week of November. Grain moisture level was higher than normal at all locations. Diseases, insects, and other pests High levels of moisture, cool nights, heavy morning dews, and foggy mornings in the valley areas were conducive to the devel opment of leaf diseases in late summer and early fall. Both gray leaf spot (GLS) and northern leaf spot (NLS) were common in susceptible lines. Ratings for both were taken and are reported in Tables 1 and 2. Tests at the Lancaster location were inoculated with the pathogens causing northern leaf blight (NLB) and NLS. The rat ings for NLS are included in the tables. Some stalk rot was noted at all locations but especially where the incidence of GLS and com borer were high. Corn borer infestation was very high in the Lancaster tests resulting in greater than normal stalk breakage and ear drop. The other locations did not have such high infestation. Animal dam age was insignificant at these locations. Interpretation of results Least significant differences (LSD) is the tool used to determine if two average values are actually different statistically. The dif ference between two hybrids must exceed the LSD value to be considered significantly different. Example for yield; LSD = 8.1 Bu/A; Hybrid X = 120.0 Bu/A; Hybrid Y = 105.0 Bu/A; 120.0 - 105 = 15.0 Bu/A difference. Since the difference between Hybrid X and Y (15.0 Bu/A), exceeded the LSD (8.1 Bu/A), hybrid X was higher yielding due to hybrid superiority and not simply as a result of uncontrolled environmental factors. | LIME YOURSELF! | Maturity Zone 4 (Continued from Pag* 40) Corh Talk, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 13,1993—Page Table 1 Late-aeason hybrid performances (Maturity Zone 4) Combined Penn State Commercial Advanced Entries (average ot six locations) Data under Location Means indicate counties where values were obtained BRAND-HYBRID PIONEER 3241 PIONEER 3293 MUNCY CHIEF XA777 FUNK'S Q-4626 DOEBLER'S 84XP CARGILL 8127 PIONEER 3245 GREENLAND QL27O HUBNER H 9115 TERRA TRII6O PIONEER 3140 AGWAY AG 836 ASQROW RXB99 HY PERFORMER H 59704 HYTEST HT7728 DOEBLER'S 75X2 AGWAY AG 624 GREENLAND GL34S JACQUES 8510 EASTLAND EBB 6 FUNK’S Q-4624 HY PERFORMER H 59773 NORTHRUP KING N 8727 FUNK'S G-4671 JACQUES 9220 PIONEER 3192 CARGILL 8427 CARGILL 9027 MEANS LSty.OS) LOCATION MEANS Lancaster Lehigh Franklin Franklin Cumberland Berks Table 2 Late-season hybrid performances (Matunty Zone 4) Combined Penn State Commercial New Entries (average of six locations) Data under Location Means indicate counties where values were obtained BRAND-HYBRID HARDY H 86345 DOEBLER’S 84XP FUNK’S G-4626 ASQROW RXB97 HARDY H 86334 1C18326 HY PERFORMER H 89843 EASTLAND EBB 6 CARGILL 8127 TERRA TRII2O HYTEST HTX774B DOEBLER’S 87XP ICI 8260 MUNCY CHIEF XA7766 DOEBLER’S 82XP FUNK’S G-4672 TERRA TR1145 MUNCY CHIEF XA7790 HY PERFORMER H 59905 HUBNER H9OlB TERRA TRIIBO PIONEER 3192 MEANS LSD (OS) LOCATION MEANS Lancaster Lehigh Franklin Franklin Cunberiand Berks TWO-YEAR AVERAGE PERFORMANCE Table 3 Long season hybrids mean performace, 1991*92 (Maturity Zone 4) BRAND-HYBRID PIONEER 3293 FUNK'S G-4626 PIONEER 3241 PIONEER 3245 HUBNER H 9115 CARGILL 8127 97 6 103 9 HY PERFORMER H 59704 99 2 97 5 DOEBLER’S 75X2 ' 99 6 107 5 DOEBLER’S 84XP 99 6 98 7 HScoular C*Q«M , P‘A»N , Y Grain Division OPERATING ATLAS GRAIN FACILITY NORTHAMPTON PA. BUYING AND SELLING Picked Up and Delivered Bids Available Prices Quoted for Spot or Future Delivery CORN WHEAT Prompt Parent SOYBEANS OATS WE WANT TO BI M '' 'MIR NEW CROP WHEAT ASK F !)L BECKER (800) ‘ioz-ii I V»/ mim f mm mws PENNSYLVANIA MASTER CORN GROWERS ASSOC., INC. ADVANCED ENTRIES %H 2 0 BU/A % HEIGHT (IH) GLS NLS H|o YIELD ERECT GRAIN GRAIN ERECT PLANT EAR RATING RATING PERCENT-OF-CHECKS 1050 75 100 7 35 26 6 286 293 25 5 26 4 292 1001 100.0 996 1000 994 996 1063 993 112 1 1065 1020 1045 101 7 101 1 97 8 101 0 102 5 996 NEW ENTRIES %H 2 0 BU/A % HEIGHT (IN) GLS NLS :CT GRAIN GRAIN ERECT PLANT EAR RATING RATING H 2 O YIELD ERI 102 2 87 101 1 47 1005 100 1 99 9 99 5 100 7 99 9 102 9 101 1 100 7 105 4 103 6 1003 102 2 100 5 1042 99 5 101 5 99 0 PERCEHT-OF-CHECKS %H 2 0 BU/A % H 2 O YIELD ERECT GRAIN GRAIN ERECT 23 2 152 4 23 7 150 5 23 8 154 4 23 8 146 8 94 3 102 8 1001 96 3 101 6 100 0 96 7 104 2 96 7 99 1 97 6 104 6 24 0 155 a 97 0 24 0 154 0 99 2 100 6 24 4 144 5 98 4 24 5 159 3 97 8 24 5 146 2 98 3 1685 11 2 136 7 170 7 181 1 167 0 172 4 1832 87 0 993 98 4 982 97 9 993 161 2 137 83 6 99 3 98 5 98 5 98 6 99 5 121 7 167 4 183 6 169 1 142 2 1832 25 9 28 7 28 4 25 4 28 0 29 3 SILAGE ENTRIES Table 4 Silage performance of late season hybrids (Maturity Zone 4) BRAND-HYBRID MUNCY CHIEF XA777 ” EASTLAND EBB 6 WETSEL SI 20 PRAIRIE STREAM SX7O4 DOEBLER’S 944-3 MUNCY CHIEF XA7790 20 5 65 8 PRAIRIE STREAM 5X2023 20 6 68 8 DOE6LER S 86XA-2 20 8 66 6 PIONEER 3293 (Turn to Page 43) 225 1 7 1 8 20 , 45 7 44 0 * 27 22 1 7 2*o YIELD V.H,O DRY MAT (T/A) PLANT PLAHT(T/A) 57 65 68 69 193 , 64 8 72 72 73 74 21 0 62 2
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