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FORM E Soybean Yield Survey Post-harvest Gleanings 2008 |
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NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE |
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YEAR, CROP, FORM, MMDD (1 – 7) |
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8 2 7 ____ ____ ____ ____ |
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Date: |
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NOTE: The post-harvest field gleanings should be completed as soon after harvest as possible, and must be done within 3 days after harvest. If the sample field has been plowed, disked, or pastured since harvest, select an alternate field for gleaning if one is available in the tract. |
FIELD OBSERVATIONS |
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1. Measure distance from plants in Row 1 to plants in Row 2 . . . . . . . |
Feet and Tenths |
701 |
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702 |
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2. Measure distance from plants in Row 1 to plants in Row 5 . . . . . . . |
Feet and Tenths |
703 |
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704 |
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GLEANINGS IN 3-FOOT UNITS |
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CHECK EACH BOX AS COMPELTED |
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Put all pods from both units and all whole beans and pieces from both units in the same paper bag. |
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ROW 1 |
ROW 2 |
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ROW 1 |
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3. Pick all pods with beans attached to plants, and loose pods with beans in each row middle and deposit in a paper bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Check |
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4. Pick up all whole beans and pieces of beans in each row middle and deposit in the same paper bag used for above item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Check |
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5. Was an alternate field used for making post-harvest observations? |
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YES—(Indicate in Field Notes) NO |
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FIELD NOTES: If post-harvest observations cannot be made, give reasons here. |
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6. Did a supervisor assist you in working this sample? YES NO |
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NOTE: Mail this Form E to the Regional Lab in the bag with the gleanings. |
Enumerator Number |
790 |
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Attach completed ID tag to the paper bag(s) containing gleanings and place bag(s) and this Form E in a cloth sack. Attach Regional Lab mailing tag to the cloth sack. |
Supervisor Number |
791 |
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ENUMERATOR: |
STATUS CODE |
780 |
REGIONAL LABORATORY DETERMINATIONS |
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Date sample received in lab (MM DD)______________________________ |
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Discard any pods with undeveloped beans. Thresh and hull all other pods from bag; combine with loose whole beans and pieces of beans. |
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7. Total weight of threshed and loose beans immediately before moisture test.. . . . . . . . |
Grams to Tenths |
714 |
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8. Moisture content of beans, rounded to tenths 1/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
Percent |
715 |
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1/ If sample weight is too small for moisture test, sufficient beans of known moisture content will be added to the sample so that a moisture test can be made. The moisture content of the sample can then be derived using the following formula. |
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( A + B ) D - ( B x C) |
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Where |
A = Weight of small sample (item 7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Grams |
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B = Weight of additional beans required for moisture test . . . . . . . . . . |
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Grams |
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C = Moisture percent of B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Percent |
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D = Moisture percent of A + B combined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Percent |
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E = Result: Moisture percent of small sample (enter in item 8) . . . . . . . |
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Percent |
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Lab Technician(s) |
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Date Analysis Completed |
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File Type | application/msword |
File Title | Project Code 102 QID 120034E |
Author | USDA |
Last Modified By | hancda |
File Modified | 2008-05-19 |
File Created | 2008-05-19 |