TABLE 18. NORTHERN ZONE - SILAGE ASHLAND ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2000 1999 AVERAGE AVERAGES KERNEL YIELD MST MILK CP ADF NDF IVD CWD STARCH MILK PER YIELD MILK PER BRAND HYBRID T/A % % % % % % % % TON ACRE T/A TON ACRE ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Pioneer 39W54 4.9 57.7 40 7.4 27 54 72 49 25 2700 13200 75-DAY HYBRID TRIAL AVERAGE## 62.4 LG Seeds LG2227 5.2 64.1 60 7.5 27 54 72 49 21 2780 14600 6.8 2840 19300 Dekalb DKC26-75 4.7 65.4 50 8.1 25 51 74 48 25 2900 13700 Kaltenberg K2468 4.3 66.6 50 8.9 22 47 76 50 27 3130* 13600 Wolf River Valley 9883L 5.6 67.0 80 8.1 27 55 71 48 20 2750 15500 9.1 * 2730 24900 * Pioneer 39A26 5.5 67.4 50 8.0 26 51 73 47 24 2880 15800 Dekalb DKC29-95 4.8 68.4 70 8.1 23 49 76 51 27 3150* 15100 Carhart's Blue Top CX1185A 5.5 69.1 90 7.7 25 53 73 49 23 2930 16200 NK Brand N17-R3 6.1 * 69.1 70 8.3 26 52 73 47 22 2860 17400 * 8.5 2920 25000 * 85-DAY HYBRID TRIAL AVERAGE## 70.4 Jung 2178 5.3 71.3 60 7.8 25 50 76 51 24 3160* 16800 80-DAY HYBRID TRIAL AVERAGE## 71.4 Dairyland Stealth 1280 6.4 * 72.1 90 7.8 28 56 71 48 17 2750 17500 * 9.6 * 2810 27100 * Top Farm TFsx2182 6.2 * 72.1 100 7.9 27 54 72 49 18 2860 17900 * 8.6 * 2880 24800 * Brown 1967 6.2 * 72.9 100 8.0 29 57 70 47 17 2680 16700 Renk RK232 6.1 * 73.5 100 8.3 28 55 71 48 16 2800 17200 * Wensman W5018Bt 5.0 73.6 80 8.0 29 56 71 48 19 2770 13900 8.5 2980 * 25300 * Mycogen 2141 6.3 * 73.9 80 8.3 26 50 74 49 23 3030* 19200 * ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ MEAN 5.5 69.0 70 8.0 26 53 73 49 22 2880 15900 8.0 2890 23100 LSD(0.10)** 0.7 3.7 10 0.6 2 3 2 2 4 180 2300 1.0 120 3600 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________