I own some acreage along a river in western MI. There is an open area of an acre or so on a ridge at the edge of my property. It's pretty sandy stuff, as is a lot of soil around here. Turns out it is pretty crappy soil as well. The elevator called today with my results:
Ph = 5.3
npk are all low by an order of magnitude.

The soil specialist recommended about a ton of lime at $170 along with a custom mix of fertilizer at around $50.

I'm landlocked by about 200 acres of hayfields on one side of my property woods on the other two, and I have to cross a river to get to it. I don't have a tractor. Although the farmer who owns the fields is a hunter and I have a good relationship with him (he has given me permission to take my truck back), he isn't interested in doing any work for me.

When I mentioned to the soil person about putting it on myself, she acted like I was nuts. I see some other people mentioning that they have put down lime from a pickup. My plan is to pull something around with my truck to break up the soil and also to use a push broadcaster to put down the fertilizer and finally seed. Will this work out ok?

I found some information from a guy in the area who used the following mix:

SCN900 Rape Seed (Canola) 5.25 lbs $3.50
SCN205 Chicory (high mineral) 1.05 lb $7.60
SCL310 Clover, Crimson 1.05 lb $1.90
SCL320 Clover, Ladino 1.05 lb $3.90
SCL305 Clover, Berseem 1.05 lb $2.30
SCL300 Clover, Alsike 1.05 lb $4.20
SCL370 Clover, Sweet White Annual, raw 1.05 lb $1.70
SCL006 Alfalfa, Winter Dormant, raw 1.05 lb $4.60
SCL200 Birdsfoot Trefoil, Broadleaf 1.05 lb $2.80

My hope is that a) I'm using a mix that has worked well for another person in the same region, so my chances are better. b) With a nice mix of foods I increase my chances that something will take and hopefully I'll get a variety of foods throughout the season. c) A mix of plants breaking down will help enrich the soil.

Been doing a lot of reading on this, but I'm wondering if you think this specific plan will work?

Thanks for any comments.