Crop | Nitrogen Requirements (pounds per acre per year) |
Established Alfalfa/Grass | 0 |
Established Clover/Grass | 0 |
Established Birdsfoot Trefoil/Grass | 0 |
New Seeding Alfalfa/Grass | 50 |
New Seeding Clover/Grass | 40 |
New Seeding Birdsfoot Trefoil/Grass | 40 |
New Seeding Conservation Mix | 40 |
Hay (grass only) - one crop | 60 |
Hay (grass only) - two crops | 140 |
Grass - Pasture | 100 |
Silage Corn | 150 |
Source:
Soil Testing Handbook for Professional Agriculturalists, Second Edition, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, 1989
C.M.R. 06, 096, ch. 420, app 096-420-B