Field Crops Planting Instructions 
KIND OF SEED 
Alfalfa— broadcast. 
Alfalfa—drilled. 
Artichokes, Jerusalem. 
Barley—drilled. 
Beet, Mangel Stock. 
Beans, Navy, Field (Small). 
Beans, Great Northern (Large Navy). 
Bermuda Grass. 
Black Medic. 
Blue Grass, Kentucky, for lawns. 
Blue Grass, Kentucky, for pastures. 
Glue Grass, Canada, for lawns. 
Blue Grass, Canada, for pasture. 
Brome Grass. 
Broom Corn. 
Buckwheat. 
Clover, Alsike. 
Clover, Alsike—in mixture. 
Clover, Alsike and Timothy, mixed. 
Clover, Burr. 
Clover, Crimson. 
Clover, Hop. 
Clover, Mammoth. 
Clover, Mammoth, in mixture. 
Clover, Red. 
Clover, Red, in mixture. 
Clover, Sweet, white or yellow. 
Clover, Sweet, white (unhulled). 
Clover, White Dutch. 
Corn. 
Corn, for Silage. 
Cotton Seed. 
Crotalaria. 
Dallas Grass. 
Egyptian Wheat, Shallu. 
Fescue, Meadow. 
Fescue, other varieties. 
Hegari. 
Johnson Grass. 
Kaffir—Milo—Feterita—Grohoma, (drill). 
Kaffir—Milo—Feterita—Grohoma, (broadcast). . 
Kale, Thousand Headed. 
Lawn Grass, mixed. 
Lespedeza—Common. 
Lespedeza—Kobe. 
Lespedeza—Korean. 
Lespedeza—Sericea. 
Millets—for Hay. 
Millets—for Seed. 
Millets, Hungarian, for Hay. 
Millets, Hungarian, for Seed. 
Millets—Japanese. 
Mung Beans. 
Oats. 
Orchard Grass—for Hay. 
Orchard Grass—for Seed. 
Pasture Mixtures. 
Peanuts. 
Peas, Austrian Winter. 
Peas, Canada Field, (broadcast). 
Peas, Canada Field, with oats. 
Peas, Cow, broadcast. 
Peas, Cow, drilled.. 
Peas, Cow, in drill with corn. 
Rape, broadcast. 
Rape, drilled. 
Red Top, Solid Seed. 
Red Top, Unhulled. 
Rye, Grain. 
Rye, Grass. 
Sagrain. 
Sorghum Forage, broadcast. 
Sorghum Forage, drilled. 
Sorghum Syrup.. 
Sorghum, grain varieties, broadcast. 
Sorghum, grain varieties, drilled. 
Soy Beans, broadcast. 
Soy Beans, drilled. 
Soy Beans, in drilled with corn. 
Sudan Grass, broadcast. 
Sudan Grass, drilled. 
Sunflower. 
Timothy. 
Velvet Beans. 
Vetch, Winter or Hairy. 
Vetch, Spring. 
Wheat, Winter. 
Lbs. 
per 
Bu. 
Sow 
Lbs. per 
Acre 
Time to Sow 
Depth 
to Sow 
Inches 
60 
18 to 22 
Spring and early fall 
1 to m 
60 
12 to 15 
Spring and early fall 
1 to IH 
50 
150 to 200 
March, April, May 
4 
48 
120 to 150 
March, April 
1 to m 
30 
6 to 8 
April, May, June 
1 
60 
25 to 30 
May, June, July 
1 
60 
40 to 60 
May, June, July 
1 
40 
4 to 6 
March to May 
60 
18 to 20 
Feb., March, April 
14* 
125 
Early spring, early Sept. 
14* 
20 to 30 
Early spring, early Sept. 
14* 
125 
Early spring, early Sept. 
y? 
14* 
20 
Early spring, early Sept. 
y 
14* 
20 
Spring 
ly to 2 
48 
5 to 8 
April, May 
1 to VA 
52 
50 to 60 
Late spring 
1 to I'A 
60 
4 to 5 
Winter to April 
14 to 1 
60 
2 to 4 
Winter to April 
H to 1 
8 to 10 
Winter to April 
12 
30 to 40 
Aug., Sept., Oct. 
60 
12 to 15 
July to October 
yi to 1 
60 
10 to 12 
Feb., Mar., April, Sept. 
K 
60 
6 to 10 
Winter, early April 
5^ to 1 
60 
60 
6 to 10 
Winter, early April 
14 to 1 
60 
60 
12 to 15 
March to August 
yi to 1 
30 
25 to 30 
60 
6 to 8 
March to April 
14 to 1 
56 
8 to 10 
Late spring 
1 to 114 
56 
14 to 20 
Late spring 
1 to m 
32 
32 
April, May, June 
% to 1 
40 
12 to 15 
April, May, June 
10 
8 to 10 
March, April, May 
]4 
50 
10 to 12 
May, June, July 
IK to 2 
24* 
20 to 30 
Early spring, Aug., Sept. 
K 
14* 
28 to 35 
Early spring, Aug., Sept. 
K 
50 
8 to 10 
April, May, June 
IK 
28 
20 to 30 
April to July 
1 
56 
10 to 15 
May, June 
1 to IK 
56 
40 to 50 
May, June 
1 to IK 
50 
4 to 5 
Mar., Apr., May, Aug., Sept. 
K 
125 
Early spring, early fall 
K 
25 
25 to 30 
Early spring after frost 
1 to 2 
25 
25 to 25 
Early spring after frost 
1 to 2 
25 
20 to 25 
Early spring after frost 
1 to 2 
60 
25 to 30 
Early spring after fiost 
1 to 2 
50 
30 
Late May to early July 
K to 1 
50 
15 
Late May to early July 
K to 1 
48 
48 
Late May to early July 
K to 1 
48 
30 
Late May to early July 
K to 1 
35 
20 to 30 
Late May to early July 
K to 1 
60 
8 to 10 
May, June, July 
K to 1 
32 
60 to 80 
March, April 
1 to IK 
14* 
21 to 28 
Early spring, fall 
K to 1 
14* 
10 to 14 
Early spring, fall 
K to 1 
30 to 40 
Early spring, fall 
K to 1 
22 
35 to 40 
May, June 
2 
60 
30 to 35 
Aug., Sept., Oct. 
2 
60 
120 to 150 
Early spring 
1 to 2 
60 
75 to 90 
Early spring 
60 
75 to 90 
May or June 
1 to 2 
60 
25 
May or June 
1 to 2 
60 
20 to 30 
May or June 
1 to 2 
50 
5 to 8 
Early May to late July 
K to IK 
50 
4 to 5 
Early May to late July 
K to IK 
14* 
6 to 8 
April or early Sept. 
14* 
20 to 25 
April or early Sept. 
K 
56 
84 to 112 
Sept, to Nov. 
1 to IK 
24 
28 to 35 
April or early Sept. 
50 
8 to 10 
Apr., May, June, July 
1 
50 
40 to 50 
May, June 
1 to IK 
50 
8 to 10 
May, June 
1 to iK 
50 
8 to 10 
May, June 
1 to IK 
56 
40 to 50 
May, June 
1 to IK 
56 
10 to 15 
May, June 
1 to IK 
60 
75 to 120 
May, June 
1 to 2 
60 
25 
May, June 
1 to 2 
60 
15 to 20 
May, June 
1 to 2 
40 
20 to 30 
Late May to early July 
K to 1 
40 
10 to 15 
Late May to early July 
K to 1 
32 
6 to 8 
May 
1 to 2 
45 
8 to 10 
Spring and fall 
60 
15 to 30 
May, June 
3 to 4 
60 
40 to 60 
June to Sept. 
1 to 2 
60 
40 to 60 
March or April 
1 to 2 
60 
75 to 90 
Sept, to Nov. 
1 to IK 
♦ note. _Weights per bushel for certain grasses are old standards. Good recleaned seed is usually heavier. 
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