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Seeding Soybeans with my IHC Drill

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Chuck S.

05-10-2005 17:15:31




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I hope this is a suitable topic for this particular forum. (If not someone steer me to the right forum, please.) I am about ready to seed soybeans for the first time and I am using my trusty IHC #100 7"x14' drill. I have plugged the appropriate holes so that I am seeding 21" rows. Here's my question: I want to seed about 50# per acre and the chart on the drill lid says use setting #8. Now, since I am only using a third of the openings, do I want to put on three times as much seed? In other words, would I use the setting for 150# of seed? If any of you sage farmers have had experience with this, I would appreciate your input and advice. Oh, and I am pulling the drill with my 560D, so it is a bonafide red outfit going down the field. :)
Thanks. Chuck

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Alvin NE WI

05-11-2005 17:35:00




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 Re: Seeding Soybeans with my IHC Drill in reply to Chuck S., 05-10-2005 17:15:31  
I would plug just every other hole, seeds are a little farther apart with closer rows and helps control weeds with plant shade. Just my thoughts.



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gene b

05-11-2005 02:37:48




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 Re: Seeding Soybeans with my IHC Drill in reply to Chuck S., 05-10-2005 17:15:31  
First you will have to determine how many plants per foot of how many thousand per acre. Check with the seed dealer then you can set the rates for 21in rows and how many seeds per foot are needed to get final count. Is the variety you are planting better in 21 rows. 21in seems wide for the newer varietys as most are 15 or narrower.



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P Backus

05-10-2005 21:55:23




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 Re: Seeding Soybeans with my IHC Drill in reply to Chuck S., 05-10-2005 17:15:31  
Yes, your reasoning is correct. If you have two thirds of the holes plugged, you have to set the drill for three times the amount that you really want. I did the same thing, only I plugged half of the runs so I set the drill for twice what I wanted and it came out just right. Good luck. Are you pulling a crusher too?
Setting the drill gets even more fun when the chart reads in pecks/acre or quarts/acre. How many beans are in a peck anyway?!
Paul

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