CA2184896A1 - Computer network for collecting and analyzing agronomic data - Google Patents

Abstract

A client-client-server computer network (Figs. 1 and 2) includes a portable computer (20) (client) connectable by a data link (44) to a desktop computer (24) (client) which transmits data through an offline batching data link (26) to a host or system server (30) (server) for the electronic collection, processing, and analyzing of agricultural data generated through the operation of a farm. A plurality of client-client computer sub-networks, one for each of a plurality of farms, is anticipated for connection through an offline, batching data link to a single system server such that a master database may be assembled of data for many farms. Real time, same growing season, analyses and reports may be generated for use by any individual farmer from this master database. The portable computer (20) includes a nested display driven software for a graphic user interface computer, such as a Personal Digital Assistant, to simplify the data entry process.

Description

- W095/24688 2 1 8 4 ~ 9 6 PCT~S95/02940 COMPUTER NETWORK FOR COLLECTING
AND ANALYZING AGRONOMIC DATA
Background and SummarY of the Invention There is a wealth of information utilized by a farmer in the agricultural operation of a farm. This information includes data related to the various types of 5 soil in his fields, the types of crops planted in the past and intended to be planted in the next growing sea-son, the scheduled time and actual performance of various farm operations on each field such as tilling, cultivat-ing, etc., the various types of chemicals applied to each lO field such as fertilizers and herbicides, the various kinds of diseases and infestations of insects which are encountered in the growing season, weather information relating to rainfall and temperatures, etc. In the prior art, a farmer generally records only some of this infor-lS mation, as much of it as he considers to be usable, manu-ally in the field. Additionally, many farmers are com-puter literate and will manually record limited catego-ries and amounts of this information in the field and bring it back to their home for entry into their home PC.

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Unfortunately, as a farmer has many responsibilities and worries other than data collection, most often the farmer does not have time or on-the-spot opportunity to record what may be very significant data. Furthermore, this 5 data collection chore can be quite time-consuming as it is generally achieved with a clipboard or notebook, or most commonly a piece of paper, which is easy to forget, misplace, or even lose. Unfortunately for the farmer, there are increasing Ar ~nAs on his time to collect data 10 such as for reporting to various governmental agencies, including the EPA. Data collection has thus become a major problem which is being forced on farmers who have little help from any prior art devices.
Because of the increasing competition and mechani-15 zation of farming, data collection has become even more important for the farmer so that he might keep better track of his costs to determine the profitability of various crops planted on various fields throughout his farm. Typically, a farmer works on a close margin such 20 that accurate cost accounting can be critical in helping a farmer make a decision as to the various crops planted and grown. Unfortunately, for various re~co~s, computers have not been successfully applied to the farmer's data collection and analysis problem.
In order to solve these and other problems in the prior art, the inventors herein have sl~ccee~QA in design-ing and developing a unique computer network which in-cludes a portable computer with a user-friendly interface for on-the-spot data recording by the farmer having suf-30 ficient capabilities for satisfying virtually all of his information handling needs. This computer network is comprised of a client-client-server configuration. As envisioned, a typical farmer would have two computers, a "field" or portable computer as well as a fixed platform 35 PC operating with a graphic user interface. The portable computer function may be satisfied by one of the several -- W O 95/24688 2 1 8 4 8 9 6 PCTAUS9~/02940 Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) computers recently mar-keted by a number of computer companies. One such exam-ple is the APPLE~ NEWTON~ MESSAGE PAD~. These personal digital assistants (PDA) provide a screen display cover-5 ing a substantial portion of a larger side thereof, sim-ple graphic user interface (GUI) with handwriting recog-nition capability, and touch screen data entry with a stylus to greatly simplify the entry of data. A PDA is compact and portable so that a farmer may readily carry 10 it wherever he goes, in the field, on a tractor, etc.
Also, the PDA is rugged enough to withstand the rigors of a farm environment.
The inventors contemplate that other user-friendly interfaces will become available in portable computers, 15 such as voice data entry, and that any computer with a "non-command line" or "non-typed" interface would be equally suitable for use herein. Of course, this simpli-fied data entry feature lends itself uniquely to applica-tion for this problem in that farmers as a group are no 20 different from others who have shied away from adapting to the computer age because of the perceived difficulty in communicating with a computer. This GUI and touch screen, or non-command line, data entry scheme signifi-cantly reduces a farmer's objection and increases the 25 adaptability of the invention for that reason alone.
On this PDA, a custom stored program is loaded which includes a hierarchy of nested displays in each of four major areas. These four major areas are operations, weather, field use, and equipment. The information re-30 lating to a growing season may be conveniently pre-loaded into the PDA from a PC through a data link conn~cting the PDA with the fixed platform PC in the farmer's house.
This PC includes an emulation of the GUI of the PDA and provides, through the windows mouse, the ability for the 35 farmer to track through virtually the same operational ~ Gylam on his PC as is found in the PDA. This greatly W095/24688 2 1 8 4 8 9 6 PCT~S95/02940 ~

enhAnces the system by reducing the amount of "computer-ese" that the farmer has to learn to a single, display-driven, ~oyLam. In order to increase the usability of the system, the PC is provided with a program for manipu-5 lating the data base included in the PDA, and there isalso a feature which permits the synchronization of the data base in the PDA with the data base in the PC, uti-lizing a paradigm of most recent data override. This helps eliminate errors which might otherwise creep into 10 the data through use of two separate computers.
A farmer may ~ullveniently carry his PDA with him as he farms to make data entries on the spot. This data is thusly "validated" by its time stamp and place of entry. This includes the completion of various farm 15 operations such as tilling, the application of chemicals or herbicides to a field, the observed temperature or rainfall, or virtually any other data as is explained more completely in the preferred embodiment which fol-lows. Thus, with the present invention, the farmer for 20 the first time may conveniently and readily enter data with minimal interference in his farming operations.
Utilizing the PDA and PC combination alone would, in itself, greatly e~hAnce a farmer's operation of an individual farm. However, the present invention further 25 envisions the implementation of a third step to provide a client-client-server network configuration. That entails the widespread adoption of the PDA/PC computer pair throughout various regions of the country and their con-nection through an offline, batched, data link with a 30 central computer or server. With this third level, or server computer, data from many farmers and farms may be collected which can be used to assemble a master data base, in real time, to provide for the prompt fP~dhAck of "best practices" data and projections for a farmer par-35 ticularized as to his most geographically significantsurroundings. For example, if a farmer has fields in a - W095/24688 2 1 8 4 ~ ~ 6 PCT~S95/02940 valley along with several other farmers, he may find out through this master data base what these other farmers have used to solve a particular problem such as control-ling a particular crop disease or infestation. He may 5 also find out detail relating to the time and type of various farming operations performed on the same or simi-lar crops, and their success or failure in past years.
This kind of information has been generally unavailable in the prior art, and certainly unavailable on a real 10 time basis to provide information about other farmers' practices during the same growing season. This informa-tion may be critical to a farmer's success or failure with a particular crop. The need for this invention is thus quite apparent.
In order to implement this third or server comput-er, the inventors have in~ol~olated into their invention a commercial messaging service which provides for the offline, batched, collection of data from the significant number of client-client sub-networks. One such service 20 which may be utilized is MCI MAI~. With these services, individual farmers would call in and transmit data, and that data would then be batched and collected by the server or an intermediary computer for dispatch onto the server, as the collected data fills a "batch". As a way 25 of encouraging farmers to utilize this messaging service, various reports and other analyses may be performed and made available to a farmer only after he has transmitted his data to the batch. A farmer's access to this commer-cial messaging service may be restricted by utilizing an 30 encryption routine embedded in the PC software for trans-lation of a farmer-entered code into a valid account number, along with a password. Through this methodology, a significant connectivity problem may be solved with safeguards included to prevent any abuse or undesired use 35 by a farmer of the commercial service which would run up charges for non-system use.

W095/24688 2 1 8 4 8 9 6 PCT~S95/02940 In developing the stored program for the PDA, the inventors herein have sllc-c~e~ in solving several prob-lems related to handling the oversized amount of data required for the large variations of possible entries.
5 For example, there are as many as about 16,000 different types of soils from which a farmer may select for each of his fields. Storing these sizes of data bases in the PDA
itself would be impractical and would impede the smooth, efficient entry of data which is a highly desired feature 10 of the present invention. This problem has been solved by providing a PC having a much greater memory size from which a farmer may choose to load data into his PDA.
Still another solution to that problem is the use of a memory card which may be inserted into a PDA from which 15 the same selections may be made. This allows the PDA
data base to be conveniently customized for each farmer.
Still another feature of implementation includes the ability of the PDA stored program to intelligently prese-lect only logical entries to populate a number of pop-up 20 screens from which a farmer must choose during his data entry process. The pop-up screens are thusly "context sensitive". For example, during certain growing stages of a crop, only certain kinds of herbicides for killing a particular weed are usable without damage to the crop 25 itself. A sub-routine in the stored program acts to limit these herbicide entries in a pop-up list so that a farmer need not scroll through an inordinate number of herbicides, many of which would damage the crop or not kill that particular weed. These details of implementa-30 tion are important in utilizing the PDA for the task athand in that the size of the PDA screen is limited and long pop-up lists would require scrolling for un~ccPpt-ably long time periods.
There are still other features of implementation 35 which are more fully explained in the preferred embodi-ment and which contribute to the success of the present - W095/24688 2 ~ 848 9 6 PCT~S95~02940 invention. While the principal advantages and features of the invention have been explained herein, a fuller understAn~;ng and appreciation for the invention may be obt~ne~ by referring to the drawings and description of 5 the preferred embodiment which follow which are not in-t~n~ to be limiting.
Brief DescriPtion of the Drawings Figure 1 is a block diagram of an information hanAl~ng system utilizing the present invention;
10Figure 2 is a schematic diagram detailing the client-client-server computer network comprising the present invention:
Figure 3 is a NEWTON~ display for its Extras File;
Figure 4 is the "splash" screen or initial screen 15 of the NEWTON~ ~loyLam;
Figure 5 is a sample NEWTON~ screen depicting scrolling lists;
Figure 6 is a portion of a sample NEWTON~ screen detailing the multi-picker routine for filling the lists 20 of Figure 5;
Figure 7 is a sample NEWTON~ screen utilized in editing field operations;
Figure 8 is a sample NEWTON~ pop-up list for the entry of completion data:
25Figure 9 is a sample NEWTON~ pop-up list for picking dates to be entered;
Figure 10 depicts the NEWTON~ screen for entering detail notes:
Figure 11 is the NEWTON~ screen wherein field 30 operations may be displayed by either field or operation;
Figure 12 is a NEWTON~ screen depicting the pop-up list for adding soil type to a particular field;
Figure 13 is a NEWTON~ pop-up list for AA~; ng field operations:

W095/24688 2 1 8 4 8 9 6 PCT~S95102940 Figure 14 are a pair of NEWTON~ pop-up lists for entering soil type and crop history information for a particular field:
Figure 15 is a NEWTON~ screen with pop-up list for 5 entering tillage operation information:
Figure 16 is a pop-up list for entering crop information for a particular field;
Figure 17 is a NEWTON~ screen with pop-up list for entering plant/seed operation data for a particular 10 field;
Figure 18 is a NEWTON~ screen with multi-picker function as shown in Figure 19 for entering nutrient information for a particular field;
Figure 19 are pop-up lists to implement the multi-15 picker function entry of data in Figure 18;
Figure 20 is a NEWTON~ screen with pop-up list for entering irrigation data with a multi-picker function;
Figure 21 is a NEWTON~ screen for entering scout-ing information relating to various diseases, insect, 20 plant injury, or weed information with multi-picker pop-ups as shown in Figure 22 for a particular field;
Figure 22 are pop-up lists as used for entering data as shown in Figure 21;
Figure 23 is a NEWTON~ screen with pop-up lists 25 and multi-picker function for entering fungus/disease control information for a particular field;
Figure 24 is a NEWTON~ screen with pop-up list and multi-picker function for entering weed control data for a particular field;
Figure 25 is a NEWTON~ screen and pop-up list with multi-picker function for entering insect/mite control data for a particular field;
Figure 26 is a NEWTON~ screen and pop-up list with multi-picker function for entering pest control data for 35 a particular field:

- W O 9S/24688 2 1 ~ 4 ~ ~ 6 PCTrUS95/02940 Figure 27 is a NEWTON~ screen with pop-up list and multi-picker function for entering defoliation/desic-cation data for a particular field;
Figure 28 is a NEWTON~ screen with pop-up list and 5 multi-picker function for entering data relating to har-vest information for a particular field;
Figure 29 is a flow chart depicting the logic used in constructing context sensitive lists;
Figure 30 is a NEWTON~ screen and pop-up list for 10 entering data relating to weather for the farm;
Figure 31 is a NEWTON~ screen and pop-up list for entering crop information for the farm;
Figure 32 is a NEWTON~ screen and pop-up list for entering and displaying farm machinery information for 15 the farm;
Figure 33 is a schematic overview detailing the software disclosure and discriminating between source code disclosure and flow chart disclosure;
Figure 34 is an annotated flow chart detailing the 20 overall data delivery flow between the mobile computer, the fixed platform PC, and on to the central computer through a messaging service;
Figure 35 is a flow chart for a portable computer stored ~loylam module which enables selection and storage 25 of data entries for populating pop-up lists in the porta-ble computer;
Figure 36 is a flow chart for a stored program module used in both the portable computer and fixed plat-form PC for building a datagram from data stored in a 30 data base in stored memory;
Figure 37 is a flow chart for a stored ~lGy~am module in the fixed platform PC which facilitates user inquiry for specified reports from the central computer;
Figure 38 is a flow chart for a s~Gled ~loy~am 35 module in the fixed platform PC which enables a user to W095/24688 PCT~S95/02940 display messages being communicated through the data link between the fixed platform PC and the central computer;
Figure 39 is a flow chart for a stored program module in the fixed platform PC which facilitates the 5 receiving of messages from the messaging service by the fixed platform PC;
Figure 40 is a flow chart for a stored program module for the fixed platform PC which provides the cod-ing and ~eco~ng of the account number for communication lO through the messaging service;
Figure 41 is a flow chart of a stored program module for the central computer which processes an analy-sis request from a user for a report or other data;
Figure 42 is a flow chart for a stored program 15 module for the central computer which accesses the cen-tral data base and generates a report for transmission to a user on command;
Figure 43 is a flow chart for a stored program module for the central computer which parses and stores 20 datagrams into the central computer as transmitted from the user;
Figure 44 is a flow chart for a stored program module in the central computer which facilitates operator entry into the central computer of selected information 25 for transmission to users;
Figure 45 is a diagram detailing the data base setup in the central computer which ensures data privacy;
Figure 46 is a flow chart for a stored program module in both the portable computer and the fixed plat-30 form PC for synchronizing data bases upon connection of a data link; and Figure 47 is a sample NEWTON~ screen depicting the preferences ~lee~l.
Detailed DescriPtion of the Preferred Embodiment The present invention is part of a sophisticated data collection, processing, and reporting system which - W095/24688 2 1 8 4 ~ 9 6 PCT~s95~02940 may be best understood by referring to Figure 1. As shown therein, a mobile computer 20, in the preferred embodiment an APPLE~ NEWTON~ MESSAGE PAD~ PDA, is used bo collect and compile farm data for transmission back to a 5 host computer. As each farmer acquires his mobile com-puter 20, a customer service function 22 will be made available to aid the farmer in setting up the specific parameters for the display driven software used as an aid in collecting data and also to obtain profile information 10 on the particular farmer who will utilize the mobile com-puter 20. This is indicated by an arrow labeled 1 in Figure 1. After setup, information will be entered by the farmer on his mobile computer 20 and transmitted to a messaging company. This is indicated by an arrow labeled 15 2. For convenience, and as explained further herein, a desktop computer 24 will interact with the mobile comput-er 20 and, as initially implemented, will communicate with the messaging company 26 as shown by the dotted line arrow labeled 2'. There is added functionality to accom-20 modate this arrangement, as will be explained below. Amessage gateway computer 28 periodically polls the messaging company 26 and downloads any messages waiting there. Although only a single farmer is depicted in Figure 1, the inventors' intent is that many farmers be 25 connected such that this portion of the system will in fact be configured more akin to that as depicted in Fig-ure 2. The downlo~ng of messages from the messaging company 26 by the message gateway computer 28 is depicted by an arrow labeled 3. The message gateway computer 28 30 parses the messages for content, performs range checking and validation of the data, and then transmits the data to the host data base computer, or central computer 30 as depicted by the arrow labeled 4. Data from the central computer 30 may be periodically processed statistically 35 and analyzed in many ways, including further computer analysis, and is shown representationally as an analysis wossl24688 2 1 8 4 8 9 6 PCT~S95/02940 function 32 with data being transmitted as shown by an arrow labeled 5. This analysis function 32 may then be used to generate fin;she~ reports 34 over an arrow la-beled 6. These finished lepul~s may be distributed to 5 farmers through the message gateway computer 28 and messaging company 26 back to the farmer if the analysis was performed as a result of a query from the farmer.
This data path is represented by arrows labeled 7-9. (As initially configured, the transmission from the messaging 10 company would go to the desktop computer 24 over the dotted line arrow labeled 9'.) Additionally, the fin-ished reports may be distributed via postal mail, facsim-ile, and online bulletin boards such as COMPUSERVE~ (ar-row 11) for selective access by any farmer connected to 15 the system. As alluded to above, the desktop computer 24 forms part of the initial configuration and provides additional functionality for the farmer. For example, the farmer may backup and restore the data on the mobile computer 20 from a data base maintained at the desktop 20 computer 24. Additionally, desktop computer 24 may be utilized to perform its own statistical analysis and generate reports which are farmer specific and which do not require access to the master data base maint~;~e~ at the central computer 30.
As is apparent from the overview provided, the present invention provides a modular approach in a cli-ent-client-server network configuration for "computeriz-ing" the farming or agricultural process from a micro level up to a macro level. The client-client-server 30 network corresponds to the NEWTON~, desktop computer, and host server, with data links between those components for the free flow of information therebetween. This overall system provides ready scalability which is enh~nc~ by the use of a messaging company 26 as the hub between the 35 large number of farmers and the central computer 30.
This messaging company 26 provides an offline batching _ woss/24688 Zl ~ 4 ~ 9 6 PCT~S95/02940 data link as a hub or interface with a gateway computer 28 for coordinating the transfer of data in batches to the central computer 30. This provides unigue advantages over any online modem or call-up configuration which 5 would require the central computer 30 to be capable of simultaneously handling many thousands of calls. An alternative to online modem connection would be a polling function wherein the central computer 30 would regularly poll each farmer to download his data. Again, this re-10 guires a significant overhead for the central computer30, or even a message gateway computer 28, and would require a farmer to be "online". These problems are avoided through the use of the messaging company 26.
The master data base 36 at the central computer 30 15 provides storage and retrieval of collected farm data, customer/farm profiles, and agronomic information. The farm data consists of recorded field operations and daily weather data. The collection frequency of the field operations will vary according to c~Con~ weather, crop 20 type, and farmer preference. The field operations and weather data will be formatted, validated, and loaded nightly by the data pre-processing provided by the mes-sage gateway computer 28. Cu~ t ~ r information will also be provided to the master data base and will consist of a 25 grower profile, field descriptions, farm equipment infor-mation, farm assets, and report order information. This information will be provided initially and updated regu-larly through the customer service function 22. The specifics relating to the collection of these data will 30 be further explained below in connection with the display - driven software of mobile computer 20 and desktop com-puter 24.
Portable Com~uter Software The display driven software provided by the inven-35 tors herein for the portable computer which, preferably, utilizes a graphic user interface, may be best unde~ood W095/24688 2 1 8 4 8 9 6 PCT~S95/02940 by referring to the series of drawings identified as Figures 3 through 32. Generally, the portable computer software is laid out as a series of nested displays of different levels with each level indicating the hierarchy 5 of 5C~ eel-s accessed by the user, the screens thus being grouped and organized according to the way they can be ~rcecSP~. The layout is a relatively simple structure and is organized according to the logical sequence of features and functionality from the user's perspective.
10 By maint~i ni ng a simple and consistent system layout, the user may feel comfortable in using the system by sensing their control and knowledge of their location in the system. This leads to a perception that the user can freely and intuitively navigate through the system to get5 where they want to go without repeated trial and error.
Figure 3 represents the NEWTON~ Extras Drawer Screen from which the user accesses the Infoline applica-tion, or portable computer application, by tapping on the indicated picture button. By doing so, the display of 20 Figure 4 will appear which represents the main Infoline screen. This screen is the home base that allows the user to access the many features of the application.
From this screen, the user can access or gain access to all of the Infoline application features by tapping the 25 picture buttons shown at the bottom of the screen. As indicated in Figure 4, and going from left to right, the "CHART" picture button selects the field selection set of nested displays. The "RAIN CLOUD" button selects the weather set of nested displays. The "SILO" button se-30 lects the land use nested displays. The "TRACTOR" buttonselects the farm mach; ne~y set of displays. At the upper left corner of the screen is a "preferences" button which, when selected, will display the screen of Figure 47, permitting the user to select units of measure and 35 enter the farm name.

- W095/24688 2 1 8 4 g 9 6 PCT~S95/02940 Before explaining the more detailed operation of the software, it will be helpful to first understand several conv~lltions which are utilized throughout the software. As shown in Figure 5, a scrolling list display 5 provides a set of arrows which, when depressed, scroll the correspon~ing display. As shown in Figure 6, multi-list selections may be made utilizing scrolling displays in a "multi-picker" arrangement. As depicted in the figure, an upper scrolling list may be assembled by se-lO lecting any one of the entries in the lower scrollinglist and depressing the "ADD" button, or by selecting any one of the entries in the upper scrolling display and depressing the "REMOVE" button. Access to more detailed information is available by double selecting any entry.
15 Where multi-picking is utilized in the program, an "MP"
symbol is used as indicated. Field operations may be edited as shown in Figure 7, with the multi-picking meth-odology as just explained. The "ENTER INFO" button dis-plays a completion screen as shown in Figure 8 wherein 20 "slide bars" are used for entering numerical data such as hours and minutes. By depressing and moving any one of the "slide bars", the number in the hours or minutes display may be moved up or down to match the desired time to be entered. A date picker is shown in Figure 9 25 wherein a calendar is displayed and months may be scrolled or days of any months selected by tapping a different date in the month in order to change the dis-played date which will then be entered. At various points in the program, additional note-taking information 30 is made available through an auxiliary screen for that ~ purpose as shown in Figure 10 entitled "INFO NOTES".
This note-taking page is accessed by tapping on the "INFO
NOTE n button.
Having explained these ~ GYL am conventions, move-35 ment by a user through the nested display program may be more readily understood. As shown in Figure 4, a field W095/24688 2 1 8 ~ 8 9 6 PCT~S95/02940 selection may be selected which initially changes the display to the operations summary by field. These opera-tions may also be displayed by the kind of operation as also shown in Figure 11, and more detailed information 5 about the field itself may be obt~ine~ by tapping the indicated button which moves the display to Figure 12.
As indicated in Figure 13, various operations may be readily added to the displayed page when accessed through the "ADD" button. Furthermore, soil type and crop histo-10 ry information may be added as shown in Figure 14 bytapping the "ADD" button in the field information display as shown in Figure 12. In adding the operations, addi-tional detailed information may be added as shown in Figure 13 which produces one of a number of pop-up dis-15 plays wherein, for example, the type of tool may be se-lected with a multi-pick step (Figure 15) and the field may be selected with a multi-pick step as well, or the crop may be selected (Figure 16). For plant/seed opera-tions as shown in Figure 17, the type of seed and other 20 detailed information may be entered through a pop-up screen with a multi-picking step. The other operations may also provide further detailed information as is read-ily understood by referring to Figures 15 - 28.
As is apparent from the foregoing, a good many of 25 the displays in this software are utilized to collect data entered by the farmer which relate to agricultural operations on selected fields of his farm. This data are entered through a graphic user interface and without the use of a keyboard through the multi-picking ~ullvention as 30 previously explained. The tables which are generated for the multi-picking selections are preloaded into the por-table computer memory. However, in order to minimize the available choices in various lists, the software includes a subroutine for generating what are called "context 35 sensitive" pop-up lists which eliminate irrelevant or impossible choices through which a farmer must scroll in -- W095/24688 2 1 8 4 ~ ~ PCT~S95/02940 order to select an appropriate choice. This greatly simplifies the farmer's choices in many instances and is an effective tool for minimizing the amount of time re-quired by a farmer to scroll through lists of available 5 choices and make data entry. While the entire software package for the present computer is attAc~e~ hereto as an exhibit, a "flowchart" of the logic used in eliminating choices for these "context sensitive" scrollable lists is shown in Figure 29. One such set of data involves prod-10 ucts, such as herbicides which a farmer would typicallyuse in all the various farming operations on his crops.
This corresponds to the "products" as shown in the fig-ure. Targets are those diseases or infestations which attack the particular crop. Thus, for any particular 15 kind of disease, there are certain products which would be effective thereon and would be selected for display.
Also, certain kinds of products are suitable for use during certain growing stages and not others. Thus, depending upon the growing stage, other products would be 20 selected or eliminated. Using this logic, a pop-up list of herbicides could be paired down based on the crop, point in time of its growing ~ on, and the particular disease or infestation identified by the farmer.
In addition to the operations data which may be 25 conveniently input through the nested display arrangement as previously explained, weather information may also be input by a farmer using the display as depicted in Figure 30. This weather information includes high and low tem-perature as well as any rainfall. Addition~lly, a calcu-30 lation may be made to determine growing degree days, asindicated. The display shown in Figure 31 permits entry by a farmer of the various kinds of fields comprising the - farm, as well as crop information for each field. Last-ly, as shown in the Figure 32, a summary list may be 35 ~ollv~lliently assembled of all of the farmer's equipment, with further detail for each piece of equipment as de-W095/24688 PCT~S95/02940 21 848~6 picted in the pop-up list accessible through the "ADD
EQUIP" button. Once added, selection of any line item of equipment will display the same data for reference by the farmer.
The foregoing functional explanation of the nested display program for use on a graphic user interface por-table computer has been explained. As a further explana-tion of the nested display logic, a logic diagram showing the display hierarchy with word descriptors is also in-10 cluded herewith as Exhibit B. This information will help further explain the nested display hierarchy in order to further ensure a complete underst~n~;ng of the present invention. Furthermore, the detailed data which is to be used to populate the various pop-up lists, such as soil 15 type, is detailed in Exhibit C. However, these data would be well known to those of ordinary skill in the art, readily Accec~ible in well known reference materi-als, and a matter of design choice. It is anticipated that this information will be customized with respect to 20 the particular growing area for which the invention will be provided. Not only is this data well known to those of ordinary skill in the art, but it cont;nl~s to evolve as new herbicides are developed, new soil typing is de-termined, new equipment is developed, new seed types are 25 developed, etc. such that the lists which are provided herein are sub~ect to change over time.
In order to enter this information into the mobile computer 20, one of several alternatives may be utilized.
As explained above, this information may be entered by a 30 customer service function 22 who may provide a data link connecting the mobile computer 20 with a lap top or other computer brought on site by the representative. Alter-nately, the information may be downloaded to the farmer's desktop computer 24 through the messaging company 26, or 35 over a data service, and then transferred to the PDA over a data link, such as an RS232 connection. As still an--- W095/24688 2 1 8 4 8 9 6 PCT~S9S/02940 tain this data and may be inserted into a card slot 40 for a card reader 42 on the mobile computer 20. This is considered to be a matter of design choice for entering base data into the mobile computer 20.
5 Desktop ComDuter Software The software written and implemented by the inven-tors as their preferred embodiment closely emulates the nested display arrangement explained above for the porta-ble computer portion of the network. This program is 10 written for operation on a windows platform which pro-vides a graphic user interface, with a mouse instead of a stylus, to provide the same "look and feel" to a farmer for ease in learning and operating the system from either computer. Although the display may be configurable at 15 will under the Windows Operating System, it is anticipat-ed that it will be loaded and recommended for use by a farmer with a representation of the display being used as an image for approximately half the screen. This repre-sentation gives the same "look and feel" of an APPLE~
20 NEWTON~ display. Also, a series of buttons along the bottom of the initial display will replicate the same functions as explained above for the portable computer, except that two additional buttons will be provided. The first of these will be labeled "SYNC" and shall provide 25 the added functionality of synchronizing the data in the desktop computer with that in the portable computer.
Although any of several paradigms may be utilized, the inventors contemplate giving priority to most recent data over older data when comparisons between data entries 30 demonstrate dissimilarities. Typically, it is antici-pated that a farmer will take his portable computer in the field and make various entries indicating completed operations, etc. A farmer may then return to his home or base of operations and connect his portable computer 35 through a data link 44, such as an RS232 ~onnection, to his desktop computer 24, and synchronize the data by W095/24688 2 1 8 4 ~ 9 6 PCT~S95/02940 actuating the "SYNC" button on the desktop computer 24.
This synchronization is not only a preliminary step to transmitting data to the central computer 30, but also serves as a backup for the data contA~ne~ in the portable 5 computer. Of course, this data may then be further backed up by downloading the data base on diskettes, hard disks, etc.
Still another feature of the software for the desktop computer is the ability of the desktop computer 10 to actually manipulate the data contained in the memory of the portable computer. This may be contrasted with other remote access software and data base programs which copy the other computer's data base into the desktop com-puter for manipulation. With these other prior art soft-15 ware packages, the manipulated data base must then berestored or recopied into the portable computer. This extra step may not only be forgotten, but is also subject to translational error which could result in incorrect entries or differences between the two data bases. This, 20 of course, is very undesirable and especially so as this invention may well be used by operators who do not rou-tinely utilize computers in farming. Additionally, these other prior art packages are written for, and intend to permit, a smaller capacity computer to access a larger 25 capacity computer, which is the opposite of the implemen-tation herein.
The second extra button is labeled "NET" and actuating it leads the user through a simplified routine for transmitting data from the desktop computer to the 30 messaging service. In the preferred embodiment, data is communicated to the system server from the desktop com-puter in order to implement the invention utilizing ex-isting hardware having commercially available capabili-ties. However, it is contemplated by the inventors, as 35 is explained above, that communication of data may very well be achieved directly from the portable computer, or ~ W095/24688 2 1 8 4 ~ 9 6 PCT~Sg5/02940 either computer, without departing from the scope of this invention.
SYstem Server Software The inventors contemplate that any commercially 5 available data base software may be utilized for the sys-tem server software. One such example is ORACLET~. As is routinely implemented with any typical data base, client specific information, such as farmers' names, may be suppressed and/or deleted from reports such that anonymi-10 ty of data may be preserved. This may be an importantfeature in implementing the present invention as farmers generally are reluctant to provide data concerning the operation of their farm unless they can be assured that such data will remain confidential and anonymous. Imple-15 menting the client server software appropriately mayconveniently ensure this anonymity. Statistical analysis and report generation may be achieved through commercial-ly available software as would be well known to those of ordinary skill in the art. In developing the present 20 invention, the inventors have focused on the user input portion of their invention and do not anticipate that custom software is nee~ for implementation as presently conceived.
Software Desiqn As shown in Figure 33, the software design for the present invention is detailed as an aid to one of ordi-nary skill in the art in implementing the present inven-tion. As shown therein, a dotted line circle 200 repre-sents the software for the mobile computer, a second 30 dotted line circle 202 represents the software for the fixed platform PC, and a third dotted line circle 204 represents the software implemented in the central com-puter, it being understood that the central computer may itself be comprised of a gateway computer in combination 35 with a central computer, or multiple central computers woss/24688 2 1 8 4 a 9 6 PCT~S95/02940 which provide additional capacity for serving increased numbers of users.
As shown in Figure 33, many of the functions performed by the software are embedded in the source 5 code. However, there are several functions which have been implemented through flow charts which are included herein as separate figures of the drawings. These are as follows. As shown in Figure 34, an overview of the data delivery from the data bases in the mobile computer and 10 fixed platform PC to the central computer data base is detailed. The mobile computer includes program modules which are flow charted as follows. As shown in Figure 35, the pop-up lists in the mobile computer are populated through a PCMCIA ROM card into an application or RAM
15 card. Datagrams are constructed using the stored program module flow charted in Figure 36. This program is used both in the mobile computer software 200 as well as the fixed platform PC software 202. As shown in Figure 46, data synchronization between the mobile computer and the 20 fixed platform PC may be achieved by merely interconnect-ing the two with a data link.
The fixed platform PC software 202 includes the "display messages" flow chart of Figure 38 which permits messages communicated to and from the central computer to 25 be displayed on the fixed platform PC. The capability for the fixed platform PC to receive messages through the messaging service is flow charted in Figure 39. The coding and ~eco~i ng of account numbers to prevent misuse of the messaging service by a user is achieved through 30 the stored program module flow charted in Figure 40.
The central computer software 204 includes the analysis and reporting program module flow charted in Figure 37 for handling inquiries from a user and trans-mitting reports back to him. The preparation of specific 35 analyses based upon customer inquiry is achieved through the central computer software flow charted in Figure 41.

~ W095/24688 2 1 8 4 3 9 6 PCT~S95/02940 Responding to inquiries is achieved through the software program module flow charted in Figure 42. The parsing and storing of data from datagrams is achieved through the software program module flow charted in Figure 43.
5 Additional, offline news or other information may be entered into the system at the central computer through the software program module flow charted in Figure 44.
Privacy of the data contained in the central data base is achieved through the methodology flow charted in Figure lO 45.
There are various changes and modifications which may be made to the invention as would be apparent to those skilled in the art. For example, while the present disclosure describes the invention in a farming applica-15 tion where individual farmers are raising crops on theirown fields, plantations, orchards, groves, and vineyards, the present invention is readily adaptable and usable for many other "growing" arrangements whether for food or other reasons such as seed crops, ornamentals, etc.
20 These include, but are not limited to, raising cattle in feed lots where the crops are instead herds of cattle and the fields are instead pens; poultry raising operations where chickens are the "crops" and hen houses are the "fields", or similarly for swine or dairy; contract grow-25 ing arrangements where a major user of "grown" foodstuffshas contracted for the full output of one or more "farms"; and other such situations where it is desired to monitor the growing, raising, bree~ng or other produc-tion of a living organism. However, these changes or 30 modifications are included in the teaching of the disclo-sure.

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Con~iden~ial The Monsan~o InfoLi~e New~on Ap~lica~ion Pop-up~ s RECTlflED SHEET (RllLE 91) WO g~l24688 PCT/US95/02940 Table of Conten~s Extras Drawer Scree~L 1 InfoLine Map Scre~n Fleld Selechon Dialog Weather Screen Main Screen - 1 Weather ~ f;on Dialog Weather Dialog Land Use Scre~n Main Screen -Gop Lnform~tion Di~lo~
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Wheat Alfalfa Timing/Crop Stage Pop-up list (For Corn) VE~ oe Coleoptile V2 - 2 I~aves V4 - 4 Leaves, Early Whorl V8 - 8 Leaves, Mid Whorl V12 -12 Leaves, Late Whorl VT- Tassel R1 - SIL~cs pollin~ff~
R6 - Maturity (For Soybeans) VE - F~ ' ~yledo.~s VC - First Node, IJ. . . r V2- Third Node, Two T~
V4- ~lfth Node, Pour T.iloliales R2 - Full Bloom R5- ~; . -.. .~ seed R8 - Full Matunty Area Planted Unit Pop-up Aaes Hectares Yield Goal UnitPop-up Bushels (Change) Fleld Selection Dialog The list of the names of the grower's fields ~El;ll~lEU SHEET (RULE 91) WO 95/24688 2 1 8 4 8 9 6 PCT~sssl02s40 Operati<:ln Select~an Dialog Tillage Plant/Seed Nutrient Applicati~n Trr~gati~n Soouting Fungus,/Diseace Cc~ntrol Weed Control Insect/Mite Contml Other Pes~ Cont~l Defoliation/D~; c~ ti~n Harve_t Screen n~me: Field Opera~ions Sllmm~y Screen II
Main Screen ~ar~est Year Button label Con~inc the ~ t yearc entered in ei~er the ~Date ~ nne~ -~ or "C~npleted By: ~ ~ate ~ field entered in the ~Date Planned/Comp' ^~ T~r~ . Dialog (Change) Opea80n Selection Dialog . Tillage Plant/Seed Nutrient Appli~3ti~r~
T~~ on tir~
Funguc/Disease Contr~l Weed Control Insect/Mite Contml - Other Pest Control D~fi~ tio~l/D~;cratiQn Harvest Fleld Selection Dia~og The list of the r~nes of the growe~s fields Screen name: Field Information Screen Main Screen Total Area Unit Pop-l p A<~es Hectares RECrIFIED SHEET (RULE 91) WO 95/24688 2 1 8 4 8 9 6 PCT~US95/02940 Consen~a~ion # Pop-up Conserva~on Pra~ce # Prac~ioe 310 Bed~in~
312 Waste ~ Sys~n 313 W2~e Stooage Struo~e 314 Bnush ~ ' . ~
320 ~ a ~ C~nL~ or~
322 C~E~nx~ Vegeta~on 32A ~ic~ln~ ~nd Subso~
326 aeanngsnaSIag~png 327 Ci~ d~ciDV
328 CiLL~ ~di~u ~g Se~uence 329 Ciw~h ~onl~age~ys~n 330 C~nufNr F~
331 Cin~o~r Cbxhz¢d and Ckh Fn~t An 333A Nouc 338 rs~Y~ BunLmg 340 C~n~sandCheen~ eC~op 342 C~idcal Arca r~g 344 C~DpResidueUse 348 Dam. D~ssion 349 Dam. M~lldple F~ose 350 ~in~t Basin 352 Da'a~d C~2ing 356 D~ce 357 Ba~yardR~C;oonDI
358 WasteT~a 359 Wa~e 1~- Iagoon 362 Diversio~
365 r~ Tillage 378 Pood 380 r~iandFeedlot~ll~
382 Fcncing 386 Field Bda 388 ~a i~ Fdd Ditch 392 Field ~ L
393 Flter Strip 394 F~
395 Fsh Stn ani L.~ .W,L
397 C~.~.,.~e;~l F~l~
398 Fsh Ra~ cway or Tan~
399 F~ond ~
400 Fl~ asion 402 Dam. Flood Wa~r Raard~g ~04 r~, 408 Farcst Iand Erosion C~ol Systan 409 F~st l~nd ~' ~ - Sys~m 410 G~de S~ i. . S~e 411 C}lasses andI.eg~es inRota~ion 412 CXassed~
422 Ib~6_.~,.. PlaMing 423 Hillside Ditch RECTIFIED SHEET (RULE 91) ~ W O 95/24688 PCTAUS9S/02940 425 Wa~eSunagePc~d 42B ~ga~on Waus C~ ~J~
428-A Nonnirfo~xdC~nc~l~ Di~ andC~mE~
428-B F~e~ible~ --r. Di~ z~dC~mE~L~ng 428~C Cd~au~Sux~ DiuhandC~L~ ng 430 E~pc~ne 430-AuA ~1 ~ubir4~P~xdine 43oLBB ~C5X~CCI~D~ ~ e 430~0C~o~ r~ ~ Fipe~ne 43C~DD Highl~ h ~i P~æli~E~pe~ne 43oLCK~ R~n~ P$~c~Jore~ Pipe~ne 43o-EDH Rigid Cboed P~pei~e 430~E Lu.. ~c, Ih~u~4 Pqastic., PSpdine 430~FF Sted, Pipeline 436 Tm~ ~ Sr~e R~ ir 441 ~le T~T~Jri~ Sys~m 442 . Spr;~cr T~ ~i~ Sg ~
443 Surf~es~d S~,~ r - ~ rm~i~ System 447 T~ ~i~ S ~ n, Tail Wat Rcco~
449 ~io n Wa~ } ' 451 Fre C~ol, Land ~
452 ~ md A~aos~g. L~nd p~r~l , At;~-4s3 T~n~ L2nd-R ~l-~
454 S~ cc Tt~ nt L~ndE~ t;.)n 455 T~o~ic ni~e Cb~ol. I~md R~
456 Elighwan Tr~m~nt L,~Ld Rr~ I . .. ,-;,~"
460 -L~md C~
46~ P~ec;si<~nI~mdFm~g 464 Ttn~t~ landLcvel~g 466 Land ~ m~
468 Li~ed W~ la

4?2 13vcs~Kkr.,~.. .~..
482 MoleIhain 484 ~' 3 490 WooI2~dSiteI~ t~

5~0 0~_ ' R~
510 F~s~rcandE~y~and M ~ -512 PzslleandE~ ~ ndP~a~ing S16 P~dinc S21 PoodS~aGngorL~rg S21-A F~c~blc ~ ,r 521~B So~ n~ ."
521~C r~ - Sc~ant 521~D C~onic Fm..l~cn-~r,r ~u~Sc~nt S21~ Aspbalt~edF~bricIiner 528 Fhqx~ G~æung Use 530 P~x~ Wood~md Gres~g 532 F~m pod W dlIha~n 533 Pbmping Plantfor Wata C~nurol 543 Land ~ hun~ne~ cd La~d 544 Land Rc~,~ . C~ly M~ned Land 548 G~g Iand Mc I~nt 550 RaogcSced~ng S52 lm~ n P~it or P~ ~ Resa voir 552-A Trri~ n Pit 552-B ~gl~lriT~ Resavoir 5S4 ~er.l~ in~ Waur in Drainage Sys~esns -RECTIFIED SHEET (RULE 91) wo g5,24688 2 1 ~ 4 ~ 9 6 PCTrUS95/02940 S55 Rock Balri S56 Planned Gra~ing Systçrns 557 R~w ~ ....... "
S58 ~of Rlnoff 560 ~uxx~RDad S61 ~z~yl~eAuea~-562 F~xlea~on Au~a L~ uA_~
S66 . R~onT ~ G~ading snd Sbaping S68 R~r~n l~a~ ~nd WaLnway 570 R~naff~' Sys~
m Soil s~- g 573 So~ S~D~Y ~S~ on~rngaux~
574 Spnng D~'~, -S75 Sux~l~aisEndWaI~
S80 S~G~o~a~dShord~neÇ~
S82 C~pol C~Y~X~
S84 S~ n C~ u~
585 S~ip croppDIg, C~w~cur 586 Strip croppiDg, Feld 587 Stn~re for Wa~er Corurv S88 St~lbble ~~
S89 Stlip crop~tng. Wmd 590 NutnG~ ~- ~ . " ~m 600 Tem~ e 606 S~ r_~ Drain 607 Sur&ce n ~ . Flcld D~
608 Surf~e T~ina~
610 Tv~ic Sah Rsducli 612 Tree ~g 614 T~uugh or TaD~
620 U~ ~v 3Ch~
630 Vc~cal D~a'm 633 Waste U~
636 Wa~rIL~
638 Wa~r and S~A;~nt Comml R~cin 640 WaterS~g 641 Wa~erTablc C;an~vl 642 WeU
644 Wildlife Wetlalld Habita~ ' 645 W~ eUplandHabit~-' 648 Wlldlife wa~g }:;~r 650 ~ ~ R~an 652 Wv~dDin:ctSeeding 654 WovdlandL~u.~IL~
660 WoodlODd Pnm~ng 666 Woodl~dh.~u.~._~t 999 NOTE:

P(El;llFlED SHEET (RULE 91) Sail ~ype Informati<~n Dialog Soil Type Name Pop-up list (for Pennsyl~ania) Albrights Alden Allegheny Allenwood Allis Alvira Andover Andover Vanant Annagh Amot Ashton Ather~on Atkins At~ins Variant Baile Variant BaT~our Basher Basher Variant Bath Bedford Beding~n Bens~n Ber~s Bi,dsl~
Blairton Braceville Brandywine Bri~ton B~r1.
Calvir~
C~nfi.ol~
Cavode Cavode Variant Chagrin Chavies Chester C}li~ .. a a~mer C~y Can~
Con~on C~
Croton Dekalb Duffield RECrIFIED SHEET (RULE 91) WO 95/24688 2 1 8 4 8 ~ 6 PCT/US95/02940 Duffield Variant ~ , ...~.~
l~ng D~mning Vanant F.~;~. . U~
Edan Edom Variant Elk Ellib~r E,l.~, ~ille Emest Evendale Fra~own Gilpin GinatGlenville Gue~nsey Guthrie IIage~ .l~..
Halsey Hartleton Hartsells Hazleton High fi~ld Hollinger Holly Holston ~T....1..,gl...
Kanana Klinesville Kreamer Lackawanna Laidig Lakin Lawrenoe Lawrenoe Variant Ia~..c...~;lle Leadville Leck Kill I ~etoni~
Lehew Lickdale Unden Lindside Litz Lobdell T~....
Mardin Markes Meckesville Melvin RECTIFIED SHEET (RULE 91) M~ ~
Middlebury Millheim ~on~n~hPl~
Montalto Montevallo Morns M~ison Mu~rill N~ y Newark Nolin Nolo Norton Norwich uon Oquaga Omille Pekin Variant Penlaw P~n Phelps Variant Philo Pope Pope Variant Purdy Raritan Ravenna Rayne p~PaAir~on Red Hook Rexford R~l~t~,....
.Ryder SciotviIle Seq--_(. l-;e ShPffiPld ~;helmaAine Shelocta S'~ ~u ~w~d rloga r~ogan T....- ...,~,~
Ty~art Tyler Unadilla Ungers Upshur Urbana V~ndPrlip Volusia Wa~ners RECTIEIED SHEET (RULE 91) W O 9St24688 2 1 ~ 4 ~ q 6 PCT~US95/02940 Washington ~ Wasl~il.glol. Variant Watson Wayland Weikert Wellsboro Wellston West~noreland Wharton Wharton Variant - Wheeling Wooster Worsham Worth Wu~bl u~u Wyalusing Wyom~ng 7ipp Zoar N O TE: W E r~c) N O T H A V E ~r~nY S O nL lrYlPE ~n~lBEF~S
Area Unit Pop-up A~es Hectares Soil Conse~ation pop-up Do not have any pop-up data Slope pop-up Do not have any pop up data Soil Str~oture pop-up Do not have any pop-up data Gopping Histo~y Inform~on Dialog Area Unit Pop-up A~es Hectares Yield Goal Unit Pop-up Bushels htCIlFlEV SHEET (RULE 91) screen name Tillage Operation Screen - MaiIt Screen Total Area Unit Pop-up Acres Hectares Crop Pop-up C~
~.s Con~n Wheat Alfalfa riming/Crop Stage Pop-up list ffor Corn) VE - Emer~enoe Coleoptile V2 - 2 Leaves V4 - 4 Leaves, Early Whorl V8 - 8 Leaves, Mid Whorl V12 -12 Leaves, Late Whorl VT- Tass~l R1 - Silks pclllin~
R6 - Maturity ffor Soybeans) VE - F.~ . -x Cotyledons VC - First Node, U.~oli~Les V2- Third Node, Two T. ;
V4- Fif~ Node, Four T.;~ol;~
R2 - Full Blol RS Be~i....;.~seed R8 - Full Maturity Soil Moisture pop-up SaLul.,ted, wetter than field capacity 100% available ~field capacity, forms a ball, btlt no free water) 7~%-100% (s8cks l~;~ but the ball breaks easily) 50%-~% (will not fonn a ball~
Less than 50%
Wet Moist ~y Dry on Top, Wet Below Soil Tilth pop-up - Co~d Gusted F~tl~;llFlEL~ SHEET (RULE 91) Cnmtbly Powdery l~se Granular Low ~lnAAin~5 Medium ~'lndAin~s High ~'lodAin~s Residue ~... afkr Operahon Values ~Pop p list mtof~cc r~y not k uscO
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%
50%
55%
60%
65%
70%
75%
80%
85%
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95%
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Tillage Tool ~nro~ ;on Dialog Till~ge Tool List ~o~ rd plow V ripper/sl~h,soil~r Disk-suhs~ r Chisel Plow with straight spike points a isel Plow with twisted points or shovels Coulter~hisel plow with straight spike points Coull~,~l.isel plow with twisted points or shovels Offset disk ha~ow - heavy plowing >10" spacing Tandem disk hanow - prmwy altting >g' spacing Tandem disk ha~row - r;~cl~ g 7" to g' spacing ~andem disk harrow - light disking after harvest held ~ullivalul - as pnsnary tillage ~inn - sweeps 12" to 20"
held ~illival~J~ - as pr~mary tillage o~..li-... - sweep.s or shovels 6~ to 12-' Fleld cull;v~lol - as c~nd~ry tillage operation- sweeps 12" to 20" (30 to 50 cm) wide REC~ D SHEET (RULE 91) field ~ulLv~.tu. - as se~n~y tillage opP~Sion- swe~ps or shovels 6 to l2~ (15 to 30 an) wide C-ombin~*c~ r ~ .g tools w~th Disks, shanks, and leveling ~tf~- hm~ntS
~om~in~tion r,l~Ll.g tools with Spring tee~ and rolling bas~ets Anhydrous . ....~ applicator Drill, conventional Drill, No-ti~
Conven8Onal planter No-811 planters with ripple aoulters No-till planters wid~ fluted coulters Ridge-till planter D~te Pl~nned/Campleted Infamlatian Dialog Equipment pop-up Contents of this po~up list ~s ob~inec~ from the Farm Machinery table.

S~een name: Nu~rien~ Applica~ion Screen Mai S
n creen Crop Pop-up G~n ~,~s Cotton Wheat Alfalfa TiminglCrop StAge Pop-up list (For Corn) VE- hnergenoe Coleoptile V2 - 2 Leaves V4 - 4 Leaves, Early Whorl V8 - 8 Leaves, Mid Whorl V12 -12 Leaves, Late Whorl VT- Tassel E~l - Silks Pollination R6 - Matu~ity RECI IFIEl) SHEET (RULE 91) WO 95/24688 2 1 8 4 ~ 9 6 PCT/US95/02940 (For Soybeans) VE - Ell.~.~: Cotyledons VC - hrst Node, Unifoliates V2- Third.Node, Two T~;rn V4- Flfth Node, Four T. ;r~
R2 - Full Bloom seed R8 - Full Matunty p~rtili7Pr ~nfi~rmatinn Dialog Rate of Material Unit-pop-up Do not have any pa}~up data Applicahon Method pop-up Do not have any po~up data Custom Applied pop-up Yes No Incorporated into the Soil pop-up Yes No Lime Inf~.~.alion Dialog Rate of Mate~ial Unit pop-up Do not have any po~up data Applicahon Method pop-up Do not have any pop-up data Custom Applied pop-up Yes No Incorporated into the Soil pop-up Yes No Organic Nutrient Information Dialog Rate of Material Unit pop-up Do not have any pop-up data RECrIFIED SHEET (RULE 91) ~ ~ Q 4 Q 9 ~; PCT/US95/02940 - W095/24688 ~ ~ U ~ .y Applica~on Method pop-up Do not have any pop up data C~stom Applied pop- ~p Ye~
No Incorporated into ~he Soil pop-up . Yes No Date Planned/Completed Information Dialog Eguipment pop-up Ç< n~n~C of this pop~p list is ~k~in~ f~m the Fa~n Machin~y table.

Screen name: Plan~/Seed Screen Main Screen ~op Pop-up C~
C~
Wheat Alfalfa Soil Te~u~Jerat~re Uni~ pop-up F
C
Soil ~eJnJJeru~ure at Depth Unit pop-up in R~C~lflEU) SHEET (RULE 91) WO 95/24688 2 1 8 4 ~ '~ 6 PCT/US95102940 Soil Moisture pop-up Saturated, wetter than field capaaty 100% available (field capacity, fonns a ball, but no free water) 7~%-100% (sticks log~ ~, but the ball breaks easily) 50%-75% (will not fonn a ball) Less than 50%
Wet Moist Dry Dry Top, Wet Below Soil Tilth pop-up C~rusted Gumbly r~ r L~Jose Granular Low ~ drlinPcc Medium C'l~ d~in~s High (~~ in~cs SeedlVane~y Tnfo....~l;on Dialog Seed/Variety list Do not have any data for this list ~ate of Ma~erial Unit pop-up ffor Corn) Seeds/Acre ffor Soybean) Seeds/Acre ~lC~) lbs/Acre Area Seeded Unit pop-up Do not have any pop-up data Depfh Unit pop-up in.
an.
Seed Treated pop-up Do not have any pop-up data. (Harold will pr~vide at a later date).

RECTIFIED SHEE~ (RULE 91) - W O 9S/24688 2 1 8 4 8 9 6 PCT~US9S/02940 h~ow W~dth U~it pop-up in.
aIL
Spacing Unit pop-up in.
~L

Date PlannedlCompleted Infomlation Dialog Equipment pop-up Contents of this pop up list is ~i~ed f~m t~e Fa..l. Ma~inery table.

Screen name: Irriga~ion Screen Main Screen Crop Pop-up C~
~.s Coffon Wheat Alfalfa TiminglCrop Stage Pop-up list (For Corn) VE~ ..oeC~e V2 - 2 Leaves V4 - 4 Leaves, Early Whor~
V8 - B Leaves, Mid Whorl V12 -12 Leaves, Late Whorl VT- Tassel Rl - Slks Pollina~on R6 - Maturity RECrIFIED SHEET (RULE 91) WO 95/24688 2 1 8 4 ~ 9 6 PCT/US95/02940 ~or Soybeans) VE - E~.~g~oe Cotyledons VC - F~st Node, Unifoliates V2- Third Node, Two Tnfoli~tPc V4- Flfth Node, Four Trifoliates R2 - ~ull Bloom R~ ~;.. ;.~g seed R8 - Full Maturity Soil Tell~erature Unit pop-up F
C
Soil Temperature at Depth Unit pop-up in.
ar~
Soil Moisture pop-up Salu.~.led, wetter than field capaaty 100% available (field capadty, fonns a ball, but no free water) 7~%-100% (stic~s lo~e~ but the ball breaks easily) 50%-75% (will not fn a ball Lesc ~an 50%
Wet Moist Dry Dry on Top, Wet Below Soil Tilth pop-up CQ l~
Crusted Cnnnbly r.,..
Loose (;rannlar IDW ~'lo~Ain~ss Medium C`~ in~cc High ~o~ ess Method Pop-up list (for Ir~igation screen) Center Pivot Big Gun Flood type Furrow type Trickle Drip Su~surfaoe Wind Speed Unit Pop-up list MPH (miles per hour) RECTIFIED SHEET (RULE 91) 21 84~96 Direction Pop-up lis~
N

NE
E

S~
S

- SW
W

NW

I~igation Additive ~nfo~m~tion Dialog Irrigation Additi~e List Harold unoertain about what is needed ~n t~e iist of Additives -we need ~ r~ o~ from Mon anto.

Additiz~es Rate Unit Pop-up list Gallons/A~e Quarts/A~e Pints/Aae Olm~/A~e lb.tA~e ~mgahon CarrierPop-up List ~rold u.lc~Lli.. a{~out what is needed in the List of Ca~iers -we need .. from ~on~tQ.

CamerRate UnitPop-up list Gallons/Acre Quar~/Aae Pints/A~e Ounc~s/Aae Lb./Acre l~ater~ate UnitPop-up list inches/A~e (grower's call it ~A~e/inches~) RE~TIFIED SHEET (RULE 91) Date Planned/Completed Informaf~on Dialog Equipment pop-up Contents of this pop up list is o~'-; e~ n the Farm Machinery table.

Screen name: Scouting Screen Main S~een Crop Pop-up ~rn Cotton Wheat Alfalfa TiminglCrop Stage Pop-up list ffor Corn) VE - E~nergenoe Coleoptile V2 - 2 Leaves V4 - 4 Leaves, Ea~iy Whorl V8 - 8 Leaves, Mid Whorl V12 -12 Leaves, late Whorl VT- Tassel Rl - Silks Pc~llinatirln R6 - Matunty ffor Soybeans) VE - Ernergenoe Co~ledo. c VC - First Node,U r~
V2- Third Node, Two T. ;r~
V4- hfth Node, Four T. ;r~ c R2 - Full Blo~
R~ seed R8 - Full Matunty Soil Condition pop-up Do not have any po~up data Crop Population Unit pop-up Do not have any pop-up data RECrIFIED SHEET (RULE 91 2 1 84~6 Diseæ In3ur~ Info~mation Dialog Disease list (Same as Fungiade/Disease TaIBet list) Region pop-up e h , 7te(7 Unitfrom Row Widt~) # plants/lO ft of Row (i.e., # plants / lO ft) # plants/square foot Se~erity pop-up High X~ed~um Insectsl~tes ~nfh~.{ ~I;an Di~log Insect/Mite list ~Same as Insect/Mite Target list~
Re8ion pop-up d h i ('~lc7~ te~ Unitfrom Row Wid~) # bugs/lO ft of Row (i.e., # bugs / lO ft) # bugs/square foot ~t~;llFlEU SIIEE~ (RULE 91) SeT~erity pop-up High Medium N~m~to(le Injury Info,~ation Dialog Nem~to~e list So~ean Cyst N~m~e Region pop-up e h i (Col~ fe~ UJit~rom Row Width) ~ plants/10 ft of Row (i.e., # plants / 10 ft) # plants/square foot Severity pop-up High Med~m-RECTIFIED SHEET (RULE 91) Nut~ient Deficiency Infarrnation Dialog Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms list Additional Sy,.~ oms for Corn N~trient Deficiency phosrh~te Shortage reddish purple leaves, partiallarly on yotmg pl~nts Potash Defiaency a f~nng or dlIying along the tips and - edges of lowest leaves Nitrogen Hunger yellowmg that starts at tip and moves along ~uddle of leaf ~a~.~;- . Deficiency w~itish strips along th~e veins and often purplish aolor on t~e lnd~~ Of the lower 1eaves Potash Shol~ge ears with poorly filled tips and loose chaffy kernels Phc~sFl~te Shortage ears are srnall, often are twisted and with undeveloped l;ernels.
Nitrogen Deficiency ears are srnall and protein content is low. Kernels at tips do not fill Nttrogen (N~ Deficiency Symptoms (Soybeans) stunted plants with light green color poor nod~ on r~ots Symptoms (Corn) Stunted, spindly plants with light green or yellowish- green c~la¢
V-shaped yellou~ng of lower (older) leaves starting at the leaf tips Phosphorus (P) Deficiency Symptoms (Soybeans) Slow growth and stunted plants Symptoms (Corn) Stunted plants with ~ il.g or red~ning of leaves on young plants Twisted ears with i~ular lcernel ~ws and ~.~le lly developed tips Dark green to ~luish green a~al~oe to whole field RECrIFIED SHEE~ tRULE 91) 21 8~96 Pot(~ssi-~m (~) Deficiency Sy".~,~o.~s (Soybeans) & yellowing, and dying of leaf margins on lower leaves Ragged -~ e of older leaves Stunting and slow grcnrth De.. lv~ t of pu~ple seed stain Symptoms (Corn) Yellowing and dying of leaf ma~ins on lower leaves beginning at the tip Late~eason lodging Ears may be small ~nth pointed, poorly filled tips Sulfur (S) Defiaency Symptoms (Soybeans) New leaves remain pale yellow green several days, then turn normal green Symptoms (Corn) Stunted, spindly plants with light green color Upper leaves show light green color first L.l~ v~.al yellowing or striping of leaves Magnesium (Mg) Deficiency Symptoms (Soybeans) No~u~plc.u s occ~rinIndiana Symptoms (Corn) Young .plarlts have yellow to white ...l~ v~.al striping Older leaves become reddish, purple and tips and margins my die RECI IFlEV SHEET (RULE 91) -- WO 95/24688 2 1 ~ 4 8 9 6 PCT/US95/02940 Copper (G~) De~aency - Symptoms (SoybeAns) s rarely ocalr - Symptoms (Corn) rlps of newly emerged leaves yellow and die Leaf tips may wi~er and turn gray Leaves may twist backward s rarely ooalr Iron ffe) Defiaency Symptoms (SoybeAns) High pH soil with fKe lime ~n surfaoe soil Stunting ~ . ~.al yellowing of leaves Some va~ieties more ~ ~Ll,le Symptoms (Corn) High pH soil ~nth free lime in surfaoe soil St~mting - ~tel ..~.al yellowing of yo~mg leaves Boron (B) Defiaency Sy"~,loms (Soybeans) Low Yield Poor quality seed Symptoms (Corn) Short, bent cobs Basr~ ears or blank staL~cs Poorke~el d~ ... ..~

RECTIFIED SHEET (RULE 91) WO 9al24688 PCT/US95/02940 Molybdenum (Mo) De~icicncy Symptoms (Soybeans) L.cL[~Lve nodules on roots result in N defiaency ~ ylom s Symptoms (Corn) No dPfi~ipn~pc in Indiana Manganese ~Mn) Deficiency Sy".pto,.~s (Soybeans) L.~ ~ ~1 yellowing of upper leaves, stunting L.~ al yellowing of whole plant Symptoms (Corn) Light green colored leaves Slight yellowish stripe on upper leaves Nop~na~ ~1"1~ "''~

Zinc (:Zn) Deficiency Sy~a~f~JJ~ (Soybeans) .,~. .~..g of young plants with ...k. .~ al yellowing Upper leaves are small Leaves beaome bronzed with dead tissue between veins SY~J.~ID~aS (Corn) ; . .g and ...k. ~ ~.al striping on leaves Emerging leaves show a whitish colored band starting in from leaf edge to the rnidrib while leaf edge, tip and midrib stay green Region pop-up c d e hEl;~ ) SHEET tRULE 91) 2 1 8 4 ~ ~ 6 PCT~US95/02940 - W O 9~/24688 g 77 i Se~erity pop-up ~gh - Med~n Other Plant Inju~y Jnf~ ation Dialog Of herPI4nf Ir~ury list ~Y
Leaf In3u~y Stalk knru~y R~ot~n~l~y S~g ~
PodInru~y Ear ~11ny Region pop-up e h i j .
(Cn~ f~ Unit from Row Width) # pLants/lOftofRow G~v # plants / lOft) # plants/squ2refoot Se~erity pop-up High Med~n ~w RECrlFlED SHEE~ (RLILE 91) W O 95/24688 PCT~US9~102940 Wea~er Injury Information Dialog Weather Inju~y list Frost/Freeze Damage Hail Damage Wind Damage Sand Blasting Damage Drought Damage Regton pop-up d h i (C'o1~1ate~ Unit~om Row Width) # plants/10 ft of Row ~i e., # plants / 10 ft) # plants/square foot Se~enfy pop-up High Medium Weed Infonn~tion Dialog Weed list (Same as Weed Control Target list) Region pop-up e h RECTIFIED SHEET (RULE 91) WO 95t24688 2 1 8 4 ~ 9 6 PCT/US95/02940 nf~(1 Unit from Rozo Widt~
# plants/10 ft of Row G~, # plants / 10 ft) # plants/square foot Se~ pop-up Hi~h Medi~

RE~TIFIED SHEET (RULE 91) 21 848q6 Screen name: Pungus/Disease Control Screen Main Screen Crop Pop-up C~
S~, L~s Cotton Wheat Alfalfa Timing/Crop Stage Pop-up list (For Corn) VE - E...w2jw,~
V2 - 2 Leaves V4 - 4 Leaves, Early Whorl V8 - 8 Leaves, Mid Whorl V12 -12 Leaves, Late Whorl VT- Tassel Rl - Silh Pollination R6 - Maturity (For Soybeans) VE - Emergenoe Cotyledons VC - First Node, U,.iloljales V2- Third Node, Two Trifoli~s V4- Fifth Node, Four T.i~oliates R2 - Full Bloom R~ ~ seed R8 - Full Matunty Wind Speed Unit Pop-up list MPH (miles per hour) Direction Pop-up list ENE

SE
S

SW
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Method Pop-up list (for Fungus/Disease Control screen) Seed Applied Soil Applied Foliar Applied RECTIFIED SHEET (RULE 91) -- WO 95/24688 2 1 8 4 ~ 9 6 PCT/US95/02940 Ful,~,uslDisease Target Infonnation Dialog Fungus/Disease Target list (for Corn) Northern corn leaf blight ~,~o~chor~l leaf blight Gray leaf spot Stalk rot Eyespot disease Nor~ern leaf spot .,.~0 Maize Dwarf Mozaic Gibberella Northern Corn Leaf Blight So ~ . Corn Leaf Blight Grey Leaf Spot Stewart's Disease Leaf Blight See llin~ Blight r~;uU~
Diplodia Charcoal Rot Northern Com Leaf Spot ~n (~ . .o~e r~ll.;u...

(For Soybeans) Brown spot White mold Prll,;u...
Brown Spot Brown Stem Rot Sudden Death '`) ~d~u~e Phyllosticta P}.~lu~kll-- .. Root Rot . -;a Root Rot Soybean Moeaic Bud Blight Downy Mildew Ro~cter~ol Leaf Blight ~ ,~orial Pustule Pod and Stem Blight Char~al Root Rot Stem Canker ~h_.lt;.ua Stem Rot Purple Seed Stain .

FunguslDisease Control Info.~a~ion Dialog REl~HFlEU SHEET ~RULE 91) 21 84~96 Fungus/Disease Control list (for Corn) ~an~7Ph Maneb Busan 30A
Metam s~li~.
Nusan 30 EC
TCMTB
C ;l~s~a~cnn RTU-PCNB
afcnn Apron-P-ra PCNB + Metalaxyl l~iram 300 Captan Carboxin Matalaxyl Baytan 30 (for Soybeans) G~ox P-~
Maneb + Gptan Chirm an Maneb 11~ " ,,7PI.
Chloroneb 65W
blights Kinlcait Methoxychlor + Captan c~s~n RTU CNB
ph yth oph th oraC~JB
p~h~
Vita~ax Pa~B
.tl.... ~CNB + Carl~oYinRhi7~ ~ a A~,un t -,-~l-lor ,k~ .h~l,nraCNB + Metalaxyl p, ph,~l~h~ d, ~ a, Thia~ Pn ~ + Captan Thiab~' '- + Thiram Thiram Thiram + Carboxin Captan Metalaxyl phytophthora Carboxin + Captan C~oxin Metalaxyl Nu Grow Delta Coat NOTE: We do no~ have EPA ~'s RECTIFIED SHEET (RULE 91) -- wo 95/24688 2 1 8 4 8 9 6 PCT/USgS/02940 Addih~e pop-up list 83 13~.rr~ Agent Co~npatihility Agent Crop Oil Crop Oil C., - l ~le Drift Control Agent Foam~ y~
~L.~ ' Oils Paraffin Oils Naphtha Oils Non-ionic a~ t~
Anionic a ~ IS
Cationic Sln~ar~n~c Spreader Sticker Spreader/Sticker Co~l , ~d Oil Peanut Oil Soybean Oil Sunflower Oil Vegetable Oil C~ncp~trate Wetting Agent (NOTE: There are product names for each of these listed. We do not ~.:U~ Itl~ have the list of these product n~m~c Harold believes that we need to get these product names from rh~mi~l e,~b).

Addhves Rate Unit Pop-up list Gallons/Acre Quar~/Acre Knts/Acre Ounoes/Acre Ib./Acre Fungus/Disease Control Camer Pop-up List Water UAN (Urea ~ o: Nitrate) Ot~er Uquid Fer~liz~s Ca~ier Rate Unit Pop-up list Gallons/Acre Quarts/Acre Pints/Aae Ounoes/Acre Ib./Aae ~ Fl~u SHEET (RULE 91) WO 95/24688 2 1 8 4 8 9 6 PCT/US95tO2940 Date Planned/Completed Information Dialog Equipment pop-up ~~on~ntc of this po~up list is ~in~d fro~n the Farm Machinery table.

Screen name: Weed Con~rol Screen Main Screen Crop Pop-up C~
So,~.s Cotton Wheat Alfalfa TiminglCrop Stage Pop-up list (For Corn) VE - Emergenoe Cnl~op V2 - 2 Leaves V4 - 4 Leaves, Farly Wh~rl V8 - 8 Leaves, Mid Who~l V12 -12 Leaves, Late Wharl VT- Tassel R1 - Silks Pnllin:~tinn R6 - Matu~ity ffor Soybeans) VE - E~ ,~.oe Co VC - Frst Node, U, :r~n~
V2- Third Node, Two T '-' V4- hfth Node, FourTJ;~
R2 - FuU Bloom R~ B~;..,.;.,~ seed R8 - FuU Maturity Wind Speed Unit Pop-up list MPH ~miles per hour) RE(;llFl~D SHEET (RULE 91) --- WO 95/24688 2 1 ~3 4 ~ 9 6 PCT/US95/02940 Direc~ion Pop-up lis'r N

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Method Pop-up list (for Weed Control screen) Broadcast Banted Directed Spray Btml D~m Post E, Spot T~eal~

Weed Target Infonnation Dialog Weed Target list (For Corn and soybeans) dgrass ~~...~, ~cc Fall ~
Giant foxtail Yellow foxtail Woolly ~a:~
Sandbur Shatlc~ e Volunteeralrn Volunteer cenal Do~u~yb~nne J(~ 5 (CeedljT~) J~ c (lst~
Regrowth (2nd appli~tion) Quackg~ss (lst appliG~tion) Regrowth 12nd applic~ti~) W... muhly (lst appli~ti~
Regrowth (2nd applicatioT~) B~rnyardgrass C~abgrass Fall Panicum Giant Foxtail Yellow Foxtail Green Foxtail Wooly Cupgrass RECTIFIED SHEET (RULE 91) Sandbur Shattercane Volunteer Corn Volunteer Cereal Downy Br~ne cc (cPP<i1ing) (qc~hliched-lst App~ io ~nl...c~ cs (~l~hl;cl~efl-Regrowth) Q..~ (Pc~lichPd-lst Appli~ti~n) Qua~;...ss (pc~hlich~pd-Regrowth) ~t_.~ Muhly Witchgrass Velvetleaf Black ~i~tch-1e Redroot Pigweed P~....~lv~u~..ia Srnart Weed ~~nmmon Ragweed Giant Ragweed CQI L 1..1....
p~nsonweed Ivyleaf ~c~rningglnry t-Ammnn L~ ~s Tall ~rnn~ ory ~leld Bindweed Hedge Bindweed I Io..e~ v~-e MiL~cweed Prickly Sida Hemp Dogbane Canada Thistle C~nmnn Milkweed Jerusuhm Artichoke Yellow N, ~
Shattercane Wild Proso Millet Wild Sunflower Hairy Vetch Alfalfa ffor Corn) Bindweed Bigroot ~ ~,L,~
Canada thistle ~`nmmon rniLkweed and hemp dogbane Ilol~yvi~e rnilkweed lerusalem artichoke Swamp smartweed Yellow nutsedge ~2hi7nrnP or seedling ~ cn.
Quackgrass D SHEET (RULE 91) (For Soybean) Btndweed Canada thistle Comm~ n miLkweed and hemp dog~ane artichoke Swamp ;u~
Yellow. ~e Rhizosne orseedlingt~ 5 s ~1 muhly Weed Control TnfQ~fion Dialog Weed Control list ffor Corn and Soybeans) Poast Plus lDE ~s~tl.~,~y~) Assure II 0.88E (qlli7~lofoI~) Fusilade 2000 lE (n~il.~P) Fusion 2b6E (n..~ ,.fo~ ~ fenoxaprop) Option Il 0.79E ~f~ v ~1" ~) Select 2E (~let~
Roundup (~ p) (~or Corn) Bindweed 24D ester 24D amine 2,4-D 3BE
Aacent75DF
AtTazine, Aatrex 4L/9ODF
Banvel 4S
~ 4E
Beacon 7~DF
8icep 6L
Bladex 4L/90DF
BT~na~4E
BuctTil 2E
Buctril ~ atTazine 3L
Bullet 4L
C~anty 4S
G<~pstar 15G
Cycle 4L
Deploy 951)F
Dual 8E
Fra~li~ne 6.7 E
F..~ e Extra 6E
EVik 80W
FYt.,.,;..~ ~ 4L/g0DF
(: ~.. o-~...c ExtTa 2.5S
Laddok 3.33L
Lariat 4L

RECTIFIED SHEET (RULE 91) ~sso 4EC
~x *cn~n 3.2L
Micro Tech 4L
Partner 65WDG
PAncep, ' i ..~ e 4L/9ODF
Prowl 4E/33E
Pursuit 2AS
Ramrod 4L
Ramrod and Atrazine Ranger 2~L
~m~hy~gL
Stinger 3SC
Sutan+ 6.7E
S~ ine 6ME/18 6G
2,4-D
2,4-D amine Banvel Laddok Buctril Buctril ~ Atrazine Stinger .
Roundup Basagran 2,4-D ester 2,4-D+ Ban-~el Banvel + 2,4-D
Beacon Sutan+, F~i~ne Laddok ~o Dual Aacent FT~Ai~ne Extra Eradican (For Soybe~ns) Assure II O~E
Basagran 4E
Blazer 2E
Br~n04E
Butyrac 200 2E
Canopy ~;DF
Classic 25DF
C~a 2E
Cornm~ 4E

G~pstar 13G
Deploy 95DF

h~CI Itlt[) SHEET (RULE 91) Dual 8E
Fusilade 20001 E
Fusion 2 66E
Galaxy 3~7S
~. _ . . .n .~ Extra 25S
l;~sso4EC
le~ne 75DF .
l~rox 50DF
Micro Te~h 4L
Partner 6~G
P~t 2 6E
Pinnade 25DF
poast 15E
Poast~lus 1 E
Pre-new 75DF
Prowl 4E/33E
Pu~iuit 2AS
Pursuit Plus 3AS
Ranger2.7L
Reflex 2LC
Ramdup4L
Salute4EC
Soepter 1.5AS
Select 2E
Sencor ~5VF/4L
S~nalan 3E

Stmger 3SC
Storm 4S
Sutan+ 6.7,E
Sutazine 6ME/18~6G
Treflan, Tn~, Trific Trilin 4E
Tri-Scept 3E
Tur~8E
Bugle/Option ~ 0~6E
Blazer C~
Basagran R~dup PuIsuit Classic Dual Scepter A~e n Poast Plus Select Fusilade Option II
Fusion ~lsopm RE~TIFIED SHEET (RULE 91) Addih~e pop-up list B~t~in~ A~ent rO ~ y Agent Crop Oil G~p Oil ~~n...~"~
Drift Control Agent Foam r~
r.~ Oils Paraffin Oils Ndl~l.tha Oils Non-ionic ~ r~ s Anionic b~ t ~ C
Catioruc ~ lc Spreader-Sticker Spreader/Sticker (:o~onceed Oil Peanut Oil Soy~ean Oil Sunflower Oil Vegetable Oil C~ le Wetting Agent (NOTE: There are product names for each of these listed. We do not cu~ have the list of these product names. Harold believes that we need to get these product names from r~mir:31 experts).

Addih~es Rate Unit Pop-up list Gallons/Aae Quarts/Acre Pints/Acre Ouna~s/Aae l~./Acre Weed Control Carrier Pop-up ~;ct Water UAN (Urea Ammoni~m Nitrate) Other Liquid Fertilizas Carrier Rate Unit Pop-up list Gallons/Aae Quarts/Acre Pints/Acre Ounoes/Aae Ib./Aae RECrIFIED SHEET (RULE 91) Date Plansled/Completed Informafion Dialog E~uipment pop-up - Con~ntc of f~ds pop~ list is obt~ined f~m the FaIm Ma~ine~y - table.

Screen n~Tne: Irisec~/Mi~e Con~rol Screen Main Screen Crop Pop-up ~,~,c Cotton Wheat Alfalfa TuninglCrop Stage Pop-up Iist (For Corn) VE ~ ;~.~ Cnleaptile V2 - 2 Leaves V4 - 4 Ieaves, Early Whori V8 - 8 Leavec, Mid Whorl V12 -12 Leaves, Late Whorl fT- Tass~l R1 --SILtcs pollinzlfiAn R6 - Matunty ffor Soybeans) VE - ~.~æ Cofyledonc VC- Frct Node, U--;r~ es V2^ Third Node, Two Tl ~rol; ~c V4- Flfth Node, Four T.;loLat~
R2 - ~:ull Bloom R5 B~;---;~-~seed R8 - Full Matusity Wind Speed Unit Pop-up list miles per hour) ~El;llFltl) SHEET (R~LE 91) Direc~ion Pop-up ~ist N

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Metkod Pop-up list (for Insect/Mite Control screen) Broadcast Banded ~n FU~TOW
Foliar Appli~inn Aerial Application lrngatjon Water App!i~ion T-Banding Baits Seed Placement Insect/Mite Target Infonnation Dialog InsectlMite Target list ffor Com) Amlyworm, T..,,.._. "~
Armyworm, R~i~
Corn vcn~ . ~"u., 8ee~e Corn 100~ a Cutworm, 1. ~y .. ,..,~,~
Cutworm, Re~
Eu.~cornborer,lst~.L. .~I:o"
~rn~er,2nd~,~ -- .. ~;..-Flea beetle Garden ~ lan Seed a~n mag~
Slugs ~cnn~n s~L~c ~
Wi~ o.~, Broadcase Wireworm, Row White grubs Sod ~ ~u.
Corm leaf aphid ]~p~ ce beetle (adult) Fall armyworm 8illbug Army Warm Fall Army Worm RECTIFIE~ SHEET (RULE 91) WO 95/24688 2 1 ~ 4 8 9 ~ PCT/US95/02940 Black CutWorm Brown Stink Bug Corn Leaf Aphid Corn Roo~ . (adult - Northern) Glrn Roul..J~... (ad~lt - S~
Corn Rootworm (adult -Western) - Carn Rootwn aar~ae) Spotted C~.~ Beelde Striped ~-~7~m~ Beetle Stalk Barer Corn Flea Beetle Maize Billbug E.~ n Borer J~l~...P~r Beetle Seed Maggot Wire W~rm White Grub Tw~lled $ider Mite (For Soybe~ms) Green ~
beetle Mexican bean beetle Seed ~rn maggot Two spotted spider mite Potato l~an-~y~
Bean Leaf Beetde (cTIoSt~l) Bean T~af Beetle ~n~n-spotted) J-l~ e.~ Beetle Green aover Wo~m Soybean Thriphs Green S~nk Bug T~ ed $pider Mite Mexican Bean Beetle Seed Maggot Wire WaIm White Grub Insect/Mite Control Information Dialog Insect/Mite Control list (For Corn) sacillus thl.nn~Pnsic Carba~yl, Sevin 805P
Car~aryl, Sevin 4F

I~E~illFltD SHEET (RULE 91) C~b~l, SP ~in XLR+
C,~u.~ (Fu~adan 4F) C:hlo~ol".ilos (~sk~n 4E) ChlcUo~ ~5han 15G) Diazinon (14G ~15W) inon (AG 500) ~_f._.v~ te (Asana XL Of i6EC) fonofos (Dyfonate II 20G) fanofos (l~yfonate II lOG) fonofos a~yfonate 4E) ~al~thi~ln (5796 EL~
~etal~lPhyde (Deadline Bullets) MO ~ (/ annatP L) Pth~nnyl (J annat~P LV) ann'te 90SP) M~ll.o~.l.lor ~2EC) Mell.o~.lor (4L) PenncapM
po~rmethnn (Ambush 2.OEC) r~ 1.. ;.. (Arnbush 25W/WSP) r~.. Il ;.. (Pounoe3~EC) r~....ell.. ;.. (Pounoe 25W~WSB) r~. .--æll ;-- (Pounoe 15G~
Phorate ~Thimet 20G) Phorate (Thimet lSG) terbufos (Camtor 15G) terbufos (Counter 20GR) tri~lorofon (Dylox) tri~lorofon (Proxol 80SP
Planter~ox seed Tpn~ Ih~ re 15G) A~ush Asana XL
Lannate Lorsban Malathion Penca~M
Pamce Se-~en Force Di~yston Meta-Systox-R
Thimet Counte~r Dyfonate II
Diazinon Slam Furadan Cygon Dimethoate Agrox DL+

RECTIFIED SHEET (RULE 91) ~ WO 95/24688 2 1 8 4 ~ 9 6 PCTIUS95/02940 lsotox ~nal Guard Com~te (~or Soybeanc) h~te (Ord~ene 75SP) aldicarb ~Temik 15G) l (Guthion 35WP) Bacillus ll.u.u.g~s ca~s~l - ~>f ~ (Fmatan 4F) d~l~u~J~ulos (~;~n 4E) ~;...~(l.~le (Cygon 400) esfenvalerate (Asana XL 0.66EC) m~lathio~t u~lLu~u,~ nn:~ SP~ 905P~ L, LV) u~elLù~ llor 2ED o~25W/WSP, Pounce 3 FC or 25WP/WSP1 u.e~l.o~l.lor 2EC or 4L
PenncapM
p~ (Ambs~h 2EC or 25W/WSP, Pounoe 3.2EC or 25WP/WSP) Planber~ox l ~tu-~-t (C~n~m~ Iindane ar Dia~non) aUl~UrOS (Bol_tar 6E) ~ioc~rb ~n 3'~) ~ PIh~h~ ~ScoutO3EC) L~
'nCiS (DiPel.) Guthion Undane Addifi~e pop-up~ list Do not have any po~up data Ad~iti~es Rate Unit Pop-up list Gallons/Aae Quarts/Acre Pints/Acre Ounoes/Acre Ib./Acre Carrier Pop-up List Do not have any po~up data FltD SHEET (RULE 91) CarrierRate UnitPop-up list G~lans/A~e Qua~ts/Acre Pints/Acre Ounoes/Aae Ib./Acre Date Planned/Completed Info~a~don Dialog Equipment ~JOf~
Cnnt~ of ~is po~up list is ~ m ~e ~ ~~^hin~
table.

RtCI I~l~L) SHEET (RULE 91) S~een name: Other Pest Con~rol Screen - Main Screen Crop Pop-up G~
.s . C~
Wheat ALfalh Timing/Crop Stage Pop-up list (For Corn) VE - Emergnoe Col~til~
V2 - 2 Leaves V4 - 4 Leaves, Early Who~i V8 - 8 Leaves, Mid Wh~l V12 -12 Leaves, Late Whorl VT- Tassel Rl - SiL~s Pf~ n:~t R6 - Matusity (For Soybeans) VE- r..~ .. ~ Cc~ led~s VC-Fir.stNode,U. r~
V2- Third Node, Iwo Trif~
V4- Fifth Node, FourT.ir~l;a~s R2 - Full Blot R~ ~;~ seed R8 - Full Mat~rity Wind Speed Unit Pop-up lisf MPH ~mile~s per h) Direction Pop-up list N

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s SW
W

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RECTIFlED SHEET (RULE 91) Met~od Pop-up list (for Insect/Mite Con~rol screen) Broadcast Banded Baits r~ n., O&er Pest Target ~nformation Dialog Pesf Confrol Target list Slugs Soybean Cyst N
Wo~~ /G~, ..n.
Ground S*lis~
Fleld Mouse blackbirds Other Pest ControI Informa~ion Di_log OtherPest Control list Temik (so~ne control for N~tndec) r.. ;~ ;.. with ~1.. ; .. .. ~ pho5rhj~1e or gas Cartridges (~. ood~l .- --*, Ground S~ ls and Field Mioe) "hoc~ g (woodrhnrl~ Gmund ~ : . .1 c and Fleld Mioe) Live ~ Y; ~ , Ground ~..ls and Fleld Mioe) Zinc phosrhide G~ain for Bait (Non~op areas only) (Ground Squi~) Avitrol (B~ hird _ Noise Repellent (~ hird) Date Pla~ne~l/Completed Infor natio~ D~.og Equipment pop-up Cn~ tPr~c of this po~up list is o~ ed fram ~e Fa~
table.

REcllHEu SHEET (RULE 91) W O 9~124688 21 84 8 9 6 PCT/US95/02940 screen name Defolia~ionlDesicca~ion Screen Maln Screen Crop Pop-up Ca~n ~.s Cotton Wheat Alhlfa TiminglCrop StRge Pop-up }ist ffor Corn) VE- Emergenoe Coleoptile V2 - 2 Leaves V4 - 4 Leaves, Early Whorl V8 - 8 Leaves, Mid Whorl V12 -12 Leaves, l~te Whorl VT- Tass~l Rl - Sil}cc pollin~tion ~6 - Matunty ffor Soybeans) VE -1~ ~.~ Co~ledo,.s VC - ~rct Node, ul; ro~
V2- Third Node, Two T. ;r~ c V4- Rfth Node, Four T. ;
R2 - Full Bloam R5 B~2.; ~;..~ seed R8 - Full Maturity Wind Speed JInit Pop-up list MPH ~rniles per hour) Direction Pop-up list N

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W

N W
Method Pop-up list - Do not have any pop-up data RECTIFIED SHEET (RULE 91) Defolia~ion/Desiccation Product Information Dialog Defoliation/Desiccnf1Qn Product list Do not have any po~up data Additi~e pop-up list Do not have any pop-up tata Additi~es Rate Unit Pop-up list Gallons/Acre Quarl~/A~e Pints/Aae Ounoes/A~e Ib./A~e Carrier Pop-up List Do not ha-ve any pop-up data CarrierRate UnitPop-up list Gallons/Acre Quarts/Acre Pin~/A~e Ounoes/Aae lb./A~e Date Planned/Comple~ed In~o~ ;on Dialog Equipment pop-up r~ of ~is pop-up list is ~: ,~ fKnn the Fann ~ .,. r table.

RE~TIFIED SHEET (RULE 91) ') 1 () A O O ~ PCTIUS95/02940 -- WO 95/24688 ~ I

S~een name: Harvest Opera~ion Screen Main Screen Crop Pop-up G~
S~.,~,s C~
Wheat Alfalfa Load I~fol.. al;on Dialog Load r~e~h~n list Contents of ~is po~up list is provided by the Fa~mer Har~ested in Load Unit pop-up list Aaes Hectares Net Weight from Scale Unit pop-up ~isf 1~.
tons kg's Test ~eight Unit pop-up Itst lb.f~ushel Date Planned/Completed Information Dialog Equipment pop-up (`~tPntC of this po~up list is <~ ed from ~e Fam table.

R~lflED SHEET (RULE 91)

Claims (48)

What Is Claimed Is:

1. A computer network for gathering data related to the agricultural operation of a farm, said farm having at least one field and an operations base, said network being comprised of a first, mobile computer adapted for being carried in the field, and a second fixed platform computer adapted for location at said operations base, with a first data link for selective connection between said first and second computers.

2. The computer network of Claim 1 further com-prising a plurality of computer pairs, each of said pairs being comprised of a first computer, a second computer, and a first data link for selectively connecting said first and second computers; a third central computer; and a second data link between each of said pairs and said third central computer.

3. The computer network of Claim 2 wherein said first computer includes a graphic user interface to fa-cilitate the entry of data therein.

4. The computer network of Claim 3 wherein said second data link comprises an offline, batching data link providing communication in both directions between said second and third computers.

5. The computer network of Claim 4 wherein each of said first computers includes a memory, said memory hav-ing means for storing the data relevant to the operation of said farm.

6. The computer network of Claim 5 wherein said graphic user interface includes a screen, said first computer including means for an operator to selectively display said relevant data in any one of a plurality of formats on said screen.

7. The computer network of Claim 6 wherein said second computer includes means for manipulating the data stored in said first computer's memory through said first data link.

8. The computer network of Claim 7 wherein said second computer includes a memory for storing at least said relevant data stored in said first computer, and means for synchronizing said relevant data as stored in said memories.

9. The computer network of Claim 8 wherein said second computer includes means for emulating the graphic user interface of said first computer so that an operator may conveniently operate both said first and second com-puters with substantially the same commands.

10. The computer network of Claim 9 wherein each of said plurality of second computers is connected to said third central computer through said second data link.

11. The computer network of Claim 10 wherein said third central computer has means for collating and pro-cessing the relevant data communicated to it by said plurality of second computers in response to inquiry from any of said plurality of second computers.

12. The computer network of Claim 11 wherein said collating means has means for creating a data base from said relevant data as received from all of said second computers, and said processing means has means for pro-cessing the data in said data base.

13. The computer network of Claim 12 wherein said second data link comprises a messaging service.

14. A portable computer for gathering substantially all material data related to the agricultural operation of a farm through an entire growing season, said portable computer having a graphic user interface to facilitate the entry of said data into said computer, a memory for storing said data, and a stored program to provide the organized visual display of said data in a variety of formats

15. The portable computer of Claim 14 further comprising means for synchronizing the data stored in said portable computer with the data stored in a second computer with a small number of fixed commands.

16. The portable computer of Claim 15 further comprising means for synchronizing the data stored in said portable computer with the data stored in a second computer upon connection therebetween with said electron-ic connection means.

17. The portable computer of Claim 16 wherein said portable computer includes a stored program, and said stored program includes means for displaying a plurality of nested shell displays on a screen, at least some of said displays including a plurality of data storage lines and a scrollable list from which an appropriate data entry may be selected for entry and display in one of said data storage lines.

18. The portable computer of Claim 17 further comprising means for populating said scrollable lists solely with entries which are properly selectable in response to the data already stored in said portable computer.

19. The portable computer of Claim 18 further comprising means for connection to a second data base, said second data base having means for storing a signifi-cantly greater amount of data than may be stored in said portable computer memory.

20. The mobile computer of Claim 19 further com-prising means for selectively accessing said second data base on operator command to thereby provide additional explanatory data related to any data contained in said stored program.

21. The portable computer of Claim 20 wherein said second data base comprises a data card and said connec-tion means comprises a data card reader and slot for receiving said data card.

22. The portable computer of Claim 21 wherein a substantial portion of said data may be entered in said portable computer by physically touching said data entry as it is displayed on said screen to thereby provide simplified data entry for an operator.

23. The portable computer of Claim 22 wherein said portable computer comprises a handheld computer, and said screen comprises a touch screen sized to cover substan-tially the entirety of its largest side.

24. The portable computer of Claim 23 wherein said synchronizing means includes means for comparing the data entries in said two sets of data and replacing an older entry with a newer entry in the event of a mismatch in data entries.

25. In a computer network including a plurality of field computers, each of said field computers having means for creating a data base reflecting the agricultur-al operation of a farm, and a single central computer for receiving and assembling the data from said field comput-ers into a master data base, the improvement comprising an offline, batching data link interface between said field computers and said central computer to facilitate the orderly transfer of data between said computers.

26. The computer network of Claim 25 wherein said central computer has means for retrieving messages ad-dressed to it and stored in said data link, and means for depositing messages in said data link intended for any of said field computers.

27. The computer network of Claim 26 wherein each of said field computers has means for checking said data link for messages intended for it, and wherein said data link has means for conditioning the release of said mes-sages upon the first transmission by said field computer of its data to said data link addressed for said central computer.

28. The computer network of Claim 27 wherein said data link has means for restricting access thereto by any field computer upon the transmission of a valid account number to which a charge is posted for said access, and each of said field computers has means for translating an operator entered code into one of said valid account numbers to thereby restrict said operator's access to said data link.

29. The computer network of Claim 28 wherein said batching data link comprises a commercial messaging ser-vice.

30. The computer network of Claim 29 wherein each of said field computers further comprises a portable computer, a base operations computer, and a second data link for selectively connecting and transmitting data between said portable and base operations computer, said base operations computer being connected to said central computer through said batching data link.

31. The computer network of Claim 30 wherein said central computer has means for processing the data in said master data base in response to an inquiry to there-by provide an individual operator of a field computer to have access to provided data from more than just his field computer.

32. The computer network of Claim 31 wherein said central computer has means for guaranteeing the anonymity of data in said master data base as accessed by any field computer.

33. The portable computer of Claim 14 wherein said portable computer includes a stored program, and said stored program is display driven and includes a first set of displays for recording data on farming operations, a second set of displays for recording data on weather, and a third set of displays for recording data on land use.

34. The portable computer of Claim 31 wherein said stored program includes a fourth set of displays for recording data on farm machines.

35. The portable computer of Claim 31 wherein each of said sets of displays is further comprised of a plu-rality of displays which are nested with respect to each other and said graphic user interface includes means for moving between the nested displays in a set by an opera-tor touching a screen on said portable computer.

36. The portable computer of Claim 35 wherein at least some of said displays have at least one button which, when touched, further displays a scrollable list from which an appropriate data entry may be selected for entry and storage into said data.

37. The portable computer of Claim 36 further comprising means for populating said scrollable lists solely with entries which are properly selectable in response to the data already stored in said portable computer.

38. A client-client-server computer network for collecting and analyzing data related to the agricultural operation of a plurality of farms comprising a plurality of client-client computer sub-networks linked to a cen-tral server computer, each of said sub-networks being comprised of a portable computer for use by an operator in a field environment, a base operations computer com-prised of a fixed platform PC, and a client data link for interconnecting said portable computer with said PC, each of said sub-networks being associated with a farmer, and a server data link interconnecting each of said sub-net-works to said central server computer.

39. The computer network of Claim 38 wherein each of said portable computers has a graphic user interface and its associated PC has means for emulating said graph-ic user interface to thereby provide a substantially similar interface to an operator on both of said comput-ers.

40. The computer network of Claim 39 wherein said server data link comprises an offline, batch data link so that said central server computer may obtain data from said plurality of PCs in batches.

41. The computer network of Claim 40 wherein each of said sub-network computers includes a memory for stor-ing said farm data and further including means for syn-chronizing said data between each pair of sub-network computers, said synchronizing means storing the most recent data entry in any data pair.

42. A portable computer for gathering substantially all material data related to the agricultural operation of a farm through an entire growing season, said portable computer having a non-command line interface to facili-tate the entry of said data into said portable computer, a memory for storing said data, and a stored program to provide the organized visual display of said data.

43. The portable computer of Claim 42 further comprising means for connection to a second computer to facilitate the transmission of data therebetween.

44. The portable computer of Claim 43 wherein said stored program includes means for synchronizing the data stored in said portable computer with a data set stored in said second computer with a small number of fixed commands.

45. A method for collecting and storing data relat-ing to the agricultural operation of a farm comprising the steps of:
recording on a portable computer the data re-lated to said farm; and communicating said data from said portable com-puter to another fixed platform computer.

46. The method of Claim 45 further comprising a plurality of farms, each of said farms having an associ-ated portable computer and fixed platform computer, and wherein the method further comprises the steps of:
recording on each portable computer the data related to its associated farm;
communicating the data from each of said porta-ble computers to its associated computer; and transmitting the data from each of said comput-ers over an offline, batched data link to a cen-tral computer.

47. The method of Claim 46 further comprising the step of periodically synchronizing the data between each pair of associated portable computers and fixed platform computers.

48. The method of Claim 47 further comprising the steps of:
assembling all of said data into a master data base in said central computer; and analyzing said master base to provide reports for particular farms based on multiple farm data.