Jeff,
I would not pin a lot of hopes on food plots in my(our) area. I planted about 1/4 of an acre in the midst of good area last fall. It included white clover, turnips, carrots and rape.I expended huge effort, it grew like wildfire and I thought the deer would clobber it but they didn't. We killed one doe out of it (late season) and the deer sign was sparse. The plot has continued to grow nicely but the deer just don't seem to care. There are so many agricultural food sources here that I don't believe the food plots are that attractive to deer. If they do come to it, I predict it will be late season. Maybe after a year of growth/assimilation the deer will begin to use it.

Disclaimer: This is only my meager experience. I am sure other areas and other people have had quite different results.