Great Plains YP1625 Material Rate - Manual (Page 19)

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19 Seed Rate Charts for Finger Meters
ATTENTION!!! (For all seed corn types)
Great Plains always recommends test stand calibration of the finger meter to the
population and ground speed desired.
Graphite Powder (1# bottle P/N: 821-042C)
(5# jug P/N: 821-060C)
IMPORTANT!
For Finger Pick Up Meters Only
Use only approved Graphite Powder available from
Great Plains Mfg. Inc. or Precision Planting to ensure
proper lubrication of finger pick-up corn seed meters.
Recommended usage:
For finger pick up meters, add (1) one teaspoon of
graphite for each 4 units of seed corn (320,000 kernels).
In high humidity conditions or if you are using seedbox
seed treatments, or seed corn treated with any insecti-
cides or polymers (Poncho, Prescribe, Cruiser, etc.),
add one teaspoon of graphite for each unit of seed corn
(80,000 kernels).
!
CAUTION
Do not use hands or any part of your body to mix graph-
ite
Seed Rate Application Charts for 6 and 12 Finger Meters
Seed Rate Charts for Finger Meters