Method and means for planting field seeds in rows with different varieties of seeds

A method of planting field seeds in rows with different varieties of seeds, comprising,

• determining the varieties of seeds to be planted,
• placing the seeds for rows of predetermined length in different groups of elongated seed pack strips for each variety, with each seed pack strip including individually packaged seeds,
• selecting sequentially from the groups of seed pack strips a plurality of subgroups of seed pack strips in the chronological order that different varieties of seeds are to be planted in a single row of a field, and
• placing the subgroups in separate magazines to maintain the order of the subgroups for subsequent planting in the rows of a field.

An apparatus for planting seed, comprising,

• a seed row planter frame,
• a plurality of row planter units on the frame,
• a magazine assembly associated with each planter unit,
• at least one seed magazine in each magazine assembly,
• a plurality of elongated cell pack strips horizontally stacked in the seed magazine,
• a plurality of enclosed seed cells with a seed therein on each cell pack strip,
• means on the planter unit for extracting sequentially the cell pack strips from the magazine, and individually and sequentially extracting the seed from each cell and depositing the seed in one of the row planter units for planting,
• a computer controller operatively connected to controlling and coordinating the extracting cell pack strips from the magazine, for extracting a seed from the seed cells as the seed row planter is moved longitudinally over a field to be planted.

A method of planting field seeds in rows with different varieties of seeds, comprising,

• determining the varieties of seeds to be planted,
• placing the seeds for rows of predetermined length in different groups of elongated cell pack strips for each variety, with each cell pack strip including individual cells with individual seeds,
• selecting sequentially from the groups of cell pack strips a plurality of subgroups of cell pack strips in the chronological order that different varieties of seeds are to be planted in a single row of a field, and
• placing the subgroups in separate magazines to maintain the order of the subgroups for subsequent planting in the rows of a field,
• determining the variety of seeds to be planted involves preparing a seed planting plan for one or more fields whereby the fields are divided into a plurality of elongated parallel rows interrupted by a plurality of transverse alleys where no seed is to be planted with a predetermined number of row portions between alleys constituting a plot, with the rows of adjacent plots being aligned with each other on opposite sides of the alleys.

An apparatus for planting seed, comprising,

• a seed row planter frame,
• a plurality of row planter units on the frame,
• a magazine assembly associated with each planter unit,
• at least one seed magazine in each magazine assembly,
• a plurality of elongated pre-packaged cell pack strips horizontally stacked in the seed magazine,
• a plurality of enclosed seed cells with a pre-packaged seed therein on each cell pack strip,
• means on the planter unit for extracting sequentially the cell pack strips from the magazine, and individually and sequentially extracting the seed from each cell by sequentially breaking each cell by sequentially breaking each cell and depositing the seed in one of the row planter units for planting.

An apparatus for planting seed, comprising,

• a seed row planter frame,
• a plurality of row planter units on the frame,
• a magazine assembly associated with each planter unit,
• at least one seed magazine in each magazine assembly,
• a plurality of-elongated pre-packaged seed pack strips horizontally stacked in the seed magazine,
• a plurality of separate seeds individually pre-packaged in individual cells in the seed pack strip,
• means on the planter unit for extracting sequentially the seed pack strips from the magazine, and individually and sequentially extracting the seed from each seed pack strip by sequentially breaking each cell, and depositing the seed in one of the row planter units for planting.

An apparatus for planting seed, comprising,

• a seed row planter frame,
• a plurality of row planter units on the frame,
• a magazine assembly associated with each planter unit,
• at least one seed magazine in each magazine assembly,
• a plurality of elongated seed pack strips horizontally stacked in the seed magazine,
• a plurality of separate seeds in each cell pack strip,
• means on the planter unit for extracting sequentially the seed pack strips from the magazine, and individually and sequentially extracting the seed from each seed pack strip and depositing the seed in one of the row planter units for planting,
• a computer controller is operatively connected to controlling and coordinating the extracting seed pack strips from the magazine, for extracting a seed from the seed pack strips as the seed row planter is moved longitudinally over a field to be planted.

An apparatus for planting seed, comprising,

• a seed row planter frame,
• a plurality of row planter units on the frame,
• a magazine assembly associated with each planter unit,
• at least one seed magazine in each magazine assembly,
• a plurality of elongated pre-packaged cell pack strips horizontally stacked in the seed magazine,
• a plurality of enclosed seed cells with pre-packaged seed therein on each cell pack strip,
• means on the planter unit for extracting sequentially the cell pack strips from the magazine, and individually and sequentially extracting the seed from each cell by sequentially breaking each cell and depositing the seed in one of the row planter units for planting,
• a computer controller operatively connected to controlling and coordinating the extracting cell pack strips from the magazine, for extracting a seed from the seed cells as the seed row planter is moved longitudinally over a field to be planted.

An apparatus for planting seed, comprising,

• a seed row planter frame,
• a plurality of row planter units on the frame,
• a magazine assembly associated with each planter unit,
• at least one seed magazine in each magazine assembly,
• a plurality of elongated pre-packaged seed pack strips horizontally stacked in the seed magazine,
• a plurality of separate seeds individually pre-packaged in individual cells in each seed pack strip,
• means on the planter unit for extracting sequentially the seed pack strips from the magazine, and individually and sequentially extracting the seed from each seed pack strip by sequentially breaking each cell, and depositing the seed in one of the row planter units for planting,
• a computer controller is operatively connected to controlling and coordinating the extracting seed pack strips from the magazine, for extracting a seed from the seed pack strips as the seed row planter is moved longitudinally over a field to be planted.

An apparatus for planting seed, comprising,

• a seed row planter frame,
• a plurality of row planter units on the frame,
• a magazine assembly associated with each planter unit,
• at least one seed magazine in each magazine assembly,
• a plurality of elongated seed pack strips horizontally stacked in the seed magazine,
• a plurality of separate seeds in each cell pack strip, means on the planter unit for extracting sequentially the seed pack strips from the magazine, and individually and sequentially extracting the seed from each seed pack strip and depositing the seed in one of the row planter units for planting.