Legumes | Seeding Rate #/a | lbs/Bu | Ave Seeds/lb | Seeding Date | Days to Germinate |
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Alfalfa | 15-20 | 60 | 200,000 | 4/1 – 9/1 | 7 |
Alsike Clover | 6-8 | 60 | 700,000 | 4/1 – 5/1 | 7 |
Birdsfoot Trefoil | 5-6 | 60 | 375,000 | 4/1 – 5/1 | 12 |
Crownvetch | 5-10 | 60 | 110,000 | 4/1 – 5/1 | 10 |
Hairy Vetch | 10-20 | 60 | 20,000 | 8/1 – 9/30 | 10 |
Ladino Clover | 3-5 | 60 | 770,000 | 4/1 – 5/1 | 7 |
Lespedeza, Korean | 15-20 | 60 | 225,000 | 4/1 – 5/15 | 14 |
Medium Red Clover | 10-12 | 60 | 275,000 | 4/1 – 5/1 | 7 |
Mammoth Red Clover | 10-12 | 60 | 295,000 | 4/1 – 5/1 | 7 |
White Dutch Clove | 2-5 | 60 | 800,000 | 4/1 – 5/1 | 7 |
Yellow Sweetclover | 10-12 | 60 | 260,000 | 4/1 – 5/30 | 7 |
Annual Forages | Seeding Rate #/a | lbs/Bu | Ave Seeds/lb | Seeding Date | Days to Germinate |
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Buckwheat | 40-50 | 48 | 15,000 | 6/1-7/31 | 14 |
Dwarf Essex Rapeseed | 4-8 | 60 | 155,000 | 4/1-8/31 | 8 |
Forage Sorghum | 8-10 | 40 | 26,000 | 5/20-7/31 | 10 |
Foxtail Millet | 20-30 | 50 | 220,000 | 5/15-7/31 | 10 |
Pearl Millet | 8-12 | 50 | 88,000 | 5/15-7/31 | 7 |
Sorghum Sudangrass | 6-15 R, 20-35 D | 40 | 15,000 | 5/15-7/31 | 10 |
Sudangrass | 10-12 R, 20-30 D | 40 | 35,000 | 5/15-7/31 | 10 |
Turnips | 2-4 | 52 | 174,000 | 4/1-6/30 | 14 |
Warm Season Grasses | Seeding Rate #/a | lbs/Bu | Ave Seeds/lb | Seeding Date | Days to Germinate |
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Big Bluestem | 10-12 PLS | 10-15 | 165,000 | 4/1-5/15 | 14-21 |
Blue Grama | 12-14 PLS | 10 | 825,000 | 4/1-5/15 | 14-21 |
Buffalograss | 65-80 PLS | 20 | 40,000 | 4/1-5/15 | 14-21 |
Indiangrass | 10-12 PLS | 10-15 | 175,000 | 4/1-5/15 | 14-21 |
Little Bluestem | 7-8 PLS | 10-15 | 260,000 | 4/1-5/15 | 14-21 |
Sand Bluestem | 14-16 PLS | 10-15 | 113,000 | 4/1-5/15 | 14-21 |
Sand Dropseed | 0.5-1.0 PLS | 60 | 5,300,000 | 4/1-5/15 | 14-21 |
Sand Lovegrass | 1-2 PLS | 60 | 1,300,000 | 4/1-5/15 | 14-21 |
Sideoats Grama | 10-12 PLS | 10 | 191,000 | 4/1-5/15 | 14-21 |
Switchgrass | 5-7 PLS | 60 | 390,000 | 4/1-5/15 | 14-21 |
Forage Grasses | Seeding Rate #/a | lbs/Bu | Ave Seeds/lb | Seeding Date | Days to Germinate |
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Bromegrass, Smooth | 15-25 | 14 | 136,000 | 4/1-5/31, 8/1-9/15 | 14 |
Creeping Foxtail | 3-5 | 14 | 575,000 | 4/1-5/31 | 14 |
Fescue, Tall | 15-20 | 20 | 230,000 | 4/1-9/15 | 14 |
Orchardgrass | 10-12 | 14 | 650,000 | 4/1-5/31, 8/1-9/15 | 21 |
Red Top | 3-6 | 40 | 5,000,000 | 4/1-5/31 | 10 |
Reed Canarygrass | 8-10 | 44 | 610,000 | 4/1-5/31 | 21 |
Ryegrass, Annual | 20-30 | 22 | 227,000 | 4/1-5/31 | 14 |
Ryegrass, Perennial | 15-20 | 22 | 227,000 | 4/1-9/15 | 14 |
Timothy | 12-18 | 45 | 1,230,000 | 4/1-9/15 | 10 |
Wheatgrass, Crested | 10-12 | 22 | 175,000 | 4/1-8/31 | 14 |
Wheatgrass, Intermediate | 10-12 | 20 | 100,000 | 4/1-8/31 | 14 |
Wheatgrass, Pubescen | 10-12 | 20 | 95,000 | 4/1-8/31 | 14 |
Wheatgrass, Tall | 12-15 | 16 | 79,000 | 4/1-8/31 | 14 |
Wheatgrass, Western | 12-15 | 16 | 110,000 | 4/1-8/31 | 21 |
Wildrye, Canada | 10-12 | 16 | 115,000 | 4/1-5/1 | 14 |
Wildrye, Virginia | 10-12 | 16 | 96,000 | 4/1-5/1 | 14 |
Small Grain | Seeding Rate #/a | lbs/Bu | Ave Seeds/lb | Seeding Date | Days to Germinate |
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Barley | 90-110 | 48 | 14,000 | Early Spring | 7 |
Oats | 64-96 | 32 | 13,000 | Early Spring | 7 |
Winter Rye | 60-75 | 56 | 18,000 | Septemeber | 7 |
Spring Triticale | 90-110 | 56 | 18,000 | Early Spring | 7 |
Fall Triticale | 90-110 | 56 | 18,000 | 9/1-10/30 | 7 |
Spring Wheat | 75-90 | 60 | 15,000 | Early Spring | 7 |
Winter Wheat | 75-90 | 60 | 15,000 | Septemeber | 7 |