CEREAL SOWING METHOD AND APPARATUS Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture, in particular, cereal sowing and fertilizer application during sowing. SUBSTANCE: method involves tilling soil for 15-17 cm depth; providing broadcast sowing of seed bands and fertilizer in starting dose, with space between mid portions of seed bands being 30 cm; cutting furrows of 6-8 cm depth in band spacings by shares; making vertical spit of 15-17 cm depth in furrow bottom; delivering portions of main dose of fertilizer so as to define intermittent vertical band; covering seed bands with soil extracted during furrow cutting; sowing seeds and starting fertilizer on furrow walls below seed band level with starting dose; compacting soil above band; providing partial falling of soil into furrow and compacting furrow walls. EFFECT: increased efficiency, simplified method and construction. 4 cl, 4 dwg