TABLE 11. SOUTHERN ZONE - SILAGE EARLY MATURITY TRIAL. (ARLINGTON = ARL, LANCASTER = LAN) (110 DAY RELATIVE MATURITY OR EARLIER, BASED ON COMPANY RATING) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1997 1996 AVERAGE AVERAGES KERNAL ARL LAN ARL LAN YIELD MST MILK CP ADF NDF IVD CWD MILK PER YLD YLD YLD MOIST MILK PER YLD YLD BRAND HYBRID T/A % % % % % % % TON ACRE T/A T/A T/A % TON ACRE T/A T/A __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ RENK RK775 7.2* 55.8 30 6.9 21 43 80 54 2250 16300* 7.9* 6.6* CARGILL 4111 6.1 58.3 40 7.0 21 43 79 52 2240 13700* 6.2 6.0* DAIRYLAND DST10723 5.3 58.8 30 6.7 20 43 81 55 2340* 12300 6.7 3.9 CARGILL 4327 5.3 59.3 40 7.0 18 39 81 52 2520* 13200 6.0 4.6 9.3 61.0 2360 22000 10.0 8.2 PIONEER 3417 5.9 59.4 50 6.8 21 42 81 54 2320* 13800* 6.8 5.0 8.4 59.8 2260 19000 8.6 8.2 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX1080A 6.3* 59.5 20 6.7 21 43 80 54 2270 14500* 7.0* 5.7* 11.0* 57.2 2300 24000* 12.0* 8.6 DAIRYLAND STEALTH1406 6.2* 60.2 30 6.6 21 43 80 54 2260 13900* 7.0* 5.4* MYCOGEN SEEDS T27624 6.1 60.2 40 7.0 22 45 79 54 2110 12700 6.7 5.4* TRELAY 7005 5.5 60.3 20 6.8 22 44 79 52 2170 12000 6.3 4.8 RENK RK708 5.9 61.7 50 6.9 21 43 80 53 2280 13500* 6.7 5.0 GROWMARK FS5308 6.0 61.9 30 6.9 20 41 80 52 2360* 14300* 6.7 5.3* 105-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE 62.0 GROWMARK FS4720 4.8 62.3 50 7.1 22 44 79 52 2180 10600 4.9 4.8 9.2 58.3 2440* 22200 9.8 8.7 DAIRYLAND STEALTH1407 5.8 62.3 40 6.9 22 44 80 54 2210 12900 6.8 4.9 DAIRYLAND STEALTH1410 6.6* 62.8 40 6.7 21 43 80 55 2260 15000* 7.0* 6.2* 9.5 63.1 2240 21200 11.0* 8.1 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX105A 5.2 62.9 30 7.1 20 42 79 50 2270 11900 5.7 4.7 110-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE 62.9 CORNELIUS C545 6.2* 63.6 40 7.1 21 42 80 52 2280 14300* 6.3 6.2* DAIRYLAND STEALTH1508 5.8 63.7 30 6.8 21 43 81 55 2300* 13300 6.4 5.2* 9.3 64.3 2240 20700 10.0 8.2 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX18A 6.0 63.8 50 7.2 22 43 80 53 2230 13400* 6.4 5.7* 11.0* 60.7 2170 23700* 11.0 11.0* NK BRAND 4394 6.0 63.9 40 6.6 23 45 78 52 2050 12100 6.4 5.5* GROWMARK FS5458 6.7* 64.0 40 7.4 24 46 78 53 2010 13400* 7.7* 5.8* GOLDEN HARVEST H2497 6.4* 64.3 50 6.7 21 43 80 53 2240 14500* 6.9* 5.9* 10.0 60.9 2390 24400* 11.0* 9.0 PIONEER 34G81 6.1 64.6 30 7.1 21 43 80 54 2270 13800* 7.4* 4.8 TRELAY 7004 5.6 64.7 50 7.1 22 44 79 53 2160 12100 6.5 4.6 9.8 62.7 2260 22100 11.0 8.8 LEMKE SL65 5.4 64.8 50 7.1 23 45 78 53 2080 11200 6.1 4.7 PAYCO 834 6.5* 64.8 40 6.9 21 44 81 56 2270 14900* 7.5* 5.5* CARGILL F657 5.1 65.0 40 7.1 23 45 82 60 2270 11600 4.6 5.7* JUNG HDS105 5.0 65.2 50 7.9 24 47 78 52 1980 9700 5.2 4.8 CARGILL 6511FQ 6.2* 65.3 60 6.9 22 45 79 54 2110 13200 6.2 6.3* PRAIRIE GOLD PG1586 5.1 65.6 50 7.0 23 46 78 52 2000 10000 6.3 4.0 RENK RK810 5.8 65.6 40 7.0 22 43 80 53 2270 13200 7.4* 4.1 9.0 64.7 2380 21100 10.0 7.8 TRELAY 9001 6.1 66.1 40 7.1 24 48 78 53 1920 11600 6.8 5.3* CAMPBELL SEED 646Y 6.1 67.2 70 7.2 24 47 78 53 2010 12000 6.9* 5.2* TERRA E1088 5.9 67.9 40 7.0 24 46 78 53 2020 11900 7.1* 4.7 MEAN 5.9 62.9 40 7.0 22 44 80 53 2200 12900 6.6 5.2 9.7 61.7 2320 22400 11.0 8.7 LSD(0.10)** 1.0 4.3 10 0.5 2 3 2 2 220 2900 1.1 1.4 1.5 2.4 160 4300 2.5 1.0 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ## 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.