Corn
Silage Moisture Results
Mike
Rankin
Crops and Soils Agent
University of Wisconsin - Extension
The following are corn silage
moisture results from the Fond du Lac Co. Forage Council's Fall Forage Field Day held on
September 4th at the Abel Dairy Farm near Eden. 77 farm samples were
tested. On average, whole plant moisture drops about 0.5% per
day.
Planting Date:
Before May 16
Hybrid Maturity: Less than 100 days
Average moisture: 67.2%
Range: 63.7 - 71.4%
|
City/Town
|
Hybrid
|
R.M. |
Planting
Date |
W.
P. Moisture |
| |
|
|
|
|
| EARLY PLANTED - SHORT
SEASON |
| Brandon |
P
3737 |
98 |
26-Apr |
63.7 |
| Fond
du Lac |
O'Brien
9896 |
96 |
07-May |
63.8 |
| Eden |
DS
95 |
95 |
10-May |
65.6 |
| Eden |
Lemke
Silo Blend |
95 |
15-May |
65.7 |
| Fond
du Lac |
DKC
440 |
94 |
11-May |
65.8 |
| Waupun |
P
3751 |
97 |
29-Apr |
66.8 |
| Brandon |
Vossekuil
#2 |
98 |
10-May |
66.9 |
| Brandon |
P
3753 |
96 |
08-May |
67.0 |
| Brandon |
P
3730 |
99 |
08-May |
67.2 |
| Eden |
Dairyland
1292 |
92 |
14-May |
67.5 |
| Fond
du Lac |
TMF
2202 |
86 |
15-May |
67.7 |
| Eden |
Stealth
1297 |
97 |
11-May |
68.3 |
| Fond
du Lac |
DKC
3945 |
89 |
06-May |
70.3 |
| Fond
du Lac |
TMF
94 |
97 |
15-May |
70.6 |
| Campbellsport |
Kaltenberg
K 4664 |
96 |
04-May |
71.4 |
Planting Date:
Before May 16
Hybrid Maturity: 100 days or greater
Average moisture:
69.7%
Range: 62.4 - 74.9%
|
City/Town
|
Hybrid
|
R.M. |
Planting
Date |
W.
P. Moisture |
| EARLY
PLANTED - FULL SEASON |
| Brandon |
Bade
1 |
100 |
10-May |
62.4 |
| Oakfield |
NK
48-V8 |
108 |
15-May |
65.3 |
| Fond
du Lac |
NK
Max 88 Bt |
103 |
06-May |
66.2 |
| Fond
du Lac |
NK
10 |
103 |
10-May |
66.5 |
| Brandon |
Renk
606 |
100 |
13-May |
66.8 |
| Eldorado |
P34G81 |
105 |
04-May |
67.4 |
| Van
Dyne |
Spangler
4400 |
104 |
10-May |
67.7 |
| Brandon |
P3737 |
110 |
07-May |
67.9 |
| Eden |
NK
43-C4 |
102 |
08-May |
68.3 |
| Campbellsport |
NK
65-R5 |
111 |
15-May |
68.4 |
| Brandon |
DKC
5334 |
103 |
30-Apr |
68.5 |
| Saint
Cloud |
NK
Max 88 |
105 |
07-May |
68.5 |
| Brandon |
P
6323 |
106 |
01-May |
68.5 |
| Saint
Cloud |
NK
Max 88 |
105 |
05-May |
68.6 |
| Eden |
Mycogen
108 |
108 |
30-Apr |
68.8 |
| Van
Dyne |
LFT
50 |
104 |
10-May |
69.1 |
| Armstrong |
N43-C4 |
105 |
29-Apr |
69.1 |
| Eldorado |
NK
48-V8 |
108 |
15-May |
69.2 |
| Eldorado |
P
36014 |
103 |
15-May |
69.4 |
| Eden |
P34G81 |
106 |
10-May |
69.5 |
| Waupun |
Golden
Harvest 8250 |
105 |
07-May |
69.9 |
| Fond
du Lac |
Mycogen
FS 957 |
107 |
08-May |
70.0 |
| Brownsville |
P3563 |
103 |
10-May |
70.4 |
| Fond
du Lac |
Spangler
LFT 50 |
105 |
10-May |
70.5 |
| Malone |
DKC
58-78 |
108 |
05-May |
70.5 |
| Van
Dyne |
LFT
40 |
102 |
10-May |
70.6 |
| Malone |
NK
48-V8 |
105 |
07-May |
70.6 |
| Rosendale |
NK
48-V8 |
108 |
10-May |
70.7 |
| Mount
Calvary |
Midwest
7366 |
104 |
10-May |
70.9 |
| Brownsville |
P
36B08 |
102 |
10-May |
71.3 |
| Campbellsport |
NK
65-R5 |
111 |
10-May |
71.3 |
| Armstrong |
TMF
2662 |
105 |
11-May |
71.5 |
| Fond
du Lac |
P34G81 |
106 |
10-May |
71.5 |
| Fond
du Lac |
P
3394 |
110 |
07-May |
71.7 |
| Rosendale |
P3523 |
107 |
06-May |
72.3 |
| Allenton |
Mycogen
FTF 657 |
105 |
06-May |
72.7 |
| Allenton |
Mycogen
FTF 657 |
105 |
07-May |
72.7 |
| Mount
Calvary |
Heartland
305 |
105 |
10-May |
72.7 |
| Saint
Cloud |
Mycogen
TMF 100 |
100 |
13-May |
73.2 |
| Eden |
P34G81 |
106 |
10-May |
74.9 |
Planting Date: May
16 or after
Hybrid Maturity: Less than 100 days
Average moisture:
67.1%
Range: 63.0 - 71.0%
|
City/Town
|
Hybrid
|
R.M. |
Planting
Date |
W.
P. Moisture |
| LATE PLANTED
- SHORT SEASON |
| Eden |
P
38P06 |
95 |
17-May |
63.0 |
| Fond
du Lac |
NK
2552 |
96 |
20-May |
63.9 |
| Van
Dyne |
NK
32-L9 |
95 |
16-May |
64.7 |
| Fond
du Lac |
Mycogen
235 |
95 |
16-May |
65.4 |
| Lomira |
Garst
468 LL |
95 |
21-May |
65.8 |
| Brandon |
Glens
Gormet |
90 |
25-May |
67.2 |
| Brandon |
DKC
3781AF |
87 |
31-May |
67.8 |
| Eden |
NK
2550 Bt |
92 |
27-May |
68.7 |
| Eden |
N
32-L9 |
95 |
22-May |
69.8 |
| Eden |
P
3751 |
97 |
17-May |
70.3 |
| Rosendale |
Mycogen
TMF 94 |
94 |
25-May |
71.0 |
Planting Date: May
16 or after
Hybrid Maturity: 100 days or greater
Average moisture:
67.4%
Range: 64.6 - 71.2%
|
City/Town
|
Hybrid
|
R.M. |
Planting
Date |
W.
P. Moisture |
| LATE PLANTED
- FULL SEASON |
| Eden |
NK
43-C4 |
102 |
20-May |
64.6 |
| Van
Dyne |
Garst |
100 |
16-May |
65.1 |
| Waupun |
NK
Max 007 |
100 |
01-Jun |
65.7 |
| Oakfield |
NK
48-V8 |
103 |
20-May |
66.0 |
| Fond
du Lac |
NK
59-Q9 |
108 |
18-May |
67.5 |
| Van
Dyne |
Lemke
100 Silage |
100 |
16-May |
68.5 |
| Fond
du Lac |
Spangler
LFT 50 |
105 |
19-May |
70.9 |
| Fond
du Lac |
Kaltenberg
J8105 |
105 |
19-May |
71.2 |
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