DHIA
Average Farm Feed
Costs For Handy
Reference
To hejp fanners across the state
to have handy reference of com
modity input costs in their feeding
THE INDEPENDENT TEST RESULTS ARE IN
YOU BE THE JUDGE!
1998 Brubkaer Agronomic Consulting Service, Inc. Table 1 Conventional Corn Variety
Trial Ephrata, PA, Lancaster County
Moisture
212.75 BU7ACRE 21.30
209.50 BU./ACRE 22.50
L.S.D.: 16.545
CV: 5.214324
MA9141
Pioneer 3335
1998 Brubaker Agronomic Consulting Service, Inc. Table 2 - Conventional Corn Variety
Trial, Lehigh Valley
MA9OIO 153.10 BUJACRE 23.35
Pioneer 3335 140.60 BU./ACRE 27.10
L.S.D.: 26.879
CV: 12.12956
1998 Brubaker Agronomic Consulting Service, Inc. Table 3 - Conventional Corn Variety
Trial, Central Pennsylvania
123.45 BUJACRE 25.90
122.95 BU./ACRE 24.10
L.S.D. 11.659
CV: 5.084496
1997-1998 Brubaker Agronomic Consulting Service, Inc. Table 7 Conventional Com
Variety 2 Year Average, Lehigh Valley
MA9OIO 157.60 BUJACRE 23.10
Pioneer 3335 147.90 BU./ACRE 30.30
1997-1998 Brubaker Agronomic Consulting Service, Inc. Table 8 Corn 2 Year Average
Central, PA
MA9141
Pioneer 3335
MA9141 139.1 BUJACRE 28.60
MA9OIO 137.2 BU./ACRE 24.50
Pioneer 3335 137.2 BU./ACRE 26.10
1998 Penn State University, Table 1. Late-season Maturity Zone 4 Combined
Commercial Entries (average of 5 locations)
MA9171 203.80 BU./ACRE 25.00
Pioneer 32K61 198.70 BU./ACRE 23.10
Pioneer 33Y09 179.50 BU./ACRE 23.10
Mean 193.0 24.00
L.S.D. (.05) 10 8 1.50
1998 Penn State University, Table 5. Late-medium season Maturity Zone 3, grown in late
season Maturity Zone 4 locations, Combined Commercial Entries (average of six
locations)
MAX9IIO 191.50 BU./ACRE 21.60
Pioneer 33Y18 183.00 BU./ACRE 22.80
Mean 171.3 22.40
L.S.D.: (.05) 9.7 0.60
1998 University of Maryland, Table 3. Maryland field corn hybrid trial results at
Clarksville: mid-maturity group.
MA9171 97.00 BU./ACRE 24
MAX9I73 111.00 BU./ACRE 23
Pioneer 33Y18 89.00 BU./ACRE 21
Mean 102 22
L S.D.: 0.25 =lB Bu.
CV = 22%
1998 University of Maryland, Table 9. Maryland field corn hybrid trial results at Poplar
Hill: mid-maturity group.
MA9171 156.00 BU./ACRE 23
Pioneer 33Y18 149.00 BU./ACRE 20
Mean 139 20
L.S.D.: 0.25 = 14 Bu.
CV=l3%
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610-258-2871
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York, PA
operations for DHIA record sheets
or to develop livestock feed cost
data, here’s last week’s average
costs of various ingredients as
compiled from regional reports
across the state of Pennsylvania.
Remember, these are averages,
so you will need to adjust your fig-
ures up or down according to your
location and the quality of your
crop.
Com, No.2y 2.39 bu., 4.28
cwt
Wheat, No. 2 2.63 bu., 4.39
cwt
Barley, No. 3 1.57 bu., 3.35
cwt
Oats, No. 2 1.41 bu., 4.40
cwt
Soybeans, No. 1 5.03 bu.,
8.40 cwt
Ear Com 73.80 ton, 3.69 cwt.
Alfalfa Hay 115.00 ton, 5.75
cwt
Mixed Hay 116.75 ton, 5.84
cwt
Timothy Hay 109.00 ton,
5.45 cwt
Henry Arnold, Jr. 717-927-6248
Red Lion, PA
Chester Horst 717-597-3994
Greencastle, PA
Randy Kibler 540-984-9644
Edinburg, VA
Oley Valley Feed 610-987-3568
Oley, PA
Butch Arentz 717-359-4689
Littlestown, PA
New Dealerships Are Available In Select Areas
1998 Brubaker Agronomic Consulting Service, Inc. Table 22 - Corn Silage Trial
Ephrata, PA, Lancaster County:
Moisture ADF NDF LIG IVDMD
MA9201 38.8 TONS/ACRE 63.7 25.7 43.9 2.86 70.0
MA9200 31.9 TONS/ACRE 62.4 22.9 41.0 2.42 72.8
Pioneer 3173 31.3 TONS/ACRE 65.8 31.1 50.1 3.39 66.1
Pioneer 32K61 29.6 TONS/ACRE 68.1 26.1 46.3 2.40 71.1
Pioneer 3335 27.5 TONS/ACRE 67.6 27.6 45.5 2.92 70.0
Pioneer 3260 26.5 TONS/ACRE 72.0 25.8 43.7 2.85 69.9
1998 Brubaker Agronomic Consulting Service, Inc. Table 23 - Corn Silage Trial
Greencastle, PA, Franklin County
MA9200 25.8 TONS/ACRE 67.6
Pioneer 32K61 22.4 TONS/ACRE 65.8
Pioneer 3156 21.2 TONS/ACRE 69.1
Pioneer 3173 20.9 TONS/ACRE 68.5
Pioneer 3260 20.8 TONS/ACRE 65.6
Pioneer 3335 19.6 TONS/ACRE 68.1
1998 Brubaker Agronomic Consulting Service, Inc. Table 14 Central PA Bl Corn Variety,
Blain, PA, Perry County
MA9161 BT 131.95 BU7ACRE 27.70
Pioneer 33A14 131.75 BU./ACRE 23.85
L.S.D • 11 753
CV- 4 191939
1998 Brubaker Agronomic Consulting Service, Inc Table 15 Delmarva Bt Corn Grain
Variety Trial, Kennedysville, MD Kent County
MA9161 BT 173.80 BU./ACRE 18.70
Pioneer 33A148t 165.10 BU./ACRE 17.30
1998 Penn State University, RR Soybean Performances in Lancaster County
MA4OOORR 56.7 BU./ACRE
Pioneer 94841 54.3 BU./ACRE
MEAN 52.7
L.S.D.; (.05) 05.5 CV% 09.5
1998 University of Maryland, Roundup Ready Variety Test, Popular H
Season
MA4OOORR 37.0 BU./ACRE
MA43OORR 36.5 BU7ACRE
Pioneer 94841 31.5 BU./ACRE
Mean 32.9
L.S.D.: (0.10) ns
1998 University of Mainland, Roundup Ready Variety Test, Wye Res. & Ed. Center Full
Season
MA4OOORR 39.0 BU7ACRE
MA43OORR 36.4 BU7ACRE
Pioneer 94841 36.1 BU./ACRE
Mean 35.7
L.S.D.: (0.10) ns
1998 University of Maryland, Roundup Ready Variety Test, Wye Res. & Ed. Center
Double Crop
MA4OOORR 33.2 Bu./ACRE
MA43OORR 32.7 BU./ACRE
Pioneer 94841 31.5 BU/ACRE
Mean 30.2
L.S.D.: (0.10) ns
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