PROFITABLE GROWING SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR FARMING OPERATION...BY FIELD, BY ACRE, BY BUSHEL

SOFT RED WINTERWHEAT SEED• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

VARIETIES WITH THE BEST SEED SIZE, STANDABILITY,

DISEASE RESISTANCE AND YIELD POTENTIAL

2016/2017

Learn more about joining our team by visiting us at www.southernstates.com/careers. Southern States is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Subject to John Deere Financial, f.s.b. approval. Southern States® is a registered trademark of Southern States Cooperative, Inc.

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SOUTHERNSTATES.COM/WHEAT

®

PROFITABLE GROWING SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR FARMING OPERATION...BY FIELD, BY ACRE, BY BUSHEL

SOFT RED WINTERWHEAT SEED• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

VARIETIES WITH THE BEST SEED SIZE, STANDABILITY,

DISEASE RESISTANCE AND YIELD POTENTIAL

Learn more about joining our team by visiting us at www.southernstates.com/careers. Southern States is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Subject to John Deere Financial, f.s.b. approval. Southern States® is a registered trademark of Southern States Cooperative, Inc.

We have your wheat production needs covered. From fertilizer to financing, Southern States is your guide to the products and expertise you need to make your life easier and your operation more productive.

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Start the year off right by running a more efficient, more profitable farming operation using Southern States and John Deere Financial for all your input needs.

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When selecting the right seed for your farm, trust in proven winners in the southeast. Through intensive research and testing, Southern States® has developed wheat with proven field performance and standability that consistently delivers in local, state and national yield trials, year after year. Supported by strong disease and insect resistance traits, you can plant with confidence knowing that you have selected high quality seed with high yield potential.

RECOMMENDEDPLANTING RATE

Planting Time: Timely 2 Weeks Late

1 Month Late

Inches ofrow per sq. ft.by drill spacing

Row Width

4'' 12 13 14 36''

6'' 18 20 22 24''

7'' 20 22 24 20.6''

8'' 22 24 26 18''

The objective is to achieve 22 to 25 vigorous seedlings per square foot, which typically requires planting 30 to 35 seeds per square foot.

WHEAT SEEDING GUIDE

---seeds per linear row foot---

WINTER WHEATGROWTH STAGES

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