Cogon Grass SEEPPC白茅 seeppc.ppt

Scotch Lumber Company 170,000 Acres in 8 Counties 150,000 Acres in Clarke County, AL Family Owned Lands – 4 Families Harrigan, Woods, Skipper, O’Melia Managed for Sawtimber / Veneer / Pole Production Mills in Fulton, AL – Beatrice, AL – Waynesboro, MS SLC Cogon Grass Plan Our program is product of trial and error Everyone normally will fall into one position or another in regards to our tactics You will agree with our position – Aggressive You will disagree with our approach – Too Costly! DISCLAIMER Please hold all your questions until the end of presentation WE DON’T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS! History of our Efforts Began 8-9 years ago – Did not know depth of problem (Company Labor) 5-6 years ago – More serious (1 Contractor) 3 years ago – Better records (Mapped Spots, 3 Contractors) 2 years to Present – More Detailed (GPS Spots, 13 Contractors) Reconnaissance Prior to last year we only looked for cogon grass while spraying (May-October) Presently- Done in dormant months Customized flagging GPS point taken and downloaded to Arcview Maps prepared for spraying contractors 2007 Recon Comp. 4 7 Required Equipment Carrier Vehicle Pump Gun Jet (AA2 or AA2A w/45 orifice) 2-200 gal. tanks (minimum)- graduated 4-wheeler w/15-25 gal. spray rig Flagging Aluminum Tags/Nails Calculator 2007 Prescription Per 50 gallon mix 32 oz. Accord XRT 100 oz. Chopper 32 oz. Conquer (MSO) 12 oz. Dyna Mark Dye (Blue) Sprayed to wet / runoff More grass surface area requires more volume/acre Objective- More smaller droplets means better coverage Calibration- Not easy in a forestry setting Spray Procedure Arrive on site- Flag a 12’ buffer around patch GPS patch (one point in the center of each patch) Spray to wet- insure thorough coverage Aluminum Tag (Crew name-date sprayed) Determine Acreage (calculator) Keep accurate measurements Record all data on spray sheet 2006 Sprayed Comp. 21 Test Plots (2007) 18 Plots using various concentrations (adjusted by water volumes) Also spraying for seed