Wheat isn't too fussy, you can still hand scatter a half acre of wheat and scratch it in the ground, a rake by hand or a bed spring/ piece of chain link fence behind the tractor.
1/2 acre would use about 60 lbs (around (2) 5 gallon pails) of seed. Can go a tad heavier with older seed or just scattering the seeds....
You don't need the tractor stuff. But its fun to use and you might want that so no problem. ;)
Here in my world, wheat needs to be planted as soon as possible, I've dragged the drill over the edge of snow a time or two. That's a little extreme, but it wants to grow and develop in the cool part of spring, it does not like the heat of summer -at all- and will be poorer if you plant it late. Back when we grew it, getting stuck in the cold mud or planting over a corner of frost and snow gave us a better crop than waiting until everything was warm and dry...... Even if we messed up a little in the mud, getting it planted early was better.
I realize a half acre it won't matter really which way you go, just saying how it is if you want to grow 100 acres and make the best crop, we might as well try for that. Once spring comes do what works and have fun and see what you get, but we might as well tell you the best way to start with.
Heck last year I planted oats in the second week of May, way way way too late for small grains in my location, but its what worked here for last year.... There is ideal, and there is what we end up actually doing. ;) ended up yielding 80 bu light test weigh oats, which isn't really bad for here. Don't let us try to fool you that we always do it the proper way. ;)
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