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Sid Lloyd, Jr., Farms, Cruger

Soil type Collins silt loam
Soil pH 6.0
Soil fertility P--M, K--L
Fertilizer added Nitrogen @ 210 lb/A
7-18-36 @ 150 lb/A
Herbicide application Lasso @ 2 lb/A + Atrazine @ 2 lb/A
Irrigation Center pivot -- 0.85 inch weekly through July
Planting date March 28, 1998
Harvest date August 26, 1998

Crop Summary

Planting conditions were excellent this spring. Plant emergence ran ahead of normal -- around 8 to 9 days, instead of 2 weeks. The crop grew off well with some rainfall before tassel; crop height was a little below normal.

Rainfall Summary

March 5.30 inches
April 4.91 inches
May 5.34 inches
June 1.30 inches
July 3.40 inches
August 1.67 inches
Total 21.92 inches

Rainfall graph

Table 12. Results from 38 early-maturing corn hybrids grown with irrigation on a Collins silt loam soil in Cruger, Holmes County, 1998.1
Hybrid
number
Brand
name
1998
yield
2-year
average
3-year
average
Root
lodging
Stalk
lodging
Ear
height
Moisture
content
Harvested
stand
(x 1000)
    bu/a bu/a bu/a % % in %  
3245
Pioneer
187.4
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
40
18.6
23
TR1087
Terra
179.9
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
41
17.5
26
TR1157
Terra
177.6
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
37
14.9
22
TR1154
Terra
172.6
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
44
19.1
24
DG5510A
Funk's
171.5
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
42
23.0
28
TV2140
Terral
168.4
 -- 
 --
0
0
47
18.4
24
33G26
Pioneer
167.0
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
31
14.6
15
RX 897
Asgrow
161.6
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
43
19.1
24
RX760
Asgrow
161.1
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
37
17.1
23
DK626
DeKalb
160.8
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
41
16.6
22
FFR726
Elite
160.5
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
43
17.8
24
3394
Pioneer
159.6
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
40
17.7
19
TVX21370
Terral
158.9
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
44
18.6
21
32K61
Pioneer
158.4
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
42
19.0
23
RX813
Asgrow
156.1
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
36
19.2
23
33951R
Pioneer
156.0
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
41
16.9
23
ATX725
AgraTech
155.5
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
29
14.5
17
TV 2543
Terral
152.8
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
40
19.7
24
TR1088
Terra
151.4
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
36
16.9
25
ATX770
AgraTech
151.1
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
35
15.1
16
S605
Stewart
151.0
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
37
18.0
20
XP8897
Asgrow
149.5
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
36
20.8
16
S660
Stewart
148.8
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
41
18.1
21
RX810
Asgrow
148.4
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
29
15.6
16
RX826
Asgrow
146.8
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
40
18.0
22
Genesis 1815
Genesis
146.5
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
44
16.6
24
TV2090
Terral
145.6
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
41
17.7
23
3245IR
Pioneer
145.1
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
39
18.4
20
S599
Stewart
143.4
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
39
17.8
20
RX770
Stewart
143.1
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
35
17.6
24
S555
Stewart
143.1
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
29
14.7
16
8513IT
Garst
140.6
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
41
17.2
24
Genesis 2812
Genesis
140.1
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
39
17.1
18
RX740
Asgrow
139.8
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
37
16.8
21
TV2100
Terral
139.8
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
37
18.0
22
S589
Stewart
138.5
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
34
19.8
19
TVX20770
Terral
136.8
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
40
17.5
24
33R87
Pioneer
127.8
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
43
18.3
18
Overall mean
153.6
 -- 
 -- 
         
LSD (.10)
 20.8
 -- 
 -- 
         
Error degrees of freedom
142  
 --  
 -- 
         
CV (%)
 12.7
 -- 
 -- 
         
R2 (%)
40  
 -- 
 --  
         
1Planted March 28; harvested August 26.
2No 2 or 3-year averages.



Table 13. Results from 28 late-maturing corn hybrids grown with irrigation on a Collins silt loam soil in Cruger, Holmes County, 1998. 1
Hybrid
number
Brand
name
1998
yield
2-year
average
3-year
average
Root
lodging
Stalk
lodging
Ear
height
Moisture
content
Harvested
stand
(x 1000)
    bu/a bu/a bu/a % % in %  
TR1167
Terra
185.3
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
44
19.8
28
3223
Pioneer
179.6
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
47
19.2
24
DG5516
Funk's
178.1
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
46
20.5
28
E1188
Terra
173.6
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
45
19.5
27
8460
Mycogen
171.3
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
45
21.0
23
DK714
DeKalb
170.7
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
48
20.1
24
3163
Pioneer
170.4
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
43
19.6
22
AP9828
AgriPro
167.4
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
46
19.7
21
3167
Pioneer
165.4
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
43
22.9
25
TV 2930
Terral
163.4
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
47
21.5
23
FFR943
Elite
161.1
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
42
23.3
23
TR1185
Terra
160.3
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
47
22.5
24
AP9909
AgriPro
160.1
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
46
21.7
24
S795
Stewart
159.4
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
41
17.8
24
Genesis 1818
Genesis
159.1
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
40
17.6
21
AP9707
AgriPro
156.9
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
40
19.0
22
RX913
Asgrow
156.6
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
45
20.4
24
DK687
DeKalb
155.0
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
45
19.9
23
HS 9843
HyPerformer
153.5
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
44
19.1
25
AP9939
AgriPro
153.4
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
40
23.3
19
8222IT
Garst
153.4
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
40
22.3
20
AP9829IMI
AgriPro
150.4
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
44
19.9
23
RX 938
Asgrow
147.8
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
47
21.5
22
DK683
DeKalb
147.5
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
50
18.5
22
8220
Garst
144.8
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
45
22.6
20
967
AgraTech
137.5
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
42
22.4
20
Genesis 2816
Genesis
131.9
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
41
19.8
20
DK706
DeKalb
121.8
 -- 
 -- 
0
0
46
22.0
24
Overall mean
158.4
 -- 
 -- 
         
LSD (.10)
 18.6
 -- 
 -- 
         
Error degrees of freedom
108  
 -- 
 -- 
         
CV (%)
 11.2
 -- 
 -- 
         
R2
 49  
 --  
 -- 
         
1Planted March 28; harvested August 26.
2No 2- and 3-year averages.

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