Form 12-A Instructions: Field Application Record
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Records of all livestock manure applications are to be kept. Use Form 12-A to keep track of all your manure applications by field (one form per field). Record the off-site transfer of manure on Form 12-B .
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Column 1
—Record the date and time of each application event.
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Column 2
—Record the name of the person writing this all down.
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Column 3
—Record the number of loads by making tally marks in the box.
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Column 4
—Record the amount of manure applied in either gallons or tons.
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Column 5
—Record the number of acres on which manure was applied. This will be the size of the field minus any setbacks.
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Column 6
—Record the application rate per acre in either gallons or tons.
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Column 7
—Identify the manure storage source for this manure.
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Column 8
—Identify the application method(s) used to apply this manure. For center pivot irrigation systems that span more than one field, enter the systems and the respective fields on Form 6-B , Field Summary Legend, and use a descriptive name for each system in the “field name” column.
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Column 9
—Record the wind speed and direction when this application is taking place.
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Column 10
—Record the weather conditions, using the codes at the bottom of the page.
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Column 11
—Record the relative humidity or dew point when this application is taking place. Weather records—average wind speed and direction, temperature, and dew point—are available electronically on a one-day delay at www.sws.uiuc.edu/warm.
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Column 12 —Record the soil moisture at the time this manure is being applied using the codes at the bottom of the page.
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Column 13
—Record the precipitation at the time this manure is being applied during the previous and post 24 hours.
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Column 14
—Circle “Y” if you will use data from this field application event to verify your equipment calibration in Step 14. Otherwise circle “N”.
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Column 15 —As manure is being applied, if there is or is not any evidence of leakage, mark Y or N. If marked Yes, use Form 12-C to document.
2.
This form in some way should be utilized during application to keep track, make notes, etc. that later can be consolidated on to Form 12-A (multiple pages may be necessary) and included in the plan. Do not rely on your memory while applying—make notes!!!
Hint: Use a clipboard—it is harder to lose and easier to write on.