Purdue University Agricultural Extension Service
AY 20a
Revised August, 1951 (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
Rye, Wheat or winter barley	Pasture	Aug.20 Oct. 1	Drill or broadcast	6 to 8 pecks	October spring	Late fall Early Spring
Oats	Hay or pasture	Mar, 1 Apr.15	Drill or broadcast	2| to 3 bu.	May 1 May 15	4-6 weeks
Rape	Pasture	Mar,15 July 1-	Rows or broadcast	2 to 6 pounds	June 1-'Aug. 15	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	Hay 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 pocks	In 75 days	—
Alfalfa Ladino Clover	Hay or pasture	Spring or late summer	Drill or broadcast	8 to 12 lb 8. 1 lb.	Lightly to Sept, 1	4 to 6 mos2nd year on
Sweet Clover or red Clover	Hay or pasture	Feb. 1 Aor.15	Drill or broadcast	8 to 12 lbs. 8 to 10 lbs.	1st year to Sept.l	S. Cl. to Aug. R.C1. May-Oct.
* The dates of sowing and the amounts of pasture furnished by each crop vary in different parts of the state. In general the earlier dates of planting are for the southern section and the later dates for the northern section of the State. All seed of all legumes not previously grown should be inoculated.
Purdue University Department of Agricultural Extension H. J. Reed, Director, Lafayette, Indiana Cooperative Agricultural Extension Work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914