Drop tube system for planting field seeds in rows with different varieties of seeds

Abstract

A system for planting seeds having a metering system positioned before a belt lowering system that has a sensor to detect the position of a seed on the belt lowering system. The rotational speed of the metering system and the belt lowering system are determined by the speed and location of a planter and the position of the seed on the belt lowering system to correct seed positioning with relation to a pre-mapped or selected field starting location.

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         3 . The system of  claim 1  wherein a lower portion of the belt lowering system is angled in relation to a ground surface. 
     
     
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         5 . A drop tube system for planting seeds, comprising:
 a metering system;   a belt lowering system positioned after the metering system and having a continuous belt positioned around a plurality of rolls wherein a lower portion of the belt lowering system is arcuate in relation to a ground surface; and   at least one guide member positioned in spaced parallel relation to at least a portion of the belt.   
     
     
         6 . A drop tube system for planting seeds, comprising:
 a metering system;   a belt lowering system positioned after the metering system and having a continuous belt positioned around a plurality of   a sensor positioned at an outlet of the belt; and   at least one guide member positioned in spaced parallel relation to at least a portion of the belt.