TABLE  15.   NORTH CENTRAL ZONE - SILAGE EARLY MATURITY TRIAL.
(MARSHFIELD=MAR, VALDERS=VAL)
(90 DAY RELATIVE MATURITY OR EARLIER, BASED ON COMPANY RATING)     
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                               1998                                                                   1997
                               AVERAGE                                                                AVERAGES       
                                           KERNEL                                      MAR   VAL                                  MAR    VAL
                               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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Carharts Blue Top  CX184A       7.9*   49.8  30   6.7   22  45  78  51  2070   16500   7.5 * 8.3                                         
Lemke              3015         8.2*   53.6  40   6.7   20  42  80  51  2310   18800 * 8.2 * 8.1                                         
Cargill            2411FQ       7.2    53.8  20   7.1   18  38  82  53  2590 * 18400 * 6.8   7.5     5.2   65.4    2260 * 11800   5.1   5.2  
Golden Harvest     H2274        8.7*   54.2  20   7.2   21  43  79  52  2180   19100 * 7.5 * 9.9 *   5.7   63.0    2070   11700   5.7   5.6  
Lg Seeds           LG2367       8.6*   54.3  20   6.3   21  44  79  52  2190   19000 * 7.6 * 9.6 *                                       
Brunner            B-2495       7.6    54.4  30   6.7   21  44  79  53  2170   16600   6.8   8.5                                         
Carharts Blue Top  CX1187A      7.1    54.6  30   6.8   21  43  80  54  2230   15700   6.3   7.9                                         
Carharts Blue Top  CX290A       8.4*   55.0  30   6.3   22  44  78  51  2090   17700 * 7.7 * 9.1 *                                       
Renk               RK366        7.5    55.0  40   6.9   21  44  79  52  2160   16400   6.5   8.5                                         
85-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE       55.1                                                                                              
90-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE       55.3                                                                                              
Nk Brand           N3030        7.8*   56.0  40   6.6   20  42  80  52  2340   18200 * 6.8   8.7 *   6.3 * 64.4    2220   14100 * 6.4 * 6.2 *
Trelay             2006         7.3    56.5  40   6.7   22  44  79  52  2130   15600   6.9   7.7     5.7   64.2    2030   11700   5.5   5.9  
Dekalb             DK405        8.0*   56.5  40   6.5   22  44  79  52  2170   17300 * 8.1 * 7.9                                         
Dairyland          Stealth 1289 8.2*   56.8  30   7.0   21  44  79  52  2170   17900 * 7.8 * 8.6 *   5.8   62.0    2060   11900   5.7   6.0 *
Kaltenberg         K3904        8.6*   58.8  50   6.6   21  42  80  52  2310   20000 * 8.0 * 9.3 *                                       
Mycogen            TMF94        8.3*   58.9  50   6.6   21  42  80  52  2290   19000 * 7.6 * 8.9 *                                       
MEAN                            8.0    55.2  40   6.7   21  43  79  52  2230   17700   7.3   8.6     5.6   64.8    2080   11800   5.7   5.5  
LSD(0.10)**                     1.0     2.8  10   0.6    2   2   1   2   180    2700   1.1   1.3     0.6    2.7     170    1800   1.0   0.6