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OP corn kernal size

Posted by J. Brown at 2014-12-12 18:32:06

I have a John Deere 999 planter. What seed plate(s)would I need for Open pollinated seed?

Response by Mike Rock at 2014-12-12 23:03:20

http://www.lincolnagproducts.com/dbpage.php?page=corn

You'll have to call these folks. They WILL fix you up.
You have to have some seed on hand to measure for the size plate you need.

Mike

Response by Bill Smith at 2014-12-13 07:23:05

You'll probably need the adapter for the modern plates too.

Response by Dale Wagner at 2014-12-13 09:18:56

If is hasn't been done, make some screens out of rat cloth to size your corn. Nasco likely will have seed screens.

Response by Dris Abraham at 2014-12-13 18:39:38

For 15 years I planted with a JD 999 used Reid's Yellow Dent never changed plates never had a problem and grew some nice corn.

Response by M. Burley at 2014-12-13 20:17:19

There are an awful lot of old seed plates around for JD planters. It's nice to have a few sets in case you decide to plant some sweet corn or popcorn.

Response by T Payne at 2014-12-14 17:13:20

Seed size can vary a lot. Phenotype can vary widely as well, with some blends out there. It's one of those things you have to fiddle with to get going.

We save seed and sort into small medium and large, and by selected traits. Then we have several sets of plates that we use.

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