TABLE  16.   NORTH CENTRAL ZONE - SILAGE
                    LATE MATURITY TRIAL.

                         (MARSHFIELD = MAR, VALDERS = VAL)
                         (96 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
MYCOGEN             4120           8,15    6.2   2300  14300   5.5   6.8*  4.6   55.0 41 7.4  23  45  81   2230  10300  3.7   5.5
GROWMARK            FS2091           9                                     5.1   57.4 48 6.9  24  46  81   2200  11200  5.1 * 5.1
CARHART'S BLUE TOP  CX99A         6,9,13   5.5   2450  13400   6.0   4.9   5.1   58.4 55 7.1  21  41  83   2510* 12500* 4.6   5.6
PIONEER             3757E          8,15                                    5.3   58.5 40 7.5  23  44  82   2350  12600* 5.1 * 5.5
CARGILL             3677           4,6,9                                   5.9*  58.7 44 7.5  23  44  82   2340  13800* 5.3 * 6.5 *

PIONEER             3730           4,6,9                                   5.8*  59.6 53 7.1  22  43  83   2450* 14200* 5.0 * 6.6 *
DEKALB              DK471         6,7,8,9                                  5.8*  59.7 45 6.9  23  45  82   2290  13200* 5.0 * 6.6 *
100-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE##                                              59.8
ICI/GARST           8751             9                                     5.8*  59.9 50 7.1  25  47  80   2100  12200* 5.2 * 6.5 *
NORTHRUP KING       N4342wx       9,11,13  5.7   2370  13600   5.8   5.6   5.4*  59.9 45 6.9  23  44  82   2350  12800* 4.8 * 6.1

GOLDEN HARVEST      H-2387        4,5,6,7  6.4*  2540* 16100*  6.8*  5.9   6.2*  60.7 45 7.3  24  46  81   2200  13600* 5.7 * 6.6 *
RENK                RK553            9     5.8   2230  12900   5.7   5.8   5.8*  61.0 61 6.9  24  45  82   2260  13000* 5.6 * 5.9
DAIRYLAND SEED      STEALTH-1400     9     6.4*  2320  14800   6.4   6.3   5.4*  61.0 57 7.6  25  47  80   2090  11200  4.6   6.1
RENK                RK617         4,7,13   7.0*  2420  17100*  7.5*  6.6*  5.3   61.2 65 6.7  24  46  81   2210  11900  4.8 * 5.9
DAIRYLAND SEED      STEALTH-1198     6     6.5*  2350  15400*  6.7   6.4*  5.3   61.7 74 6.7  25  47  81   2150  11600  4.4   6.3 *

DAIRYLAND SEED      STEALTH-1401   4,6,9                                   5.7*  62.1 53 6.7  24  46  82   2230  12700* 5.2 * 6.3 *
DAIRYLAND SEED      STEALTH-1203     4     6.1   2560* 15600*  5.9   6.3   5.9*  62.2 58 7.1  24  46  81   2220  12900* 4.8 * 7.0 *
BROWN'S             5240             7                                     5.2   64.9 68 7.0  25  48  81   2100  11000  4.2   6.2
GROWMARK            FS2140         7,13                                    5.5*  66.0 68 7.0  24  46  82   2270  12500* 5.3 * 5.7
MEAN                                       6.0   2350  14200   6.1   5.9   5.5*  60.4 54 7.1  24  45  82   2250  12400* 4.9   6.1
LSD(0.10)**                                0.6    130   1900   0.7   1.0   0.8    4.2 17 0.5   1   2   1    140   2000  1.0   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.