Yields of cool-season grasses as tested in University of Wisconsin field trials, 1996 to present
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ORCHARDGRASS		REED CANARYGRASS
SMOOTH BROMEGRASS		FESTULOLIUM
MEADOW BROMEGRASS		PERENNIAL RYEGRASS
TALL FESCUE		HYBRID RYEGRASS
MEADOW FESCUE		ITALIAN RYEGRASS
TIMOTHY		WESTERWOLDICUM
KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS
ORCHARDGRASS	Production Year Yields									Seeding Year Yields
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	% of	% of	% of	% of	% of	% of	% of	tons/acre		% of	% of	% of	% of	% of	% of	% of	tons/acre
	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	Trial Mean			season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	Trial Mean
ALBERT	36	20	15	15	14	.	119	6.81		37	50	12	.	.	.	107	3.10
ALPINE	15	30	40	15	.	.	71	3.80		12	88	.	.	.	.	81	0.90
ARCTIC II	42	21	14	12	10	.	107	6.16		43	48	9	.	.	.	92	2.68
ATHOS	23	26	16	16	18	.	95	7.66		39	34	27	.	.	.	126	4.37
BAR 98.4	29	25	16	15	15	.	95	5.64		36	52	12	.	.	.	93	2.71
BARIDANA	36	25	30	9	.	.	99	4.66		23	77	.	.	.	.	80	0.89
BENCHMARK	35	25	23	18	.	.	105	5.97		18	32	50	.	.	.	101	2.67
BOUNTY	40	18	16	14	13	.	107	6.81		42	28	31	.	.	.	112	3.91
BRONC	40	29	19	12	.	.	103	6.53		35	28	38	.	.	.	110	3.26
CAS-LG38	24	23	16	16	22	.	99	7.28		34	49	17	.	.	.	106	3.09
CENTURY	35	13	17	10	16	9	110	7.07		23	23	30	24	.	.	98	5.62
COMMAND	34	16	18	11	14	7	103	6.51		19	24	31	26	.	.	107	5.71
CONDOR	33	24	31	12	.	.	102	5.04		15	85	.	.	.	.	98	1.09
CRISTOSS	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.		15	24	28	33	.	.	113	5.51
DAWN	25	26	19	30	.	.	100	6.15		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
DGL N89-A	34	26	34	7	.	.	84	3.86		11	89	.	.	.	.	76	0.85
DP 6508	31	32	19	18	.	.	75	3.95		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
DUKE	37	28	30	5	.	.	95	4.25		18	82	.	.	.	.	86	0.96
EASTWOOD	10	42	24	24	.	.	57	4.13		32	25	43	.	.	.	104	3.07
ELSIE	38	31	18	14	.	.	98	6.27		39	27	34	.	.	.	91	2.69
ENDURANCE	16	18	14	13	20	19	94	6.12		28	16	16	32	8	.	109	6.25
EXTEND	43	17	16	13	11	.	109	7.05		41	32	27	.	.	.	111	3.87
HARVESTAR	22	18	18	12	21	9	95	8.15		15	34	21	30	.	.	112	4.28
HAYMASTER	43	17	16	13	12	.	102	6.59		41	32	27	.	.	.	103	3.58
HAYMATE	36	28	21	16	.	.	109	6.45		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
ICON	30	16	16	12	16	9	105	7.72		18	29	20	33	.	.	99	4.34
INTENSIV	29	23	16	16	15	.	94	5.63		42	47	11	.	.	.	89	2.59
IOWA OG-1	38	23	29	10	.	.	112	5.28		21	79	.	.	.	.	93	1.03
KAY	41	27	21	11	.	.	107	6.73		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
LG-31	24	24	17	17	18	.	99	7.99		36	30	34	.	.	.	110	3.83
MEGABITE	39	25	24	11	.	.	110	6.08		23	31	45	.	.	.	96	2.70
OFI 93L	28	30	20	23	.	.	100	6.13		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
OG-4	23	16	18	13	20	10	101	8.60		16	31	21	32	.	.	107	4.12
OG0203G	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.		17	23	29	31	.	.	105	5.10
OG8703	39	25	19	17	.	.	96	5.09		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
OG9501	39	26	19	16	.	.	97	5.10		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
OLYMPIA	20	15	13	13	21	19	93	6.09		29	14	16	34	7	.	105	6.05
PIZZA	26	17	16	14	18	9	106	8.29		22	37	9	32	.	.	91	3.70
POTOMAC	33	26	31	10	.	.	94	4.43		16	84	.	.	.	.	106	1.18
PROFILE	38	25	22	15	.	.	100	6.28		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
PROGRESS	39	26	20	15	.	.	103	6.48		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
SECO	18	17	18	16	16	15	101	6.57		35	15	14	30	5	.	114	6.55
STAMPEDE	41	25	18	16	.	.	93	4.84		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
TAKENA	32	27	21	20	.	.	92	5.12		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
TAKENA II	24	16	19	13	19	9	105	8.92		15	33	19	32	.	.	103	3.97
UDDER	30	25	27	18	.	.	104	5.44		16	84	.	.	.	.	95	1.05
VAILLANT	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.		19	28	26	26	.	.	122	5.97
VISION	15	20	25	12	23	4	97	9.69		8	36	22	34	.	.	95	3.63
WARRIOR	32	26	25	18	.	.	94	4.97		17	83	.	.	.	.	91	1.01
SMOOTH	Production Year Yields									Seeding Year Yields
BROMEGRASS	Cut 1	Cut 2	Cut 3	Cut 4	Cut 5	Cut 6	Total	Total		Cut 1	Cut 2	Cut 3	Cut 4	Cut 5	Cut 6	Total	Total
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	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	Trial Mean			season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	Trial Mean
ALPHA	43	28	17	12	.	.	99	5.18		32	38	30	.	.	.	89	1.76
BADGER	45	26	25	4	.	.	96	3.63		20	80	.	.	.	.	93	0.78
BLIZZARD	42	29	17	13	.	.	91	4.40		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
BOUNTY	51	21	27	.	.	.	95	3.53		16	84	.	.	.	.	122	1.02
BW7	15	35	50	.	.	.	58	2.17		31	69	.	.	.	.	153	1.29
CAS-BI14	41	12	13	15	19	.	89	6.40		46	46	7	.	.	.	75	2.18
DIXON PRAIRIE	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.		35	29	36	.	.	.	120	3.55
EMBASSY	40	23	19	17	.	.	91	4.55		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
GO-SB	36	20	9	13	14	9	96	6.63		28	28	21	22	.	.	85	3.67
KYBI 9401	27	34	16	22	.	.	94	4.68		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
LAKOTA PRAIRIE	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.		37	33	30	.	.	.	127	3.75
PEAK	56	11	10	12	11	.	95	7.68		54	34	12	.	.	.	85	2.96
TIKI	51	22	27	.	.	.	96	3.60		21	79	.	.	.	.	110	0.93
YORK	45	17	11	13	14	.	103	7.07		46	46	8	.	.	.	87	2.51
MEADOW	Production Year Yields									Seeding Year Yields
BROMEGRASS	Cut 1	Cut 2	Cut 3	Cut 4	Cut 5	Cut 6	Total	Total		Cut 1	Cut 2	Cut 3	Cut 4	Cut 5	Cut 6	Total	Total
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	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	Trial Mean			season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	Trial Mean
FLEET	37	10	13	15	15	11	117	8.09		24	26	19	29	3	.	96	4.51
MACBETH	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.		22	32	27	20	.	.	120	5.83
PADDOCK	32	11	15	11	17	14	113	7.41		22	26	21	27	3	.	112	4.04
REGAR	52	13	14	22	.	.	117	6.30		27	49	24	.	.	.	103	2.24
TALL FESCUE	Production Year Yields									Seeding Year Yields
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	% of	% of	% of	% of	% of	% of	% of	tons/acre		% of	% of	% of	% of	% of	% of	% of	tons/acre
	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	Trial Mean			season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	Trial Mean
ARIDO	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.		15	29	28	28	.	.	146	7.14
BAR FA 689K	30	25	30	15	.	.	96	5.71		15	85	.	.	.	.	84	1.11
BAR FA 6FRD	30	26	29	15	.	.	90	5.34		10	90	.	.	.	.	85	1.12
BAR FA BTR7	26	21	16	18	18	.	93	5.47		29	48	23	.	.	.	152	4.43
BAROLLEX	29	30	24	17	.	.	99	6.18		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
BE 9301	25	23	16	18	19	.	101	5.99		27	50	22	.	.	.	118	3.42
BRONSON	29	25	23	23	.	.	91	5.47		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
COURTENAY	26	27	18	15	13	.	108	7.00		38	43	20	.	.	.	139	4.06
DESPERADO	28	25	32	15	.	.	102	6.06		10	90	.	.	.	.	85	1.13
EF KY31	22	28	21	28	.	.	99	7.20		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
EI KY31	21	30	22	27	.	.	104	7.54		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
ENHANCE	26	17	14	13	17	12	101	6.36		14	24	35	26	.	.	124	7.08
FA BTR1	27	27	31	16	.	.	98	5.84		12	88	.	.	.	.	84	1.11
FAWN	37	28	21	13	.	.	106	6.79		26	37	37	.	.	.	143	4.22
K5666V	23	23	17	17	19	.	91	5.40		30	47	23	.	.	.	123	3.59
KOKANEE	26	36	22	15	.	.	111	7.00		31	32	37	.	.	.	130	3.84
KORA	32	28	22	18	.	.	100	5.89		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
KY 31	32	26	24	18	.	.	105	6.52		14	86	.	.	.	.	100	1.33
KY-2	30	28	31	11	.	.	99	5.68		13	87	.	.	.	.	110	1.46
KYFA 9301	21	32	22	25	.	.	93	6.72		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
KYFA 9302	21	29	21	30	.	.	103	7.45		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
KYTF 2	21	30	22	27	.	.	98	7.08		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
MAXIMIZE	30	31	23	17	.	.	101	6.62		28	29	42	.	.	.	123	3.65
MONTENDRE	32	19	17	16	17	.	113	7.02		32	34	34	.	.	.	132	4.58
ORYGUN	35	25	24	16	.	.	107	6.73		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
RUSTLER	14	16	10	15	18	28	98	6.39		34	20	14	24	8	.	134	7.72
SAVORY	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.		14	28	27	30	.	.	135	6.57
SEINE	20	17	13	14	19	16	98	7.73		13	34	23	30	.	.	131	5.23
SELECT	33	26	22	19	.	.	104	6.54		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
STOCKMAN	29	16	15	12	17	11	103	6.58		17	21	36	26	.	.	134	7.63
TETON	36	28	21	15	.	.	116	7.37		29	28	43	.	.	.	110	3.25
TF 33	32	28	21	18	.	.	97	5.68		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
TUSCANY II	.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.		15	30	27	28	.	.	157	7.68
MEADOW	Production Year Yields									Seeding Year Yields
FESCUE	Cut 1	Cut 2	Cut 3	Cut 4	Cut 5	Cut 6	Total	Total		Cut 1	Cut 2	Cut 3	Cut 4	Cut 5	Cut 6	Total	Total
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	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	Trial Mean			season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	Trial Mean
BARTURA	30	11	11	16	19	13	89	6.30		27	21	14	29	8	.	97	4.77
BENFESTA	37	21	30	12	.	.	71	3.88		15	85	.	.	.	.	124	1.37
LAURA	45	15	15	25	.	.	86	4.67		18	54	28	.	.	.	96	2.07
PRADEL	26	12	10	19	19	15	89	6.34		29	23	13	26	9	.	99	4.64
TIMOTHY	Production Year Yields									Seeding Year Yields
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	% of	% of	% of	% of	% of	% of	% of	tons/acre		% of	% of	% of	% of	% of	% of	% of	tons/acre
	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	Trial Mean			season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	Trial Mean
AURORA	42	27	17	13	.	.	91	5.27		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
CAS-LPP303/8	41	21	13	14	11	.	95	5.43		47	40	12	.	.	.	71	2.08
CAS-MPP307	42	21	12	13	12	.	91	5.20		45	48	7	.	.	.	61	1.77
CLAIR	47	22	25	6	.	.	108	4.02		13	87	.	.	.	.	114	1.14
CLIMAX	39	29	20	12	.	.	92	4.16		22	47	31	.	.	.	89	2.10
COLT	40	28	18	13	.	.	108	4.59		32	68	.	.	.	.	96	0.96
CREST	48	15	13	15	9	.	91	5.75		26	26	15	32	.	.	69	3.33
DERBY	53	11	14	13	10	.	89	5.71		26	24	15	35	.	.	72	3.59
DOLINA	39	29	18	13	.	.	97	4.44		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
EXPRESS	47	16	14	15	8	.	86	5.61		22	16	37	25	.	.	65	3.55
ITASCA	40	27	18	15	.	.	88	5.07		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
KY EARLY	28	32	21	19	.	.	100	4.70		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
LMR72	45	18	12	15	10	.	81	5.05		53	43	5	.	.	.	77	2.67
NOVIO	34	23	9	9	14	11	82	5.36		38	16	14	26	6	.	72	4.16
OUTLAW	46	27	19	7	.	.	102	4.74		29	33	38	.	.	.	85	1.95
RICHMOND	40	25	22	14	.	.	95	5.43		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
SUMMIT	55	8	16	11	10	.	87	5.60		21	24	17	39	.	.	65	3.32
TALON	41	11	17	13	13	6	89	7.49		10	15	28	47	.	.	55	2.36
TORO	39	25	21	15	.	.	97	5.49		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
TREASURE	59	7	15	13	6	.	91	5.89		26	24	29	21	.	.	67	3.83
TUNDRA	40	23	11	13	13	.	89	5.11		39	51	10	.	.	.	60	1.76
TUUKKA	36	34	27	3	.	.	116	5.97		42	26	31	.	.	.	85	2.50
WINNETOU	45	28	17	11	.	.	85	3.85		.	.	.	.	.	.	.	.
KENTUCKY	Production Year Yields
BLUEGRASS	Cut 1	Cut 2	Cut 3	Cut 4	Cut 5	Cut 6	Total	Total
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	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	season yield	Trial Mean
PARK	33	28	21	18	.	.	59	3.67
SIDEKICK	36	24	25	14	.	.	58	3.8
REED	Production Year Yields									Seeding Year Yields
CANARYGRASS	Cut 1	Cut 2	Cut 3	Cut 4	Cut 5	Cut 6	Total	Total		Cut 1	Cut 2	Cut 3	Cut 4	Cut 5	Cut 6	Total	Total
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