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) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1999 1998 AVERAGE AVERAGES KERNEL FON GAL FON GAL 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 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Carhart's Blue Top CX9500A 9.5 51.2 20 7.1 21 44 76 44 1970 18800 * 10.1 8.9 * 8.0 57.3 2120 17100 8.6 7.5 Heartland Hybrids T-H289 8.3 53.1 20 7.8 22 45 75 45 1890 15700 8.8 7.8 Dairyland Stealth 1499 8.9 53.4 30 6.7 21 43 77 47 2100 * 18600 * 9.5 8.2 Heartland Hybrids HX2085 7.5 53.4 0 7.0 22 45 76 47 1940 15000 8.5 6.6 Kaltenberg K5788RR 9.0 53.9 20 6.8 21 43 76 44 2040 * 18400 * 9.5 8.5 95-DAY HYBRID TRIAL AVERAGE## 54.2 Novartis N3030BT 8.8 54.4 20 6.7 21 42 78 47 2160 * 19100 * 9.5 8.2 10.2 * 56.8 2410 * 24500 * 11.4 * 8.9 Geertson GS998 8.9 55.8 20 7.3 21 43 77 48 2100 * 18900 * 10.1 7.6 Renk RK659 9.0 56.9 30 6.9 22 45 77 48 2000 18200 * 9.6 8.4 Dairyland Stealth 1297 8.8 56.9 10 7.4 19 41 79 49 2310 * 20700 * 10.0 7.6 8.8 57.3 2460 * 21900 * 9.2 8.5 100-DAY HYBRID TRIAL AVERAGE## 57.2 Cargill 3711FQ 9.4 57.7 40 6.6 21 43 77 48 2090 * 19700 * 10.0 8.9 * 9.7 62.2 2080 20100 * 9.8 9.5 * Carhart's Blue Top CX1200A 8.7 57.9 20 6.9 22 46 75 46 1880 16300 9.5 7.9 9.5 58.1 2170 20600 * 9.8 9.2 * Heartland Hybrids T-H295 8.4 58.2 30 7.0 22 44 76 46 1970 16700 8.9 7.9 Trelay 5600 9.1 58.5 40 6.5 21 42 77 47 2140 * 19500 * 9.6 8.7 * Dairyland DST10212 9.5 59.0 40 7.0 22 45 77 49 2000 19000 * 9.5 9.5 * 9.7 59.5 2250 * 21900 * 9.5 10.0 * Agripro AP9272 8.7 59.1 20 7.3 22 45 76 45 1930 16800 * 9.3 8.0 9.1 59.9 2240 * 20500 * 9.4 8.8 Kaltenberg K8098LF 8.8 59.2 40 7.3 22 44 77 47 2020 18100 * 10.0 7.6 Carhart's Blue Top CX130AA 9.6 59.3 50 7.2 22 44 76 46 1970 19100 * 10.9 * 8.2 Dairyland Stealth 1203 9.3 59.5 20 7.2 22 43 77 47 2070 * 19400 * 10.1 8.6 * 105-DAY HYBRID TRIAL AVERAGE## 59.9 Croplan Genetics 562IMI 9.0 60.6 50 6.9 23 46 76 48 1900 17200 * 9.9 8.2 Hytest HT7415 9.5 61.0 50 6.9 22 45 76 46 1960 18600 * 10.2 8.8 * Kaltenberg K8094LF 7.5 61.7 10 7.9 22 45 76 47 1930 14600 8.2 6.9 Pioneer 36H75 8.7 62.4 30 7.1 22 44 76 46 2000 17600 * 10.0 7.4 Terra TR1066 10.9 * 63.7 50 7.0 25 49 74 47 1650 18100 * 11.7 * 10.1 * ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ MEAN 8.9 57.7 30 7.1 22 44 76 47 2000 18000 9.7 8.2 9.3 60.1 2170 20200 9.4 9.2 LSD(0.10)** 0.8 3.7 10 0.5 2 4 2 2 280 3900 1.3 1.5 1.4 3.6 250 4500 2.1 1.5 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________