TABLE  14.   SOUTH CENTRAL ZONE - SILAGE.
                    LATE MATURITY TRIAL.
                         (FOND DU LAC = FON, GALESVILLE = GAL)
                         (106 DAY RELATIVE MATURITY OR EARLIER, BASED ON COMPANY RATING)
                                                 1996
                                                 AVERAGE
                                                             KERN                                FON   GAL
                                                  YLD   MST  MILK CP ADF NDF IVD MILK PER        YLD   YLD
BRAND                HYBRID             TBL§      T/A    %    %   %   %   %   %   TON    ACRE    T/A   T/A
PIONEER              3573               7,13       7.0  58.8  53 6.2  24  44  83   2380* 16800    7.7*  6.2
GROWMARK             FS4535             5,11       8.3* 60.0  58 6.4  23  44  82   2360* 19400*   8.9*  7.7*
RENK                 RK714             5,7,11      7.3  60.1  58 6.8  23  43  83   2460* 18100*   7.6   7.0
RENK                 RK708              5,7        8.6* 60.7  59 6.3  25  46  82   2230  19300*   9.1*  8.1*
CARHART'S BLUE TOP   CX18A             5,7,11      7.9* 61.3  58 6.3  24  45  83   2340* 18500*   7.5   8.3*

MYCOGEN              TMF106             5,12       7.5  61.7  59 6.4  25  46  82   2250  16900    8.2*  6.7
NORTHRUP KING        N6423              5,12       8.5* 62.1  69 6.6  25  46  82   2260* 19100*   9.7*  7.2*
PIONEER              3527               7,13       7.6  62.2  56 6.4  26  48  81   2120  16400    7.1   8.1*
GOLDEN HARVEST       H-2497            5,7,11      7.8* 62.4  61 6.3  24  45  82   2290* 18000*   8.1*  7.6*
RENK                 RK810             5,7,11      7.4  63.5  61 6.6  24  45  82   2300* 17100    7.9*  6.9

PIONEER              3525              5,7,11      8.9* 64.7  59 6.4  25  46  82   2270* 20700*   9.2*  8.6*
MEAN                                               7.9  62.0  59 6.4  24  45  82   2300  18200    8.3   7.5
LSD(0.10)**                                        1.2  1.9   13 0.5   2   3   2    200   3400    2.0   1.5
§  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. Note:NS=data not statistically different.
   Shaded results provide the best estimate of relative hybrid performance.