Ray's Plays Agronomic Tidbits # 1

Here's how small a seed is... the number of seeds per pound is listed below
There are 60 lbs of wheat in a bushel
50 pounds of canola in a bushel
When we talk a lot of bushels we are talking a huge amount of seeds...
Everyone of them (Just like people) are important !

Seeds per pound (average)

Wheat
- Hard Red
12,000 - 14,600

Barley 2 row
9,000 -11,000

Barley 6 row
10,000 -15,000

Oats
10,000 -15,000

Fall Rye
13,000 - 15,000
Corn
1,200

Canola
113,000 - 151,000

Flax
75,700