WI'RE SERIOUS AROUT SILAGE
Livestock producers are in the business of producing milk or meat. Pioneer® brand hybrids are rated for
yield and protein content of both silage and grain, as well as silage digestibility, to help you match our
hybrids with your feeding needs.
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Hybrid
3140
22 Comparisons
3173
17 Comparisons
3223
19 Comparisons
3394
55 Comparisons
3437
45 Comparisons
3523
67 Compansons
3525 22.3 2 3 8.42 25.45
101 Compansons 20 0 8 95 24.62
‘Data from Pennsylvania, New York and New England
Milk Yield/Acrc = NE-L x Dry Matter Lbs. of Silaoe/Acre x 0.50
0.34 - NE-L required to produce 1 pound of 4% butterfat milk on a dry matter basis
0 50 « Half of the energy is available for milk production
Potential Milk Yield/Acre is a conservative estimate only.
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David T. Hostetler
Belleville, PA
County: Mifflin
Adj.
Brand Hybrid
Pioneer 3293
Pioneer 3156
Pioneer 3163
Pioneer 3140
Pioneer X1194F
Pioneer XIIB4M
Pioneer 3211
Pioneer 3173
Pioneer 3223
Cargill 8327
Pioneer 3335
Fred England
Williamsburg, PA
County: Blair
Adj.
Yld.
»S%
21.4
26.0
18.8
22.5
24.5
24.2
23.1
21.1
21.7
Brand Hybrid
Cargill 8327
Pioneer 3223
DeKalb DK646
Pioneer 3173
Cargill 7557
Pioneer 3335
Pioneer 3156
Mycogen TMFIO6
Hyperfm. H 59843
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7.33
7 50
22.0
20 3
7.74
7 51
20.9
194
8 00
8 07
21 7
194
8 08
8 62
194
18.6
8.52
8 86
186
160
20.0
16.9
8 19
9 12
0 34 NE-UPounds of Milk
Moist. %
63.3 7.75
61.6 7.27
62.3 7 81
63.4 7 18
56.2 7 31
56.9 7 20
57.4 7 24
54.7 7 80
62.0 7.28
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Quality
Forage
Source*
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MF
MF
48.81
47.76
27 57
25.81
53.66
52.24
27 83
27.57
51 57
53 20
26 66
27 73
49 97
49 74
26.53
25.70
50 02
50.93
25 32
25 60
49.71
49 80
25.87
24 93
49 21
48.71
Lbs ofMilk/Acre
Planted; 4/28/95
Harvested; 9/1/95
ADF
2k
NDF
2k
Planted: 4/29/95
Harvested: 9/8/95
ADF
%
NDF
3k
NE-L
PatiMil
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39.95
39.82
6462
6637
14,635
13,869
13,924
13,013
39.48
38.38
6439
6502
6577
6441
14,699
12,863
38.38
38.81
6599
.6685
13,179
12,800
41 40
42.69
12,840
11,048
41 67
40 86
6706
6708
41 17
42.52
6698
6823
13,859
11,870
15,493
14,049
42 05
42.09
6749
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James F. Eshelman
New Enterprise, PA County: Bedford
Adj.
Yld.
65%
21 1
23.7
19.1
20.0
24.2
191
23 7
20.5
180
21 4
18.0
20.5
17.1
21.1
17.7
20.5
Brand Hybrid
Pioneer 3293
Pioneer 3223
Pioneer 3173
Pioneer 3211
Pioneer 3140
Pioneer X1194F
Pioneer XIIB4M
Pioneer 3156
Cargill 8327
Pioneer 3335
Mycogen TMFIO6
Pioneer 3156
Cargill 8327
Pioneer 3211
Pioneer 3173
Pioneer 3241
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Sam Zimmerman
Pitman, PA
Brand Hybrid
Pioneer 3525
Pioneer 3156
Doeblers 75X-2
Pioneer 3335
Pioneer 3394
Pioneer 3223
Pioneer 3217
Pioneer 3346
Pioneer 3335
A Henry Brechbill
Chambersburg, PA
Brand Hybrid 65%
Pioneer 3223 21.1
Pioneer 3173 20 5
Pioneer 3211 20. S
Pioneer XI IMF 20.5
Pioneer XIIB4M 22.0
Pioneer 3140 20.5
Pioneer 3156 20.5
Pioneer 3163 19.4
Cargill 6327 -19.7
Silage Yield is important to all silage growers, but silage quality should also be
figured into the buying decision. Silage yield may be the most important trait for beef
producers or for dairy producers feeding growing heifers and dry cows
Grain Yield will have a significant impact on the energy value of the silage Gram is
nearly 90% digestible and makes up approximately 50% of the silage's weight Thus
gram yield affects both the quality and quantity of silage produced
Silage Crude Protein may be quite important to some producers, but generally
com silage is fed for its energy value. There is relatively little vanation among
hybrids in silage protein Silage protein would be more important if com silage is the
only forage fed to dairy cows
"Silage Digestibility is extremely important for high-producing dairy herds Higher
digestibility generally translates into higher feed intakes and increased milk
production. Pioneer measures com silage digestibility with an in situ method where
the silage is suspended in the cow’s rumen for 24 hours This allows us to calculate
the percent of the forage digested which is reportedjn the column above as in situ
Motet.
County; SchuyKill
Adj.
Yld.
65%
180
16.8
18.8
197
22.0
20.0
17 7
19.4
19 1
Motet.
Planted 5/16/95
County. Franklin Harvested 9/12/95
Adj,
Yld.
.Planted; 5/10/95
Harvested: 9/10/95
ADF
2k
NDF
NE-L %
Planted: 5/6/95
Harvested; 9/1/95
ADF
2k
NDF
2k
NE-L %
NOF
*
51 71
46.92
44 72
51 45
49.47
46.38
47 58,
45 86
47 94
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