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Gestation Tables |
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Service Date |
Mare
340 Days |
Cow
283 Days |
Ewe
150 Days |
Sow
114 Days |
| Jan. |
1 |
| |
11 |
| |
21 |
| |
31 |
| Feb. |
10 |
| |
20 |
| Mar. |
2 |
| |
12 |
| |
22 |
| Apr. |
1 |
| |
11 |
| |
21 |
| May |
1 |
| |
11 |
| |
21 |
| |
31 |
| June |
10 |
| |
20 |
| |
30 |
| July |
10 |
| |
20 |
| |
30 |
| Aug. |
9 |
| |
19 |
| |
29 |
| Sept. |
8 |
| |
18 |
| |
28 |
| Oct. |
8 |
| |
18 |
| |
28 |
| Nov. |
7 |
| |
17 |
| |
27 |
| Dec. |
7 |
| |
17 |
| |
27 |
| |
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| Dec. |
7 |
| |
17 |
| |
27 |
| Jan. |
6 |
| |
16 |
| |
26 |
| Feb. |
5 |
| |
15 |
| |
25 |
| Mar. |
7 |
| |
17 |
| |
27 |
| Apr. |
6 |
| |
16 |
| |
26 |
| May |
6 |
| |
16 |
| |
26 |
| June |
5 |
| |
15 |
| |
25 |
| July |
5 |
| |
15 |
| |
25 |
| Aug. |
4 |
| |
14 |
| |
24 |
| Sept. |
3 |
| |
13 |
| |
23 |
| Oct. |
3 |
| |
13 |
| |
23 |
| Nov. |
2 |
| |
12 |
| |
22 |
| Dec. |
2 |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| Oct. |
11 |
| |
21 |
| |
31 |
| Nov. |
10 |
| |
20 |
| |
30 |
| Dec. |
10 |
| |
20 |
| |
30 |
| Jan. |
9 |
| |
19 |
| |
29 |
| Feb. |
8 |
| |
18 |
| |
28 |
| Mar. |
10 |
| |
20 |
| |
30 |
| Apr. |
9 |
| |
19 |
| |
29 |
| May |
9 |
| |
19 |
| |
29 |
| June |
8 |
| |
18 |
| |
28 |
| July |
8 |
| |
18 |
| |
28 |
| Aug. |
7 |
| |
17 |
| |
27 |
| Sept. |
6 |
| |
16 |
| |
26 |
| Oct. |
6 |
| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| |
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| May |
31 |
| June |
10 |
| |
20 |
| |
30 |
| July |
10 |
| |
20 |
| |
30 |
| Aug. |
9 |
| |
19 |
| |
29 |
| Sept. |
8 |
| |
18 |
| |
28 |
| Oct. |
8 |
| |
18 |
| |
28 |
| Nov. |
7 |
| |
17 |
| |
27 |
| Dec. |
7 |
| |
17 |
| |
27 |
| Jan. |
6 |
| |
16 |
| |
26 |
| Feb. |
5 |
| |
15 |
| |
25 |
| Mar. |
7 |
| |
17 |
| |
27 |
| Apr. |
6 |
| |
16 |
| |
26 |
| May |
6 |
| |
16 |
| |
26 |
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| |
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| |
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| Apr. |
25 |
| May |
5 |
| |
15 |
| |
25 |
| June |
4 |
| |
14 |
| |
24 |
| July |
4 |
| |
14 |
| |
24 |
| Aug. |
3 |
| |
13 |
| |
23 |
| Sept. |
2 |
| |
12 |
| |
22 |
| Oct. |
2 |
| |
12 |
| |
22 |
| Nov. |
1 |
| |
11 |
| |
21 |
| Dec. |
1 |
| |
11 |
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21 |
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31 |
| Jan. |
10 |
| |
20 |
| |
30 |
| Feb. |
9 |
| |
19 |
| Mar. |
1 |
| |
11 |
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21 |
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31 |
| Apr. |
10 |
| |
20 |
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LEGAL WEIGHTS
(Lbs. Per Bushel) |
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Apples |
48 |
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Alfalfa Seed |
60 |
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Barley |
48 |
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Beans, dried |
60 |
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Beets |
56 |
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Blue grass seed |
14 |
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Buckwheat |
48 |
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Carrots |
50 |
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Clover Seed |
60 |
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Coal |
80 |
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Coke |
40 |
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Corn on the cob (field) |
70 |
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Corn in the ear,
unhusked (field) |
75 |
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Corn, shelled (field) |
56 |
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Cucumbers |
48 |
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Flax seed |
56 |
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Kaffir corn |
56 |
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Millet seed |
50 |
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Oats |
32 |
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Onions |
52 |
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Orchard grass seed |
14 |
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Peaches |
48 |
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Peaches, dried |
33 |
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Pears |
45 |
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Peas, green, unshelled |
50 |
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Peas, dried |
60 |
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Plums |
48 |
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Popcorn, on the ear |
70 |
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Popcorn, shelled |
56 |
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Potatoes |
60 |
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Rape seed |
50 |
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Red top seed |
14 |
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Rye |
56 |
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Soy beans |
60 |
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Sorghum saccharatum seed |
50 |
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Sweet corn |
50 |
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Timothy seed |
45 |
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Tomatoes |
50 |
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Walnuts, hulled |
50 |
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Wheat |
60 |
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All root crops not
specified above |
50 |
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Quantity of Seed Necessary to Sow an Acre
| lbs.: |
pounds |
| bu.: |
bushels |
| oz.: |
ounces |
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| Asparagus |
5 lbs. |
| Alfalfa |
15 to 18 lbs. |
| Barley |
2 bu. |
| Beans, dwarf |
1 1/2 bu. |
| Beans, pole |
12 quarts |
| Beets |
6 lbs. |
| Buckwheat |
1 bu. |
| Cabbage |
1/4 bu. |
| Carrot |
4 lbs. |
| Cauliflower |
*1 oz. |
| Celery |
*1/2 oz |
| Sweet Clover |
12 to 15 lbs. |
| Corn |
8 to 10 lbs. |
| Cow-pea |
2 bu. |
| Cucumber |
2lbs. |
| Cress, water |
3 lbs. |
| Cress, upland |
3 lbs. |
| Eggplant |
*1 oz. |
| Flax |
1 bu. |
| Grass |
4 bu. |
| Kale or sprouts |
4 bu. |
| Lettuce |
*1 oz. |
| Melon, musk |
3 lbs. |
| Melon, water |
5 lbs. |
| Mustard |
1/2 bu. |
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| Oats |
3 to 3 1/2 bu. |
| Onion |
6 lbs. |
| Onion seed for sets |
30 lbs. |
| Onion sets |
12 bu. |
| Orchard Grass |
30 lbs. |
| Parsnip |
6 lbs. |
| Peas |
3 bu. |
| Pumpkin |
5 lbs. |
| Potato (cut tubers) |
8 bu. |
| Radish |
10 lbs. |
| Rye |
1 1/2 bu. |
| Sage |
10 lbs. |
| Soy Beans: |
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Broadcast |
90 to 120 lbs. |
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Drilled |
45 to 60 lbs |
| Sudan Grass |
15 lbs. |
| Spinach |
12 lbs. |
| Squash, bush |
6 lbs. |
| Squash, running |
4 lbs. |
| Tomato |
1/4 lb. |
| Turnip |
2 lbs. |
| Vetch |
1 bu. |
| Wheat |
1 1/2 to 2 bu. |
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