Agricultural system for field preparation
First Claim
1. An agricultural system comprising:
- a frame configured for attachment to a leading tow bar of a towing vehicle;
a row-cleaning device attached to the frame and having a pair of opener disks for forming a furrow into the field;
a roller device attached to the frame and extending between two adjacent parallel strip positions, the roller device being configured to crush standing residual plant matter in the field;
a fertilizer opener disk attached to the frame in a trailing position relative to the row-cleaning device and configured to prepare, at least in part, the furrow for receiving a fertilizer; and
a fertilizer injector attached to the frame and being configured to deposit the fertilizer into the furrow in a trailing position relative to the fertilizer opener disk.
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Abstract
An agricultural system includes a tow bar, a first row-cleaning device, and a second row-cleaning device. The first row-cleaning device is attached to the tow bar via a first frame and includes a first roller device in a trailing position relative to a first furrow-opener disk and configured to crush standing residual plant matter along a first path on a field. The second row-cleaning device is attached to the tow bar via a second frame and includes a second roller device in a trailing position relative to a second furrow-opener disk and configured to crush standing residual plant matter along a second path on the field. The second roller device is offset longitudinally from the first roller device.
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20 Claims
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1. An agricultural system comprising:
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a frame configured for attachment to a leading tow bar of a towing vehicle; a row-cleaning device attached to the frame and having a pair of opener disks for forming a furrow into the field; a roller device attached to the frame and extending between two adjacent parallel strip positions, the roller device being configured to crush standing residual plant matter in the field; a fertilizer opener disk attached to the frame in a trailing position relative to the row-cleaning device and configured to prepare, at least in part, the furrow for receiving a fertilizer; and a fertilizer injector attached to the frame and being configured to deposit the fertilizer into the furrow in a trailing position relative to the fertilizer opener disk. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An agricultural system comprising:
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a tow bar for attachment to a towing vehicle in a trailing position relative to a direction of movement along a field; a plurality of row-cleaning devices attached to the tow bar via respective rigid frames, each of the plurality of row-cleaning devices having a leading coulter, and a pair of opener disks for forming a furrow into the field, each of the pair of opener disks having a leading edge that is adjacent to a trailing edge of the leading coulter; a plurality of roller devices attached, respectively, to the rigid frames in trailing positions relative to the plurality of row-cleaning devices, the plurality of roller devices being independently movable up-and-down relative to each other when obstacles are encountered on the field, each of the plurality of roller devices being configured to crush standing residual plant matter in the field; a plurality of fertilizer opener disks attached, respectively, to the rigid frames in a trailing position relative to the plurality of row-cleaning devices and configured to prepare, at least in part, the furrow for receiving a fertilizer; and a plurality of fertilizer injectors attached, respectively, to the rigid frames and being configured to deposit the fertilizer into the furrow in a trailing position relative to a respective one of the fertilizer opener disks, the fertilizer being deposited in the same pass on the field during which the furrow is formed and the standing residual plant matter is crushed. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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