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| Crop Planting Guide |
| Species |
Lb./Std Bu. |
Avg. # Seeds Per Lb. |
Sowing Rate Lb./A |
Time to Sow* |
Depth to Sow (inches) |
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| Alfalfa |
60 |
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|
| broadcast |
|
225,000 |
18 - 22 |
Spring and early fall |
1/2 - 1 |
| drilled |
|
225,000 |
12 - 15 |
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| Barley |
48 |
|
|
|
|
| spring |
|
13,500 |
96 - 120 |
March - April |
1 - 1 1/2 |
| winter |
|
13,500 |
96 - 120 |
Aug. - Oct. |
1 - 1 1/2 |
| Bermuda grass |
40 |
1,773,000 |
5 - 6 |
Mar. - May |
1/2 |
| Brome grass |
14 |
135,000 |
12 - 18 |
Spring, fall |
1/2 - 3/4 |
| Clover |
60 |
|
|
|
|
| alsike |
|
675,000 |
5 - 6 |
Winter - Apr. |
1/2 - 1 |
| ladino |
|
871,000 |
1 - 3 |
Spring, fall |
1/2 |
| red |
|
270,000 |
6 - 10 |
Winter, early Apr |
1/2 - 1 |
| sweet |
|
256,000 |
12 - 15 |
E.spring, Aug. Sep |
1/2 - 1 |
| Corn |
56 |
|
|
|
|
| grain or silage |
|
1,350 |
10 - 15 |
After avg. late frost date |
1 - 1 1/2 |
| Lespedeza |
25 |
|
|
|
|
| common |
|
337,500 |
25 - 30 |
Early spring after frost |
1-2 |
| Korean |
|
236,250 |
20 - 25 |
|
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| Millet |
50 |
|
|
|
|
| for hay |
|
211,500 |
30 |
Late May - early July |
1/2 - 1 |
| for seed |
|
211,500 |
15 |
|
|
| Oats |
32 |
12,600 |
69 - 96 |
Spring, fall |
1 - 1 1/2 |
| Peanuts |
22 |
900 |
35 - 40 |
May, June |
1 - 1 1/2 |
| Peas - field |
|
|
|
|
|
| drilled |
|
3,600 |
60 - 90 |
May or June |
1-2 |
| rows |
|
3,600 |
30 - 45 |
|
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| Sorghum |
40 |
16,000 |
10 - 25 |
10 - 14 days after corn |
1 - 1 1/2 |
| Soybeans |
60 |
|
|
|
|
| drilled |
|
2,500 |
90 - 120 |
May or June |
1 - 2 |
| in rows |
|
2,500 |
50 - 60 |
|
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| Sudangrass |
40 |
|
|
Late May - early July |
1/2 - 1 |
| broadcast |
|
54,000 |
20 - 30 |
|
|
| drilled |
|
54,000 |
15 - 25 |
|
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| Sunflower |
32 |
6,300 |
2 - 5 |
May - early July |
1 - 2 |
| Timothy |
45 |
1,125,000 |
8 - 10 |
Spring & fall |
1/2 |
| Wheat-Winter |
60 |
11,250 |
75 - 90 |
Sep. - Nov. |
1 - 1 1/2 |
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| * Planting times may vary in certain areas of the U.S. |
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