
LILLY'S FARM SEED PLANTING CHART 
Officially Approved 
POUNDS OF PREFERRED TIME OF SEEDING 
caiohdy SFED PER ACRE WEST OF CASCADES EAST OF CASCADES %0!L ADAPTATIONS 
Listed alphabetically under Seed-bed conditions Safe Spring seeding Lack of recommended It is more profitable to suit 








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the names most commonly and soil fertility in- einabon tenan d° om “the crop is netgense: the crop to the land than 
used in the Northwest. fluence the amount, the amount of mois- ally adapted to that to change the land for the 
ture in the soil. region. crop. 
CORN - FIELD 8-12 May 1-June l May 1-June 1 Fertile loams or clays, 
well drained 
CRESTED WHEATGRASS broadcast 10-12 Mar. 1-June 1 Drylands 
rows 2-5 
FESCUES 
CHEWINGS 12-18 Sept lo Octo Mar. 20- May 15 Well drained, fertile benches 
Feb, 1-Apr. 15 
CREEPING RED 12-18 Sepi.n lo .Oct-wlo Well drained, fertile benches 
ieveier, ab awyene, Als) 
MEADOW 20-25 Septae om OctreLo Mar. 20-May 15 Moist meadowlands 
Feb. 1-Apr. 15 
ALTA, Tall 20-25 Septal Octrelo Mar. 20- May 15 Wide soil adaptations 
Feb. 1-Apr. 15 
BIRDSFOOT TREFOIL 5-6 Apr, 15-June 1 Apr. 15-June 1 ate soils, acid or mild 
alkali 
MEADOW FOXTAIL 12-18 Sept. 15-Nov. l Apr. 15-June 1 Low, poorly drained lands 
Feb. 1-Apr. 15 
MILLETS 
FOXTAIL 20-25 May 15-June 15 Warm, fertile loams 
JAPANESE 25-35 May 15-June 15 Loams and shot clays in 
coastal areas 
PROSO or HOG 25-40 May 15-June 15 Warm loam soils 
ORCHARD GRASS 20-25 Sept. 1- Nov. 1 Mar. 1 - May 15 Well drained soils 
Feb. 1-Apr. 15 
PEAS - Field 
WINTER - Austrian 65-90 Sept. 15-Nov. 1 Sept. 10-Sept. 30 Clay loams and bottom 
Mar. 1-May 1 lands 
SPRING - Canada (Yellow) 75-100 Mar. 1-May 1 Apr. 1-May 1 Well drained clay and 
loam soil 
SPRING - Alaska (Green) 120-140 Feb. 1-May 1 Mar. 1-May 1 Well drained clay and 
loam soil 
RYE - GRASSES 
COMMON - Oregon 20-25 Sept. 15- Oct. 15 Low lands - poor drainage 
ITALIAN 20-25 Sept. 15- Oct. 15 Low lands - poor drainage 
SORGHUM 4-8 May 10-June 1 May 10-June 1 Warm, deep, fertile loams 
SOYBEAN 35-60 May 1-June 1 May 1-June 1 Warm, fertile loams 
SUDAN GRASS rows 8 May 1-June 15 May 1-June 1 Warm clay loams 
broadcast 25 
TALL MEADOW OAT- 20-25 Sept. 15- Nov. 1 Mar. 15-May 15 Fertile, well drained uplands 
GRASS Feb. 1-Apr. 1 
TIMOTHY 8-10 Sept. 15-Nov. 1 Mar. 15- May 15 Fertile, moist, medium to 
Feb, 1-Apr. 1 heavy soils 
VELVET GRASS or 15-20 Sept. 15-Nov. 1 Wi i 
MESQUITE Feb. 1-Apr. 15 de adaption 
VETCHES 
COMMON or GRAY 50-75 Sept. 15-Nov, 1 Well drained, fertile loams 
Feb, 15-Apr. 15 : 
WILLIAMETTE 60-75 Sept. 15-Nov. 1 i loams 
Pais Aor 715 Well drained, fertile loa 
HAIRY or WINTER 20-40 Sept. 15-Nov. 1 Mar, 15- May 15 Wide adaptation, needs 
good drainage 
HUNGARIAN 90-75 Sept. 15-Nov. 1 Medium wet, acid soils 
PURPLE 60-80 Sept. 15-Nov. 1 
Mar. 1-Apr. 15 Well drained clays or loams 
HAY MIXTURES, 25-30 Sept. 1-Nov. 1 Mar, 15- May 15 
grasses & legumes Fertile clays, loams and 
bottom lands 
PASTURE MIXTURES, 20-30 Sept. 1- Nov. 1 Mar. 15- 
grasses & legumes Feb. 1-Apr. 1 May 15 Widely adapted 
