TABLE 13. SOUTH CENTRAL ZONE - SILAGE EARLY MATURITY TRIAL. (FON DU LAC=FON, GALESVILLE=GAL) (100 DAY RELATIVE MATURITY OR EARLIER, BASED ON COMPANY RATING) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1998 1997 AVERAGE AVERAGES KERNAL 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 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Golden Harvest H2387 10* 56.4 20 7.4 22 43 78 48 2150 22300 * 10 10 * 6.5 64.9 2360 * 15500 6.7 6.4 Nk Brand N3030BT 10* 56.8 20 7.0 20 39 80 48 2410 * 24500 * 11 * 8.9 Golden Harvest H2382 9.9 57.2 10 7.4 21 42 78 49 2200 22300 * 10 9.7 * 95-DAY RELATIVE MAT RITY AVERAGE 57.3 Carharts Blue Top CX9500A 8.0 57.3 20 7.0 22 42 77 46 2120 17100 8.6 7.5 6.1 64.2 2090 12700 5.2 7.1 Dairyland Stealth 1297 8.8 57.3 10 7.3 19 39 80 49 2460 * 21900 * 9.2 8.5 7.0 66.5 2100 14700 7.2 6.7 Carharts Blue Top CX1195A 9.4 57.6 20 7.4 21 42 78 48 2190 20600 * 9.0 9.8 * 6.5 65.9 2180 14200 6.8 6.2 Carharts Blue Top CX1200A 9.5 58.1 10 7.0 21 42 78 47 2170 20600 * 9.8 9.2 * 7.1 63.7 2220 15700 7.0 7.1 Carharts Blue Top CX100A 9.8 58.9 20 7.2 20 39 79 48 2390 * 23200 * 10 * 9.0 7.0 63.9 2300 * 16200 * 7.9 * 6.0 Dairyland DST10212 9.7 59.5 30 7.2 21 42 79 49 2250 * 21900 * 9.5 10 * M / W Genetics G6970 8.3 59.5 30 6.8 23 44 77 47 2010 16500 8.0 8.7 Pioneer 36F30 9.8 59.7 30 6.9 21 41 80 51 2340 * 23100 * 9.4 10 * Agripro AP9272 9.1 59.9 20 7.2 21 41 79 48 2240 * 20500 * 9.4 8.8 Dairyland Stealth 1500 9.0 60.0 30 7.2 22 43 78 48 2160 20300 * 8.6 9.3 * 7.0 66.5 2250 * 16400 * 6.9 7.1 Kaltenberg K4807 10* 60.2 30 7.4 21 42 79 50 2230 * 22700 * 10 10 * Brunner S-4970 7.6 60.3 10 7.9 22 43 77 46 2090 15800 7.7 7.4 Cargill 3677 8.4 60.3 20 7.0 22 42 78 48 2190 18600 8.4 8.5 7.2 64.6 2440 * 17400 * 7.0 7.3 100-DAY RELATIVE MA URITY AVERAG 60.7 Dairyland Stealth 1496 9.2 60.7 20 7.0 24 46 76 48 1900 18300 9.9 8.6 6.6 63.3 2120 14000 6.6 6.7 Carharts Blue Top CX130A 8.7 60.9 40 7.0 21 42 79 50 2230 * 18700 7.4 9.9 * Dairyland DST10208 9.0 61.2 30 7.0 24 46 76 47 1890 17000 9.5 8.5 Hytest HT4404 9.1 61.7 40 7.1 22 43 79 51 2210 * 20100 * 10 8.2 Cargill 3711FQ 9.7 62.2 40 6.9 22 44 78 49 2080 20100 * 9.8 9.5 * Trelay 5004 9.8 63.5 30 7.2 23 43 76 44 2010 20000 * 9.0 11 * 7.0 67.7 2250 * 15800 7.1 7.0 Pioneer 3527 11* 64.5 50 6.6 24 46 76 49 1910 22000 * 13 * 10 * 8.7 * 67.2 2170 19000 * 8.7 * 8.7 * Cargill F657 7.9 69.3 50 7.0 22 44 80 55 2200 17500 7.3 8.6 MEAN 9.3 60.1 30 7.1 22 43 78 48 2170 20200 9.4 9.2 6.9 66.5 2180 15200 6.9 7.0 LSD(0.10)** 1.4 3.6 10 0.4 2 3 2 4 250 4500 2.1 1.5 1.1 2.6 200 3000 1.2 1.3