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IT'S OUR 55th SEED CROP
by Ted Doebler
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I’m Ted Doebler with our 1989 yield leaders.
Not all that bad for a non typical year.
When I tell young folks I helped
dad plant our first seed crop 55
years ago, they kind of gape at me
like I’m some kind of historic
monument.
Those 55 years of experience
have paid off big, of course. In
the hybrid yields we’re showing
you here. And in such nitty gritty
stuff as test weights, stalk lodging
and dry down.
In our business, hybrid
performance is our only real
measure of progess.
First big breakthrough was
Doebler 77X in 1960. It was our
first superstar, a single cross that
immediately drew raves for its
yields and disease resistance.
More recently we introduced
Doebler 75X that smashed all
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Pennsylvania records
in 1986 with a
whopping 281.6 bu.
It’s still a superstar
on Eastern farms.
Now here com 6 the
Extra Performance
hybrids. Like Doebler
84XP. In two years
of testing, it produced
2.7 more bushels than
75X but was also
2.3% wetter. And
Doebler 66XP edged
75X in 1987, fell
behind in 1988 and
was about even this
past fall. Isn’t that
what progress is all
about?
Silage winners
in ’B9 trials
Full Season —Doebler 944-3 way
finished in a rush last fall to take
tonnage, TDN and protein titles
among full season hybrids. Doebler
84XP a strong second.
Medium— Doebler 75X, 113 days,
outdistanced 75X-Mod and 70XC
in TDN and protein. Kissing
cousin, 75X-Mod, produced most
silage. 70XC stayed close.
Early —Doebler 370A-3way
looked the winner in early trials.
But Doebler 48XE big surprise. It
won it all—tons, TDN and protein.
370 A-3 way and 35XP tie for 2nd.
inners
These bin busters
ignore *B9 weather
DOEBLER 86XA, 119 days. Wet
feet no problem. Ten best tests
averaged 171.6 bu., with 202.9 bu.
at Narvon, PA. Great standup.
DOEBLER 75X, 113 days. PA’s
all-time champ still shelling big. It
popped 197.5 bu. in wet, cool
Ohio and 183.7 bu. at Lancaster.
Great stalks. Shrugs off disease.
DOEBLER 66XP, 103 days. It
wins top recommendation from
Cornell for spring planting. Super
vigor. Easy sheller. Resists blight.
DOEBLER 57XP, 97 days.
Combine this baby. It shelled out
184.2 bushels last fall at Newtown,
Pa.; 151.9 in New York and 185.5
in Ohio. Sturdy. Super oomph.
DOEBLER 35XP, 83 days. Great
choice in early country. Averaged
124.9 bu. in first 10 New York and
PA tests in 1989, with a 142.3 bu.
top. Less than 1% stalk loss.
DOEBLER 28XP, 78 days. 1989
best, 145.3 bu. at Odessa, NY.
Average at five NY locations was
123.8 bu. Stalk loss? A low 1%.
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