TABLE 11. SOUTHERN ZONE - SILAGE EARLY MATURITY TRIAL. (ARLINGTON = ARL, LANCASTER = LAN) (110 DAY RELATIVE MATURITY OR EARLIER, BASED ON COMPANY RATING) 1995 1996 AVERAGE AVERAGE ARL LAN KERN ARL LAN YLD MILK PER YLD YLD YLD MST MILK CP ADF NDF IVD MILK PER YLD YLD BRAND HYBRID TBL§ T/A TON ACRE T/A T/A T/A % % % % % % TON ACRE T/A T/A NORTHRUP KING N4342wx 9,13,16 7.9 2490* 19900 8.3 7.4 9.2 53.1 28 7.4 22 41 82 2460* 22800* 10.0 8.2 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX1080A 5,7 11.0* 57.2 40 7.4 23 43 81 2300 24000* 12.0* 8.6 GROWMARK FS4720 5 9.2 58.3 53 7.1 22 42 82 2440* 22200 9.8 8.7 WYFFELS W282 4 8.7 59.1 42 7.2 24 45 81 2220 19300 8.3 9.1 WYFFELS W363 4 10.0 59.5 38 7.3 23 43 81 2320 23300* 11.0* 9.0 PIONEER 3417 5,12 7.8 2260 17600 8.0 7.5 8.4 59.8 62 7.5 24 44 81 2260 19000 8.6 8.2 CARGILL 5677 5 12.0* 60.6 60 7.4 24 45 81 2230 26300* 14.0* 10.0* CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX18A 5,7,14 11.0* 60.7 53 7.9 24 45 80 2170 23700* 11.0 11.0* WYFFELS W552 5 11.0* 60.8 45 7.3 22 40 83 2560* 27000* 12.0* 9.2 GOLDEN HARVEST H-2497 5,7,14 10.0 60.9 60 7.2 23 42 82 2390 24400* 11.0* 9.0 CARGILL 4327 4,7,12 8.0 2600* 20900 9.0 6.9 9.3 61.0 46 7.3 24 43 82 2360 22000 10.0 8.2 WYFFELS W549 5 11.0* 61.2 58 7.4 23 43 82 2370 25000* 12.0* 8.7 CARGILL 4277 4,7 9.6 61.4 48 7.6 23 42 82 2410* 23100* 11.0* 7.8 RENK RK714 5,7,14 8.1 62.0 61 7.8 23 42 82 2400* 19300 8.3 7.8 GROWMARK FS4535 5,14 8.8 2410 21100 9.9* 7.7 9.0 62.5 52 7.2 24 44 82 2290 20700 11.0 7.1 110-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE## 62.5 105-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE## 62.6 TRELAY 7004 4,13 9.8 62.7 52 7.5 24 44 81 2260 22100 11.0 8.8 DAIRYLAND SEED STEALTH-1408 5 8.4 2620* 22200* 9.5 7.7 9.2 62.8 63 7.7 24 44 81 2320 21200 10.0 7.9 DAIRYLAND SEED STEALTH-1410 5 9.5 63.1 52 7.6 24 44 81 2240 21200 11.0* 8.1 DEKALB DK591 5 9.7* 2360 23200* 11.0* 8.5* 9.8 63.3 59 7.3 24 44 81 2280 22300 10.0 9.4 WYFFELS W677 5 10.0 63.6 62 7.5 24 44 81 2270 24100* 11.0* 9.0 DEKALB DK604 5 9.0* 2460 22300* 9.9* 8.2* 9.8 64.1 55 6.9 24 44 82 2330 22900* 10.0 9.5 CROPLAN GENETICS 661 5 9.7 64.1 58 7.3 23 42 82 2370 22800* 10.0 9.0 PIONEER 3525 5,7,14 9.5* 2520* 24100* 10.0* 8.8* 9.3 64.2 63 7.6 24 45 80 2210 20600 11.0 7.9 DAIRYLAND SEED STEALTH-1508 5 9.3 64.3 45 7.4 25 45 81 2240 20700 10.0 8.2 CROW'S SL45 5 9.7 64.6 63 7.9 25 45 80 2190 21000 10.0 9.3 RENK RK810 5,7,14 9.0 64.7 50 7.5 24 43 82 2380 21100 10.0 7.8 DAIRYLAND SEED STEALTH-1412 5 9.7 65.0 68 7.3 24 43 81 2320 22200 10.0 9.0 MEAN 8.2 2400 19800 8.9 7.5 9.7 62.0 53 7.4 24 43 81 2320 22400 11.0 8.7 LSD(0.10)** 0.8 130 2300 1.1 1.0 1.5 2.4 9 0.4 1 2 1 160 4300 2.5 1.0 § Other tables where hybrid is entered. ## Average whole plant moisture of all hybrids in the trial rated at this maturity by the Minnesota Relative Maturity Rating System. * Hybrids which did not perform significantly less than the highest hybrid in the test. ** See text for further explanation. Shaded results provide the best estimate of relative hybrid performance.