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