TABLE 8. NORTH CENTRAL ZONE - EARLY MATURITY TRIAL. (CHIPPEWA FALLS = CHP, MARSHFIELD = MAR, SEYMOUR = SEY, VALDERS = VAL) (90 DAY RELATIVE MATURITY OR EARLIER, BASED ON COMPANY RATING) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1999 1998 AVERAGE CHP MAR SEY VAL AVERAGE CHP MAR SEY VAL YLD MOIST TW LODG P.I. YLD YLD YLD YLD YLD MOIST TW LODG P.I. YLD YLD YLD YLD BRAND HYBRID BU/A % LB/BU % BU/A BU/A BU/A BU/A BU/A % LB/BU % BU/A BU/A BU/A BU/A ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Pioneer 39A26 156 18.0 61 1.9 96 146 167 144 170 Brown 1967 174 18.6 59 2.0 101 154 190* 164 189 Garst 8972IT 172 18.7 60 1.1 100 162 170 167 187 145 19.0 57 2.4 100 90 149 157 184 Carhart's Blue Top CX184A 168 18.7 58 2.9 99 156 172 153 192 146 19.6 55 7.1 100 113 150 135 186 Kaltenberg K3303 180 18.7 61 0.8 103 164 190* 176 191 Renk RK232 179 18.8 59 0.5 102 162 183 180 193 Renk RK272 171 18.9 57 1.9 99 156 170 167 189 147 19.5 53 4.4 99 107 168* 131 182 Growmark FS1660 185 18.9 56 4.2 103 171 197* 159 213 143 19.9 52 5.7 98 107 159 128 180 Pioneer 39F06 177 19.0 59 2.1 101 162 187 159 200 Pioneer 39D81 160 19.2 60 6.3 96 149 173 151 166 80-DAY HYBRID TRIAL AVERAGE## 19.3 Dekalb DK385B 180 19.3 59 1.1 102 167 172 185 196 151 21.3 56 1.4 100 91 155 159 197 North Gro 1531 160 19.4 60 0.9 96 152 156 153 178 Dahlco X8892 157 19.5 59 1.8 95 143 166 160 158 Renk RK386 182 19.5 58 1.6 102 165 173 181 210 Terra TR808 158 19.5 60 0.2 96 149 147 163 175 Brunner S2815 165 19.5 59 0.9 98 166 161 157 178 137 19.7 56 2.8 99 126* 136 123 162 LG Seeds LG2333 159 19.5 62 1.5 96 141 164 158 172 Dekalb DK405 189 19.6 57 3.1 104 182* 181 184 208 168* 19.7 54 2.5 110* 135* 163* 163 210 Lemke 2085 180 19.6 57 4.2 102 177 177 169 199 147 20.9 54 3.8 98 86 150 147 205 Carhart's Blue Top CX290A 176 19.6 57 4.5 100 184* 156 168 197 145 21.4 54 6.2 99 103 147 138 194 Dairyland Stealth 1289185 19.7 57 3.6 103 166 192* 181 199 154 21.5 54 3.0 100 90 166* 151 207 Mallard UC389A 188 19.7 56 2.8 104 164 189* 185 215 152 20.7 52 5.7 101 92 150 174 192 Lemke 2050 168 19.9 58 1.8 98 159 168 148 196 Dahlman 1488 191 19.9 56 3.5 104 165 201* 183 215 Kaltenberg K3404 163 19.9 59 2.0 97 152 170 153 175 Garst 8975 159 19.9 58 0.5 96 139 159 171 169 Dahlco 2140 163 20.1 58 0.4 97 154 159 159 177 Carhart's Blue Top CX1185A 160 20.1 58 1.2 96 163 155 148 174 Spangler 1827 161 20.1 59 1.0 96 147 161 156 180 144 20.1 56 3.8 101 123* 146 143 166 Brown 1688 165 20.2 58 1.0 98 163 156 165 176 Dairyland Stealth 1485160 20.3 58 1.1 96 156 153 149 182 150 19.6 57 2.1 104* 124* 147 154 176 Novartis N2555BT 196 20.3 59 0.4 106* 184* 190* 200* 211 169* 21.8 55 3.8 107* 100 168* 199* 209 Golden Harvest H6229 157 20.3 58 1.0 95 160 144 146 177 Brunner S3297 174 20.4 56 4.5 99 154 176 165 202 Jung 2370 178 20.5 57 2.3 101 168 186 167 193 Hytest HT7345 202* 20.6 55 1.8 108* 197* 192* 187 234* 85-DAY HYBRID TRIAL AVERAGE## 20.6 90-DAY HYBRID TRIAL AVERAGE## 20.6 Wensman W5088Bt 188 20.7 59 0.2 104 168 194* 184 204 159* 21.3 55 1.3 103 101 170* 168 195 Dahlco X8891 185 20.7 57 2.6 103 163 180 192* 204 Golden Harvest H6675 186 20.7 60 3.0 103 171 184 178 211 148 21.0 57 3.5 101 98 145 151 200 Kaltenberg K2909 173 20.8 59 1.3 99 153 176 176 185 Novartis NX2527 196 20.9 60 0.5 106* 179* 195* 199* 209 Trelay 3002 183 20.9 56 1.0 102 163 169 194* 206 Novartis N21-V6 166 21.0 57 1.9 97 170 152 165 178 Dahlco 2287 171 21.0 59 1.9 99 160 159 179 187 Mycogen 2250IMI 178 21.2 59 1.7 101 169 165 180 196 M/W Genetics G6914 166 21.4 56 1.9 97 162 161 163 177 Dahlco X8902 167 21.4 56 3.2 97 152 162 168 186 LG Seeds LG2367 183 21.4 59 1.7 102 170 182 175 206 Wensman MAX 70 180 21.4 56 0.6 101 175 159 183 203 158* 22.2 54 0.5 104* 105 160 176* 190 Carhart's Blue Top CX1187A 172 21.5 59 1.3 99 157 164 168 199 146 20.4 56 3.0 100 105 151 148 179 Jung 2285 174 21.5 58 1.6 99 173 155 173 194 143 20.8 56 4.4 96 85 161 138 187 Wensman MAX 78 177 21.5 58 0.4 100 168 162 177 200 156* 21.1 56 1.3 104* 122* 160 155 188 Cargill 2610 157 21.6 59 0.9 95 133 166 147 183 144 19.1 58 3.3 99 97 151 143 186 Hytest HT4199 178 21.6 56 0.5 100 170 158 171 213 Dahlco X8851 165 21.6 56 1.0 97 163 155 164 177 Novartis N3030 177 21.8 57 5.8 99 170 156 190 193 168* 22.3 54 5.7 106* 120* 170* 171 211 Spangler 1727 167 22.0 58 0.7 97 167 147 155 197 152 20.4 56 3.5 100 91 169* 152 195 Wensman W5178Bt 179 22.0 58 0.6 101 162 187 163 202 US Seeds US C909 181 22.0 58 1.9 101 158 192* 177 199 Brown 2041 153 22.1 61 1.4 93 137 159 148 166 Trelay 3700 178 22.2 55 1.5 100 171 147 188 205 158* 21.7 53 3.5 100 79 176* 159 218* Dairyland Stealth 1280209* 22.3 55 2.2 109* 177 210* 213* 239* Carhart's Blue Top CX1200A 197* 22.6 55 1.0 105 171 192* 195* 230* North Gro 4921 175 22.7 55 1.8 99 166 153 178 201 Lemke 3090 190 23.5 55 1.0 103 168 188 193* 213 162* 22.8 53 3.6 103 104 171* 169 203 Dairyland Stealth 1493193 23.9 54 1.2 104 199* 167 191 216 Pioneer 3730 205* 23.9 56 1.1 107* 190* 204* 188 238* 167* 23.9 52 1.1 102 79 181* 181* 227* Golden Harvest H2387 190 26.9 54 4.8 101 179* 191* 163 228* ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ MEAN 176 20.7 58 1.8 100 164 172 171 195 148 20.8 55 3.7 100 103 155 146 190 LSD(0.10)** 12 1.0 1 2.1 3 21 21 21 14 15 1.5 2 2.6 6 21 19 24 18 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________