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Precision Agriculture in Cotton Production By: Keenen Taylor

Precision Agriculture in Cotton Production By: Keenen Taylor. History of Cotton. -First know planting in 1556 in Florida -Established along James river in 1616 -First Cotton gin Invented by Eli Whitney In1793. 2009 OK Cotton Statistics Vs. 2009 OK Wheat Statistics.

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Precision Agriculture in Cotton Production By: Keenen Taylor

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  1. Precision Agriculture in Cotton Production By: Keenen Taylor

  2. History of Cotton -First know planting in 1556 in Florida -Established along James river in 1616 -First Cotton gin Invented by Eli Whitney In1793

  3. 2009 OK Cotton StatisticsVs.2009 OK Wheat Statistics • 200,000 acre harvested in OK in 2009 • 333,000 bales produced • $102,960,000 of production so cotton grossed on average $502 an acre • Wheat had 3,500,000 harvested in 09 • 77,000,000 Bu produced • $369,600,000 of production so wheat grossed on average $105.6 an acre

  4. Planting • Auto Steer • Auto Shut Off • Variable Rate

  5. Seed Cost Alone • COTTON SEED (BGRRF) at 30,000 plnt/ac 1.40/1000 seeds= $42.00 acre $5,040.00 field

  6. Varis Rig Varis Rig Determine soil texture Determine seeding rate 30,000 plants/ac on strong bottoms and 10,000-15,000 plants/ac on red hills or sandy spots

  7. Green Seeker Determine growth regulators amounts 12-15 oz of mepex on growthy spots & 0-8 oz on smaller cotton

  8. Chemical Application Variable Rate = $ saved Planting Herbicides Insecticides Growth Regulator Fungicides Not Sprayed Sprayed

  9. Cotton Harvesting -Picker, Boll Buggy, & Module Builder

  10. Tarp

  11. The Latest Equipment -7760 John Deere Cotton Picker + Module Builder - Base List Price $592,548

  12. Work Cited • Cotton Picker. The Land of Cotton. Accessed 26 April 2010. http://www.landofcotton.com/fc/files/smbuggy.jpg • Oklahoma Farm Bureau. Cotton Seedling Row. Accessed 25 April 2010. http://www.okfarmbureau.org/assets/library/CottonSeedlingRow.jpg • Tarp. Eyefetch.com. Accessed 27 April 2010. http://img1.eyefetch.com/p/ym/469240-2af362a4-5371-45d7-a474-267253696614l.jpg • The Story of Cotton. Accessed 25 April 2010. http://www.cotton.org/pubs/cottoncounts/story/ • 2009 State Agriculture Overview. 2009. Accessed 25 April 2010. http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Ag_Overview/AgOverview_OK.pdf • 7760 Cotton Picker. John Deere. Accessed 27 April 2010. http://www.johndeere.com/en_AU/equipment/ag/cotton/7760index.html

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