TABLE  14.   SOUTH CENTRAL ZONE - SILAGE LATE MATURITY TRIAL.
(FOND DU LAC=FON, GALESVILLE=GAL)
(110 DAY RELATIVE MATURITY OR LATER, BASED ON COMPANY RATING)     
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                               1997                                                                   1996
                               AVERAGE                                                                AVERAGES       
                                           KERNEL                                      FON   GAL                                     FON   GAL
                               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
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GROWMARK           FS5308       7.0    66.6  60   7.4   21  41  80  52  2350*  16700*  7.3*  6.7                                         
RENK               RK775        6.6    67.3  60   7.4   23  46  79  55  2080   13600   6.2   6.9                                         
PIONEER            3573         6.6    68.1  60   7.3   22  45  80  56  2170*  14000   6.1   7.1*     7.0   58.8  2380*  16800     7.7*    6.2  
RENK               RK708        7.3*   68.4  60   7.2   22  44  80  54  2200*  16000*  7.1*  7.4*     8.6*  60.7  2230   19300*    9.1*    8.1* 
CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX1080A      7.2*   68.9  60   7.6   23  46  79  54  2090   15100   7.8*  6.6                                         

PIONEER            3527         7.5*   69.4  70   7.1   24  47  79  55  2040   15200   7.6*  7.3*     7.6   62.2  2120   16400     7.1     8.1* 
DAIRYLAND          STEALTH1407  6.5    69.5  70   7.4   23  46  79  53  2080   13700   6.1   6.8                                         
DEKALB             DK618        8.0*   69.7  60   7.1   22  43  81  55  2300*  18300*  7.8*  8.2*                                        
GOLDEN HARVEST     H2497        6.7    70.1  80   7.2   23  45  79  52  2120   14500   7.3*  6.2      7.8*  62.4  2290*  18000*    8.1*    7.6* 
TERRA              TR1066       8.1*   70.1  80   7.3   26  49  78  55  1860   15100   7.8*  8.5*                                        

TERRA              E1128        7.3*   71.2  80   7.2   24  46  78  53  2010   14900   7.9*  6.8                                         
CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX18A        7.2*   71.4  70   7.9   24  45  79  53  2090   15100   7.2*  7.2*     7.9*  61.3  2340*  18500*    7.5     8.3* 
TERRA              E1088        6.6    73.8  80   8.2   25  48  77  53  1850   12400   6.6   6.5                                         
CARGILL            F657         5.5    75.6  70   7.7   24  47  82  63  2230*  12500   6.0   5.1                                         

MEAN                            7.0    70.0  70   7.4   23  46  79  54  2100   14800   7.1   7.0      7.9   61.6  2300*  18200*    8.3     7.5  
LSD(0.10)**                     1.0     2.2  10   0.3    2   3   2   2   210    2400   1.2   1.4      1.2    1.9   200    3400     2.0     1.5  
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## 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.