RESEARCH UPDATE (Continued from Page 23) moisture at 65 percent. The com with no starter or Asset yielded 19.9 tons per acre. The com with starter and Asset averaged 19.2 tons per acre. With six paired replica tions, there were no significant, statistical differences between the two treatments. The appli cation of starter fertilizer plus Asset did not increase yield in this trial. The Dennis and Douglas Smith farm is located north of Martinsburg, Blair County. The Smiths apply 9,000 gal lons per acre of dairy manure per year to the six-acre field mapped as a Hublersburg cher ty silt loam soil. Soil test levels in this field were in the exces- Eastland E 624 NEW ~ 107 day grain hybrid Consistent performance in *96 trials **Penn State University - Zone 3 - new entries** Eastland E 624 195.1 bu/A @ 24.3% moisture 9.9 bu. over the mean **Cornell University ~ Medium group** Eastland E 624 171.0 bu/A @ 25.4% moisture **Ken Kreager Farm, Schuylkill Haven, PA** Eastland E 624 165.7 bu/A @ 15.5% moisture 14.7 bu over plot average **Richard Penney Farm, Liverpool, PA** Eastland E 624 170.6 bu/A @ 15.5% moisture 10.0 bu over plot average **Landis Weaver Farm, Quarryville, PA** Eastland E 624 167.8 bu/A @ 15.5% moisture 13.1 bu over plot average **Hershey School Plot, Hershey, PA** Eastland E 624 172.3 bu/A @ 15.5% moisture 27.6 bu over plot average For more information or to place an order contact your local Seedway dealer or call York, PA (800) 836-3720 Mifflin burg, PA (800) 338-2137 sive range for fertility. Pho sphorus was at 388 pounds per acre and potassium was at 459 pounds per acre. This trial was simply 150 pounds per acre of 9-43-10 starter versus more. The Smiths planted on 5/4/96 with a soil temperature of 58°F. Site evaluations on 6/11/96 showed the com with starter was noticeably greener. By 6/25/96, when the PSNT test was taken, visual differ ences were no longer evident. The nitrogen level was high requiring no additional nitro gen. Average height of the com on 8/8/96 was 91.7 inches with only an inch difference between the two treatments. The population counts were 19,747 for the com with starter 10.0 bu over the mean and 21,606 without. The com was harvested for grain on 11/23/96. The average moisture level in the field was 19.7 percent. At yields adjusted to a standard moisture of 15.5 percent, the com with starter yielded 167.1 bushels and the com without starter yielded 171.1 bushels. This trail also showed that the star ter fertilizer provided no yield benefit. The Harold and Bernard Bailey farm is located south of Martinsburg, Blair County. Bailey applies 3,500 gallons per acre of dairy manure to the 6.5-acre strip mapped as a Hublersburg cherty silt loam soil. Soil test levels of the phosphorus were 288 pounds per acre and 271 pounds per acre for potassium. These levels are both in the high Corn Talk, Lancaster Farming, Siturdiy, February 22, 1997—Page range of soil fertility. The Bail eys utilize ACA at planting. The use of ACA and starter versus, starter without ACA, versus nothing were compared at this site. The starter fertilizer was 10 gallons per acre of 10-34-0. Aztec was used to control com rootworm. The com was planted on 5/23/96 using no-till and 30 inch rows. The soil tempera ture was 64°F. Early visual dif ferences between the plots were very evident. 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