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Utilization of helicopters for island seeding. S. Hall

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: 1981Online resources: Abstract: From November 5th of November 7th, 1980; 161 islands and spoil piles in five different projects were seeded with a grass mixture especially formulated for use as waterfowl nesting cover. Application of the grass seed was done utilizing a Bell 206 Jet Ranger Helicopter with a Chadwick Seeder suspended underneath. The seed was applied at a rate of 40 pounds per acre or 5 pounds per standard island. The final results will not be fully known until this spring, but in as far as the application procedure goes, the method of utilizing the helicopter and the Chadwick Seeder proved to be cost effective and also very practical.

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From November 5th of November 7th, 1980; 161 islands and spoil piles in five different projects were seeded with a grass mixture especially formulated for use as waterfowl nesting cover. Application of the grass seed was done utilizing a Bell 206 Jet Ranger Helicopter with a Chadwick Seeder suspended underneath. The seed was applied at a rate of 40 pounds per acre or 5 pounds per standard island. The final results will not be fully known until this spring, but in as far as the application procedure goes, the method of utilizing the helicopter and the Chadwick Seeder proved to be cost effective and also very practical.

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