TABLE 15. NORTH CENTRAL ZONE - SILAGE EARLY MATURITY TRIAL. (MARSHFIELD = MAR, VALDERS = VAL) (95 DAY RELATIVE MATURITY OR EARLIER, BASED ON COMPANY RATING) 1995 1996 AVERAGE AVERAGE MAR VAL KERN MAR VAL 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 SEED MART 2088 8,10 5.6 53.3 32 6.9 23 45 80 2190 12200 5.2 6.0* GROWMARK FS1660 8,10 5.7 54.0 27 7.2 24 46 80 2130 12000 4.9 6.4* GOLDEN HARVEST H-2279 9,10 5.6 55.4 30 7.1 23 45 81 2240 12500* 5.0 6.2* CARGILL 2411FQ 9 5.8 2670* 15400 5.4 6.1 5.1 55.5 21 7.0 21 41 84 2540* 13100* 4.2 6.1* DAIRYLAND SEED STEALTH-1183 8,10 5.7 55.8 33 7.3 23 44 81 2230 12700* 5.2 6.2* MYCOGEN 4120 8,16 6.2 2340 14500 5.8 6.6 5.0 55.9 40 7.1 24 46 81 2160 10900 4.4 5.6 PICKSEED 2626 10 5.3 56.3 35 6.8 23 45 81 2270 12100 4.4 6.3* DAIRYLAND SEED STEALTH-1195 8 6.6 2300 15200 5.9 7.3* 5.4 56.4 38 7.3 24 46 80 2160 11600 4.6 6.2* RENK RK546 6,9,13 6.8* 2340 15900 6.2* 7.3* 5.9* 56.5 51 6.9 23 45 81 2260 13200* 5.3 6.4* BROWN'S 2060 8 5.8 56.7 33 7.1 26 49 79 1920 11000 5.1 6.5* PRAIRIE GOLD PG1424 9 5.4 56.9 39 7.2 23 44 81 2320 12600* 4.9 6.0* NORTHRUP KING N3030 6,9 7.2* 2600* 18800* 6.6* 7.8* 6.0* 57.3 38 7.0 22 43 82 2390* 14300* 5.4 6.5* PIONEER 3757E 8,16 5.6 57.4 40 7.8 23 44 82 2320 13000* 5.1 6.1* 95-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE## 57.9 BROWN'S 4240 9 6.4* 58.6 49 7.7 24 46 80 2130 13500* 6.2* 6.6* CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX1195A 6,9,13 5.7 58.7 43 7.5 25 47 80 2110 12000 4.8 6.6* DEKALB DK442 6,9 6.6 2300 15300 6.1* 7.2* 6.0* 59.1 37 7.3 24 46 81 2210 13300* 5.5* 6.6* PAYCO 516 6 6.0* 59.8 55 6.7 25 48 80 2070 12400 5.6* 6.4* CROPLAN GENETICS 357 6,9 5.3 59.8 44 7.0 22 42 83 2480* 13100* 5.0 5.6 CROPLAN GENETICS 289 8,13 7.2* 2280 16500 6.8* 7.6* 5.4 60.2 54 7.4 25 47 80 2120 11100 4.3 6.5* PICKSEED EXEL 9 6.0* 61.8 58 7.4 24 46 81 2220 13200* 5.3 6.6* DAIRYLAND SEED STEALTH-1296 6,8,9 5.3 63.5 51 7.4 25 47 80 2110 11200 4.4 6.3* MEAN 6.2 2360 14600 5.8 6.6 5.6 57.6 40 7.2 24 45 81 2220 12400 5.0 6.3 LSD(0.10)** 0.5 120 1700 0.7 0.9 0.6 3.2 14 0.4 2 3 1 200 1800 0.7 0.7 § 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.