Five-Acre Contest Announces 1998 Award Winners
Each year brings a new season with new technologies and conditions And so it is with our 1998 Com
Club This year we made a few small changes in the report and data we collected We surveyed members
on com borer pressure this year and overwhelmingly the response was com borer pressure was light
Only 6of over 100 members reported moderate or severe com borer pressure This year we also broke
out the starter fertilizer programs of individual participants Many club members are using 1-2-1, 1-3-0,
or similar blends at rates near 150-200 pounds per acre
This year we recorded our highest yield check ever in the large harvest clasS - 249 7 bushels per acre We
also had 13 yields over 200 bushels per acre
Take a few minutes and review the crop management of the champions I think you II find that they are
doing a great job of managing their crops and this is part of the reason for their success Also, review the
cultural practice summary and you will see the trends in inputs and cultural practices that com club
members arc using
Thanks to everyone who contributed to this effort • producers, extension agents, crop consultants, and
seedsmen
INSTATE AVERAGES
HARVESTED AS SHELLED GRAIN 3+ACRES 36 181.2 21 6 3 5 2 5 27040
HARVESTED AS SHELLED GRAIN REGULAR 31 156 2 22 0 5 8 3 2 25465
EAR CORN-MACHINE HARVEST REGULAR 8 1303 196 16 22 25664
EAR CORN- HAND HARVEST REG ULAR 16 163 4 218 14 33 24322
TOTAL HARVESTED FOR GRAIN 93 165 4 21 6 3 8 2 9 25936
HARVESTED AS SILAGE
TOTAL ENTRIES
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1997 PENNSYLVANIA CORN CLUB SUMMARY
HARVEST
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BUSHEL/ GRAIN % % PLANT
ENTRIES ACRE MOISTURE DOWN BARREN POPULATH
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AWARD CLASSES
A EAR CORN CLASS HAND HARVEST- CURRENT YEAR
Regular HARVEST SAMPLE LESS THAN THREE ACRES
B EAR CORN CLASS MACHINE HARVEST- CURRENT YEAR
Regular HARVEST SAMPLE LESS THAN THREE ACRES
C EAR CORN CLfSS • THREE YEAR AVERAGE
Regular HARVEST SAMPLE LESS THAN THREE ACRES
D SHELLED CORN CLASS • CURRENT YEAR
Regular HARVEST SAMPLE LESS THAN THREE ACRES
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E SHELLED CORN CLASS • CURRENT YEAR
Large HARVEST SAMPLE GREATER THAN THREE ACRES
F SHELLED CORN CLASS - THREE YEAR AVERAGE
Regular HARVEST SAMPLE LESS THAN THREE ACRES
G SHELLED CORN CLASS • THREE YEAR AVERAGE
Urge HARVEST SAMPLE GREATER THAN THREE ACRES
Where trade names are used no discnmmation is intended and no endorsement by Cooperative Extension
PARTICIPANTS
HAVING YIELDS CHECKED 260 251 210 145 169 223 125 121 122 100 113 116 95
RECEIVING RECOGNITION 248 250 209 143 168 214 125 121 122 100 113 114 95
DISQUALIFIED
COMPLETED BUDGET 175 174 145 92 96 144 98 68 61 33
% REQUESTING BUDGETS 69 70 69 64 57 65 78 56 50 33
[AVERAGE YIELD (BUM)' 153 149 145 125 140 152 135 163 151 166 150 174 165
CLASS BUSHELS RIBBON 1985 1986 1987 1966 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1
200 OR OVER GOLD 76401 437567 17 10
175 OTO 199 9 PURPLE 35 31 27 9 14 26 16 36 21 30 22 38 24
150 OTO 174 9 BLUE 98 84 67 23 49 75 25 47 30 43 28 31 21
125 0 T 0149 9 RED 76 87 64 41 58 58 34 12 32 12 28 19 23
100 OTO 124 9 WHITE 32 33 31 37 36 23 27 15 20 4 21 3 7
LESS THAN 100 GREEN 7 9 17 33 10 2 20 1 5 3 7 0 2
■BUSHELS OF SHELLED CORN (56 LBS PER BUSHEL ■ 15 5% MOISTURE)
Sweitzers Fencing
Felton, PA
1-800-315-9523
Aaron Groff & Son
Ephrata, PA
1-800-468-4909
North Hampton Farm Bureau
Tata my, PA
610-258-2871
Rovendale Ag & Barn Equip,
Watsontown, PA
570-538-9564
The Mill At Bel Air
Bel Air, MD
1-800-715-0077
Jim Gill Fencing
White Hall, MD
1-800-788-4597
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Farm Calendar
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Crops Day, Potter County, con
tact Sam Crossley, (814)
Coudersport Elementary
School, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Crops Day, Bradford County,
contact Mark Madden, (717)
tact Craig Williams, (717)
Day, Wysox Fire Hall, 9 a.m.
Com Protection Workshop,
Clinton County Cooperative
Extension, Mill Hall, 10
a.m.-3 p.m.
Crops Day, Wayne County,
contact David Messersmith,
(717) 253-5970.
Com Workshop, Centre Coun
ty, contact Gary Dauberman,
(814) 355-4897.
Crops Day, Potter/McKean
jps vy, .
contact Rick Smith, (717)
Crawford County Ag Day,
Allegheny College,
Meadville.
Monday, April 5
Sprayer Clinic, Centre County,
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Agronomy Farm, Rockspr-
PSU Agronomy Farm,
Rockspring, also July 29,
contact Dwight Lingenfel-