Corn!?!?
02-18-2009 | 10:55 AM
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Typical Buck
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From: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA
RE: Corn!?!?
Hey mossberghunter93, It has not been mentioned, and maybe you already know. Corn needs allot of nitrogen,to get a decent ear. For fairly good ground i use 50 to 100lbs per acre. It usually takes 1lb of nitrogen to get 1 bushel of grain. Nitrogen has came down in price some, but its still high. If you got access, poultry litter is a good alternative. Also, sometimes feed stores that sell Seed corn will have a busted bag they will sell much cheaper.
Grown for grain, 1 bag will plant 2.5 to 3 acres, and will need up to 300lbs of nitrogen.
Hope that helps
Grown for grain, 1 bag will plant 2.5 to 3 acres, and will need up to 300lbs of nitrogen.
Hope that helps
02-18-2009 | 11:56 AM
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Fork Horn
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RE: Corn!?!?
ORIGINAL: mossberghunter93
Ok so I will probly go to the feed store and see what they got in terms of good corn seed.BTW I dont really care for organic stuff.
Ok so I will probly go to the feed store and see what they got in terms of good corn seed.BTW I dont really care for organic stuff.
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02-18-2009 | 04:43 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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RE: Corn!?!?
Corn grown in rows is much more effecient to grow than broadcast. And its easier to spray - and essential if you plan to mechanically cultivate to control weeds.
True the deer don't care about rows.
02-19-2009 | 07:15 AM
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RE: Corn!?!?
ORIGINAL: haystack
Hey mossberghunter93, It has not been mentioned, and maybe you already know. Corn needs allot of nitrogen,to get a decent ear. For fairly good ground i use 50 to 100lbs per acre. It usually takes 1lb of nitrogen to get 1 bushel of grain. Nitrogen has came down in price some, but its still high. If you got access, poultry litter is a good alternative. Also, sometimes feed stores that sell Seed corn will have a busted bag they will sell much cheaper.
Grown for grain, 1 bag will plant 2.5 to 3 acres, and will need up to 300lbs of nitrogen.
Hope that helps
Hey mossberghunter93, It has not been mentioned, and maybe you already know. Corn needs allot of nitrogen,to get a decent ear. For fairly good ground i use 50 to 100lbs per acre. It usually takes 1lb of nitrogen to get 1 bushel of grain. Nitrogen has came down in price some, but its still high. If you got access, poultry litter is a good alternative. Also, sometimes feed stores that sell Seed corn will have a busted bag they will sell much cheaper.
Grown for grain, 1 bag will plant 2.5 to 3 acres, and will need up to 300lbs of nitrogen.
Hope that helps
02-19-2009 | 08:04 AM
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Typical Buck
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From: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA
RE: Corn!?!?
Hey Mossberghunter93,
Good to hear you raise poultry, That manure has everything corn needs. It is usually best to apply it before you plant, anywhere from a month to right before the day you plant. Good luck spreading it though it will be work, but well worth it, And besides, Thats what makes country boys well COUNTRY BOYS. If you need any more info,let us know.
Good to hear you raise poultry, That manure has everything corn needs. It is usually best to apply it before you plant, anywhere from a month to right before the day you plant. Good luck spreading it though it will be work, but well worth it, And besides, Thats what makes country boys well COUNTRY BOYS. If you need any more info,let us know.