[Apple-Crop] sprayer calibration debate
John Bruguiere
John at DickieBros.com
Thu Mar 2 23:09:52 EST 2017
thanks to all for helping with my calibration.
john
On 3/2/2017 10:19 AM, Jon Clements wrote:
> You can look at the third item here to do exactly what you want I think:
>
> http://fruitadvisor.info/tfruit/clements/trvcalculator.html
>
> Jon
>
> On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 9:15 AM, John Bruguiere <John at dickiebros.com
> <mailto:John at dickiebros.com>> wrote:
>
> Hello all, need some healthy practical advice on sprayer
> calibration. Specifically air blast sprayers. For decades we have
> measured a block of trees to determine acreage, sprayed out tank
> and determined gallons per acre based on what area was covered in
> tank. For example trees planted at 8 x 18 spacing gave us 300
> trees to acre, we sprayed out tank, counted trees and determined
> that our sprayer puts out 2.5 acres per tank. we used this to
> determine amount of material to put in the tank etc. All the
> calibration formulas , I have seen require tree row volume(height
> x row spacing) to be part of equation. I have 4-5 different
> spacings in 100 acres of orchard which makes it more of a headache
> to constantly figure gallons per acre and spray materials needed
> in each different block(thus the reason we simply measured trees
> per acre). I know my speed , i know my gallons per minute but
> can't find an equation that converts this to gallons per acre
> without tree row volume.
>
> need a simple but effective solution...any takers?
>
> in Virginia we have plums in full bloom, fantasia and red gold
> nectarines in pink and some open blooms, 21 degrees forecasted on
> friday and saturday night.
>
> God Bless,
>
> John Bruguiere
>
> Dickie Bros. Orchard
>
>
> On 1/30/2017 6:36 PM, Arthur Kelly wrote:
>> I agree Mo. We try and remove trees every year and plant every
>> year. I did use the word can to hedge the productive life of a
>> block.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jan 30, 2017, at 5:48 PM, maurice tougas
>> <appleman.maurice at gmail.com <mailto:appleman.maurice at gmail.com>>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Art
>>>
>>> I agree that it's great to be out pruning. I disagree that you
>>> should expect a longer productive life with high density
>>> systems. My goal here is to be looking at replanting when the
>>> orchard reaches twenty years or so. New varieties, strains of
>>> varieties and improved planting system encourage 5% renewal in
>>> my opinion.
>>>
>>> My best to you
>>> Mo Tougas
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jan 30, 2017 at 1:27 PM, George Greene
>>> <cortland9 at icloud.com <mailto:cortland9 at icloud.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Art:
>>>
>>> Your comment makes sense to me. Right now I have a cold and
>>> I fell on the ice on Dec. 29th and I am still suffering. Pt
>>> may help but it may take a while.
>>>
>>> I suppose that you are enjoying the warmer weather.
>>>
>>> Be well, George
>>>
>>>> On Jan 30, 2017, at 12:43 PM, kellyorchards
>>>> <kellyorchards at gmail.com <mailto:kellyorchards at gmail.com>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Ruminations after a morning pruning. The weather is
>>>> ideal. The temps are in the high 20's, the wind is light
>>>> and the sun is shining. Weather like this is why we live
>>>> here. Permanent limbs ultimately and inevitably get too
>>>> large. This is why high density systems can have a longer
>>>> productive life than less dense orchards.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Art Kelly
>>>> Kelly Orchards
>>>> Acton, Maine
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