Area Grower State Winner In National Com Yield Contest ST. LOUIS, Mo. An area com grower has been named a state winner in the 2002 Na tional Com Yield contest (NCYC), sponsored by the National Com Growers Asso ciation (NCGA). Gerald and Scoop of Mil ton, placed third in the state in the A no-till/strip till nonir rigated class with a yield of 206.7193 bushels per acre. The hybrid planted in the winning field was Pioneer 33851. The local operation was one of 497 state winners nation wide. This year’s contest had a total of 3,291 entries from 46 Self-Priming Centrifuj Features: Self-priming to 20 feet Total heads to 120 feet Capabilities to 200 U.S. GPM Built in check valve Equipped with VA” or 2” fem threaded connections, NPT Full Line Of Hose And Coupling! We Stock A COMPLETE LINE OF SPRAY PRODUCTS JIL v, * Nozzels H lift • Ball Valves/ Liquid Applicator Kits • 15 gal. & 25 gal Tanks •I.4GPM, 12 volt ShurFlo Pump, 60 psi Max • Inline Filter PMP Pressure Regulator Stainless Pressure Gauge 18 ft. Wiring Harness with Switch and Fuse 15 ft Hose, 2 Nozzle Bodies, 4 Tips, and Clamps included • Available with optional 115 volt Pump I BALL VALVES CAM COUPLERS InStock *’ to3 ” V PATTT m 7Tmfl? * AUJu A* 1/lwllfilV, so wootonaer m% %toaagag& states, topping last year’s total despite disastrous weather conditions throughout much of the nation. The top yield in the contest a record-break ing 442.14 bushels per acre was produced by Francis Childs of Manchester, lowa, who claimed the nation’s highest yield for the fifth con secutive year. As seen so often in the past, success in the face of adversity was the story of com growers again in 2002, as nature sent the usual challenges of flood, drought, and heat. Producers have used the hl __ I Li MyjM-o PUMPS THE LONG BLUE LINE ™ contest to improve their oper ations by getting a unique op portunity to compare their own proven com production capabilities with farmers across the country, said NCGA President Fred Yoder. “The contest highlights com petition among our growers and offers them a chance to strive for excellence and get the most they can per acre.” The winning national yields ranged from 224.3 bushels per acre in the A Ridge-Till Non- Irrigated Class to 442.1 bush els per acre in the AA Non-Ir rigated Class. The average yfrmsßmm.. SZmiaaaaaß. OUR OMPLETI PUMPS ItYw/Wi f* R I B uli^ # aißa. DIAPHRAM DEMAND c. POMI> --~ ~ c. Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 18, 2003, Corn Talk-El9 yield of all winners was 210.6 bushels per acre, 10.8 bushels above the 199.8 average yield of all contest entrants. Contest winners used a total of 159 different hybrids, compared to 509 hybrids used by all entrants. Fifty-one dif ferent seed companies were represented in the contest. Farmers are encouraged through the contest to utilize new, efficient production tech niques. A summary of agron omic data gleaned from the contest shows the following: • Average plant population for winning entrants was 31,547 plants per acre; aver age harvest population was 29,858, compared to 29,596 for all entrants. • 84.4 percent of all en trants planted their com in 30-inch rows. • 11.5 percent of winners applied in the fall, 35.0 per cent preplant, 63.0 percent sidedressed and 68.4 percent applied as a starter. NEW 6015 SERIES TRACTORS The right tractor. The right performance. Theri • PowerTech® engines with Donaldson Power Core™ air filters • Dual Temperature Cooling maximizes engine performance • New styling for better visibility and service access • Self-adjusting, low maintenance PermaClutch T • Fully synchronized SyncroPlus™ transmission, standard • Optional SyncroPlus 12/12 and PowrQuad'“l6/16 transmissions*, both with left-hand reverser lever • Load-sensing, constant-flow hydraulic system (17.5 gpm) • Available Caster/Action™ MFWD for great traction and tight turns • Cab has A/C, heating, comfortable seat, and right-hand controls And more, all at an amazingly low price! *PowrQuad 16/16 available only on 6615 and 6715 Tractors Stop in And Test Drive The New 6015 Today. • Average commercial ni trogen use per bushel of yield was 1.04 pounds for winning entrants, slightly below the agronomic requirement of 1.1 to 1.2 pounds per bushel. • 13.0 percent used ma nure. • 97.4 percent used herbi cide, while 75.8 percent used herbicide and cultivation. • 40.7 percent used insecti cide. • 65.2 percent planted after soybeans, while 21.5 percent planted after com. The winners were recog nized Feb. 28 at the 2003 Commodity Classic, the com bined convention and trade show of the NCGA and the American Soybean Associa tion, in Charlotte, N.C. For a complete list of winners and for more information about the NCYC, visit the NCGA Website at www.ncga.com/ 02profits/CYC/main/ index.html. rice. iht
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