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Friday
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Partly sunny, brisk and
cold
High 42, Low 22
UV 2
The local 7-Day Forecast is for Lancaster County The ultraviolet index is a guide to exposure to the sun The higher the UV Index number the greater the need fo
7-9 high 10 or above very high
The Week Ahead
Tem
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Last Week’s Precipitation 30-Day Temperature Outlook
Lancaster
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Masters Choice 615
A 115 day hybrid- Makes a sweet smelling, nutrient
rich silage with high grain content, and excellent
digestibility. Plant health is also excellent. Reports of
2002 and 2003 performance have been excellent.
Comments made by farmers include; excellent yields,
very few broken stalks, even after tropical storm Isabel
went through, very high levels of sugar (typically 4 to
6%), and great packing characteristics
Note In extreme wind, leaves were shredded, and stalks blown
over, but very few stalks were broken MC 615 has a dense, but
shorter stalk - usually shorter than most silage hybrids
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Saturday
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Sunny to partly cloudy
and brisk
High 42, Low 24
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Sunday
Sunny to partly cloudy
High 46, Low 28
UV 2
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Monday
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Partial sunshine
High 48 Low 32
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Almanac
For the week ending Monday Dec 22
Temperature
High
Low
Normal high for week ahead 39
Normal low for week ahead 23
Precipitation
Total last week
Month to date
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Year to date
Last year to date
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Growing Degree Days
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Farming Forecast
| A few days of dry weather will
NmEb&l occur from Friday into early
next week Temperatures will
™ be near seasonable levels
Friday and Saturday with highs around
40 degrees The wind will make it feel
colder gusty at times from the north
west The next front is expected to arrive
late Tuesday or Tuesday night with some
ram Temperatures will rise well above
normal ahead of the front
Additional Masters Choice Hybrids with Excellent Standability
MC 605 Q -114 days A high stress performer with some natural tolerance to corn borer
It has moderately soft kernels at silo filling time Widely adapted to different soil types and
planting populations Will produce more than one ear if conditions are good Great stand
ability If planted below 18,000, it usually produces 2 ears per stalk
MC 564 -112 days New for 2004 A high yielding gram variety Excellent plant health and
standability Also easy to hand shuck and shell
MC 530 - 105 days A high stress performer with high sugars It tassels and pollinates
about 5 days earlier than similar maturity hybrids Excellent standability
MC 520 Q -102 days. Similar to 615 in digestibility Also has excellent standability and
some natural tolerance to corn borer
Surroun
Tuesday
Increasing cloudiness,
breezy and mild
High 52, Low 36
UV 1
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 27, 2003-A3'
Wednesday
eye and skin protection 0-2 minimal 3-4 low 5 6 moderate
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40/28
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The secret to Masters Choice standability and
great digestibility is less lignin, but much more digest
ible cellulose fiber MC 615 and its short season half
sister MC 520 Q have thick, dense stalks that are not
only nutritious, but also yield outstanding for a corn
of average height.
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High 44, Low 28
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70 to 74
48 to 52
79 5
50 to 54
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