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<blockquote data-quote="Angus Cowman" data-source="post: 724980" data-attributes="member: 8829"><p>Ok lets see if I can better explain this </p><p></p><p>A ton of commercial fert at 17-17-17 has 340lbs of N, 340lbs of P and 340lbs ofK</p><p>a ton of litter at the #s I gave has 75lbs of N,80lbs ofP and 50lbs of K</p><p>on comm fert you would only apply 2-300lbs per acre so you would be getting 51lbs of N,Pand K each per acre,</p><p>on the litter we apply it at a heavier rate I apply a minnimum of 1 ton per acre so I am getting 75 lbs of N,80lbs of P and 50lbs of K per acre</p><p>So if the comm fert is costing you $400 per ton and you apply 300lbs per acre you are getting the 51 lbs of N,P and K and the cost per acre is $80 per acre </p><p>If applying litter at 1 ton per acre I am getting 75 lbs of N,80lbs of P and 50lbs of K per acre and the cost is $20 per acre </p><p>your numbers where correct but I was quoting lbs per ton and you were using percentage which come out the same just a different way to get to the same answer. I was saying how many lbs of N,P and K per ton and you were figuring percentages</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Angus Cowman, post: 724980, member: 8829"] Ok lets see if I can better explain this A ton of commercial fert at 17-17-17 has 340lbs of N, 340lbs of P and 340lbs ofK a ton of litter at the #s I gave has 75lbs of N,80lbs ofP and 50lbs of K on comm fert you would only apply 2-300lbs per acre so you would be getting 51lbs of N,Pand K each per acre, on the litter we apply it at a heavier rate I apply a minnimum of 1 ton per acre so I am getting 75 lbs of N,80lbs of P and 50lbs of K per acre So if the comm fert is costing you $400 per ton and you apply 300lbs per acre you are getting the 51 lbs of N,P and K and the cost per acre is $80 per acre If applying litter at 1 ton per acre I am getting 75 lbs of N,80lbs of P and 50lbs of K per acre and the cost is $20 per acre your numbers where correct but I was quoting lbs per ton and you were using percentage which come out the same just a different way to get to the same answer. I was saying how many lbs of N,P and K per ton and you were figuring percentages [/QUOTE]
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