TABLE 18. NORTHERN ZONE - SILAGE ASHLAND ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1997 1996 AVERAGE AVERAGES KERNEL YIELD MST MILK CP ADF NDF IVD CWD MILK PER YLD MOIST MILK PER BRAND HYBRID T/A % % % % % % % TON ACRE T/A % TON ACRE _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PIONEER 39K72 5.6 41.8 10 7.7 31 59 70 49 1000 5500 LG SEEDS LG2316 8.0* 42.0 20 8.6 25 50 76 52 1720* 12700 CARGILL 1527 7.3 44.5 10 7.6 26 53 75 52 1520* 11100 WOLF RIVER VALLEY 9373 8.3* 44.6 20 7.7 25 51 75 50 1590* 13100 WOLF RIVER VALLEY 9570 7.7 46.4 10 8.2 26 52 74 51 1570* 11600 GROWMARK FS1212 7.0 52.9 20 8.0 26 53 74 52 1500 10400 6.9* 61.2 2410* 16700* WOLF RIVER VALLEY 9775 8.1* 53.4 20 7.2 26 52 74 51 1540* 12400 MYCOGEN SEEDS 1376 6.4 54.8 10 7.8 25 51 75 51 1660* 10700 5.7 63.6 2200* 12500 WOLF RIVER VALLEY 9677 8.1* 55.1 30 7.6 27 53 73 49 1430 11600 BRUNNER EXP75 7.0 55.7 30 7.5 25 51 75 52 1660* 11700 TOP FARM TFsx2182 6.9 55.8 30 7.6 23 48 77 53 1870* 12900 7.3* 65.7 2150 15600* RENK RK133 8.2* 56.2 20 7.6 29 56 71 49 1170 10100 GOLDEN HARVEST EX934 7.9* 58.5 30 7.5 26 52 74 49 1510* 11800 6.7* 61.8 2340* 15700* WOLF RIVER VALLEY 9883L 9.2* 58.5 50 7.3 26 53 74 51 1480 13500* TOP FARM TFsx2179 7.9* 59.6 40 7.2 26 53 75 52 1510* 11800 NK BRAND N1718 7.3 60.1 30 7.5 26 52 75 51 1590* 11400 BROWN'S 1680 7.2 60.2 40 7.3 24 50 77 53 1770* 12800 NORTH-GRO 1710 7.8 60.3 50 7.3 24 50 76 52 1720* 13500* KALTENBERG K2501 7.7 60.8 40 7.5 24 50 76 51 1710* 13100 JUNG 2232 9.4* 60.9 40 7.2 24 49 76 52 1780* 16700* DAIRYLAND STEALTH1280 7.7 61.3 50 7.5 25 52 75 53 1590* 12300 7.6* 66.3 2130 16100* WOLF RIVER VALLEY 9185 8.4* 62.6 40 7.8 25 50 76 52 1690* 14300* MEAN 7.7 54.8 30 7.6 26 52 75 51 1570 12000 6.5 66.2 2240* 14600 LSD(0.10)** 1.6 4.4 20 0.5 3 5 3 2 360 3300 1.2 3.1 220 3100 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ## 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.