Farm
Field Corn Silage Dry Down Results
Mike
Rankin
Crops and Soils Agent
University of Wisconsin - Extension
| The
following are results from the first farmer corn silage dry down
samples brought to the Agronomy Field Day on 8-22. On average,
whole plant moisture declines at a rate of 0.5 percentage points per
day. |
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| Fond
du Lac Co. Corn Silage Moisture Determination
Date: 8-22-2000 |
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R.M. |
Planting
Date |
W.P.
Moisture
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City/Town |
Hybrid |
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| 1 |
Waupun |
NK4687 |
98 |
30-Apr |
77.7 |
| 2 |
Waupun |
Renk
7075 |
109 |
26-Apr |
76.9 |
| 3 |
Waupun |
P3563 |
104 |
26-Apr |
77.1 |
| 4 |
Waupun |
P3253 |
105 |
30-Apr |
76.0 |
| 5 |
Waupun |
Renk
552 |
95 |
25-Apr |
75.6 |
| 6 |
Waupun |
Midwest
6914 |
93 |
03-May |
76.8 |
| 7 |
Waupun |
Midwest
6956 |
96 |
03-May |
75.3 |
| 8 |
Waupun |
Renk
685 |
101 |
27-May |
74.6 |
| 9 |
Waupun |
Renk
681 |
102 |
26-Apr |
74.4 |
| 10 |
Waupun |
P3770 |
99 |
25-Apr |
74.9 |
| 11 |
Waupun |
Renk
569 |
96 |
06-May |
74.7 |
| 12 |
Fond
du Lac |
NK
3030Bt |
95 |
15-May |
75.8 |
| 13 |
Fond
du Lac |
NK
3030Bt |
95 |
28-Apr |
75.5 |
| 14 |
Allenton |
Cargill
F377 |
100 |
27-Apr |
75.3 |
| 15 |
Malone |
P39D81 |
85 |
25-Apr |
72.0 |
| 16 |
Fond du Lac |
NK2409 |
90 |
26-May |
74.4 |
| 17 |
Fond
du Lac |
NK
Max 101 |
100 |
03-May |
79.3 |
| 18 |
Fond
du Lac |
Spangler
LFT 40 |
102 |
03-May |
76.4 |
| 19 |
Fond
du Lac |
Spangler
4400 |
104 |
08-May |
79.7 |
| 20 |
Fond
du Lac |
Spangler
LFT 30 |
95 |
03-May |
77.0 |
| 21 |
Fond
du Lac |
Spangler
LFT 40 |
102 |
29-Apr |
75.8 |
| 22 |
Fond
du Lac |
Kaltenberg
8098 |
98 |
30-Apr |
75.4 |
| 23 |
Brandon |
Renk
546 |
94 |
01-May |
74.3 |
| 24 |
Fond
du Lac |
P3893 |
89 |
28-Apr |
72.8 |
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