Patent ID: 6016713
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: A01B,G01N,Y02A

Abstract:
An agricultural system for the acquiring of soil samples from a field of land, the system comprising:vehicle movable across the field and including an implement configured to perform at least one agricultural operation while in motion;a soil sample acquiring apparatus supported by the vehicle and configured to acquire samples of soil from the field while the vehicle is in motion, wherein the soil sample acquiring apparatus includes a longitudinal track assembly and a soil sample acquisition device, the longitudinal track assembly configured to cause the soil sample acquisition device to move in a direction opposite to the direction of motion of the vehicle when the soil sample acquisition device is engaged in the soil, whereby relative motion between the soil sample acquisition device and the field is substantially zero;a location signal generating circuit supported by the vehicle configured to generate location signals, each location signal corresponding to one sample acquired location within the field; anda data recorder supported by the vehicle and configured to record the location signals.