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5 year old buck +
I don’t know that I have ever seen a post on this forum or the old QDMA that dealt with this specific issue, so stick with me for a few minutes.
Over the last 20 years I have “created” a lot of my own blends, and as you can tell from recent posts I still like to gather information and ideas from others. Here is the issue. Lets say we are going to create our own blend of oats, groundhog radishes, purple top turnips, Alice Clover and Aberlasting Clover and Crimson Clover. Don’t focus on the mix it may not be ideal, but I am really looking at the math to follow.
Here are the seeding rates for a pure stand:
Oats 60-80 pounds per acre
Radishes 8-12 pounds per acre
Purple top turnips 8-10 pounds per acre
Alice Clover 8-12 pounds per acre
Aberlasting Clover 8-12 pounds per acre
Crimson Clover 15-20 pound per acre
Now lets say we want the following percentages in our hypothetical field:
Oats 25 percent
Radishes 15 percent
Turnips 10 percent
Alice clover 20 percent
Aberlasting 20 percent
Crimson 10 percent
With many of my blends here is how I would seed that field:
Oats 20 pounds x 1.25 = 30 pounds
Radishes 2 pounds x 1.25 = 2.5 pounds
Turnips 1 pound x 1.25 = 1.25 pounds
Alice Clover 2.5 pounds x 1.25 = 3 pounds
Aberlasting Clover 2.5 pounds x 1.25 = 3 pounds
Crimson Clover 2 pounds x 1.25 = 3.25 pounds
While we read and hear about not seeding too heavily, the unknown variable is the deer per square mile and other available sources at YOUR location. Unlike cattle which can be kept away from a newly seeded field, we can’t keep the deer out (generally). Therefore, we have to account for crops lost due to immediate grazing. That is where my 1.25 multiplier comes in. That seems to work for me.
So tell me how you figure the ratios in your personal mixes. Thanks.
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Over the last 20 years I have “created” a lot of my own blends, and as you can tell from recent posts I still like to gather information and ideas from others. Here is the issue. Lets say we are going to create our own blend of oats, groundhog radishes, purple top turnips, Alice Clover and Aberlasting Clover and Crimson Clover. Don’t focus on the mix it may not be ideal, but I am really looking at the math to follow.
Here are the seeding rates for a pure stand:
Oats 60-80 pounds per acre
Radishes 8-12 pounds per acre
Purple top turnips 8-10 pounds per acre
Alice Clover 8-12 pounds per acre
Aberlasting Clover 8-12 pounds per acre
Crimson Clover 15-20 pound per acre
Now lets say we want the following percentages in our hypothetical field:
Oats 25 percent
Radishes 15 percent
Turnips 10 percent
Alice clover 20 percent
Aberlasting 20 percent
Crimson 10 percent
With many of my blends here is how I would seed that field:
Oats 20 pounds x 1.25 = 30 pounds
Radishes 2 pounds x 1.25 = 2.5 pounds
Turnips 1 pound x 1.25 = 1.25 pounds
Alice Clover 2.5 pounds x 1.25 = 3 pounds
Aberlasting Clover 2.5 pounds x 1.25 = 3 pounds
Crimson Clover 2 pounds x 1.25 = 3.25 pounds
While we read and hear about not seeding too heavily, the unknown variable is the deer per square mile and other available sources at YOUR location. Unlike cattle which can be kept away from a newly seeded field, we can’t keep the deer out (generally). Therefore, we have to account for crops lost due to immediate grazing. That is where my 1.25 multiplier comes in. That seems to work for me.
So tell me how you figure the ratios in your personal mixes. Thanks.
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