Set-up and creating data files > Fertilizer inputs set-up > Recording fertilizer inputs
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Recording fertilizer inputs
The fertilizer input list is used to record the fertilizers applied during a fertilizing operation. In order for the program to provide you with accurate profit and loss reporting and input usage reporting, you’ll need to specify the fertilizer and unit cost.
A separate list is maintained for each crop year.
To open the fertilizers window, click Fertilizer Inputs for (year) in the Setup menu.
To add a new item to the list, click 
. Enter the following information in the Details section and clickSave or Save & Close.
- Name - enter the name of the fertilizer.
- Unit Cost - enter the cost of the fertilizer and select a purchase unit from the drop-down menu.
- Liquid Fertilizer - select this check box if you apply the fertilizer in liquid form.
- Specific Gravity - enter the specific gravity for the liquid fertilizer. It’s used in combination with the nutrient per cent analysis to calculate the weight of each nutrient applied during a fertilizer operation.
- Organic - select this check box if the fertilizer is organic.
- Nutrients - enter the fertilizer’s per cent composition of each listed nutrient. Note: You can add a new nutrient to the fertilizer input list by selecting Nutrient List in the Setup menu and entering the information in the Nutrients dialogue box.
- Notes - enter any additional information about the fertilizer input.
Note: If you selected I am an organic grower under the Operation/Observation Setting tab (underSystem Preferences in the Setup menu), you can add a new item from a predefined list by selecting New From List (Organic) from the 
menu. Select a fertilizer from the list that appears and click OK.
- To edit an item in the list, select the item and click
, make your desired changes and click Saveor Save & Close. - Click
to cancel adding or editing the item. - To delete an item from the list, select the item and click
. - Click
to copy an item to the previous or next year. - Click
to merge two fertilizers with the same name.
Last updated on August 25, 2014 by FCC AgExpert