Great Plains YP625PD Material Rate User Manual
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Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
Planting Rate Overview
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09/29/2011
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4.
Plant at the desired planting speed for slightly more
than the computed sample run length.
5.
Measure off the sample distance, balanced in
between where seeding started and stopped.
6.
Count the number of seeds over the distance
measured. Also note the consistency of the seed
spacing.
7.
Compute the rate for a full hectare.
For a 1/1000th sample, multiply the counted seeds
by 1000.
8.
If the field and chart rates vary by more than a few
percent, re-check planter setup, including meter disk
or cell count, air system, tire size, tire pressures,
sprocket setup, chain slack, etc. If seed spacing is
irregular, this suggests a seed delivery problem, and
not a rate setup problem.
9.
While planting, pay attention to the seed monitor. In
addition to confirming the single-row furrow check, it
will also provide field rate data on all the other rows,
and alert you to any irregularities or stoppages.
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Sample size:
1/1000th ha
Plant for approximately:
10 meters
Measure the central:
4.55 meters
Seeds counted:
79
a
Computed for full hectare:
79 x 1000 = 79,000
This differs from chart by:
2%
a
If the sample size is less than 100 seeds, you may want
to double or triple the number of rows sampled, so as to
increase the precision of the count.