JD Grain Drill Model B

[RDCGA]

Hey, I need some advise. I have a JD "B" grain drill and I intend to plant a mixture of Oats, Wheat and Rye for a deer food plot. I have never used the drill so how do I determine how to set the opening for planting? The chart shows each seed setting but not for a mixture. Just use the setting for the larger seed? Thanks for your help.

 

[Farmerboy247]

set it for the smallest seed. if you set it for the largest all of the small seed will get used up faster

 

[Fergienewbee]

Seems like an odd mix. I thought oats were planted in the spring. I just planted a plot with wheat, Austrian winter peas, crimson and red clover. I also have a couple of plots with just rye. This morning we're getting a good rain.

Larry

 

[Tx Jim]

(quoted from post at 04:30:12 09/16/10) Seems like an odd mix. I thought oats were planted in the spring. I just planted a plot with wheat, Austrian winter peas, crimson and red clover. I also have a couple of plots with just rye. This morning we're getting a good rain.

Larry

Planting oats in Spring depends on location. Here in Texas oats,wheat or rye have always been planted in the fall.

 

[Tx Jim]

RDCGA
I agree that you need to use setting closer to smaller seed or you'll overplant.

It never ceases to amaze me what hunters have invested($$$$$$ wise) per lb of processed meat.

 

[Allen57]

I had good luck using an average of the settings. You need to figure how many lbs of each you want to put per acre. Take the setting for each and average it out.

The smaller seed can't find the hole with the large seed in the way. :wink:

To check it, you could calibrate much the same way you would calibrate a spray rig. Figure how far you would have to travel with your planter to cover an acre (half acre or quarter acre). Cover all the drops but one and catch the seed from it for X amount of distance and weigh the seed. Weight of seed times number of drops times times acres will give you lbs of seed needed.

 

[Fergienewbee]

Tx Jim;

For some of us, it's not about the meat aspect. It's seeing things grow, playing in the dirt, knowing our efforts help wildlife, both in food and nesting/brood cover. For the most part, it's a cash layout only. I walk once or twice a day just to see how my "crops" are doing. The only way to recover any money is to lease hunting rights, something most won't do. Just seeing deer, turkeys and other wildlife is reward enough. Putting any meat in the freezer is icing on the cake. But you're right; it does get to be an obsession.

Larry

 

[Leroy]

Wheat, Rye, Barley are fall, Oats is spring. Can't handle the winter.

 

[Allen57]

Wheat, Rye, Barley are fall, Oats is spring. Can't handle the winter.

Depends on where you are. :wink: Does great here.

 

[Allen57]

(quoted from post at 08:45:55 09/16/10) I had good luck using an average of the settings. You need to figure how many lbs of each you want to put per acre. Take the setting for each and [b:e2c71d4de8]average it out. [/b:e2c71d4de8]
The smaller seed can't find the hole with the large seed in the way. :wink:

To check it, you could calibrate much the same way you would calibrate a spray rig. Figure how far you would have to travel with your planter to cover an acre (half acre or quarter acre). Cover all the drops but one and catch the seed from it for X amount of distance and weigh the seed. Weight of seed times number of drops times times acres will give you lbs of seed needed.

Been driving around in circles planting [b:e2c71d4de8]oats[/b:e2c71d4de8] today and this popped back in to my mind. [u:e2c71d4de8]Averaging[/u:e2c71d4de8] isn't right but you do need to know how much of each type of seed is in the mix. Figure how many lbs of that seed is supposed to be planted to the acre and make note of the setting. Do this for each type of seed and then ADD those together.

x lbs of oats drops at A
x lbs of rye drops at B
x lbs of wheat drop at C
Total x of seed drops at A+B+C

Should be pretty close.

 

[RDCGA]

Thanks for all the information. I live in GA. and I plant Oats every winter and the deer loves them. I usually pay someone to no-till the mixture but I thought I would do it myself this year.

 

[Tx Jim]

(quoted from post at 09:26:32 09/16/10) Tx Jim;

For some of us, it's not about the meat aspect. It's seeing things grow, playing in the dirt, knowing our efforts help wildlife, both in food and nesting/brood cover. For the most part, it's a cash layout only. I walk once or twice a day just to see how my "crops" are doing. The only way to recover any money is to lease hunting rights, something most won't do. Just seeing deer, turkeys and other wildlife is reward enough. Putting any meat in the freezer is icing on the cake. But you're right; it does get to be an obsession.

Larry

I didn't consider that aspect. I was just thinking the people I know that speed big bucks to kill "little Bucks & Dove"!!!!!!!!!!!