soybean
spacing of 2.24, 2.23, and 2.25 inches. What is the planting rate (sd/ac)?
7. What is the spacing in the row (in/seed) for 40,000 plants per acre when the planter
plants rows 28.0 inches apart?
8. Determine the seeding rate (1b/ac) for a 50-ft air seeder with a 10.0 inch spacing. The
following quantities of seeds were collected from every 4 th shank on a single row
during 200 ft of travel.
9. What size of nozzles (gal/min) is required for a boom type sprayer to apply 20.0 gal
of spray per acre? The sprayer has 24 nozzles spaced 18.0 inches apart.
10. A container placed under all 24 nozzles of the sprayer collected 14.40 gal of spray in
2.0 min of operation. The desired application rate was 20.0 gal/ac. Is the sprayer
accurate?

11. We need to apply 15.0 gal of spray per acre. Only one set of nozzles is available, and
they have a capacity of 0.25 gal/min. The sprayer has 35 nozzles spaced 24.0 inches
apart. What speed will be required to apply the correct rate?
12. You need to apply 2.0 1b of active ingredient of an 80% wettable powders (WP) in a
30.0 gal/ac dilution. The sprayer has a 100.0 gal tank, how many pounds of WP are
required to mix 100.0 gal of spray?
13. A liquid concentrate contains 2.0 1b of active ingredient per 5.0 gal. The desired rate
is 1.0 1b of active ingredient per acre at a rate of 20.0 gal of chemical and water
(solution) per acre. If the sprayer tank holds 180.0 gal, how much water and how
much concentrate should be used for each tank full?
14. Determine the application rate (kg/ha) for a fertilizer spreader that applied 52.5 kg of
material during 15 revolutions of the drive wheel, which has a diameter of 0.53 m.
The effective width of the spreader is 0.76 m.
15. Determine the acceptability of the seeding rate for a grain drill when the desired rate
is 9.0 kg/ha. The drill has 25 metering units with a 0.20 m spacing. The drive wheel
has effective diameter of 80 cm. During the stationary calibration the drive wheel was
rotated 50 times. The following amounts of seeds were collected from 12 of the
metering units.
16. Determine the seeding rate for a 10.8 m air seeder with 18 cm row spacing when 13kg
of seeds were collected during 50 m of travel.
17. Determine the size of nozzles (L/min) required to apply spray at the rate of 185 L/ha
when the nozzles spacing is 0.4545 m and the sprayer will be traveling at a velocity of
4.0 km/hr.