By DAVE BLOWER JR.
Farm World Editor

ELNORA, Ind. — A severe storm left its mark on a corn seed test in southern Indiana earlier this season.

The average yields for both the early-season and late-season tests were in the 160-bushel per acre range. Farmer’s In-dependent Research of Seed Technologies (F.I.R.S.T.) conducted the test.

Specialty Hybrids variety 4970VT3 won the early season test with an average of 193.3 bu. per acre. Its moisture content was 27.8 percent, and the estimated gross income per acre was $643.70.
Finishing a close second was Heritage hybrid 8660VT3 at 193.0 bu. per acre, but it had a lower moisture content at 25.7 percent.

The trial was on the Daviess County, Ind. farm of Bob Wesner. The soil was an Ayrshire-Lyles sandy loam. The no-till field was well drained and non-irrigated. The previous crop on the field was soybeans treated with glyphosate.

F.I.R.S.T. manager Rich Schleuning planted this field May 22 at a rate of 31,000 seeds per acre.

“In late June, this location received hail, high winds and three inches of rain within 30 minutes,” Schleuning reported. “There were areas in the trial with a significant amount of storm-related green snap.

“Yield results are variable due to green-snapped plant loss. The lodging scores are not indicative of the amount of green snap in the plot.”

For all of the early-season hybrids, the average yield was 162.4 bu. per acre.

Late-season corn trial

Channel hybrid 214-25VT3 won the trial by producing an average yield of 195.4 bu. per acre. This variety had a moisture content of 28.7 percent, and its estimated gross income per acre was $646.30.

Finishing second was Trisler hybrid T-8A02VT3, generating 191.9 bu. per acre. This product’s moisture content was only 25.3 percent, and its per acre estimated gross income is $651.

The late-season average was 161.7 bu. per acre. There were 42 hybrids tested at the Elnora, Ind. trial.

A list of all the hybrids in this test is available at
www.firstseedtests.com