Patent ID: 7152539

Claim:
A furrow opener comprising: a rotatable disc operable to be pulled over ground in a forward direction to thereby open a furrow therein; a seed boot fixed relative to one side of the disc and being operable to insert seed in the furrow, said seed boot presenting an outboard side distally spaced from the disc, said seed boot including a seed outlet operable to discharge seed into the furrow, said seed outlet defining an outlet axis extending generally parallel to the direction seed is discharged; and a fertilizer injector wing fixed to the seed boot, said fertilizer injector wing being positioned adjacent said outboard side of the seed boot so that at least a portion of said seed boot is positioned between the disc and wing, said fertilizer injector wing including at least one nozzle operable to inject fertilizer into the furrow, said at least one nozzle defining an injection axis extending generally parallel to the direction fertilizer is injected, said injection axis extending nonparallel relative to said outlet axis so as to define an offset angle therebetween, said offset angle being between about five and about thirty degrees.