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Field
Seeds
This is a listing of the field seeds we stock. There
are many more available however we have chosen these varieties as our main
stock.
Horse Pasture and Grazing Recommendations
Fertilizing Your Pastures
Plant Nutrition
Alfalfa 
- Cimarron VR (Wetsels
Variety)
| Exceptional seedling vigor with
early spring growth, continuing late into fall. Characterized by
high yield and leafy appearance. Has a high level of resistance to
verticillium wilt, anthracnose, fusarium wilt, bacterial wilt and moderate
resistance to phytophthora root rot, common leafspot, stemphylium leafspot
and sclerotinia crown and stem rot diseases.
Excellent for hay harvest and fall growth can be grazed
off after frost to improve week and insect control for following
season. Has yielded excellent in Virginia and Pennsylvania state
trials. |
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Planting Date:
| Fall: 30-60 days before first
killing frost (August/September) |
| Spring: 30 days before last
killing frost (April) |
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Rate:
| Alone: 15-20 lbs. per acre |
| In Mixes: 10-15 lbs. per acre |
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| pH Level:
6.5-7.5 |
Austrian Winter Peas
 
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USES: Primarily as a cover crop, provides high quality forage
for livestock and deer.
BENEFITS: Adds Nitrogen
to soil and provides winter erosion control.
NUTRITIONAL: High quality similar to White Clover.
PLANTING:
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- RATE: 30 to 40 lb./acre
- TIME: September - October
- METHOD: Well prepared, firm seed bed, alone or with a small grain.
1 inch deep.
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For more information: Sare.org/handbook
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Buckwheat 
 
| Produces an abundance of seed in 10-12
weeks. Grows fast and holds seed well on stalk after ripening.
Used for wild bird game food, green manure (very popular in gardens as
bees love it) and general grain for livestock. Has a beautiful white
flower. |
| Rate: 40-50 lbs/acre |
| Date: April-July |
| For more information:
Bluehen.ags. udel.edu or Jeffersoninstitute.org |
Clover
- Crimson (Red)
| Annual: One of the best crops for
green manure and furnishes fine pasture in the fall, winter and
spring. Improves poor land, and through its nitrogen gathering
properties, restores the fertility of those lands that have been
worn down by excess cropping. Excellent cover crop for
gardens. Till under in spring. |
| Rate: 20-25 lbs/per acre
(always inoculate) |
- Ladino (White)
| Perennial: Large type of native
white clover; makes good quality pasture for livestock and wildlife.
Bloat is a potential problem so it should be planted with other grasses
to avoid this problem. |
| Rate: 1-2 lbs. in mixes. (always inoculate),
3-5 lbs. alone |
| Date: March-May and August-October |
Varieties:
- Durana: New variety, very
aggressive. Will hold up to continuous grazing and will last
10 years. Great for wildlife. Plant 2 lbs acres
- Regal: Older variety. Will last
several years. Does not hold up well with grazing. Plant 3-5
lb. acre
- Will: Newer variety. Leafy
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- Medium Red
| Perennial: Used for hay, silage with
orchardgrass, timothy or fescue. Produces 2-3 hay crops per year. |
| Rate: 4-10 lbs./acre (always inoculate) |
| Date: March-May and August-October |
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- White Dutch Clover (White)
| Perennial: low growing, spreads by
surface stolins. It is usually found in lawns. Grows in most soil
types and withstands trampling and close grazing. |
| Rate: 12-15 lbs./acre (always
inoculate) |
| Date: March-April |
Lespedeza
- Korean
| Annual: can be grown or pasture, hay, erosion control,
or soil improvement. It is known for its persistance in poor cultural. low
fertility soil. Does well in lime deficient ground that otherwise would be
sown with clover. A good hot weather plant with drought
tolerance. Makes excellent forage and seed for
wildlife. Grows 3-4 ft. tall, slender branched stems. |
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| NUTRITIONAL: Higher nutritive quality in late summer, produces
seed in late summer for upland game birds.
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| PLANTING: February -
March |
| Rate: 30 lb./acre or 1 lb/1000sq. ft. broadcast |
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METHOD: Prepared seed bed 1/2 inch deep |
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FERTILIZE: Apply 200 lbs. of 10-10-10 per acre at planting - lime
if pH is below 5.5. |
Millet
| Listed below are the millets that are good
for forage. Check the wildlife
section for additional millets that wildlife love. |
- Browntop
| USES: Pasture, hay, wild game forage & seed, erosion
control. |
| BENEFITS: Very tolerant
of acid soils and low fertility. Rapid establishment for erosion
control. |
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NUTRITIONAL: Produces good quality forage when young, shatters
abundant seed for upland game birds. 60 days to maturity. |
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| PLANTING: May - August |
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RATE: 30 to 40 lb./acre or 2 lb/1000 sq. ft.
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| METHOD: Well prepared, firm seed bed 1/2 inch deep |
German Foxtail
| Annual: good for hay or forage under
favorable conditions. Variable growth habit with good forage yield. 65
days to cutting-get one cutting and grows 2 ft. tall. Also can be
grazed or chopped. Requires fertile soil and good conditions. Can be
sown with soybeans or cowpeas. (plant 5-7 lbs. per acre) |
| Planting: May to July |
| Rate: Can be drilled or
broadcast, 30 lbs. per acre for hay |
| Perennial: Grows 4-5 ft. tall and is
good for hay. |
| Planting: May to July |
| Rate: , 25-40 lbs. per acre |
Milo/Sorghum
- Green Gold Sorghum (Milo) (Wetsels
Variety)
| Produces grain and has comparable feed
values as corn. Is an early maturing variety that thrashes easily
but doesn't shatter out of the head. Is resistance to smut and can
tolerate high levels of moisture and is drought tolerant. Will
produce on high soils, heavy clays or deep blacklands, making it
extremely adaptable. The extra large root system on the mature
plant accounts for its great standability. Grows 4-5 ft. tall. |
| Planting: May to June |
Rate:
| Drilled: 10-12 lbs.
per acre |
| Broadcast: 40-50
lbs. per acre |
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| Used for forage and grows 5-7' tall. |
| Planting: May to June |
| Rate: |
| Drilled: 20-30 lbs. per acre |
| Broadcast: 30-40 lbs. per
acre |
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Pennington Variety 
For more information click on the MaxQ logo and visit the Pennington web
page.
MaxQ is:
- breakthrough technology combining a non-toxic fungus with a tall fescue
pasture grass
- healthy for cattle and sheep - no concerns of fescue toxicosis
- a financial boost for cattle farmers:
- more pounds of beef per acre
- lower cost per pound of beef produced
- very persistant - even after two prolonged summer droughts
- an all natural product
- nutritionally better for cattle
- low-risk to farmers - MaxQ has been extensively studied and field tested
with documented success
We
are doing a test plot at Hertzler Farm and Feed-- fall 2000. Keep posted
for results.
Orchardgrass 
| A vigorous perennial grass known for its
longevity. Planted extensively by cattlemen because of its good
grazing from spring until fall, demanding very little. Can be used
for pasture, hay or silage. When cutting for hay, orchardgrass should be
cut in the bloom stage. Does best on well-drained loam soil.
Likes a pH level of 5.8-6.2. |
Seeding Recommendations
| Plant: February-April and August-October |
| Rate: |
| 7 lbs. per 1000 sq. ft. |
| 15-25 lbs. per acre drilled alone |
| 15-25 lbs. per acre with 2 lbs.
Ladino Clover for grazing |
| 15-25 lbs. per acre with 6 lbs.
Medium Red Clover for hay |
| 10-15 lbs. per acre overseeding |
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| A medium early maturing leafier variety
(later than common) with finer stem and with improved rust resistance
and excellent palatability. Very good winter hardiness, excellent persistence
with fast recovery. An overall quality orchardgrass that has
performed consistently well. Somewhat winter hardy and combines well
with alfalfa. |
- Hallmark (Pennington
Variety)
| Early maturity, winter hardy. Productive,
persistent, and rust resistant. Recommended with clover. |
Pasture Mix
- Hertzler's Horse Pasture Mix
| Excellent pasture mix for horses and other
livestock. There are no fescues in this mix so endophyte fungus is
not a problem. |
Mixture contains:
| Kentucky Bluegrass |
21.25% |
| Kenblue Kentucky
Bluegrass |
19.60% |
| Amazon Ryegrass |
29.10% |
| Crown Orchardgrass |
19.55% |
| Clair Timothy |
4.90% |
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| Rate: 25 lbs. per acre |
| In spring can add annual ryegrass. |
| In fall can add 1-2 bushels of rye pre
acre as cover and for quicker grazing. Keep animals off till
spring, then graze some. When rye grows tall, bush hog and it will
die and grass will come in. |
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Rye
| Annual: Good for grazing, cover,
silage or hay.. Fairly early
maturing. |
| Planting: September-November |
| Rate: 90 lbs. for grazing, 100
lbs. for silage |
- Cover Rye (variety unstated)
| Cover rye is very winter hardy and has the
ability to perform well even on unfertile soils. Used for
pasture, winter cover, green manure (especially good for gardens),
and grain. It also makes good no-till cover. |
| Plant: |
| Rate: 60-90 lbs. acre |
- Wintergrazer 70 ... Pennington
Seed variety
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Uses: Pasture, hay, silage, can be mixed with ryegrass and
clover |
- Top forage producer in Yield trials
- Grows at colder temperatures
- Provides midwinter forage for all classes of livestock
- Makes excellent food plots to attract and hold deer
| Planting: September-October 15 |
| Rate: 150 lbs/acre |
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Method: Well prepared, firm seedbed 1 inch deep, or sod seeded into
closely grazed or mowed pastures. |
| Fertilizer: Wintergrazer 70 Rye responds
to additional applications of nitrogen |
Apply lime to bring soil pH
to 6.0
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Ryegrass 
- Passerel --Pennington Variety
| It is a late maturing variety with a long growing season
producing high tonnage of quality forage in late spring and early summer.
Passerel delivers grazing after other ryegrasses are long gone. Tests prove
it. Passeral is a Pennington Seed variety
and more information can be seen by visiting their web site. |
- Long growing season
- Very palatable
- Cold tolerant
- Consistently high forage yields
| PLANTING:
Early September to mid October |
| RATE:
Broadcast 20 to 25 lbs. Drilled, 30 to 35 lbs. |
| METHOD:
Well prepared firm seed bed or sod seed into closely mowed or grazed
pasture 1/2 inch deep. Lime soil to 6.0 pH and follow soil test for
nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. |
Hairy Vetch
| Most common vetches are annuals; however,
hairy vetch is neither annual nor biennial. It is very winter
hardy. Can be used for hay, silage, or pasture and is especially
valuable for green manure or cover crop. It has been known to
add 60-70 lbs. of nitrogen to the soil. Like pH level of 6.0-6.5. |
| Planting: September-October |
| Rate: |
| Alone: 20-30 lbs. per acre (always inoculate) |
| In Mixes: 10-15 lbs. per acre |
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Wheat 
| A very competitive wheat and
early maturing, short height with good standing and winter hardiness.
Leaf rust resistant. Likes a pH of 5.8-6.2. |
| Planting: September-November |
| Rate: 100 lbs. per acre |
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