TABLE  12.   SOUTHERN ZONE - SILAGE
                    LATE MATURITY TRIAL.

                         (ARLINGTON = ARL, LANCASTER = LAN)
                         (111 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
LEMKE               SL65                  4,5                                     9.3* 59.2   56 7.7  22  42  82   2400* 22400* 12.0*  6.9
MYCOGEN             TMF106                5,14                                    9.1* 59.4   50 7.5  25  46  80   2140  19600* 11.0*  6.9
OPEN POLLINATED     LANCASTER              5                                      4.4  59.8   43 8.6  25  47  80   2060   9000   4.3   4.5
PAYCO               834                    5                                      9.3* 59.9   59 7.2  23  43  81   2340* 21900* 12.0*  6.8
PIONEER             3417                  5,11    8.3*  2380  20000*  9.0*  7.7   7.2  60.2   65 8.0  25  46  79   2050  15100   8.4   6.0

CARGILL             4327                 4,7,11   7.6   2670* 20500*  8.7*  6.5   7.8* 60.6   53 8.0  23  43  81   2300* 18100*  9.4*  6.3
RENK                RK835                 5,7                                     8.9* 62.3   58 7.5  24  44  80   2240* 20500* 10.0*  7.6*
NORTHRUP KING       N6423                 5,14                                    8.3* 62.3   63 7.6  24  44  81   2280* 18500*  9.6*  7.1
PIONEER             3394                  4,5                                     9.1* 64.2   63 7.2  24  44  81   2280* 20600* 10.0*  8.1*
OPEN POLLINATED     FUNK'S YELLOW DENT     5                                      4.8  68.9   71 7.9  28  50  80   1930   9300   5.3   4.3
MEAN                                              8.0   2380  19200   8.5   7.4   7.8* 62.0   58 7.7  24  45  80   2200* 17500*  9.2   6.5
LSD(0.10)**                                       0.9    130   2700   1.1   NS    2.0    2.3   9 0.5   2   3   1    200   4900   2.8   0.9
§  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.