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IAGary

Posted 8/10/2015 16:55 (#4726111)
Subject: Bean Yields???

Southeast Iowa

I did some pod counting today and came up with about a 50 pod average.

So if I planted 160,000 we will assume 145000 grew, For each bean that grew I get 150 harvested

If you calculate that out(145,000 plants x 150 beans) 3000 seeds per pound. It comes up to a 125 bu yield.

Why doesn't this work out that way to compute bean yields?

Where do all the beans disappear to?

Gary

Edited by IAGary 8/10/2015 16:57

tom1491

Posted 8/10/2015 17:20 (#4726142 - in reply to #4726111)
Subject: RE: Bean Yields???

Southwestern Indiana

You probably have about 100k plants left per acre and each pod doesn't average 3 beans.

fhb

Posted 8/10/2015 20:55 (#4726589 - in reply to #4726142)
Subject: RE: Bean Yields???

Eastern Ont

+1.

gbenkfarm

Posted 8/11/2015 07:20 (#4727143 - in reply to #4726589)
Subject: RE: Bean Yields???

SeMN

It all depends on the test weight!!!

washington 16

Posted 8/10/2015 17:45 (#4726186 - in reply to #4726111)
Subject: RE: Bean Yields???

North Central Iowa

50 pods usually equals 50+ bushels. That's about as accurate as any estimate.

91944

Posted 8/10/2015 17:53 (#4726203 - in reply to #4726186)
Subject: RE: Bean Yields???

new prague mn

1 pod per bu

zachary193

Posted 8/10/2015 18:16 (#4726246 - in reply to #4726203)
Subject: RE: Bean Yields???

I'll hold you to that 1 pod per bu? Never heard that you can estimate beans all you want I had beautiful beans last year and they didn't do great. So that is the case this year I counted 95 pods per plant in 30 inch rows so I'm going to get 95 bushel !!! I go by 2500-2800 lbs if I calculate it out it comes out at 88 by per acre it's population x average pods \seeds per lb /60 that's what I come up with don't know if it works might get you all excited for nothing !

bleedred

Posted 8/10/2015 18:36 (#4726270 - in reply to #4726111)
Subject: RE: Bean Yields???

East Central Ia

My advice is don't waste your time lol.

Even the pro farmer tour doesn't try and estimate bean yields... They just try to correlate a pod count to previous years.

As bad as corn is to try and estimate beans are all but impossible!

buck1400

Posted 8/10/2015 18:39 (#4726274 - in reply to #4726270)
Subject: +1

West Central Ohio

bigcorn02

Posted 8/10/2015 18:45 (#4726285 - in reply to #4726274)
Subject: RE: +1

Can't be estimated they're either above average or below average or average.

Case IH farmer

Posted 8/10/2015 23:24 (#4726929 - in reply to #4726270)
Subject: RE: Bean Yields???

bleedred - 8/10/2015 15:36

My advice is don't waste your time lol.

Even the pro farmer tour doesn't try and estimate bean yields... They just try to correlate a pod count to previous years.

As bad as corn is to try and estimate beans are all but impossible!

Good advice there is no way to accurately guess beans. After black layer I can get pretty close on corn.

Doingit4thegirls

Posted 8/10/2015 20:23 (#4726481 - in reply to #4726111)
Subject: RE: Bean Yields???

I do the same as IAGary except I divide the 125 you got in half and that number makes more sense. How close will it be. Not sure but let us no when u harvest.

Vmo

Posted 8/10/2015 21:14 (#4726635 - in reply to #4726481)
Subject: RE: Bean Yields???

Iowa

Yep. Do the math and cut it in half and you'll be close. Biggest variable at that point is seed size.

slammer216

Posted 8/12/2015 15:13 (#4729715 - in reply to #4726111)
Subject: RE: Bean Yields???

Why are you "assuming" what you have for a final stand, take an actual count. i bet its significantly less then 145,000. Also what size were the beans that you planted. Rather then counting pods count actual beans, all of these things will help get a more accurate estimate for you

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