CROP 
Listed alphabetically under the 
names most commonly used in 
the Northwest. 
General 
ALFALFA (LP) Dryland 
ARTICHOKES, Jerusalem (A) 
BENT GRASSES 
Astoria (LP) 
Domestic Mixed (LP) 
Highland (LP) 
Colonial (Rhode Island) (LP) 
Seaside (LP) 
BLUEGRASSES 
Bulbous (LP) 
Canada (LP) 
Kentucky (LP) 
Shady (Wood 
Meadow Grass) (LP) 
Shady (Rough- 
Stalked Mdw.) (LP) 
BROMEGRASS—Smooth (LP) 
California Mountain (ML) 
BUCKWHEAT (A) 
CEREALS 
Barley—Winter (A) 
Barley—Spring (A) 
Oats—Winter (A) 
Oats—Spring (A) 
Rye—Winter (WA) 
Rye—Spring (A) 
Wheat—Winter (WA) 
Wheat—Spring (A) 
CHEAT OR CHESS (WA) 
CLOVERS 
Alsike (SP) 
Ladino (SP) 
White (SP) 
Red (SP) 
Mammoth Red (Bi) 
Sweet—Yellow (Bi) 
Sweet—White (Bi) 
Crimson (A) 
Strawberry (LP) 
Subterranean (WA) 
CORN—Field (A) 
CRESTED Broadcast 
WHEATGRASS (LA) Rows 
FESCUES 
Chewings (LP) 
Creeping Red (LP) 
Meadow (SP) 
Alta (Tall) (LP) 
FLAX—Fiber (A) 
FLAX—Seed (A) 
KALE—1000 Headed (Bi) 
LOTUS 
Birdsfeot Trefoil (LP) 
Big Trefoit (LP) 
MEADOW FOXTAIL (LP) 
MILLETS 
Foxtail (A) 
Japanese (A) 
Proso or Hog (A) 
ORCHARD GRASS (LP) 
24 
10 to 12 
25 to 40 
LILLY’S FARM SEED PLANTING CHART 
Abbreviations: A, Annual; WA, Winter Annual; P, Perennial; LP, Long-lived Perennial; SP, Short-lived Perennial; Bi, Biennial; ML, Medium Long-lived. 
peas NP Be ae AA TE al eR ee AC AL alate cr era ae ne NT re Mg are A Ree OBL PEAT 
PREFERRED TIME OF SEEDING 
POUNDS OF 
SEED PER 
ACRE 
12 to 15 
8 to 12 
West of Cascades 
Safe Spring seeding 
dates for perennial 
Qrasses depend on 
500 to 800 
7 to10 
7 to 10 
7tol0 
7 to 10 
7 to 10 
15 to 30 
15 to 20 
15 to 25 
15 te 25 
15 to 25 
18 to 25 
20 to 25 
40 to 50 
75 to +00 
75 to 100 
80 to 100 
80 to 100 
75 to 100 
75 to 100 
80 to 120 
"80 te 120 — 
60 to 75 
6 to8 
6 to 8 
6 to 8 
10 to 12 
12 to 15 
12 to 15 
12 to 15 
East of Cascades 
Lack of dates indicates 
that the crop is not 
generally adapted to 
PRINCIPAL USES 
Market conditions often deter- 
mine whether a crop should be 
pastured, cut for hay or left 
for seed. 
SOIL ADAPTATIONS 
It is more profitable to suit the 
crop to the land than to change 
the land for the crop. 
May 1-June 15 
Sept. 15-Oct. 15 
Mar. 20-May 1 
Sept. 15-Nov. 1 
Mar. 1-May 15 
Sept. 15-Nov. 1 
Mar. 1-May 15 
Sept. 15-Nov. 1 
Mar. 15-May 1 
Sept. 1-Nov. 1 
Feb. 1-June 1 
Apr. 1-June 15 
Apr. 1-June 15 
Feb. 1-June | 
Feb. 1-June 1 
Apr. 1-Junel 
Apr. 1-Junel 
Sept. 10-Sept. 30 
Apr. 1-June 15 
May 15-June 15 
soil moisture content. | that region. 
Fertile, deep, well 
Apr. 1-June 1 Apr. 15- June 1 Hay, Pasture, Seed hesitated aes 
ae Winter succulence for : 
Mar. 15-Apr. 15 Apr. 1-May 15 Livestock and Humantrood Fertile bottom lands 
PECAN AS Lawn, Pasture, Seed Moist, fertile, heavy soils 
pee ae Lawn, Pasture Moist, fertile, heavy soils 
eb. 1-Apr. 
Pep yates Lawn, Pasture, Seed Widely adapted 
a Moist, heavy, 
Pepe aes Lawn, Pasture slightly acid soils 
S Moist bottom lands, 
Pepe Apr 15 Lawn, Pasture, Seed slightly acid 
Sept. 1-Nov. 1 Sept. 1-Nov. 1 Winter Pasture, Hay, Seed Fertile, well drained lands 
Sept. 1-Nov. 1 Mar. 1-Apr. 15 Pasture Widely adapted 
SE ee REE Te eee Ce eae mn ce Se Pee od ied amas + ° il 
Pept ee ts Mar. 1-May 1 Pasture, Lawn, Seed eee. SOUS Zo 
Sept. 1-Nov. 1 Shady Lawns, Fertile, moist, 
Feb. 1-Apr. 15 Shady Pasture shaded soils 
Sept. 1-Nov. 1 Shady Lawns, Fertile, moist, 
Pepe na Geet 3) Shady Pasture shaded soils 
Mar. 15-May 15 Hay, Pasture Deep clay or clay loam 
Sept 1-Nov. 1 Feb. 1-Apr. 15 Pasture, Hay, Seed Wide adaptation 
Seed, Green Manure, 
Bee Pasture 
Sept. 15-Oct. 15 
Apr. 1-May 1 
Wide adaptation 
Mar. 15-May 15 
Seed, Hay Loams and clay, well drained 
Seed, Hay Loams and clay, well drained 
Seed, Hay Moist clay loams 
Seed, Hay Moist clay loams 
Sept. 1-Nov. 15 
Seed, Hay, Pasture 
Moderate drainage, 
wide adaptation 
Moderate drainage, 
May 1-Apr. 15 Seed, Hay, Pasture wide adaptation 
Sept. 1-Nov. 1 Seed, Hay Bench and bottom lands 
Mar. 15-May 1 Seed, Hay Bench and bottom lands 
Hay, Seed Poor lowlands—waste places 
Apr. 15-June 1 Seed, Hay, Pasture Fertile, acid lowlands 
Apr. 1-June 15 
Pasture, Seed, Hay 
Moist, fertile soils 
Apr. 1-June 15 
Apr. 15-June | 
Pasture, Seed 
Moist, fertile soils 
Hay, Seed, Pasture 
Well drained, fertile soils 
Apr. 15-June | 
Hay, Pasture 
Fertile uplands, 
moderately moist 
Apr. 15-June 1 
Hay, Pasture, Seed, 
Green Manure 
Light to medium soils of 
low acidity 
Apr. 15-June 1 
Seed, Pasture, Hay, 
Green Manure 
Light to medium soils of 
low acidity 
Seed, 
Green Manure 
Well drained, 
fertile soils 
25 to 35 
20 to 25 
May 15-June 15° 
May 15-June 15 
Sept. 1-Nov. 1 
Feb. 1-Apr. 15 
6 to 8 Apr. 1-June 1 Apr. 15-June | Alkali & Saline Soil Pastures| Moist alkali soils 
Uplands— 
8 to 10 Sept. 1-Nov. 1 e Pasture, Seed reasonably well drained 
8 to 12 May 1-June 1 May 1-June 1 Silage, Grain, Green Feed Chet Woleeen 
, He i Mar. 1-June 1 Pasture, Seed, Hay Drylands 
Sept. 15-Oct. 15 Lawn, Pasture, Well drained, 
12 tol8 Feb. 1-Apr. 15 Mar. 20-May 15 Seed fertile benches 
Sept. 15-Oct. 15 Lawn, Pasture, Well drained, 
12 tol8 Feb. 1-Apr. 15 Seed |. fertile benches 
Sept. 15-Oct. 15 — Hay, Moist 
20 to 25 Feb. 1-Apr. 15 Mar. 20-May 15 Pasture Meadowlands 
Sept. 15-Oct. 15 u Pasture, Seed, Wide soil 
20 to 25 Feb. 1-Apr. 15 Mar. 20-May 15 Hay adaptation 
85 to 110 Mar, 15-Apr. 20 Fiber Fertile clay loams 
30 to 45 Mar. 15-Apr. 15 Apr. 15-May 15 Seed Fertile clay loams 
ltol Apr. 15-June 15 Fall and Winter Succulence Fertile loams 
5 to6 Apr. 15-June 1 Apr. 15-June 1 Pasture, Hay, Seed Moist soils, acid or mild alkati 
4to5 Apr. 15-June | Apr, |5-June | __ Pasture, Seed, Hay Moist soils, acid or mild alkali 
y, Pasture, Seed, Low, poorly, 
12 to 18 Apr. 15-June | Hay drained lands 
20 to 25 May 15-June 15 Hay, Seed Warm, fertile loarms 
Pasture, Green Feed 
Loams, shot clays in 
coastal areas 
Seed, Green Feed 
Warm loam soils 
Pasture, Hay, 
Seed. 
PRICES MAY CHANGE, SOME SEED WILL BE SCARCE, ORDER EARLY 
Well drained 
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