Posted by coonie minnie on October 25, 2017 at 16:58:56 from (50.124.116.49):
In Reply to: Hey corn farmers posted by Grandpa love on October 25, 2017 at 13:21:16:
Consider this: typically, we plant between 30,000 to 36,000 seeds per acre. A bushel probably has 80,000 seeds, perhaps more- closeer to 90 or 100K. One bushel to the acre loss out the back of a combine, or off the head of a combine is very common. So average loss could be double the seed we usually plant, easily.
Keep in mind one bushel to the acre with 200 bu corn is one half of one percent field loss.
Then given warm, wet conditions of AL in the fall, it could be easy for it to grow.
If the loos seems bad, keep in the mind the loss from a corn picker could be several bu to the acre. Things have gotten better.
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