Corn - How Far Apart for Plants?

Thanks.

Shift lever on 2; 6 point 20.9"; 13point 9.7"
Shift lever on 3; 6 point 13.9"; 13 point 6.5"
Shift lever on 4; 6 point 10.5"; 13 point 4.8"

so the best setting for you is shift lever on 3; with using the 13 point sprocket for a spacing of 6.5" for about a rate of 25,996 per acre, the 9.7" would give you about 17,032 per acre that is not enough and these figures are for 38" row

now if you have the optional 15-point sprocket then you could get spacing of 4.1", 5.5", or 8.3"

All settings are right out of my 290 planter book so if you only have 10" & 13" that you can find you would also have a 20.9" spacing and missing a sprocket.

The sprocket that would be standard on that planter is a double with both 6 & 13 point part no. H 2265 B and the optional sprocket with 6 & 15 point would be part no. H 2266 B so check that book and planter again

Thank you for your patience with my questions. All of your advise is very much appreciated.

Corn is a grass, related to your lawn. So similar fert requirements. While you use a bit less fert when placing in the row, broadcasting it & lightly working it into the ground is a good thing too.

You would like to place about 100 lbs of N, 20-40 lbs of both P & K per acre for corn. A soil test would be nice, but for a 2 acre hobby..... ;) Is your soil high or low PH? If low, sometimes fert does no good, as the low ph binds up all fert, plants can't get to it. Would pay to get the ph tested & find out, important to your hay crops as well & takes a year to really 'fix' a ph problem.

Of course, easier to have the coop do it or rent their spreader but such a small plot costs them more tire wear than you will use! :) If you want to fertilizer your oats & hay crops in the future, a spinning 3 pt seeder/ spreader on a tractor that holds 500 lbs or so would be a nice $400 investment for you?

Where are you located, time to get planting on that corn!!!!! :) I have 20 acres left, we got rain & rain & rain, I sure hope I can get mine done tomorrow. Getting late for corn.

--->Paul

Two weeks ago I planted field corn at about 7" spacing, looking for 30,200 per acre in 30' rows. This was approaching the 31,000 per acre the vendor recommended.

On 30" rows you have 17,424 feet of row per acre and your minimum spacing of 10" puts 20,809 seed per acre. If your rows are 38", the standard of the time of your planter you get even fewer per acre. 16,500.

Might be decent for sweet corn, these rates are thin for modern field corn hybrids.

Gerald J.

Gerald J.

Row width is important, let us know what the spacing is. And, field corn or sweet corn?

-->Paul