Abstract: A chemical dispenser that attaches to a round baler is provided for dispersing dry particulate chemicals, via an airstream, onto a mat of crop material as same is being delivered and formed into a large round bale in the bale forming chamber of the baler. The dry particulate chemicals are discharged in the form of a plume into a captive area defined by the inner and outer surfaces of the crop material mat so as to achieve substantially uniform distribution of the chemicals throughout the bale of crop material while conserving the usage of the chemicals. The chemical dispenser also incorporates automatic controls for discharging chemicals only in response to the delivery of the mat of crop material to the bale forming chamber thereby insuring substantially uniform distribution of the chemicals within the bale while preventing wasteful use of the chemicals.

Abstract: A sub-soil planter machine has a frame, including front and rear transverse tool bars; a plurality of sub-soil blades mounted on and transversely spaced along the front tool bar; a plurality of rotary tilling assemblies mounted on and transversely spaced along the rear tool bar; and a plurality of planter units mounted on and transversely spaced along the rear tool bar in trailing relationship to the rotary tilling assemblies. The sub-soil blades, rotary tilling assemblies and planter units are so arranged in close proximity to one another such that the depth of the machine has been reduced whereby a given sized tractor, to which the machine is mounted on, is capable of lifting a larger machine than heretofore been accomplished due to the closeness of the machine to the rear end of the tractor resulting in a shorter length movement arm.