Farm Field Corn Silage Dry Down Results

Mike Rankin
Crops and Soils Agent
University of Wisconsin - Extension

The following are results from the third farmer corn silage dry down event brought to the Dave Schmitz farm on 9-03.  On average, whole plant moisture declines at a rate of 0.5 percentage points per day.
Fond du Lac Co. Corn Silage Moisture Determination     9-10-2003
         
      R.M. Planting Date W. P.  Moisture
# City/Town Hybrid
           
EARLY PLANTED  100 RM OR LATER  
14 FdL N64-39 110 2-May 74.0
16 WAUPUN P35R57 104 15-May 69.1
4 BRANDON P36R11 102 29-Apr 68.9
1 ROSENDALE P35D45 106 25-Apr 68.8
8 ROSENDALE NK48-V8 108 28-Apr 68.8
5 MALONE LG2526 SP 105 29-Apr 68.2
25 ST. CLOUD MYC TMF100 100 5-May 67.7
7 ROSENDALE NK48-V8 108 29-Apr 66.1
19 EDEN N58-D1 108 30-Apr 63.9
17 WAUPUN P35R57 104 13-May 63.8
24 ST. CLOUD MYC TMF100 100 5-May 56.4
11         66.9
LATE PLANTED  100 RM OR LATER  
13 BROWNSVILLE LEMKE SL68 110 24-May 71.8
3 BEAVER DAM TMF113 113 17-May 70.5
22 MALONE DKC58-78 108 16-May 69.4
12 FdL DK537 103 18-May 66.6
21 MALONE DKC58-78 108 16-May 65.0
11 FdL P B105 105 25-May 64.9
20 EDEN N58-D1 108 23-May 55.9
7         66.3
LATE PLANTED  99 RM OR EARLIER  
2 FdL MYCOGEN 3681FQ 98 23-May 71.4
23 DOTYVILLE RENK 95 20-May 67.6
6 MALONE LG2415 92 26-May 66.1
9 FdL DKC47 97 21-May 65.0
10 FdL DKC47 97 21-May 64.2
18 EDEN DKC39-57 89 6-Jun 63.6
15 WAUPUN P3751 97 17-May 61.2
7         65.6
 

 

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