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 8-29.  On average, whole plant moisture declines at a rate of 0.5 percentage points per day.

Fond du Lac Co. Corn Silage Moisture Determination    Date:  8-29-2000
      R.M. Planting
Date		 W. P.  Moisture
# City/Town Hybrid
           
1 Oshkosh Pioneer 90 03-May 72.2
2 Ripon Mycogen TMF 108 108 11-May 77.6
3 Waupun Renk 569 96 06-May 74.2
4 Waupun P3253 105 30-May 74.2
5 Waupun P3563 104 26-Apr 75.8
6 Waupun NK 4687 98 30-Apr 75.5
7 Waupun P35N05 105 25-Apr 72.1
8 Waupun Renk 552 95 25-Apr 71.3
9 Waupun Midwest 6956 96 03-May 73.4
10 Waupun Midwest 6914 93 03-May 72.1
11 Waupun Renk 705 109 21-Apr 75.2
12 Waupun P31R57 102 29-Apr 72.8
13 Waupun P3770 99 25-Apr 70.6
14 Waupun P3523 109 24-Apr 73.8
15 Waupun P3730 101 08-May 73.7
16 Waupun Renk 681 102 26-Apr 71.8
17 Fond du Lac P3893 89 28-Apr 70.0
18 Van Dyne P36K27 107 15-Apr 71.6
19 Rosendale Mycogen TMF 2662 106 27-Apr 74.5
20 Rosendale P3553 105 27-Apr 75.7
21 Rosendale Mycogen TMF 106 106 27-Apr 75.2

 

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