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delivery tube, allowing the precise amount of fertilizer to drop down to the plant. Returning the lever through o
45 aligns the hole in the plate with the flexible delivery tube, allowing the hole to refill with fertilizer, ready for the next shot. Van Rensburg has also developed a hand-push wheeled fertilizer dispenser which delivers a narrow band of granular material in a
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constant stream. This is suitable for dispensing fertilizer on a bed which has rows of finer seed, the fertilizer being delivered directly to the row of seed, rather than being broadcast and wasted in the spaces between the rows. The device is also connected to a flexible backpack and the mechanism is such that the delivery stream remains constant, regardless of the speed at which the device is |
pushed, and regardless of the terrain over which is it worked. Van Rensburg believes these two devices will go a long way to reducing the amount of fertilizer wasted when working small and medium patches of crops. Both are available for delivery by mail. For more information: Michris Janse van Rensburg, Backsaver Implements, tel 073 454 4111 |
Backsaver’ s Michris Janse van Rensburg demonstrates the hand dispenser
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