4020 electrician
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I'm using a Brillion seeder. How many pounds of alfalfa seed to the acre do a lot of guys put down? I'm using 16-17 lbs now but it is round up ready and was thinking of going back to conventional.
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DAVISFARMS
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20 TO 30 IS Recommended in my area tn, I plant 35 plus and love my RR alfalfa.
coonie minnie
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Buy that 750 drill... 12-15 lb will get you a great stand.
coonie minnie
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You also won't need the RR trait. Minimal soil disturbance means not seeding a bunch of new weeds.
I live in SE WI. I use a burndown of 1-1.5 pt of glyphosate, and aim to plant 12-15 lb alfalfa with the no-till drill. A very clean stand is almost guaranteed.
You will not need the RR trait.
I live in SE WI. I use a burndown of 1-1.5 pt of glyphosate, and aim to plant 12-15 lb alfalfa with the no-till drill. A very clean stand is almost guaranteed.
You will not need the RR trait.
1370 pwr in ne
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Ask or check the tag for the germination on the seed. Some seed in the past for me has only been 85% germination.Take that in account before seeding to lightly.
4020 electrician
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Wow! 35#? What is your yield? Irrigated? A lot of Dairy's around us in MI plant 20. I cut it back so I can get 3 acres a bag. But I yield 5 ton/ acre on non irrigated. It pencils out for me.
4020 electrician
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Double cast packer? Cultimulcher? I use a cultimulcher before I seed. Do you pack before?
4020 electrician
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I looking for a drill for rotation crops like beans and wheat oats... We have been just planting corn and beans for rotation but would like to not plant so much corn and add a 4th crop. I receive compliments on my fields of alfalfa. What I might do is seed some orchard in after 3 winters with that 750? I'm looking at one right now but the auction isn't till March and it has been really well taken care of. What's it worth?
DAVISFARMS
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made over five ton this year it is a great field. I sell hay need all Ican get. I do 5 ton on orchard regularly NO IRIGATION push for max yield if I get the rain.Planning to plant another 7 acres and maybe another field sells like hot cakes .
It was actually two ten foot, separate packers, bought with the intention of running two ten foot drills in tandem. Didn"t make the tandem hitch, so hooked the two cast iron packers one behind the other, pulled behind a ten foot drill. Each packer cost a couple hundred dollars. Good alfalfa was $300 a 50 lb bag. Saving 6 lb/ac is $30/ac. Sold the packers for more than what I paid for them. Later made a rubber tire packer to go behind JD 8300 13 foot drill. Center is 20 inch gas pipe, welded water tight, so can add weight.
coonie minnie
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It will depend on condition, what hitch, whether it has markers, grass seed, scales, etc.
An auction a month before planting might bring more than, say, one in July.
I had a 10 ft my dad bought new in 1990. Sold it to a neighbor for $11,000. Bought a late model 15 ft with 2pt hitch for $12,500. I spent a considerable amount putting it back into shape (like new, now) but now it's a really nice drill.
Ones with grass seed do bring more. However, you can plant alfalfa in the big box... but does help to get the half speed drive sprockets. This what I do with the 15 ft. It was nice to not have to stop to fill the little hopper all the time!
So in nice shape, with markers and grass can be 15-17k. Or can be quite a bit less.
Good luck!
An auction a month before planting might bring more than, say, one in July.
I had a 10 ft my dad bought new in 1990. Sold it to a neighbor for $11,000. Bought a late model 15 ft with 2pt hitch for $12,500. I spent a considerable amount putting it back into shape (like new, now) but now it's a really nice drill.
Ones with grass seed do bring more. However, you can plant alfalfa in the big box... but does help to get the half speed drive sprockets. This what I do with the 15 ft. It was nice to not have to stop to fill the little hopper all the time!
So in nice shape, with markers and grass can be 15-17k. Or can be quite a bit less.
Good luck!
DAVISFARMS
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5 TON PER ACRE is what I normally yield
I plant mine at 20lb/acre. Did some reading on line. Seems like msu has a study that showed it pays to plant heavy up until a certain amount, then you're just wasting seed/money. Supposed to plant round up ready a touch heavier than conventional because the round up does kill a few of the plants. It's amazing what a Google search will teach you.
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