I wanted to post this for people looking for a broadcast spreader setting for soybean meal, hopefully this will give you a place to start.

I wanted to spread 10 pounds per 1,000 sq ft.

After trial and error, I found for a Scott's Standard Broadcast Spreader in strips 5 foot apart the best setting to be 8. (Hopefully if you have a different spreader, you can convert that to your number)

Through my trial and error, I used excess, so next time I put it down, I am actually going to start at 8.5 to see to see if 80 pounds will cover my 8,000 sq ft, but I feel very comfortable my 8 setting is pretty darn close.

The time after next, I will then decide if I liked the 8 or 8.5 and narrow my bands to 4 foot to ensure good overlap, but I will say this stuff spread pretty darn good. It was grainy, not powdery.

I'll make a double pass next time also, because I truly want to do 20 pounds per 1,000 sq ft, but the feed store only had 2 50 pound bags in stock.

As small as the grains were, I started out real low. I started at 4, but I had to make several passes to get rid of the 10 pounds I put in.

I didn't mark it down, but if my memory serves, a 6 setting will give you 5 pounds per 1,000.

I don't want to tell anyone wrong so if you have the exact amount you need, I suggest you start at 7 or 7.5, but if you have excess, I'd go with 8.