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    it 36—Corn Talk, Lancaster Farming. Saturday. February 10. 1996
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Can Doebler’s add to your profitability
on your milk price?
Doebler’s Persist again TOP YIELDER in BOTH Penn State and Cornell University
Trials. Since Persist is the TOP YIELDER it may be the most economical alfalfa seed
you can plant Example:
Persist cost per bag (before discounts) . . .$169.80 or $67.92 per acre
If competitor’s bag cost is $lOO.OO or $40.00 per acre
Difference $27.92 x 10 acres = $279.20
Cornell University 1995 Cornell/NYSF & GC Alfalfa Variety Trials Cornell University
Location: Madison Co., Morrisville, NY 95 Tot 94 Tot
Entry 14-Jun 27-Jul 7-Sep Season Season 94-95 95 94 1994-95
(adj.) (adj.) (adj.) (adj.) (adj.) Avg. Percent (%) of Cks
‘Persist 2.81 1.41 0.84 5.06 4.31 4.68 108 102
Location Avg. 2.60 1.28 0.74 4.61 4.22 4.42 99 100
Location: Tompkins Co., Ithaca, NY g 5 Tot g 4 Tot
Entry 13-Jun 24-Jul 5-Sep Season Season 94-95 95 94 1994-95
(adj.) (adj.) (adj.) (adj.) (adj.) Avg. Percent (%) of Cks
♦Persist 2.77 1.27 1.00 5.04 6.54 5.79 111 111 111
Location Avg. 2.64 1.08 0.84 4.56 5.96 5.26 100 101 101
Location: St Lawrence Co., Canton, NY gg Tot g 4 Tot
Entry 8-Jun 20-Jul 1-Sep Season Season 94-95 95 94 1994-95
(adj.) (adj.) (adj.) (adj.) (adj.) Avg. Percent (%) of Cks
♦Persist
Location Avg
‘First Place
Penn State
Variety
♦Persist 8.41 8.52
Grand Mean 6.41 7.64
Grand Mean values represent 49 total entries ‘First Place
DO YOU WANT 15% MORE GREEN? $$ OR LBS.
Using university data you can seeDoebler’s Persist alfalfa can add to your profitability.
Contact your Doebler dealer by 2/24/96 for details on 5% cash and quantity discounts.
Penn State Forage Trial - Seeded 4/18/91 - 4 year study 1992-95
Persist 4 year average
Grand Mean* 4 year average
*49 total entries Difference - 15% MORE ■• •
rotation
FACT No. 1 -
FACT No. 2 -
FACT No. 3 =
3.10 1.53 1.77 6.40 6.00 6.20 113 105 109
2.74 1.45 1.62 5.81 5.93 5.87 103 104 103
7.95 tons per acre
6.89 tons per acre
1.06 tons per acre
x 4 years
4.24 tons for four years
Alfalfa value at x $ 100.00 per ton
Gained value per acre . . . .$ 424.00
x 10 acres
54240.00
Total gain on 10 acres
If you buy $lOO.OO per/bag alfalfa it can cost you $3960.80!
You can't afford to buy even the best “cheap” alfalfa!
Get more for YOUR MONEY!
1995
Yield
DOEBLESt’S
PENNSYLVANIA HYBRIDS, INC.
R.R. 1 BOX 424 • JERSEY SHORE, PA 17740
Seed Cost
1995 Forage Trials Report
1994
Yield
CALL: 1-800-853’CORN
1992
Yield
1993
Yield
7.17
6.32
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1992-95
Average
7.79
7.19
Penn State
Stand
11/1/95
7.95
6.89
r
105
99
71.3
57.3