8-Com Talk, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 3,2001 PMCGA Announces 5 The 2000 season was a welcome improvement over 1999 for many producers. Many folks around the state reported fine yields and our report this year reacts some of the best fields that Were measured. Top yields like this do&tiiappenjuafe chance. They are the result of careful planning and lop notch management throughWU the season. We made a few changes to the rules this year based on input from our PMCGA board of directors. For a few classes that meant we would have to do without three year champions for two years. Even with the generally good weather we had, there were a few stress factors that limited yields of some of our entrants. The cool weather limited grain fill in some areas. In other areas stalk lodging was severe and limited yields. In other areas a dry August put a ceiling on yield performance. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this effort - producers, extension agents, crop consultants, and seedsmen. I’d also like to especially thank Mark Anile, who works with me on this program for pulling this years data together while I was out of the office. 1000 STATE AVERAGES MOM-IRRIGATED TILLED 42 189.6 22.2 4.7 1.9 26605 MON-IRRIGATED NO-TILL 25 178.3 21.6 2.9 2.3 26618 EAR CORN-HAND HARVEST 24 183.5 21.9 1.2 2.1 24564 TOTAL HARVESTED FOR GRAIN 91 183.8 21.9. 3.3 2.1 26070 HARVESTED AS SILAGE TOTAL ENTRIES PARTICIPANTS HAVING YIELDS CHECKED 251 210 145 169 223 125 121 122 100 113 116 96 103 70 104 RECEIVING RECOGNITION 250 209 143 168 214 125 121 122 100 113 114 95 101 68 103 DISQUALIFIED COMPLETED BUDGET 174 145 92 96 144 98 68 61 33 % REQUESTING BUDGETS 70 69 64 57 65 78 56 50 33 (BU/A)* 149 145 125 140 152 135 163 151 168 150 174 165 165 136 185 AVERAGE YIELD CLASS BUSHELS RIBBON 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 200 OR OVER GOLD 6 4 0 1 4 3 7 5 8 7 17 10 13 4 21 175.0 T 0199.9 PURPLE 31 27 9 14 26 16 38 21 30 22 38 24 22 7 39 150.0 T 0174.9 BLUE 84 67 23 49 76 25 47 30 43 28 31 21 25 14 24 125.0 T 0149.9 RED 87 64 41 58 58 34 12 32 12 28 19 23 23 8 3 100.0 T 0124.9 WHITE 33 31 37 36 23 27 15 20 4 21 3 7 10 17 4 LESS THAN 100 GREEN 9 17 33 10 2 20 1 5 3 7 0 2 0 12 0 •BUSHELS OF SHELLED COHN (56 LBS PER BUSHEL -15.5% MOISTURE) IST Kenneth L Glazier 1998 222.0 HubnerH3sos Fulton County McConnelsburj 1999 133.3 HubnerH3sos 2000 257.2 Hubner H 3505 2ND David Schantz 1913Woodsld« 1998 212.1 Pioneer 3194 Berks County Alburtls 1999 112.9 Pioneer 33Y09 3RD Sandy Ridge Farms 967 Beichner R< 1998 149.2 Pioneer 37M81 Clarion County Shlppenvltle 1999 196.8 Pioneer 35NOS 2000 169.3 Pioneer 35NQ5 2000 PENNSYLVANIA CORN CLUB SUMMARY BUSHEL/ GRAIN ENTRIES ACRE VIOISTUF 12 23 4 64.8 L 3 3.8 29813 103 I ' AWARD CLASSES A. NON-IRRIGATED TILLED CLASS HARVEST SAMPLE 1.25 ACRES MINIMUM B. NON-IRRIGATED NO-TILL CLASS HARVEST SAMPLE 1.25 ACRES MINIMUM C. EAR CORN CLASS - CURRENT YEAR D. EAR CORN CLASS - THREE YEAR AVERAGE 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 1121900 0005'1221 -2000- CHAMPIONS 1998-2000 tHREE YEAR AVERAGE AWARDS EAR CORN CLASS Greg W. Roth % % DOWN BARREI AVG 204,2 2000 199.1 Pioneer 33A14 AVG 174.7 AVG 171.8 Acre Contest Results Crop Management Programs of the 3 Year Champion PLANT PULATION THREE YEAR AVERAGE RANKING TO TENTH PLACE HARVEST CLASS: EAR CORN 9 ELIGIBLE Farmer •m Ken Glazier 222 133.3 257.2 Lester M. Roust* 160.8 162.6 181.3 David Schantz 212.1 112.9 199.1 Sandy Ridge Farms 149.2 196.8 169.3 Jeffery E. Reed 133.6 204.3 151.5 Earl Reed 154.9 164.1 167.6 Eugene Graham Ray Laurenson William Keeney *1998 or 1999 three year champion - Ineligible to compete In 2000. HARVEST CLASS: HARVEST SIZE: PLACE; NAME: COUNTY: HYBRID: YIELD: % DOWN: 1999 CROP: TILLAGE: PLANTING DATE: YIELD CHECK SAMPLE SIZE: HARVEST METHOD: ROW WIDTH: CULTIVATIONS: HERBICIDE: SOIL INSECTICIDE: TRIPS ACROSS FIELD: PLANTING DEPTH SIDE DRESS; STARTER: MANURE: TOTAL FERTILIZER- N (Ib/A): GRAIN MOISTURE: % BARREN: PLANT POPULATION: Crop Management Programs of 2nd & 3rd Place 3 Year Avg. HARVEST CLASS: EAR CORN EAR CORN HARVEST SIZE: REGUUR/HAND REGULAR/HAND PLACE: SECOND THIRD NAME: David Schantz Sandy Ridge Farms COUNTY: Berks Clarion County HYBRID: Pioneer 33A14 Pioneer 35N05 YIELD: 199.1 169.3 % DOWN: 1.4 3.4 1999 CROP: corn alfalfa TILLAGE: moldboard plow minimum till PLANTING DATE: 5/20/00 6/5/00 YIELD CHECK SAMPLE SIZE: 0.03 0.03 HARVEST METHOD: hand hand ROW WIDTH: 30 30 . CULTIVATIONS: 0 0 HERBICIDE: Prowl. Bicep Broadstrike, Dual Atrazlne SOIL INSECTICIDE: Loreban Force TRIP ACROSS FIELD: 7 7 PUNTING DEPTH: 1.5 1.25 SIDE DRESS: 200 units none STARTER: 250# 8-32-16 150# 11 -52-0 MANURE: beef dairy TOTAL FERTILIZER- N (Ib/A): 80 100 GRAIN MOISTURE: 19.9 21 % BARREN: 0.5 1.9 PUNT POPUUTION: 25013 30011 NAME IST Dwight Rbhrer 2385 Junction Rd. Pioneer 33P67 28662 Lancaster County Manhelm, PA Yield (Bu/A @15.5%) 1999 2000 Averai 1998 159.3 123.2 198.8 147.4 126.5 153.3 135.1 160.2 101.3 EAR CORN REGULAR /HAND CHAMPION ’t- ’ Kenneth L. Glazier Fulton County Hubner H 3505 257.2 0.8 Corn Min-till 5/16/00 0.03 hand 38 0 Prowl Lorsban 100 units 110# 10-40-10 Dairy 110 16.2 0.6 22447 •2000- CHAMPIONS SHELLED GRAIN CLASS -Non-lrrlgated Tllled HYBRID ADDRESS ie Count' 204.2 Fulton 174.9 Lycoming 174.7 Berks 171.8 Clarion 163.1 Cameron 162.2 Cameron 160.4 Butler 142.4 Lycoming 132.2 Bradford POPULATION YIELD 228.3
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