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Method and apparatus for counting crops

  • US 6,073,427 A
  • Filed: 06/11/1998
  • Issued: 06/13/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/11/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of using agricultural equipment to count a plurality of plants being processed, said method comprising:

  • installing a moisture sensor in the agricultural equipment, the sensor having a range of detection, the sensor producing a detectable signal when a plant is located within the range of detection;

    connecting a counter to the moisture sensor, the counter adapted to respond to the detectable signal from the sensor by incrementing the count; and

    processing the plants by the agricultural equipment, the plurality of plants thereby entering and exiting the range of detection, each of the plants which enter and exit the range causing the sensor to produce the detectable signal, the counter receiving each of the detectable signals and increasing the count in response thereto, whereby the count corresponds to a quantity of plants being processed by the agricultural equipment.

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