Systems and methods for planting a field with two crops
AssigneeThe 100$100 Systems, LLC
InventorJames Bates
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Abstract
A method for planting a field with a seed planter is provided. The method includes moving the seed planter across the field such that the seeds of a first seed type and seeds of a second seed type are both dispensed in a single row. According to this embodiment, a first seed disc of the seed planter is configured to dispense seeds of the first seed type equidistant relative to adjacent seeds of the first seed type, and a second seed disc is configured to dispense the seeds of the second seed type not equidistant relative to adjacent seeds of the second seed type.
Claims20
A method of planting a field with a seed planter comprising:
- moving the seed planter across the field such that seeds of a first seed type and seeds of a second seed type are both dispensed in a single row,
- wherein a first seed disc of the seed planter is configured to dispense seeds of the first seed type equidistant relative to adjacent seeds of the first seed type, and
- wherein a second seed disc is configured to dispense the seeds of the second seed type not equidistant relative to adjacent seeds of the second seed type.
A method of planting a field with a seed planter comprising:
- dispensing seeds of a first seed type into a cultivated row with a first seed meter that defines a plurality of first seed pockets for receiving the seeds of a first seed type to be dispensed;
- dispensing seeds of a second type into the cultivated row with a second seed meter that defines a plurality of second seed pockets for receiving the seeds of a second type to be dispensed;
- wherein the arc length between at least one of the second seed pockets and a next radially-spaced second seed pocket in a first radial direction is different from the arc length between said second seed pocket and a next radially-spaced second seed pocket in a second radial direction opposite the first radial direction.
A system for planting a field comprising:
- a first seed meter including a first seed disc with a plurality of first seed pockets circumferentially disposed proximate an outer edge of the first seed disc, wherein the plurality of first seed pockets are equidistantly spaced relative to adjacent first seed pockets;
- a second seed meter including a second seed disc with a plurality of second seed pockets circumferentially disposed proximate an outer edge of the second seed disc, wherein the plurality of second seed pockets are not equidistantly spaced relative to the adjacent second seed pockets,
- wherein the first seed disc is configured to equidistantly dispense a plurality of seeds of a first seed type in a row, and the second seed disc is configured to non-equidistantly dispense a plurality of seeds of a second type in the row.
A system for planting a field comprising:
- a first seed meter for dispensing seeds of a first seed type into a cultivated row, the first seed meter defining a plurality of first seed pockets for receiving the seeds of a first seed type;
- a second seed meter for dispensing seeds of a second type into the cultivated row, the second seed meter defining a plurality of second seed pockets for receiving the seeds of a second type;
- wherein the arc length between at least one of the second seed pockets and a next radially-spaced second seed pocket in a first radial direction is different from the arc length between said second seed pocket and a next radially-spaced second seed pocket in a second radial direction opposite the first radial direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.