Dilution Table for Spray and Dust Mixtures

Pesticide Formulation	Amount of formulation needed per acre to obtain the following amounts of chemical per acre
	1/8 lb.	1/4 lb.	1/2 lb.	3/4 lb.	1 lb.
1% dust	12 1/2 lbs.	25 lbs.	50 lbs.	75 lbs.	100 lbs.
5% dust	2 1/2 lbs.	5 lbs.	10 lbs.	15 lbs.	20 lbs.
10% dust	1 1/4 lbs.	2 1/2 lbs.	5 lbs.	7 1/2 lbs.	10 lbs.
25% wettable powder	1/2 lbs.	1 lbs.	2 lbs.	3 lbs.	4 lbs.
40% wettable powder	1/3 lbs.	2/3 lbs.	1 1/4 lbs.	7/8 lbs.	2 1/2 lbs.
50% wettable powder	1/4 lbs.	1/2 lbs.	1 lbs.	1 1/2 lbs.	2 lbs.
75% wettable powder	1/6 lbs.	1/3 lbs.	2/3 lbs.	1 lbs.	1 1/3 lbs.
10-12% emulsion 1lb active ingredients/gallon	1 pt.	1 qt.	2 qt.	3 qt.	1 gal.
15-20% emulsion concentrate 1 1/2 active ingredients/ gallon	1/3 qt.	2/3 qt.	1 1/3 qt.	2 qt.	2 2/3 qt.
25% emulsion concentrate 2lb active ingredients/gallon	1/2 pt.	1 pt.	1 qt.	3 pt.	2 qt.
40-50% emulsion concentrate 4lb active ingredients/gallon	1/4 pt.	1/2 pt.	1 pt.	1 1/2 pt.	1 qt.
60-65% emulsion concentrate 6lb active ingredients/gallon	1/6 pt.	1/3 pt.	2/3 pt.	1 pt.	1 1/3 pt.
70-75% emulsion concentrate 8lb active ingredients/gallon	1/8 pt.	1/4 pt.	1/2 pt.	3/4 pt.	1 pt.

Rate	1 gallon of mix covers:
Feet of rows and spacing between rows
Gal/acre	Square ft	3 ft	3 1/2 ft	4 ft	4 1/2 ft
5	8,712	2,904	2,489	2,178	1,714
10	4,356	1,452	1,245	1,089	857
50	871	290	266	218	171
75	581	194	249	145	114
100	436	145	125	109	86

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