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FORAGE SEEDING RATES

Seeding Rates for Pure Stands

The following shows approximate seeding rates for single species grown for fodder use.

Although a combination of grasses and legumes is more frequently seeded, the table is useful for composing specific mixtures. The percentage of each species desired in the mixture should first be determined. Then the quantity of seed required to seed a pure stand can be used as a guide for determining the amounts of each species required.

Seeding Rates for Forage

Crop

Seeding Rate lbs / acre
Alfalfa
8 - 15
Sweet Clover
8 - 12
Alsike Clover
6 - 10
Red Clover
7 - 11
White Clover
3 - 7
Birds-Foot Trefoil
8 - 15
Sainfoin
25 - 40
Cicer Milk-Vetch
12 - 18
Crown-Vetch
16 - 22

Seeding Rates for Grasses

Crop

Seeding Rate lbs / acre
Russian Wild Rye
8 - 12
Altai Wild Rye
20 - 30
Crested Wheatgrass
10 - 15
Northern Wheatgrass
12 - 16
Western Wheatgrass
16 - 22
Intermediate Wheatgrass
18 - 24
Pubescent Wheatgrass
16 - 22
Slender Wheatgrass
10 - 14
Streambank Wheatgrass
10 - 14
Tall Wheatgrass
20 - 30
Perennial Ryegrass
8 - 12
Italian Ryegrass
8 - 12
Kentucky Bluegrass
4 - 6
Smooth Bromegrass
12 - 16
Meadow Bromegrass
18 - 28
Creeping Red Fescue
3 - 6
Meadow Fescue
8 - 12
Tall Fescue
8 - 12
Meadow Foxtail
3 - 6
Meadow Foxtail Coated
6 - 12
Creeping Foxtail
3 - 6
Orchard Grass
3 - 7
Timothy
3 - 6
Reed Canary Grass
4 - 8

Seeding Rates for Grass

Crop
Lawn Grass Mixtures
1 lb ./ 200 sq. ft.


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