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Suggested Seeding Rates for Various Crops
Seeding rates should be adjusted for percent germination and percent field emergence. Field emergence is often only 80-85 percent of initial seeding rate. Final seeding rates will need to be higher than the suggested seeding rate to reflect these losses.
| Bushel Weight lbs | Average Seeds Per Pound | Seeding Rate | Seeding Rate Seeds (Number) | |
| Barley | 48 | 13,500 | 90 | 28/sq ft |
| Corn | 56 | 1,400 | 14 | 20,000/acre |
| Field Bean | ||||
| Pinto Bean | 60 | 1,100 | 50-65 | 70,000/acre |
| Navy Bean | 2,700 | 38-45 | 90,000/acre | |
| Black Turtle | 2,300 | 45 | 105,000/acre | |
| Great Northern | 1,000 | 100 | 90,000/acre | |
| Kidney | 900 | 90-115 | 90,000/acre | |
| Navy 6-14" rows | 60 | 150,000/acre | ||
| Pink | 1,700 | 60 | 105,000/acre | |
| Small Red | 1,400 | 75 | 100,000/acre | |
| Small White | 3,000 | 35 | 105,000/acre | |
| Flax | 56 | 88,000 | 42 | 85/sq. ft. |
| Oats | 32 | 15,500 | 80 | 28/sq. ft |
| Rye | 56 | 18,200 | 60 | 25/sq. ft. |
| Soybean (30" row) | 60 | 2,800 | 56 | 9/ft. row |
| (10" row) | 56 | 3/foot of row | ||
| (20" row) | 56 | 6/foot of row | ||
| (40" row) | 56 | 12/foot of row | ||
| Sunflower | ||||
| Non Oil | 24 | 4,600 | 4 | 17,000/acre |
| Oil | 27 | 7,700 | 3 | 23,000/acre |
| Wheat | ||||
| Durum | 60 | 11,500 | 140 | 35-40/sq. ft. |
| HRSW | 60 | 14,300 | 120 | 35-40/sq. ft. |
| Buckwheat | 48 | 14,900 | 50 | 17/sq. ft. |
| Winter | 60 | 14,500 | 75 | 25/sq. ft. |
| Canola | ||||
| Argentine | 50 | 140,000 | 5-7 | 22/sq. ft. |
| Millet | ||||
| Foxtail | 220,000 | 15-20 | 86/sq. ft. | |
| Proso | 80,000 | 25-30 | 55/sq. ft. | |
| Forage | ||||
| Sorghum 30" row | 25,000 | 5-8 | 4 sq. ft. | |
| Sudangrass 6" row | 55,000 | 25-30 | 38/sq. ft. | |
| Forage grasses (perennial) | ||||
| Bromegrass alone in mixtures | 14 | 136,000 | 16 | 50/sq. ft. |
| Orchardgrass in mixtures | 14 | 653,000 | 2 | 31/sq. ft. |
| Reed canarygrass alone in mixtures | 46 | 526,000 | 7 | 85/sq. ft. |
| Tall fescue in mixtures | 25 | 229,000 | 4 | 21/sq. ft. |
| Timothy in mixtures | 45 | 1,234,000 | 3 | 85/sq. ft. |
| Forage Legumes (perennial) | ||||
| Alfalfa alone | 60 | 199,000 | 11 | 50/sq. ft. |
| with grass | 7 | 32/sq. ft. | ||
| Alsike clover in mixtures | 60 | 653,000 | 2 | 30/sq. ft. |
| Birdsfoot trefoil alone | 60 | 372,000 | 7 | 60/sq. ft. |
| with grass | 4 | 34/sq. ft. | ||
| Ladino clover in mixtures | 60 | 784,000 | 1 | 18/sq. ft. |
| Red Clover alone | 60 | 252,000 | 9 | 50/sq. ft. |
| with grass | 5 | 30/sq. ft. | ||
| Adquki | 60 | 3,500 | 40-60 | 150,000-200,000/a |
| Annual | ||||
| Canarygrass | 50 | 58,000 | 30 | 40/sq. ft. |
| Canola B napus | 50 | 140,000 | 8 | 25/sq. ft. |
| Canola B. Campetris | 50 | 210,000 | 5 | 25/sq. ft. |
| Crambe | 22 | 65,000 | 15 | 23/sq. ft. |
| Fieldpea with 1 � to 2 bu of oat) | 60 | 2,300 | 180 | 9/ sq.ft. |
| Fababean medium size (with 2 bu of oat) | 60 | 1,300 | 180 | 5/sq. ft. |
| Lentil-small | 60 | 15,600 | 55 | 20/sq. ft. |
| Lupine | ||||
| 6-8" rows | 60 | 1,500 | 170 | 6/sq. ft. |
| 30" rows | 70 | 6/foot of row | ||
| Millet Foxtail | 48 | 218,000 | 15 | 75/sq. ft. |
| Proso | 56 | 65,000 | 20 | 30/sq. ft. |
| Mustard yellow | 56 | 90,000 | 12 | 25/sq. ft. |
| Oriental Brown | 50 | 180,000 | 6 | 25/sq. ft. |
| Rape Forage | 50 | 145,000 | 6 | 20/sq. ft. |
| Oilseed | 50 | 136,000 | 8 | 25/sq. ft. |
| Sudangrass | ||||
| 18-40" rows | 40 | 44,000 | 10 | 25/sq. ft. |
| 6-14" rows | 20 | 20/sq. ft. | ||
| Sweetclover | 60 | 240,000 | 10 | 55/sq.ft. |
| Tangierpea | 60 | 4,500 | 85 | 9/sq. ft. |
| Wild rise (wet) | 25 | 7,900 | 33 | 6/sq.ft. |
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