TABLE 5. SOUTHERN ZONE - EARLY MATURITY TRIAL. (ARLINGTON = ARL, JANESVILLE = JAN, LANCASTER = LAN) (106 DAY RELATIVE MATURITY OR LATER, BASED ON COMPANY RATING) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1998 1997 AVERAGE ARL JAN LAN AVERAGE ARL JAN LAN YLD MOIST TW LODG P.I. YLD YLD YLD YLD MOIST TW LODG PI. YLD YLD YLD BRAND HYBRID BU/A % LB/BU % BU/A BU/A BU/A BU/A % LB/BU % BU/A BU/A BU/A _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dekalb DK493SR 209 18.0 53 3.0 98 225 194 209 Dekalb DK493RR 215 18.7 56 1.5 100* 226 207 213 Mycogen Seeds 2598 234 21.5 52 0.6 102* 256 220 226 184 27.4 52 3.1 101* 165 187 202 Nk Brand MAX88 227 21.9 57 0.3 101* 248 213 220 Dairyland Stealth 1508241 22.0 53 11.1 104* 253 239* 230 195* 28.2 53 3.8 104* 182* 190 215* Cornelius C545 232 22.4 55 0.6 101* 245 212 237 187 27.7 55 3.0 102* 177* 183 200 Cornelius C507 228 22.9 53 0.9 100* 248 227* 209 Nk Brand N59-Q9 244* 23.0 53 0.5 104* 266* 223 242 Pioneer 3563 210 23.1 55 4.8 95 247 170 213 Growmark 5308 231 23.2 54 1.4 101* 242 219 231 176 28.3 54 4.6 98 160 174 194 Great Lakes 5456 238 23.3 53 1.1 102* 257 211 245* Kussmaul K108 237 23.4 53 1.7 102* 258 219 233 Hughes 5616 223 23.4 54 1.1 99 238 214 216 189 30.0 54 4.8 101* 172 193 203 Cargill 5611 211 23.5 53 0.6 96 228 196 208 Golden Harvest H2478 208 23.6 53 0.9 96 230 209 183 178 28.8 53 3.0 99 161 183 189 Renk RK778 234 23.7 54 1.3 101* 252 209 240 Renk RK775 234 23.8 53 1.0 101* 265* 210 229 183 29.1 53 4.0 100 177* 195 176 Lemke 6063 238 23.8 53 2.2 102* 253 224 237 191 29.1 52 3.6 102* 188* 186 198 Jung 2656 207 23.9 53 0.2 96 215 202 203 164 26.4 54 7.0 96 162 167 164 Top Farm TFsx2111 244* 23.9 53 0.9 103* 266* 219 245* Trelay 7005 238 24.0 53 2.0 102* 264* 209 241 Pioneer 34G81 245* 24.0 54 2.2 103* 270* 217 249* 187 28.8 53 6.5 101* 167 185 208* Garst EXP5542 250* 24.1 54 0.8 104* 267* 241* 242 Hytest BH4602 236 24.1 53 1.1 101* 267* 213 227 Carharts Blue Top CX1080A 231 24.1 53 2.5 100* 256 211 227 195* 28.8 52 3.7 104* 184* 199 202 Lg Seeds LG2539 241 24.1 53 2.5 102* 266* 219 237 189 28.9 53 3.8 102* 177* 198 191 Brunner EX-107 229 24.1 53 1.7 100* 251 204 230 Top Farm TFsx2104 225 24.2 53 1.1 99 244 205 225 105-DAY HYBRID TRIAL AVERAGE## 24.2 Jung 2668 242 24.2 53 2.8 102* 284* 210 233 193* 28.6 53 5.7 103* 182* 189 208* Agripro AP9460 234 24.2 53 2.3 101* 259 214 229 Kaltenberg K6301 241 24.2 53 1.4 102* 269* 224 230 188 29.0 52 4.3 101* 168 191 204 110-DAY HYBRID TRIAL AVERAGE## 24.3 Gutwein 2400 246* 24.3 53 0.8 103* 270* 232* 236 Cornelius C415A 225 24.3 53 8.5 99 251 213 211 Hughes D-98 232 24.4 53 0.9 101* 241 223 232 Brown 6850 239 24.4 53 1.9 102* 254 225 237 Brown 6855VP 213 24.5 53 6.9 95 235 198 206 Trelay 6002 225 24.5 53 1.6 99 263 178 235 Hughes 5597 238 24.5 53 1.9 102* 265* 223 228 192* 29.3 52 2.6 103* 183* 183 211* Nk Brand NX5297 228 24.5 55 1.1 100* 226 211 247* Spangler 5858 232 24.6 53 1.6 100* 265* 214 215 183 30.0 52 5.9 99 175 192 181 Pfister 2025 243 24.6 53 1.7 102* 273* 229* 226 200* 28.9 52 2.8 105* 191* 198 211* Nc+ 3877 226 24.7 54 1.7 99 244 200 233 Agripro AP9440 233 24.8 53 0.6 100* 248 219 232 Wyffels W510 226 24.8 53 1.5 99 247 208 223 Terra E1089IT 240 25.0 53 0.6 102* 276* 219 224 Renk RK818 223 25.1 54 0.2 98 231 206 233 180 29.5 52 2.1 99 170 167 203 Pioneer 3394 244* 25.2 55 2.0 102* 267* 214 251* Terra TR1066 243 25.2 53 5.1 102* 275* 215 240 187 29.8 51 4.1 101* 163 187 212* Kaltenberg K6106 220 25.3 53 0.6 97 229 205 225 Dairyland Stealth 1509215 25.3 53 4.3 96 236 187 221 Trelay 8002 222 25.5 53 2.3 97 247 193 224 Pioneer 34E79 235 25.6 54 1.3 100* 264* 207 236 203* 30.5 54 4.1 105* 188* 209* 211* Dekalb DK607 248* 25.6 52 2.1 103* 262 239* 241 Wyffels W677 241 25.9 53 0.9 102* 262 219 243* 186 32.7 52 4.3 99 186* 189 183 Pioneer 34T14 242 25.9 56 1.2 102* 255 229* 242 Wyffels W552 227 25.9 53 0.6 99 247 204 230 169 32.3 53 4.1 95 154 174 178 Dairyland Stealth 1410238 26.0 53 3.3 101* 258 214 242 204* 32.2 54 3.8 104* 199* 204* 209* Cargill 5021BT 228 26.0 53 0.9 99 253 219 212 Brown 7050 227 26.1 53 4.1 98 260 189 231 206* 32.1 54 3.6 105* 197* 222* 200 115-DAY HYBRID TRIAL AVERAGE## 26.2 Mycogen Seeds 2722 232 26.2 51 2.5 99 258 213 226 Kaltenberg K7001 238 26.3 53 1.9 100* 272* 206 235 198* 32.2 53 3.8 103* 191* 197 205 Wyffels W565 244* 26.3 53 0.5 102* 269* 231* 231 195* 31.6 53 1.5 102* 172 199 214* Wyffels W700 249* 26.3 53 0.9 103* 278* 225 243* Growmark 6576 240 26.4 53 3.3 101* 270* 205 246* 197* 32.1 52 2.8 102* 159 217* 215* Terra TR1087 239 26.4 53 2.7 101* 267* 213 236 198* 32.7 53 3.5 102* 182* 201 210* Renk RK864 235 26.5 53 0.8 100* 247 223 235 Brown 7003 242 26.5 53 1.7 101* 266* 215 245* Hytest HT4680 235 26.5 53 2.2 100* 254 216 235 M / W Genetics G7711 245* 26.5 53 1.4 102* 271* 217 246* 199* 32.7 54 3.6 103* 182* 210* 206* Garst 8546 247* 26.6 53 0.6 103* 258 233* 251* Dairyland Stealth 1412249* 26.6 53 1.1 103* 269* 228* 249* 199* 33.3 52 2.2 103* 178* 208* 212* Mycogen Seeds 2725 247* 26.6 53 1.7 102* 282* 217 241 201* 32.8 53 1.2 104* 186* 206* 212* Spangler 7558 248* 26.7 53 0.8 103* 263 244* 237 196* 32.6 53 2.6 102* 186* 214* 189 Lemke SL68 246* 26.8 53 1.7 102* 267* 239* 233 197* 33.5 53 2.7 102* 172 204* 215* Jung 2706 232 26.8 53 3.6 99 265* 205 225 193* 31.7 53 5.7 101* 167 184 228* Linco 6333 234 26.8 53 1.3 100* 257 217 227 Hughes 5906 245* 26.9 53 2.0 102* 279* 220 236 191 32.1 52 5.1 101* 178* 194 202 Brown 7055VP 189 26.9 53 5.6 89 206 151 209 Jung 2710 237 26.9 53 0.8 100* 262 241* 208 203* 33.3 52 2.1 104* 197* 206* 205 Terra TR1088 242 26.9 51 0.8 101* 267* 223 235 193* 32.4 52 2.5 101* 166 195 219* Dekalb DK585 237 27.0 53 4.6 100* 259 213 240 Golden Harvest H2547 243 27.0 53 1.4 101* 264* 222 242 194* 33.7 52 2.6 101* 178* 196 208* Trelay 9095 242 27.2 53 1.3 101* 261 221 243* 187 33.4 51 2.5 99 179* 200 181 Golden Harvest H2497 225 27.2 54 3.7 97 247 191 236 190 31.6 55 2.3 101* 155 188 229* Dekalb DK595BTX 208 27.2 53 0.5 94 256 224 146 Kussmaul K5506LL 225 27.6 53 1.2 97 258 199 217 Terra TR1107IT 198 27.6 53 1.4 92 205 197 192 Kaltenberg K7101 231 27.7 53 5.8 99 244 219 230 193* 32.9 52 3.8 101* 177* 197 206* Terra TR1128IT 214 27.8 54 1.2 95 229 195 217 Pioneer 34R07 239 28.1 54 1.4 100* 266* 216 236 Pioneer 33A14 259* 28.6 54 0.5 104* 269* 246* 262* Pfister 2655 221 28.8 54 10.6 95 241 197 224 MEAN 233 25.1 53 2.0 100 255 214 229 186 30.7 53 3.6 100 169 189 200 LSD(0.10)** 15 1.1 1 4.4 4 20 19 19 14 1.8 1 2.9 4 22 19 23