Page 38-Corn Talk, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 13,1993 (Continued from Page 36) TWO-YEAR AVERAGE PERFORMANCE SILAGE ENTRIES Table 3 Early-medium season hybrids mean performance, 1991-1992 Table 4 Silage performance of early medium-season (Maturity Zone 2) hybrids (Matunty Zone 2) PERCENT-OF-CHECKS %H 2 0 BU/A % YIEtD V.H 2 0 DAY MAT H 2 O YIELD ERECT GRAIN GRAIN ERECT BRAND-HYBRID (T/A) PLANT PUNT(T/A) BftAND-HYBRiO PIONEER 3733 916 93 1 96 8 23 9 99 4 92 8 HALSEY H 296 16.7 HALSEY H 295 92 0 94 6 99 0 24 0 1018 93 0 AOWAY AQ 710 17 0 PIONEER 3592 94 3 1010 96 8 24 6 108 5 90 9 HALSEY H 3593 17 7 DEKALB DK524 94 3 92 9 98 0 24 6 100 2 92 0 AGWAY AG EXP 611 19 0 HALSEY HI 105 A 96 6 88 2 93 6 25 2 94 7 881 EASTLAND 652 19 6 NORTHROP KING N 4545 97 7 98 7 100 0 25 5 106 0 93 9 DOEBLER’S 69XP 20 2 PIONER 3527 985 1061 101 7 257 1140 955 HYTEST HT525 20 6 HYTEST HT424 98 9 106 6 100 2 25.8 114 5 941 HARDY H 86450 20 4 CARGILL 5327 98 9 96 2 97 6 25 8 103 3 91 6 WETSEL Sl2O 20 6 HALSEY HllO7 100 4 94 9 96 5 26 2 101 9 90 6 HARDY H 86500 20 9 DOEBLER'S 57XP 100 8 93 8 94 6 26 3 100 7 68 8 Trw/AV apcyp w 911 PIONEER 3394 101 5 115 9 102 1 26 5 124 5 95 9 pSneebmm 2 B DOEBLER'S64XP 101 5 1036 101 1 26 5 111 3 94 9 fi, WETSELWS6 101 5 102 4 98 5 26 5 110 0 92 5 MEMRB7WMOD2 22 8 DOEBLER'S 65X 101 9 99 3 99 7 26 6 106 6 93 6 22 ® GRIES GSF 5106 102 7 102 6 99 5 26 8 110 2 93 4 EASTLAND E 799 23 0 AGRI GENE GA6831 1031 1028 98 8 26 9 1104 92 8 NC+5963 23 1 NC+4275 1042 1075 1005 27 2 1155 944 GREENLAND GL22I 233 NC+46l6 1042 1060 986 272 1138 926 ASGROW RX745 23 3 DOEBLER’S6IX 1042 103 1 99 0 27 2 110 7 93 0 PIONEER324I 241 HYTEST HTSI2 104 6 106 2 971 27 3 1141 912 PIONEER 3527 26 3 AGWAY AGSBB 104 6 96 9 99 8 27 3 1041 93 7 EASTLAND E 599 104 6 90 9 102 8 27 3 97 6 96 5 MEANS 212 DEKALB DKSB2 104 6 86 3 96 8 27 3 92 7 92 8 LSD (.OS) 2 4 1G18513 1065 1032 999 27 8 1108 938 HUBNER H 3709 107 3 107 7 1010 28 0 115 7 94 8 FUNK'S G-4472 108 0 1027 100 6 28 2 110 3 94 5 ANDERSONS PSX37O 108 4 100 9 102 3 28 3 113 2 961 AGWAY AG6SB 108 4 961 100 2 28 3 103 2 94 1 GRIES GSF6IIO 1092 106 1 99 8 28 5 113 9 93 7 GREAT LAKES GLSB2 109 6 1016 99 5 28 6 109 1 93 4 PRAIRIE STREAM SX42O 110 3 105 7 99 9 28 8 113 5 93 8 DOEBLER'S 66XP 1103 1054 985 288 1132 925 Never Bin Better JK NC+ Research continues to develop some of the top performing hybrids in the industry. 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Maturity Zone 2 Rerless • INCREASED BUTTERFAT FOR TODAYS • FASTER RATE OF GAIN FEEDER • LOW POWER REQUIREMENT • REDUCED DUST Hi & FINES /O. jjp™ fwt Cfi EAR CORN SILO MILL ASQROW RX7O6 111 5 100.6 98.1 29.1 106 3 92.1 JACQUES 7970 112 6 100.4 93 0 29 4 107.8 67 3 MEANS LSD (.05) Results of the tests for short-season, early medium-season, late medium season. and latc-season hybrids are available as separate reports from county offices of Penn State Cooperative Extension Members of the county based extension staff assisted in conducting these tests Their efforts were essential to the successful completion of the trials, and were greatly appreciated This report represents the combined efforts of extension, research, and service personnel in the Deportments of Agronomy and Plant Pathology (M W Johnson, and J E Ayers) The tables in this report ma\ be reproduced onl\ in their entires Late Medium-season hybrids (Maturity Zone 3) 1992 results Growing conditions Planting in this zone was begun on April 29 and completed by May 11. Germination and emergence were good at all sites but below normal temperature throughout the growing season delayed maturity. Soil moisture levels were generally above normal throughout the growing season. Because of the delayed maturity and slow grain dry-down harvesting was not begun until the last week of October. Although it was completed the third week of November, grain moisture remained excessively high. 82 82 84 92 Diseases, insects, and other pests The incidence and severity of diseases varied throughout this maturity zone. The amount of gray leaf spot (GLS) was quite high at the Lycoming County location, and ratings are given in Tables 1 and 2. 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