Apparatus for use in applying fertilizer
US5752453A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 29, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 19, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/7061
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fertilizer applying apparatus for agricultural row crops applies fertilizer at a predetermined depth and lateral distance relative to a row line. A castering pair of disks are sized and oriented to part the soil adjacent the row line in a manner which minimizes soil fracturing which distorts the seed bed.
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