Pa. fertilizer dealers
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Particle separation is a
problem which is evident
throughout the dry-blend
fertilizer industry. It exists
at the pile where fertilizer
components are mined and
it’s evident in the 80-pound
bag the fanner takes home
in his pick-up truck. The
problem exists mostly due to
the differences in particle
size, but particle shape and
density also have an effect.
Many a fanner experiences
the same situation with feed
that is blown into a
feedroom. The separation
effect gets worse if the
product is Allowed to form a
peaked pile or cone.
During the workshop
sessions, those in attendance
were treated to lectures on
the fundamentals of quality
control, screen analysis, and
sampling. Also featured was
a tour of a fertilizer plant
and demonstrations of
fertilizer mixing and
sampling. All processes
were conducted with Penn
sylvania Agriculture
Department officials looking
on - or, as in the case of
sampling - performing the
actual demonstrations.
Program participants saw
how to take proper samples
of dry blend fertilizer from
either bulk units or bags. It
was emphasized that the
proper equipment is
essential and fertilizer
storage or hauling methods
can have a big effect on the
outcome of tests.
One of the ways the in
dustry is using to eliminate
the effects of particle
separation is a series of
baffles inserted vertically
into the bins. The
arrangement of baffles could
take the shape of a long,
vertical “egg crate,” or be in
the form of large diameter
pipes (12 inches or more)
placed adjacent to each
-other and installed longways
inside the bin. Some dealers
are already making use of
such a system.
While recognizing that
much still needs to be done,
Pennsylvania’s fertilizer
industry boasts the following
record:
In 1972 the percentage of
deficiencies in Pennsylvania
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 16,1976
was 32 per cent; in 1973 it suggests Donald W. Parke,
was 21 per cent; in 1974 it executive vice presi n o'
dropped to 15 per cent; in PennAg Industries
1975 it was 14 per cent; in Association. He also notes
1976 it was 8 per cent and for that the industry in Penn
-1977 it was a mere 3 per cent. sylvania can take pride in
these results. The only states
That record represents to tie that record were
substantial improvement, Maryland and Wyoming.
A series of baffles inside the bin can be very
helpful in eliminating the problem of product
separation - the root of the analysis problem ex
perienced by some fertilizer manufacturers. Doing
the demonstrating above is Homer Kimbrough
from the Tennessee Valley Authority. (TVA).
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