Purdue University Agricultural Extension Service
Mimeo AY-20a
Revised, April, 195. (250)
SUPPLEMENTARY HAY AND PASTURE CROPS Division of Agronomy
Planting Table for Supplementary Pasture and Hay Crops*
Crops	Use	Time to sow or plant	How to sow or plant	Amount seed per acre	Approx. time ready	Approx. grazing period
lye, Wheat or winter barley	Silage Pasture	Aug. 20 Oct. 1	Drill or broadcast	1.5 to 2 Bu.	October spring	Late fall Early Spring
Oats, Winter Oats, Spring rape	Silage, Hay or Pasture Pasture	Aug. 15 to Drill Oct. 1 or Mar. 1 to Broadcast Mar. 15 Rows or July 1- broadcast		2.5 to 3 Bushels 2 to 6 pounds	Late Fall May 1 May 15 June 1- Aug. 15	Early Spring 4-6 weeks 2-4 months
Rye Grass	Hay or pasture	Aug. 1 Sept 15	Drill or broadcast	15 to 20 lbs .	Late fall, spring ... ..	2-3 months
lespedeza	Pasture	Feb.-April	Broadcast	10 to 20 lbs.	July 1-Aug. 1	Until killing frost
sudan Grass	Silage or pasture	May 15 to July	Drill or broadcast	25 to 30 lbs.	July 1-Aug. 1	Until frost
Soybeans	Hay	May 10 June 30	Drill	1.5 to 2 bu.	Aug. 15 Sept. 15	
millet	Hay	June 1 July 15	Drill	2 pecks	In 75 days	
Alfalfa ladino clover	Hay pasture or silage	Spring or late summer	Drill or broadcast	8 to 12 lbs. 1 lb.	Lightly to Sept. 1	4 to 6 mos., 2nd year on
Sweet Clover or Red Clover	Pasture pasture	Feb. 1 Apr. 15	Drill or broadcast	8 to 12 lbs. 8 to 10 lbs.	1st year to Sept.1	S. Cl. to Aug R.Cl. May-Oct
* The dates of sowing and the amounts of pasture furnished by each crop vary in dif-
different parts of the state. In general the earlier dates of planting are for the south-section and the later dates for the northern section of Indiana. All seed of all not previously grown should be inoculated.