Method and system for applying liquid fertilizer to a forestry planting site
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1. A system for fertilizing a forestry planting site comprising:
- a forestry vehicle that is operated through a forestry planting site to perform a conventional forestry operation other than fertilizing the site;
a liquid fertilizer accommodating container mounted to said vehicle;
a conduit communicably attached to said container and mounted to said vehicle, said conduit carrying a dispensing nozzle proximate a distal end thereof and generally beneath said vehicle, said nozzle being disposed toward an area of the planting site to be fertilized, at least while said vehicle is moving across that area; and
means mounted on said vehicle for selectively pumping liquid fertilizer from said container and through said conduit such that the pumped liquid fertilizer is dispensed from said conduit through said nozzle and onto a selected area of the planting site.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for dispensing liquid fertilizer to a forestry planting site of the type normally found in a commercial forestry operation. One or more liquid fertilizer accommodating tanks are mounted on a vehicle such as a plow, a planter or other mobile equipment used in the tree farming industry. Liquid fertilizer is dispensed at selected locations along the site. Typically, fertilization is performed contemporaneously with another task such as cultivating, tilling, subsoiling or planting.
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1. A system for fertilizing a forestry planting site comprising:
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a forestry vehicle that is operated through a forestry planting site to perform a conventional forestry operation other than fertilizing the site;
a liquid fertilizer accommodating container mounted to said vehicle;
a conduit communicably attached to said container and mounted to said vehicle, said conduit carrying a dispensing nozzle proximate a distal end thereof and generally beneath said vehicle, said nozzle being disposed toward an area of the planting site to be fertilized, at least while said vehicle is moving across that area; and
means mounted on said vehicle for selectively pumping liquid fertilizer from said container and through said conduit such that the pumped liquid fertilizer is dispensed from said conduit through said nozzle and onto a selected area of the planting site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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