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Seed spacing in beans for 19 in. rows?

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Mn Dave

05-17-2008 18:50:22




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I have been planting soybeans with a White 4 row 38 in. planter with a 5 row splitter attachment thus getting 9 - 19 in. rows. Have been going with around 5-6 seeds per foot, but was thinking about cutting that down to 4 or so, what do you guys plant with your 20 in. row machins? I know it is all about population, but it is about seeds per foot also. My bro in law plants beans in 38 in. rows and still gets fantastic yields, his rows are filled out that you can't see the ground. All I get is a bunch of straight stems.
Just an idea.

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Mn Dave

05-18-2008 04:08:08




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 Re: Seed spacing in beans for 19 in. rows? in reply to Mn Dave, 05-17-2008 18:50:22  
Thanks guys, that is pretty much what I expected, I will leave the planter alone and get out there before it rains this week again. Dave



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IaGary

05-17-2008 20:40:35




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 Re: Seed spacing in beans for 19 in. rows? in reply to Mn Dave, 05-17-2008 18:50:22  
Around here 150,000 in any width will yield with the best yields.

Use to plant 200,000 in 7" rows. What a waste of seed.

Gary



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comfortking

05-18-2008 05:21:19




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 Re: Seed spacing in beans for 19 in. rows? in reply to IaGary, 05-17-2008 20:40:35  
I recall years ago when we were on 38 inch rows it was not unheard of to have bean plants with 60-70 pods per plant and three beans in every pod. Now my question. 150,000 seeds at 90% germ is 135,000 plants with 60 pods at three beans per pod comes to 24,300,000 bean plants per acre. 3200 beans per lb is 7,593 lbs per acre divided by 60 is 126 bushel per acre. Are all of the combines still losing that many beans today or just the Gred ones?

Where do the beans go? Corn seems to work out better at 24,000 with a one-half lb. ear nets 12,000 lbs per acre divided by 56 is 214. That works.

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IaGary

05-18-2008 07:06:12




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 Re: Seed spacing in beans for 19 in. rows? in reply to comfortking, 05-18-2008 05:21:19  
I've thought of that the same way.

Where did they go????

Gary



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Steve in MN

05-17-2008 20:25:28




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 Re: Seed spacing in beans for 19 in. rows? in reply to Mn Dave, 05-17-2008 18:50:22  
I usually plant 160,000 seeds per acre on 22" rows. I think I end up with about 8 per foot. End up with a good stand with that rate, but I sure wouldn't go any less. On 19" rows, I would suggest a little bushier bean. Unless your like me and trying to get the pods above the rocks for the custom combine. LOL, Steve



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andy rowe

05-17-2008 19:51:42




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 Re: Seed spacing in beans for 19 in. rows? in reply to Mn Dave, 05-17-2008 18:50:22  
I built a 7 row 19 inch planter several years ago using a John Deere 7000. Just going to hook on to it this weekend. I believe I put down around 175,000 to 180,000 which is about 6 to 7 beans per foot. This is off of the top of my head. Remember you have to take into account the germination. I have some NK beans with 80% germ this year. Another thing is with more beans per foot you get more "pushing action" if they get sealed in some. You can really notice this with 12 beans per foot in 38 inch rows. I think 4 beans per foot isn't enough. If every thing was ideal it might work, but I wouldn't risk it as a good stand is so important to the final yield. I think the 4 or 5 per foot would be more like the final stand for 6 to 10 inch rows. I would sort of shoot for that 175,000 seeds per acre. I don't like those straight up beans either. In the 19 inch rows I have been trying to use either a semi-bush or bush bean. Seems like the yield is better in rolling hills. Good luck.

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garytomaszewski

05-17-2008 19:37:49




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 Re: Seed spacing in beans for 19 in. rows? in reply to Mn Dave, 05-17-2008 18:50:22  
Could be variety of bean. What does your seed salesman recommend for population ? We try to drill 70# (3200/#) for a final stand 200 thousand per acre in 7" rows. I think we planted row beans at 1 bushel/acre, pretty close in row so all the canopy was sideways.



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