| 摘要 |
The invention is an apparatus and method for coating straw with fertilizers, preservatives and/or colorants to extend the useful life of and add aesthetic properties to pine straw. The invention comprises the steps of providing a drying chamber, collecting straw, placing the straw into windrows within the drying chamber, providing a means for simultaneously fluffing and coating the straw, fluffing and coating the, and then drying the straw inside the drying chamber until the coating is dry. The means for simultaneously fluffing and coating the straw is an apparatus that features a fluffing system, a coating system, and an application chamber all of which may be powered and operated via a standard farm tractor with hydraulic ports and power take-off connections. The apparatus is designed to fluff the straw within an application chamber wherein the coating is simultaneously applied to the tossed and, thereby, temporarily suspended pine straw.
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