USE EMERSON’S SEEDS AND THIS PLANTING TABLE 
Legume Crops 
Lbs. per 
Standard 
Bushel 
Rate to sow— 
Pounds 
per Acre 
Time to Sow 
Depth 
to Sow— 
Inches 
Clover, Red Medium. 
60 
15 to 20 
Early April to August 15 
Vi to 1 
Clover, Mammoth. 
60 
15 to 20 
Early April to August 15 
Vi to 1 
Clover, Alsike. 
60 
10 to 15 
Early April to August 15 
Mi to 1 
Clover, Sweet, White Blossom. 
60 
15 to 20 (hulled) 
March to August 
V to 1 
Clover, Sweet, Yellow Blossom. 
60 
15 to 20 (hulled) 
March to August 
Mi to 1 
Clover, White. 
60 
10 to 15 
March or April 
Vi to 1 
Alfalfa. 
00 
15 to 20 
April to August 15 
1 to 1% 
Soy Beans. 
60 
Drill, 60; broadcast, 90 to 120 
May or June 
1 to 1M> 
Canada Field Peas. 
60 
Alone, 90 to 150; with oats, 90 
April 
1^ to 3 
Vetch, Winter or Hairy. 
60 
30, with 1bu. small grain 
June to Sept. 
1 to 2 
Vetch, Spring. 
60 
45, with 1 Vi bu. small grain 
March or April 
1 to 2 
Grasses and Mixtures 
Timothy. 
45 
22 to 25 
April, May, Sept, or Oct. 
Vi 
Timothy and Alsike. 
20 Timothy, 3 to 5 Alsike 
April, May or August 
Vi 
Timothy and Red Clover. 
20 Timothy, 5 Red Clover 
April, May or August 
Vi to 1 
Timothy, Alsike and Red Clover. 
15 Timothy, 5 Alsike, 5 Red 
Clover 
April, May or August 
Vi to 1 
Orchard Grass. 
*14 
For hay, 25 to 40 
April, May 
Vi 
Kentucky Blue Grass. 
*19 
25 to 30 
April or early Sept. 
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Canada Blue Grass. 
*19 
25 to 30 
April or early Sept. 
% 
Meadow Fescue. 
*24 
25 to 30 
April, May 
% 
Rye Grasses. 
*24 
30 to 40 
April to August 15 
Vi 
Forage and Miscellaneous Crops 
Rape, Dwarf Essex. 
50 
In drills, 4 to 5; broadcast, 5 to 8 
Early May to July 15 
Vi to 1 Vi 
Sudan Grass. 
40 
In drills, 10 to 15; broadcast 20 
to 30 
Late May to early July 
Vi to 1 
Millet, Common. 
50 
For hay, 50 
Late May to early July 
Vs to 1 
Millet, German. 
50 
For hay, 50 
Late May to early July 
Vi to 1 
Millet, Hungarian. 
48 
For hay, 48 
Late May to early July 
Vi t o 1 
Millet, Japanese. 
35 
30 to 35 
Late May to early July 
Vi t.0 1 
Cane or Sorghum. 
50 
In drills, 15 to 20; broadcast, 40 
to 50 
May, June 
1 to 1 V 
Grains 
Barley. 
48 
100 to 150 
April, May 
1 to 1 % 
Buckwheat. 
48 
40 to 60 
Early June 
1 to 1 Vi 
Oats. 
32 
65 to 90; 30 to 60 as a nurse crop 
March, April 
1 to 1 Vi 
Rye, Winter. 
56 
84 to 112 
Aug. 15 to Oct. 15 
l to 1 Vi 
Wheat, Winter. 
60 
75 to 120 
Aug. 15 to Oct. 10 
1 to 1 Vi 
*Note:—Weights per bushel for certain grasses are old standards. 
Actual weight per measured bushel varies widely. Good recleaned seed is usually much heavier than standard given. 
DOES IT PAY 
TO GET ONLY AVERAGE YIELDS? 
HERE ARE TRUE 
ANNUAL 
PRODUCTION FOR ACRE 
AVERAGE YIELD 
BEST 
YIELD 
FIGURES BASED 
ALFALFA HAY. 
BARLEY (Grain). 
. 3 TONS. 
.. 6 
.. 50 
TONS 
bushel 
BUCKWHEAT (Grain). 
.. 40 
bushel 
ON CROPS GROWN 
RED CLOVER (Hay). 
. 1 Vi tons. 
.. 4 
tons 
CORN (Shelled). 
. .112 
bushel 
RIGHT HERE IN 
MILLET (Hay). 
OATS (Grain). 
.. 4 
.. 80 
tons 
bushel 
POTATOES. 
. .350 
bushel 
NEW ENGLAND 
RYE (Grain). 
.. 35 
bushel 
SORGHUM (Fodder). 
.. 12 
tons 
SOY BEANS (Hay). 
SUDAN GRASS (Hay). 
.. 4 
tons 
TIMOTHY (Hay). 
WHEAT (Grain). 
.. 45 
bushel 
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