Childs Walks Away With NCGA CYC For Third Consecutive Year
ST. LOUIS, Mo. For the
third consecutive year, Fran
cis Childs of Manchester,
lowa, with a record-breaking
yield of 408.2 bushels per
acre, has once again walked
away with the National Corn
Growers Association
(NCGA) 2001 National Corn
Yield Contest (NCYC). The
previous record was 393.7
bushels per acre fielded by,
(surprise!) Childs.
He wasn’t alone in his suc
cess. More than 3,200
growers from 45 states en
tered the contest. The result
ing top yields from farmers
who placed first, second and
third places in the respective
categories ranged from 408.2
to 224.8 bushels per acre.
Success in the face of ad
versity was the story of corn
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the usual challenges of flood,
hail, drought and heat. “The
NCYC’s goal is to educate
farmers on improving their
methods of production to in
crease profitability while ad
dressing environmental
concerns,” said Tim Hume,
NCGA president and corn
grower from Walsh, Colo.
As an example of the envi
ronmental concerns, this
year’s national winners used
an average of .95 pounds of
nitrogen per bushel of yield,
well within accepted agro
nomic recommendations.
“This contest showcases the
production potential of corn,
the nation’s number-one crop
and our growers certainly did
that this year,” Hume said.
Hume went on to say,
using another sports exam
ple, the Corn Yield Contest is
similar to setting the land
speed record with a car.
“Only a few people can actu
ally do it, but the rest of us
are interested in the potential
an automobile has.”
Winners of this year’s
NCYC will be recognized at
the 2002 Commodity Classic,
the annual combined conven
tion of the NCGA and the
American Soybean Associa
tion, Feb. 21-23 in Nashville,
Tenn. Along with national
recognition, winners receive
prizes from sponsoring seed
companies and crop protec
tion companies.
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improve their operations by
getting a unique opportunity
to compare their own proven
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with farmers in their states
and across the country.
“As we close the 2001 con
test and begin work on
2002,” Hume concluded, “we
thank the harvest supervisors
in the communities for the
hard work that keeps the Na
tional Corn Yield Contest a
high-quality, credible contest.
Finally, we congratulate the
contestants and look forward
to seeing their entries in the
2002 contest.”
Watch www.ncga.com for
a complete list of state
winners.
Following are the 27 na
tional winners by class:
A Non-lrrigated Class
David W Hatton, Salt Lick, KY, KY, Pio
neer, 33R77, 294.1783 bushels per acre,
Schwenke Bros, Union, KY, KY, Pioneer,
31G98, 275.8202 bushels per acre; and J M
Souza Farms Inc., Lodi, CA, CA, Pioneer,
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33850, 274 2533 bushels per acre
AA Non-lrrigated Class
Francis Childs, Manchester, lA, lA, Pio
neer, 34M95, 408 2187 bushels per acre,
Ira Wagler, Montgomery, IN, IN, Pioneer,
33P67, 281 1339 bushels per acre; and
Norman Wagler, Montgomery IN, IN, Pio
neer, 33P67, 262.953 bushels per acre.
ANoTill/Strip Till
Non-lrrigated Class
David K Hula, Charles City, VA, VA, Pio
neer, 32H58, 309 5031 bushels per acre,
Coastal Carolina Farms Inc, Mocksville,
NC, NC, Pioneer. 31G98 254.0245 bushels
per acre, and Keith Wood, Andrews, NC,
NC, Pioneer, 32H58 247 2877 bushels per
acre
Scott D Hoerr, Quincy, MO, MO, Pio
neer, 34828, 264.8958 bushels per acre;
Mike Comer, Scottsburg, IN, IN, Pioneer,
33J24; 263.3856 bushels per acre; and
Anna Hoerr, Quincy, MO, MO, Pioneer,
33P67,261 9256 bushels per acre.
No Till/Strip Till
Irrigated Class
Kenneth Beaver Jr., Sterling, NE, NE, Pi
oneer, 33P67, 312 4394 bushels per acre;
Mike Meads, Hermiston, OR, OR, Pioneer,
34W67, 296.9025 bushels per acre; and
Alvin Hams & Sons Inc , Pasco, WA, WA,
Pioneer, 33850, 294.2361 bushels per
acre.
Blane Anthony, Talmage, NE, NE, Pio
neer, 33R77, 260.0925 bushels per acre,
Jon Marshall Hardwick, Newellton, LA, LA,
Pioneer, 3223, 229.622 bushels per acre,
and Charles Haines, Sudlersville, MD, MD,
DEKALB, DKCS6-71,224 7814 bushels per
acre.
Eldon Gohn, Rochester, IN, IN, Pioneer,
34M95, 2381005 bushels per acre; Cox
Farms, Delta, MO, MO, Pioneer, 31G98,
234 3516 bushels per acre; and Roger W.
Wolfe, Baltimore, OH, OH, Pioneer, 33J24,
234.2205 bushels per acre.
Ridge Till
Irrigated Class
Phil and Kayla Sharkey, Hermiston OR,
OR, Pioneer, 33850, 323 6595 bushels per
acre, Chns Beaver, Sterling, NE, NE, Pio
neer, 33851, 318 6327 bushels per acre,
and Marty Meads, Hermiston, OR, OR, Pio
neer, 33P66,308 839 bushels per acre
Leila B Beaver, Sterling, NE, NE, Pio
neer, 33851, 321.3017 bushels per acre,
Milferd Nichols, Dalhart, TX, TX, Pioneer,
33851, 313.2789 bushels per acre, and
Bruce McDaniel, Clayton, NM, NM, Pio
neer, 32P75,299 3249 bushels per acre.
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AA No Till/Strip Till
Non-lrrigated Class
A Ridge Till
Non-lrrigated Class
AA Ridge Till
Mon-Irrigated Class
Irrigated Class
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