Crabgrass for Forage: Management from the 1990s/The Effect of Seeding Rates on First-Season Crabgrass Development

Table 3. Pounds of crabgrass forage production per acre

	Forage (Pounds/Acre)

Seeding Rates (PLS) and Treatments	Harvest Dates				Cost per Ton of Forage

	7-20	8-26	Total	Relative %	$3/lb	$6/lb

1 lb./broadcast	530	2,392	2,922	99	$40	$42
2 lb./broadcast	645	2,312	2,957	100	$42	$46
5 lb./broadcast	1,045	2,315	3,360	114	$42	$50
10 lb./broadcast	1,506	2,228	3,734	126	$46	$62
20 lb./broadcast	1,099	2,259	3,358	114	$68	$104
2 lb. 7 ½ -inch row	1,114	2,018	3,132	106	$38	$42
5 lb. 7 ½-inch row	1,633	2,088	3,721	126	$38	$46

¹Direct expense-establishment cost was about $55.00 per acre plus seed costs. Volunteer stands cost much less.