By SUSAN BLOWER
Indiana Correspondent WINGATE, Ind. — In the central Indiana region, one corn hybrid stood out with 292 bushels per acre in an early-season test by Farmers’ Independent Research of Seed Technologies (FIRST) on Steve and Matt Stine’s farm in Wingate. On the Montgomery County test site, FS InVISION variety FS 59VL 1EZR topped out with the highest yield at 292 bushels and gross income per acre at an impressive $968. Augusta variety A4658GT3110 followed with 275.2 bushels and $915 per acre, and Pioneer P1197AM CK produced 264.7 bushels and $882 per acre. “Overall, this plot performed very well with uniform stands and emergence. Corn plants stood very well with little sign of disease or insect pressure. Some of the early-season hybrids were beginning to lose their fodder while fuller-season remained intact,” said Matt Turner, the FIRST site manager. The average yield out of 36 hybrids tested was 241 bushels per acre and $804 per acre, with 17.5 percent moisture. The prior crop was soybeans treated with 2,4-D, Roundup and Authority. The soil was Drummer-Starks silty clay loam, moderately well drained and non-irrigated. The Stines use no-till. The seeds were dropped on April 18, and the corn was harvested on Oct. 13. For the full-season test on the same plot, Seed Consultants variety SCS 1125YHR achieved the best yield, with 270 bushels per acre and $896 gross income per acre. Two varieties of Ebberts and Dairyland produced nearly identical yield results. Ebberts 6121VT2P grew 263.4 bushels per acre, while its close cousin, Ebberts 6933VT2PRIB, produced 262.3 bushels. They brought similar gross income, too: $871 and $869, respectively. Dairyland DS-7513 was a close fourth-place for yield, with 262.1 bushels and $852 per acre. The average result of 42 hybrids tested was 242.9 bushels per acre, with 18.8 percent moisture and $803 per acre in gross income. “Favorable late-season weather led to fully pollinated ears with a very deep, large kernels. There was little or no weed pressure within the plot,” Turner added. Soybean test The Stines also hosted a soybean test on a plot with corn as its previous crop. The corn had been treated with Corvus, atrazine and Roundup. The soil was described as Mahalasville-Martinsville-Oakley silt loam, which was moderately drained and non-irrigated. Here, too, the Stines use no-till. The NK Brand variety S31-Y2X produced 75 bushels per acre and brought $638 in gross income per acre. Dairyland, LG Seeds and Seed Consultants followed successively, with results similar to one another. Dairyland DSR-3434/R2Y and LG Seeds C3775RX had nearly identical yields, with 71.5 and 71.4 bushels per acre, respectively. While Dairyland earned $608 per acre in gross income, LG Seeds fetched $607. Seed Consultants SCS 9295RR also achieved 71 bushels, with $604 in gross income per acre. The seeds were planted on June 1 and harvested Nov. 12. “This location had good stands and emergence with good soil moisture and mild temperatures during the growing season,” Turner reported. “Soybean plants grew tall at this location and lodged early. This caused some stems to remain green until late into the season. “The bean plants did a good job correcting themselves before harvest. Overall, yields were good.” |
