O/T Seed Rant

Fergienewbee · May 4, 2012

I'm going to look at a planter today and he has several plates. I called the vegetable seed store I shop at--they sell corn for foodplots too. I explained that I needed to know the plate needed for the corn he sells. The corn sits 15' max from the counter. He basically told me to come look at the bag. I explained I was about fifteen miles away. He didn't say much and I'm sure he is the owner. What's with businesses today?

Larry

John730D · May 4, 2012

He probaly couldn't tell you if he looked at the bag. Real brainiacs out there today!!!

Errin OH · May 4, 2012

Unless it uses later JD plates, get them all. Seed size varies from bag to bag and year to year. While labels are a good start I would run a test sample into a cup before planting in the ground where you will not know for 2 weeks. I have an odd ball Oliver and snatch up any plate I do not have in my collection.

As to your point, yes that could be considered poor service, but you never know he could be a having a bad day or just extremely busy. Unless there are other circumstances I would extend the “benefit of doubt” to him.

Ozlander · May 4, 2012

(quoted from post at 05:29:44 05/04/12) I'm going to look at a planter today and he has several plates. I called the vegetable seed store I shop at--they sell corn for foodplots too. I explained that I needed to know the plate needed for the corn he sells. The corn sits 15' max from the counter. He basically told me to come look at the bag. I explained I was about fifteen miles away. He didn't say much and I'm sure he is the owner. What's with businesses today?

Larry

Why would you buy a planter and not take all the plates that go with it?

Why would you expect the seed guy to know all the different plates that go with all the different planters?

Fergienewbee · May 4, 2012

Ozlander;

What good does it do me to have all the plates if it doesn't fit the seed I have? I'm buying a few pounds of seed, not a few bags. I expect the proprietor to tell me the plate that the bag he is selling recommends, especially since it is on the bag and the only field corn he has.

Larry

jwmfarms · May 4, 2012

Here"s the problem. You can have several differnt sizes of seed for the same variety. He may give you the plate listed on the bags he has, but when he gets the next lot of seed, it may require a different plate. The seed is mechanically graded and sorted according to kernel size. The plate that fits the kernel this year, or bag, might not be what you need next time. So get all of the plates you can. You still may not have what you need now but may need them in the future.

You also need to make sure the seed is graded. Finger pickup planters don"t use graded seed, they will plant large and small, flat and round, and not know the difference.

crotchity · May 4, 2012

They have all figured out that you are a wanna-be
Stay the he!! out of the country and we will all be better off.

OH Boy · May 4, 2012

Plates are cheap I would buy all of them you can get if you are investing $ in a planter. Never know what you might want to plant with it sometime.

Aaron SEIA · May 4, 2012

Tell us what planter it is and we can probably tell you what plates you would need for corn. There are over half a dozen models of planters made in the last 30 years and each model might have more than one plate for corn. You cannot expect a garden seed dealer to know which is which. Off the top of my head I can think of 6 potential seed sizes for corn, each of which might or might not require a different seed plate or some other adjustment to the planter to work properly.
AaronSEIA

VicS · May 4, 2012

The guys are right about the plates. But a B 1 plastic JD will about work. It also fits a Allis. If you can at all find a 7000 JD or a Kinze. They are finger-pickup, and almost interchangeable. Their depth control and spacing is as good as the newest planters. Also parts and after-market thing-uh-bobs are available, to make them even better.

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