TABLE 6. SOUTH CENTRAL ZONE - EARLY MATURITY TRIAL. (FOND DU LAC = FON, GALESVILLE = GAL, HANCOCK = HAN) (100 DAY RELATIVE MATURITY OR EARLIER, BASED ON COMPANY RATING) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1998 1997 AVERAGE FON GAL HAN AVERAGE FON GAL HAN 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 DK431 194 17.8 56 20.7 97 179 193 211 164 21.6 55 4.2 101 162 137 194* Dekalb DK405 188 18.4 56 2.7 99 178 184 203 Crows 169 185 18.6 55 9.1 97 181 162 212 Kussmaul K290XX 173 18.7 55 8.4 94 179 141 200 Spangler 3227 186 19.1 55 4.3 98 182 169 206 162 23.4 54 2.0 99 176 135 174 Agripro AP9195 201 19.1 55 11.6 100 198 184 220 Dekalb DK385B 189 19.2 59 0.9 99 186 186 195 Payco 468 209 19.2 56 3.0 104* 183 216* 227 Dekalb DK493SR 207 19.3 53 13.8 102 204 198 221 Dairyland Stealth 1595190 19.4 55 4.4 99 180 181 209 160 23.9 54 2.4 99 163 140 176 Jung 2430 198 19.4 55 3.0 101 184 199 212 Dahlco X-8001 212 19.4 53 8.6 103* 215* 196 225 90-DAY HYBRID TRIAL AVERAGE## 19.4 Hytest HT4404 216 19.4 53 4.8 105* 193 207 249 Kaltenberg K3904 194 19.5 55 3.8 100 200 200 182 Kaltenberg X486 188 19.5 56 5.9 98 161 187 216 Carharts Blue Top CX9500A 193 19.5 56 4.1 99 194 177 209 161 23.4 54 1.5 99 177 136 170 Hytest HT4395 184 19.5 55 8.3 97 173 179 201 Renk RK546 209 19.5 55 7.3 103* 201 204 222 176 27.7 52 3.0 101 185 160 182 Dekalb DK440 209 19.6 55 1.1 104* 206 194 228 Kaltenberg K4807 196 19.6 53 7.6 99 172 186 230 182 28.5 53 5.7 103 185 170 190 Carharts Blue Top CX130A 206 19.6 53 11.0 101 204 192 223 Lemke 4040 214 19.7 53 3.0 105* 193 218* 230 Trelay 4002 198 19.7 54 9.7 100 176 202 217 176 24.6 53 2.8 103 172 177* 179 Top Farm TFsx2196 183 19.7 55 8.4 96 171 177 199 156 23.6 54 1.8 98 170 133 166 Carharts Blue Top CX1195A 201 19.9 57 4.3 101 186 198 218 174 25.7 55 4.9 102 176 166 181 95-DAY HYBRID TRIAL AVERAGE## 19.9 Jung 2488 212 19.9 53 8.3 103* 197 199 240 189* 27.5 52 5.2 105* 202* 159 207* Dekalb DK493RR 208 19.9 55 10.0 102 209 206 209 Spangler 4100 209 19.9 53 5.9 103* 203 201 223 189* 28.2 52 4.1 105* 190* 179* 197* Dekalb DK449 191 19.9 55 14.1 97 184 183 205 Hughes A-19 183 20.0 56 12.9 95 177 175 196 Golden Harvest H2309 182 20.1 55 8.3 96 172 179 195 170 23.1 54 3.6 102 170 156 184 Pioneer 38W36 192 20.1 57 3.7 99 185 177 213 M / W Genetics G6982 201 20.1 53 7.3 100 187 183 232 Nk Brand N3030BT 199 20.2 56 23.4 97 180 197 220 Dekalb DK477 206 20.2 55 7.2 102 191 211* 216 179 24.5 53 2.1 104* 192* 167 179 Brown 4680 189 20.3 54 16.4 96 170 184 214 161 26.0 52 3.8 98 165 158 161 Dairyland Stealth 1496197 20.3 54 19.9 97 177 196 219 178 25.0 53 5.5 103 186 167 180 Renk RK552 202 20.3 54 12.1 100 177 206 222 168 25.1 53 5.0 100 169 155 179 Growmark 3858 207 20.5 54 14.0 101 202 205 215 179 24.9 53 3.3 104* 182 165 188 Cargill 2777 178 20.6 60 1.6 96 187 171 177 155 23.1 58 2.7 98 153 142 169 Trelay 4600 209 20.6 53 3.7 103* 199 198 230 176 27.1 52 4.8 102 186 182* 159 Lemke SL45 213 20.7 53 4.9 104* 208 201 231 174 26.8 52 9.6 101 193* 167 163 Lg Seeds LG2473 209 20.7 55 5.6 103* 181 210* 237 178 27.9 54 2.6 102 183 169 182 Spangler 3044 209 20.8 53 12.1 101 203 193 232 180 26.1 53 7.6 103 184 157 198* Dekalb DK493 215 20.8 55 13.0 103* 207 212* 227 188* 26.8 53 3.8 106* 188 183* 194* Carharts Blue Top CX1200A 190 20.8 54 17.5 95 171 187 210 176 25.2 53 4.7 103 176 171 181 Dahlco 2475 209 20.9 55 7.6 102 198 216* 215 169 24.3 53 5.3 101 171 160 175 Gutwein 2066 186 21.0 54 29.7 92 161 190 206 Cargill 3677 210 21.0 56 13.4 101 193 214* 224 181 26.8 54 5.1 103 179 172 191* Asgrow RX456 187 21.0 58 5.6 97 190 180 192 Nk Brand N4242 205 21.0 55 13.1 100 192 208* 215 Terra TR968 208 21.1 55 8.4 102 193 203 229 Dairyland Stealth 1297194 21.1 56 2.5 100 206 185 192 168 26.8 54 5.6 99 162 154 189 Crows 172 202 21.1 54 27.0 96 193 189 223 169 24.5 53 2.9 101 175 159 174 Brunner S-4709 209 21.1 53 8.4 102 213* 201 214 Carharts Blue Top CX100A 201 21.2 53 6.4 100 188 180 237 167 27.6 52 7.1 98 176 155 169 Mycogen Seeds 2500 191 21.3 56 4.1 98 187 180 207 167 26.4 54 5.1 99 166 157 178 Pioneer 37R71 209 21.3 53 13.3 101 192 211* 225 Garst 8766 195 21.4 57 2.4 100 192 188 205 Dekalb DK493BTX 202 21.4 54 16.4 98 168 203 234 Terra E988IT 191 21.4 54 6.5 98 174 182 216 100-DAY HYBRID TRIAL AVERAGE## 21.5 Pioneer 37J99 211 21.6 53 19.9 100 194 208* 231 Hughes 2927 197 21.6 54 7.0 99 195 189 208 175 25.5 53 3.9 102 189 165 171 Golden Harvest H2382 186 21.7 56 9.7 97 168 181 209 Pioneer 36H36 209 21.8 55 8.3 102 201 186 241 Carharts Blue Top EXP210 197 22.1 54 21.6 96 188 189 214 Lg Seeds LG2483 189 22.2 53 17.0 95 182 183 204 179 28.1 51 2.6 102 180 168 189 Dahlco 462 197 22.3 56 9.7 98 178 209* 203 169 31.3 54 2.0 98 175 161 172 Jung 2488A 212 22.4 56 1.3 104* 195 210* 231 Agripro AP9313 218 22.5 53 1.4 105* 212 212* 229 Terra TR987 217 22.6 54 10.5 103* 217* 197 236 186* 29.0 54 4.6 104* 205* 164 189 Golden Harvest EX 699 202 22.7 52 1.3 101 188 194 225 Pioneer 3730 221 22.7 55 6.5 105* 227* 206 232 Trelay 5004 218 22.8 54 10.4 104* 235* 201 218 179 30.7 53 5.4 101 188 167 182 Dahlco 2540 191 22.8 54 7.8 97 194 184 196 Pioneer 36F30 224* 23.0 53 4.9 106* 223* 209* 239 154 30.3 52 4.0 94 145 150 166 Asgrow RX492 208 23.0 58 4.9 101 198 206 219 Nc+ 2395 198 23.2 53 7.5 98 201 185 209 Golden Harvest H2387 211 23.3 53 7.8 102 191 215* 227 188* 31.8 54 6.9 103 180 185* 198* Dekalb DK512 226* 23.3 53 3.0 106* 211 222* 245 Dairyland Stealth 1401198 23.5 53 2.5 99 198 185 211 171 28.4 53 3.3 100 192* 163 159 Dairyland Stealth 1402199 23.6 53 1.1 100 181 202 215 Growmark 3969 239* 23.9 55 6.4 108* 227* 220* 269* Renk RK543 194 24.1 55 6.8 97 184 172 226 MEAN 201 20.8 55 8.7 100 191 194 218 169 26.5 53 4.0 100 174 156 178 LSD(0.10)** 15 1.2 1 14.1 5 22 14 15 13 1.9 1 2.4 4 15 20 19