Annual Legumes

Crop Code No. 007: Annual Legumes

Soil Groups 1, 2, 3, or 4 Desired pH 6.0-6.5
Phosphorus Potassium
Low Medium Sufficient High Excessive
Pounds of N-P2O5-K2O per acre
Low 0-100-100 0-100-60 0-100-40 0-100-0 0-100-0
Medium 0-  50-100 0-  50-60 0-  50-40 0-  50-0 0-  50-0
Sufficient 0-  25-100 0-  25-60 0-  25-40 0-  25-0 0-  25-0
High 0-    0-100 0-    0-60 0-    0-40 0-    0-0 0-    0-0
Excessive 0-    0-100 0-    0-60 0-    0-40 0-    0-0 0-    0-0

COMMENTS (1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 46, 48, 50, 650, 652, 653)

46  Broadcast lime, phosphate and potash fertilizer and work into the soil three months before seeding.  Maintenance fertilizer and lime rates should be applied after the first cutting. 

48  This is a boron sensitive crop.  When reseeding clover or for clover seed harvest, apply 1 to 1.5 lbs boron per acre.  (Recommendation when soil test boron is less than 3.1 lbs per acre)

50  Inoculate the legume seed at planting.

652  The soil test manganese is low, however, this is not a manganese sensitive crop, therefore no manganese is recommended.  (When soil test manganese is low)

653  The soil test zinc is low, however, this is not a zinc sensitive crop, therefore no zinc is recommended.  (When soil test zinc is low)

Crop Code No: 005: Annual Legumes on Summer Grass Pasture

Soil Groups 1, 2, 3, or 4       Desired pH 6.0-6.5
Phosphorus Potassium
  Low Medium Sufficient High Excessive
  Pounds of N-P2O5-K2O per acre
Low 0-80-80 0-80-60 0-80-40 0-80-0 0-80-0
Medium 0-40-80 0-40-60 0-40-40 0-40-0 0-40-0
Sufficient 0-25-80 0-25-60 0-25-40 0-25-0 0-25-0
High 0-  0-80 0-  0-60 0-  0-40 0-  0-0 0-  0-0
Excessive 0-  0-80 0-  0-60 0-  0-40 0-  0-0 0-  0-0

COMMENTS (1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 46, 48, 50, 650, 652, 653)

46  Broadcast lime, phosphate and potash fertilizer and work into the soil three months before seeding.  Maintenance fertilizer and lime rates should be applied after the first cutting. 

48  This is a boron sensitive crop.  When reseeding clover or for clover seed harvest, apply 1 to 1.5 lbs boron per acre.  (Recommendation when soil test boron is less than 3.1 lbs per acre)

50  Inoculate the legume seed at planting.

652  The soil test manganese is low, however, this is not a manganese sensitive crop, therefore no manganese is recommended.  (When soil test manganese is low)

653  The soil test zinc is low, however, this is not a zinc sensitive crop, therefore no zinc is recommended.  (When soil test zinc is low)

Crop Code No. 006: Annual Legumes on Winter Grass Pasture

 Soil Groups 1, 2, 3, or 4       Desired pH 6.0-6.5
Phosphorus Potassium
  Low Medium Sufficient High Excessive
  Pounds of N-P2O5-K2O per acre
Low 60-100-100  60-100-60  60-100-40 60-100-0  60-100-0
Medium 60-  60-100  60-  60-60  60-  60-40 60-  60-0  60-  60-0
Sufficient 60-  40-100  60-  40-60  60-  40-40 60-  40-0  60-  40-0
High 60-    0-100  60-    0-60  60-    0-40 60-    0-0  60-    0-0
Excessive 60-    0-100  60-    0-60  60-    0-40 60-    0-0  60-    0-0

COMMENTS (1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 41, 50, 650, 652, 653)

41  For ryegrass and crimson clover mixtures, make 3 equal nitrogen applications.  In early fall, apply no more than 60 lbs nitrogen per acre.  In the spring, a third nitrogen application will increase total yield and length of grazing period when ryegrass is present.  When arrow leaf clover or hairy vetch is seeded with small grain, apply all of the nitrogen (60-100 lbs nitrogen per acre) at planting.

50  Inoculate the legume seed at planting.

652  The soil test manganese is low, however, this is not a manganese sensitive crop, therefore no manganese is recommended.  (When soil test manganese is low)

653  The soil test zinc is low, however, this is not a zinc sensitive crop, therefore no zinc is recommended.  (When soil test zinc is low)