Page 14-Corn Talk, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 14, 1995 ST. LOUIS, Mo.—An area com grower, Cheryl Maxi muck of Doylestown, Pa., is a winner in the 1994 Nationl Com Yield Contest (NCYC), sponsored by the National Com Growers Association (NCGA). The local operation placed first in the state in the “No-Till Irrigated Pass” with a yield of 209.7471 bushels per acre. The hybrid used in the winning field was DeKalb DK623. .. The contest included 471 winners from throughout the nation’s corn-growing areas. The average yield for all con test entrants was a record 192 bushels per acre, compared to the overall U.S. average of 138.6 bushels per acre. The contest average was up signif icantly from the 1993 contest average of 159 bushels per acre, reflecting more positive growing conditions in 1994. Six yields at more than 300 bushels per acre were produced. Qualified supervisors were present at harvest to verify accuracy of the yield, which, according to contest roles, must be taken from a yield of at % /I Ik 'll X • ***!l TV i • »*•! k\v \\\*» ir ilit *»♦ * hUii i»» un »» Hgih « aflii l\U ♦» m|»» \VIM« i uVjv IT’S TIME TO GO--@) | (HD (HD CUD (HD (HD Area Corn Grower National Contest Wins least 10 continuous acres planted to a single hybrid. More than 3,100 farmers entered the 1994 contest. “The National Com Yield Contest epitomizes the produc tivity of American farmers,” according to NCGA president Rod Gangwish, a farmer from Shelton. Neb. “Fanners should be extremely proud of produc ing a record-breaking com crop of more than 10 billion bushels this year. It demon strated again that we are the most efficient com producers in the world, with capabilities of supplying all of our current markets, expanding foreign markets, and developing new industrial uses.” Not only are contest entrants producing high yields, but they arc doing it very efficiently, according to Ganwish. All entrants applied an average of only 0.94 pounds of commer cial nitrogen per bushel of yield, while the agronomic requirement is 1.1 pound per bushel. “This is one example that helps demonstrate that farmers are good stewards of the envi ronment by using production ATTENTION FARMERS: Roll Your Own Com with a H ROLLER MILL It all starts with the best rolls! Starline rolls are machine cut from a continuous length of carbon steel. Fatigue-proof shafts in heavy ship-channel frame withstands tremendous pressure. Built To Last - Priced To Sell! inputs wisely and using carry over nitrogen from their previ ous year’s crop,” said Gangw ish. Almost 60 percent of entrants perform a soil test to help them make input decisions. - Contest winners were hon ored and awarded custom designed trophies at NCGA’s 1995 Com Classic this year in Nashville, Term. The "1995 Com Yield Guide,” which outlines the agronomic information of all 471 state and national NCYC winners, was featured in the March issue of Farm Journal magazine. The guide is pub lished by NCGA and spon sored by American Cyanamid Company, Deere & Company, and Northrup King Company. Entry forms and rules for the 1995 contest arc available by contacting NCGA at 1000 Executive Parkway, #lO5, St. Louis, MO 63141, (314) 275-9915 CALL US TODAY FOR PRICING HAN vlng .rating stry w quality agricultural lime since 1918 CdWBN TMJK MMm PENNSYLVANIA MASTER COHN PROWERS *5BOO, IN& Area corn growers Cheiyl and Mathew Maximuck of Doylestown were recognized recently as a state winner in the 1994 National Corn Yield Contest, spon sored by the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA). Daryl Reid, right, a farmer from Macomb, Hi., and chairman of the NCGA Field Services Committee, presented the award at the NCGA Corn Classic In Nashville. w WIMPEY MINERALS USA VER 717-637-7121 Chris Kaminski UARRY