Soil Amendment Rates Screen
The Soil Amendment Rates screen has an attached Soil Test record for its Source Test
Identification. Since that Test record only contains recommendations for Nitrogen,
Phosphate, Potash, and Lime for up to three crop codes, you will have to put the amounts
that you actually applied to this field in the Soil Amendment Rates screen itself. It
doesn't assume that those recommended amounts were what you actually applied.
Water Applications Screen
The Water Applications Screen has an attached Water Test record for it source Test
Identification. The date and number of gallons that you applied from this source for this
field is entered into this screen.
Manure Applications Screen
The Manure Applications screen has an attached Manure Test record for its Source Test
Identification. Again, the date and amount applied for this field is entered here. This
amount will be in tons for dry manure, or in gallons for liquid manure, depending on the
consistency given in the Manure Test record.
When the Manure Test sample has been designated as liquid fertilizer, you can see the rate
analysis for this sample's nutrients for the specified amount applied to the given acreage
by clicking on the Rate Analysis button. They are calculated using the formula: volume
applied (gallons) * concentration (lbs/1000 gal, from the source test
analysis)/acres/1334.
Fertilizer Applications Screen
The Fertilizer Applications screen does not have an associated Source Test Identifier.
Instead, the Product Name and Product Analysis should be entered on this screen to
identify the product being applied to this field. The amount applied can be in pound or
gallons, which is selected by licking on the units button to the right of the Amount
field. This units button changes its text value each time you click on it. If you don't
see the units you need, you may have to convert the amount to one of the units listed.
Restricted Use Pesticide Applications Screen
Like the Fertilizer Applications screen, you must also describe the Restricted Use
Pesticide you are applying to /in this field on this screen, as well as who is performing
this application, what equipment is being used to apply the material, and the time and
weather conditions prevalent during this application. The Amount Treated can either be in
acres for an application to a field, or in the number of head for applications to
livestock. If other than crop is being treated, indicate what is being treated in the
Other Than Crop field (such as Cattle). The Total Amount of material used can also be
specified in several units, similar to the Fertilizer Applications units.
If you enter the Time in 24-hour military time format, it is converted to 12-hour-based
time and the AM/PM button is changed to the appropriate value. If the value you enter is
less than 12:59, you will have to click on the AM/PM button to change it appropriately if
this application was made in the afternoon.
The Direction for the Wind Speed can be given as one of eight direction abbreviations,
those being N (North), NE (Northeast), E (East), SE (SouthEast), S (South), SW
(Southwest), W (West), or NW (NorthWest).
