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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                                2000                                                                      1999
                                AVERAGE                                                                   AVERAGES       
                                           KERNEL                                           MAR    VAL                             MAR    VAL
                                YIELD  MST  MILK CP  ADF NDF IVD CWD STARCH  MILK PER       YLD    YLD    YIELD     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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Trelay             2008          8.3 * 55.3  30  7.0  25  52  72  46   28   2670   22300 *  8.3 *  8.3 *   8.4 *  3130 *  26300 *  7.5 *  9.3 *
Carhart's Blue Top CX8500A       7.4   58.7  50  7.3  24  49  73  46   29   2770*  20700    7.9 *  7.0                                         
NK Brand           N27-M3        7.0   59.2  30  7.1  24  48  74  45   31   2810*  19800    7.4    6.7                                         
Pioneer            39D81         5.2   59.6  10  7.1  26  53  71  45   26   2620   13600    5.7    4.6                                         
Renk               RK394         7.8 * 59.6  30  7.0  28  55  70  46   24   2580   20200    8.3 *  7.3                                         
Dairyland          Stealth 1280  7.7 * 59.9  30  7.1  25  52  72  45   28   2690   20800    8.3 *  7.1                                         
85-DAY HYBRID TRIAL AVERAGE##          60.3                                                                                                    
LG Seeds           LG2367        7.3   60.4  30  6.9  26  53  72  47   27   2700   19800    8.3 *  6.3     8.0 *  3100 *  25000 *  7.6 *  8.5  
Carhart's Blue Top CX290A        7.4   60.6  40  7.2  22  46  75  45   34   2900*  21300    7.2    7.5 *   6.9    2900    20000    6.2    7.6  
Dairyland          Stealth 1289  7.0   60.7  20  8.1  28  55  70  46   24   2570   18100    7.3    6.7     7.6    2990    22800    7.5 *  7.7  
Brown              2080          6.8   61.3  40  7.0  23  48  74  45   31   2830*  19200    6.5    7.1                                         
Carhart's Blue Top CX1187A       6.9   61.4  30  7.2  25  51  73  46   29   2780*  19200    6.8    7.0     7.1    3030 *  21400    6.8    7.3  
90-DAY HYBRID TRIAL AVERAGE##          62.9                                                                                                    
Dekalb             DKC39-45      7.1   63.8  40  6.8  23  47  74  45   31   2920*  20600    6.7    7.4 *                                       
NK Brand           N2555BT       7.1   64.2  40  7.4  26  51  72  45   27   2760*  19800    7.7 *  6.6     7.7 *  3060 *  23400    8.0 *  7.3  
Ramy Seed          PG1455        8.6 * 64.6  60  7.3  25  50  73  46   28   2850*  24500 *  8.7 *  8.4 *                                       
Golden Harvest     H6675         8.2 * 66.4  40  7.7  25  50  72  44   26   2780*  22900 *  8.4 *  8.1 *                                       
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MEAN                             7.3   61.1  40  7.2  25  51  72  46   28   2750   20200    7.6    7.1     7.5    3000    22700    7.1    8.0  
LSD(0.10)**                      0.9    3.9  10  0.5   3   4   3   1    4    200    3100    1.1    1.1     0.8     140     2400    1.0    0.5  
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