TABLE 12. SOUTHERN ZONE - SILAGE LATE MATURITY TRIAL. (ARLINGTON = ARL, LANCASTER = LAN) (106 DAY RELATIVE MATURITY OR LATER, BASED ON COMPANY RATING) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1999 1998 AVERAGE AVERAGES KERNEL ARL LAN ARL LAN YIELD MST MILK CP ADF NDF IVD CWD MILK PER YLD YLD YIELD MOIST MILK PER YLD YLD BRAND HYBRID T/A % % % % % % % TON ACRE T/A T/A T/A % TON ACRE T/A T/A ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Kaltenberg K5788RR 8.1 53.2 20 7.0 21 43 76 44 2010 * 16200 8.3 7.8 Trelay 7005 9.6 55.5 30 7.2 22 44 76 45 1960 * 18800 * 10.0 9.3 10.0 60.2 2140 * 20900 11.7 8.2 Top Farm TFsx2111 9.3 56.6 30 6.8 22 44 76 46 1980 * 18500 10.1 8.5 9.8 60.8 2340 * 22700 * 11.5 8.1 Renk RK775 9.5 57.3 20 7.0 23 46 75 45 1870 * 17900 10.2 8.8 11.3 * 60.7 2080 23900 * 12.6 * 10.1 * Carhart's Blue Top CX1080A 9.7 58.1 30 7.1 22 45 75 45 1880 * 18200 11.2 8.3 10.8 * 54.5 2230 * 24100 * 11.9 * 9.7 * 105-DAY HYBRID TRIAL AVERAGE## 58.2 Hughes 5597 9.5 58.2 30 6.8 23 45 74 44 1850 * 17600 9.8 9.3 Growmark FS5308 8.6 58.7 40 6.8 22 43 76 44 1990 * 16800 9.6 7.5 7.9 67.4 2250 * 17400 9.8 6.0 Cornelius C521 9.4 58.9 30 7.3 23 45 75 45 1870 * 17500 10.6 8.3 Novartis NX4687 11.3 * 59.4 50 6.7 23 46 76 47 1920 * 21500 * 12.3 * 10.4 * Croplan Genetics 562IMI 8.6 59.9 40 7.3 23 47 75 47 1810 15600 8.4 8.8 Carhart's Blue Top CX51Bt 9.0 60.4 40 7.2 22 44 76 46 2010 * 18000 9.4 8.6 Garst 8590 9.9 60.6 30 6.3 22 44 77 46 2040 * 20300 * 11.0 8.9 Pioneer 34W67 9.8 61.0 50 7.1 22 46 76 48 1890 * 18500 10.3 9.2 Trelay 9001 9.6 61.2 50 7.3 24 48 75 47 1750 16800 10.4 8.9 10.5 * 68.3 1870 19800 12.7 * 8.3 110-DAY HYBRID TRIAL AVERAGE## 61.6 Dairyland Stealth 1508 9.6 62.0 40 7.2 23 45 76 46 1940 * 18600 * 10.0 9.3 11.2 * 61.8 2150 * 24200 * 11.9 * 10.6 * Geertson GS1099 10.6 * 62.3 50 7.2 24 47 75 46 1790 19000 * 10.2 11.0 * Pioneer 34R07 9.8 63.0 60 7.2 23 47 75 47 1820 17900 10.1 9.5 11.9 * 59.7 2160 * 25700 * 12.1 * 11.6 * Mallard K79A 9.8 63.1 40 6.9 24 48 74 45 1720 16900 10.8 8.9 Pioneer 34G82 9.6 63.3 50 7.5 23 44 76 46 2010 * 19300 * 9.9 9.3 Wyffels W552 8.5 63.4 40 7.3 22 45 75 46 1890 * 16100 9.0 8.1 9.1 65.1 2240 * 20300 10.8 7.3 Dairyland Stealth 1412 10.1 63.4 60 7.0 21 43 76 45 2030 * 20400 * 10.9 9.3 11.0 * 65.5 2270 * 25200 * 12.5 * 9.5 * M/W Genetics G7711 9.8 63.5 50 6.9 22 45 76 46 1940 * 19100 * 10.3 9.3 Dairyland Stealth 1410 10.0 63.6 50 7.2 23 47 75 47 1810 18000 10.8 9.3 10.1 65.3 2260 * 22900 * 11.8 8.4 Golden Harvest H9230Bt 10.4 63.9 60 6.8 22 44 76 45 2000 * 20700 * 11.0 9.9 * Novartis N6423 9.9 63.9 50 7.0 24 48 74 45 1710 16800 10.3 9.5 Brown 7050 9.0 64.0 50 7.2 23 46 75 45 1800 16200 9.8 8.2 Pioneer 34F80 9.5 64.1 50 7.7 23 46 76 48 1890 * 17900 10.0 9.0 Kaltenberg K8108LF 9.9 64.1 60 6.8 25 49 73 46 1630 16000 10.9 8.9 115-DAY HYBRID TRIAL AVERAGE## 64.4 Cargill 6511FQ 9.7 64.8 50 7.2 23 47 74 46 1730 16800 10.3 9.1 11.6 * 62.3 2100 24100 * 11.9 * 11.2 * Agripro AP9565 9.3 65.0 60 7.1 23 45 75 44 1900 * 17800 10.1 8.5 Dekalb DK591 9.2 65.1 50 7.6 25 49 73 45 1630 14900 10.0 8.3 10.0 69.2 2120 21100 12.4 * 7.6 Pioneer 34T14 9.8 65.2 50 7.3 24 47 75 47 1790 17500 10.8 8.8 8.6 70.8 2130 * 18800 12.2 * 5.0 Pioneer 33A14 9.5 65.3 60 7.5 23 44 76 46 1970 * 18500 10.4 8.5 12.6 * 66.1 2150 * 27100 * 12.3 * 12.8 * Wyffels W700 9.6 65.4 60 7.0 23 45 75 45 1880 * 18100 9.9 9.4 9.2 71.5 2030 18600 11.5 6.9 Kaltenberg K6901 9.6 66.0 50 7.1 24 46 75 45 1820 17300 10.3 8.9 Novartis N70-D5 9.7 66.2 50 7.1 23 46 74 45 1800 17400 10.5 8.8 Novartis MAX454 9.0 66.6 50 7.0 25 48 74 46 1720 15500 9.8 8.2 Kaltenberg X682ND 9.5 67.0 60 7.8 23 46 76 48 1910 * 17800 10.5 8.6 Cargill 7511FQ 9.0 67.4 60 7.2 24 49 74 47 1680 15000 9.4 8.5 Mallard K88G 9.1 67.5 40 7.5 26 51 72 45 1450 13500 10.1 8.2 Kaltenberg X671ND 9.1 67.6 50 7.9 24 47 75 47 1810 16400 9.6 8.6 Cargill 6481FQ 8.8 68.0 50 7.3 24 48 74 46 1720 15000 9.7 7.9 Cargill 7301FQ 10.1 68.0 60 7.9 25 49 73 46 1610 16200 10.3 9.8 * 9.9 71.4 1900 18800 12.3 * 7.5 Trelay 9700 10.0 68.1 60 7.3 27 51 72 45 1470 14700 11.0 8.9 11.2 * 69.5 2030 22400 * 13.1 * 9.2 * High Cycle HC6762nE 9.7 68.3 60 7.8 25 49 75 48 1710 16500 10.1 9.3 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ MEAN 9.5 63.1 50 7.2 23 46 75 46 1830 17400 10.2 8.9 10.0 66.0 2130 21400 11.7 8.4 LSD(0.10)** 0.8 2.8 10 0.4 2 2 2 2 200 2900 1.1 1.2 2.1 7.3 210 5500 1.2 3.8 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________