OCLC17835659
1983
CONSERVATION TILLAGE
TEST RESULTS
ALLEN COUNTY,
OHIO
ALLEN SOIL & WATER
CONSERVATION DISTRICT
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY
SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE
ALLEN COUNTY COOPERATIVE
EXTENSION SERVICE, OSU
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ALLEN SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
219 W. Northern Ave.
Lima, Ohio 45801
Phone 223-OC
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
WILLIAM BECG, Chairman
CALVIN KIBACOFE, Vice-Chairman
KURT WINECARDNER, Secretary
RALPH FISCHER, Treasurer
E. EUGENE HUMPHREYS, Member
CONNIE ARTHUR, Office Secretary
E OUR SOIL * OUR STRENGTH =
SCS STAFF
STEVE DAVIS, District Conservatl
Ross GLUM, Conservation Techn
DISTRICT STAFF
DENNIS BASSETT, District Engine
GARY WERLINC, District Technic,
DON VICH, District Technician
JIM PHILLIPS, District Technicia
To Allen County Residents:
The Allen Soil and Water Conservation District proudly presents these 1983 Conservation
Tillage Results. The information in this booklet is compiled from hundreds of plots scat-
tered throughout Allen County, many from you neighbor's farms. This booklet represents
the sixth year of our on-going program of testing and applying conservation tillage systems
The 1983 growing season was recorded as one of the dryest in many years resulting in great]
reduced crop yields countywide. The yields collected were very irregular because of the
drought and variations in rainfall patterns. Yields varied greatly within fields and be-
tween fields. These factors should be considered when evaluating this years results.
Possibly a better indicator of the conservation tillage performance is the trend developed
over several years of testing as explained in this booklet.
Conservation tillage has proved itself in Allen County against the moldboard plow. With
the latest technical information plus improved minimum tillage tools and no-till planters,
conservation tillage does save you time, fuel, and soil without sacrificing yields. With
the addition of no-till wheat in the District program this year, we are now able to demon-
strate successful results in growing the three major crops; corn, soybeans, and wheat.
The results enclosed proves you have the option of successfully producing these crops with
conservation tillage methods.
A special thanks is extended to all the participating farmers in this program. This infor-
mation provided us with a broad spectrum of data from all areas of the county. Without the
donation of their time and land, this program would not have been possible. Also, thanks
is extended to all the agricultural chemical and seed companies who donated time, materials
and technical assistance for many of our plots.
The data in this publication does not intend to represent research but rather observations
and judgements on what we've seen in Allen County. We attempt to present the information
unbiased and include all participants in the program. Understand that our tests are field
size and many are not replicated. Finally the use of certain products or brand names is
not meant to be an endorsement of their use by the Allen SWCD but only given to document
the experiences of our demonstrations.
This years program was made possible through a grant supplied by the United State Environ-
mental Protection Agency. This grant is used to promote conservation tillage on the land
by providing assistance to area farmers. The goal is to reduce soil erosion, thereby
improving stream and lake water quality. The Allen SWCD is very appreciative of the funds
received to sponsor our program. The grant has enabled us to make much more equipment and
manpower available to you than we could have with our own resources. We would hope that
after reviewing this publication you are motivated to try a test on your farm. Our goal
is for all cropland to be farmed using the best conservation methods available. Will you
help us reach it?
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. GENERAL INFORMATION
Demonstration Project 2
1983 Growing Season 5
Soil Erosion and Water Quality 6
Economic Comparison Guidelines 8
II. 1983 CORN TILLAGE PLOTS
Corn Plot Comparisons
Tillage Test Guidelines 10
Cultural Data Listed by Residue Cover 11
Yield and Economic Evaluations
Results and Summary 26
Corn Plot Observations 30
III. NO-TILL HYBRID TEST
Guidelines 32
Yield Data and Summary 33
Observations 37
IV. 1983 SOYBEAN TILLAGE PLOTS
Soybean Plot Comparisons
Tillage Test Guidelines 38
Cultural Data Listed by Residue Cover 39
Yield and Economic Evaluations
Results and Summary 52
Soybean Plot Observations 55
V. 1983 WHEAT TILLAGE PLOTS
Cultural Data 56
Summary and Observations 59
VI. NO-TILL SOYBEAN HERBICIDE PLOTS
Cultural Data and Observations 60
Cover Photo: Wintertime soil erosion between a fall plow and a no-till plot.
Once the soil particles are detached from the soil surface as in
the fall plow plot, they are very easily transported by wind and
water to our streams and lakes.
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THE ALLEN SWCD DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
This report marks the sixth of a series of reports published by the Allen SWCD. This
report has been expanded as a result of a grant from the United States Environmental
Protection Agency. In July of 1980 the Allen Soil and Water Conservation District was
awarded $496,884 from the U.S. EPA to conduct a Water Quality Demonstration Project.
This grant was issued to promote ways of reducing sediment and nutrients from entering
area streams and thereby being transported to Lake Erie. Methods that are being
promoted to reduce sediment and nutrient losses are improvement of residential sewage
systems and adoption of conservation tillage farming practices.
A total of $132,000 of the EPA grant is set aside for the residential sewage program
and the remaining $364,884 is devoted to the conservation tillage promotional program.
The residential sewage improvements are being coordinated thru the Allen County
General Health District by an agreement signed with the Allen SWCD. The Districts main
responsibility is administering the conservation tillage portion of the program to
which this publication is devoted.
The Allen SWCD Conservation Tillage Program involves four different promotional aspects.
They are as follows:
1. Providing technical assistance to farmers to improve their skills
in conservation tillage management.
2. Providing conservation tillage equipment for farmers to use in a
hands-on approach. The proper use and operation of this equipment
is stressed.
3. Conducting tours, training meetings, and field days to exhibit and
explain the status of the conservation tillage plots.
4. Recording and publicizing the results and observations of those
involved in the project.
A key element of the project is that participation from farmers is sought on a
voluntary basis. Incentives used are equipment and technical help, rather than
financial payments to carry out the practice. In order to determine the workability
of this approach both current and future conservation tillage acreage within the
county is being monitored, to determine changes over the life of the program.
Status Report
This year was the third year of grant monies used. This money was used basically for
acquiring equipment, office supplies and salaries. The equipment that was available
in 1983 was as follow:
1. Two coulter-chisels and two offset discs for fall tillage work
2. Four no-till planters for corn and soybeans
3. Two no-till grain drills for soybeans
4. Four weigh wagons for plot checks
This equipment was available to any area farmer as long as they followed the
quidelines set by the Allen Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors.
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Below are the accomplishments of the project for 1983. The conservation tillage
figures represent only the farmers that participated in our program and do not
include farmers using conservation tillage on their own. The no-till figures
represent, to the best of our knowledge, the total acres of no-till for 1983 in
Allen County.
1983 CONSERVATION TILLAGE PLOTS ACCOMPLISHED
ACRES WITH ACRES WITH
DISTRICT FARMERS #FARMS
TYPE OF PLOT EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT
No-Till Corn 465 464
No-Till Beans 683 55
No-Till Wheat 219
Coulter Chisel 422 47
Offset Disc 196 88
Number of Conservation Tillage Plots
Total acreage in Conservation Tillage Plots
Total acreage no- til led in Allen County
Total number of landowners no-tilling
PARTICIPATING
185
2,618
2,706
108
50
45
19
27
16
Observations
The interest in conservation tillage is greatly increasing. Publicizing conservation
tillage in both the area and on a nationwide scale is a very important tool in
promoting this idea. Possibly, the most effective method is continued good results
by area farmers. Word of mouth is a very strong communication tool.
The availability of tillage tools and planters to farmers has been a useful incentive
in promoting conservation tillage. The availability of equipment lets the farmer
try this different method of farming without having the need to first make an
investment in equipment he has never tried. This reduces the initial risk in making
a change.
Soil erosion is becoming an important issue in many people's minds. In a survey of
area farmers conducted two years ago, practically all realized the neccesity to use
conservation tillage to reduce and minimize soil erosion. The realization that the soil
is a valuable resource is an obstacle that is slowly being attained.
Future Plans
This coming year marks the final season for assistance from the U.S. EPA for conserva-
tion tillage. The District plans to continue its conservation tillage program for 1984,
similar to past year's programs. It is anticipated that the amount of equipment
available will remain the same. Farmers who have been in our program for several years
will be phased out of the equipment availability, and encouraged to purchase their own.
Training sessions have proven to be very useful and will be continued. Corn hyrbid
selection and no-till soybean and wheat production will receive more emphasis than in
the past. One of our goals is to effectively produce all the major crop grown in Allen
County with the no-till method.
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Proper selection of herbicides is very critical, but as we gain experience this is
becoming less of a problem. We may not test herbicides as extensively as in the past,
but will continue to work towards management expertise in this area. Several new
herbicides are coming on the market and we will continue some no-till testing to
see how they fit into no-till crop production.
Although 1984 will be the final year of our expanded conservation tillage project
with the help from the U.S. EPA, the District will continue to encourage the
application of conservation tillage on the farm. Some equipment will be available for
demonstration plots, thereafter. Technical and educational programs will also be
emphasized.
It is the hope of the District and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that after
several years of promoting conservation tillage in the area, it will be a common
and accepted practice among county farmers. However, we don't expect to get this job
done overnight. Many years of effort will be needed.
ALLEN SOIL § WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
WATER QUALITY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
GRANT PERIOD JULY 1980 - SEPTEMBER 1984
Amount of EPA GRANT:
Conservation Tillage Program $364,884
Rural Sewage Program 152,000
$496,884
Amount of Districts Matching Needed
In-Kind Contribution - 25% 165,628
$662,512
FISCAL YEAR 1983 - FINANCIAL STATEMENT
FY-85 Receipts
1982 Carryover $ 58,158
Drawn Against EPA Grant 125,564
$181,522
FY-85 Expenses
Salaries and Benefits 43,227
Office Supplies and Rent 5,520
Demonstration Plot Supplies and Parts 6,039
Tillage Equipment Rental 21,678
Tillage Equipment Purchases 32,327
Rural Sewage Program 60,339
Other 4,552
$173,461
Balance - October 1, 1983 $ 8,061
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THE 1983 GROWING SEASON
The 1983 growing season was one many of us will remember for a long time. Most of the
County was plagued with a severe drought during the critical part of the growing season.
This weather resulted in county average yields of corn being reduced to less than one-
half of the normal and soybean yields reduced by one-third.
Table 2 shows rainfall records for 1983 from three reporting stations across Allen County.
The rainfall for the entire year was very close to normal. However, for growing crops,
rainfall must come during the critical growing season of the plant. This was not the
case in 1983. Rainfall records show that the winter of 19.83 was very dry. Rains did help
replenish some soil moisture during April and May. Actually the rains even held up
planting operations with most of the corn planted during the middle of May, with soybeans
shortly afterwards. Some fields were planted slightly wet, but the crops emerged very
well and showed lots of promise through the middle of June. The idea of another success-
ful year was soon diminished as the rainfall all but ceased. Most areas of Allen County
reported little or no rainfall for most of July and all of August, the most critical
period for crop pollination and grain fill. Also corn and beans were severely stressed
during the pollination period. It should be noted that a select few areas of the county
did receive occasional rains and produced fair crops. Two areas noted were a streak
north of Spencerville and another by Bluffton.
TABLE 2. 1983 ALLEN COUNTY RAINFALL
(Average of 3 locations)
Rainfall
Normal
Jan-Mar
3.6
7.8
% of Normal 46%
April
3.8
3.6
106%
May
4.0
3.6
111%
June
3.0
4.0
75%
July
1.8
3.3
55%
Aug.
0.8
2.9
28%
Sept.
2.2
2.9
76%
Oct-Dec.
16.7
7.4
226%
Total
35.9
35.5
101%
Barren stalk counts at harvest showed that some fields had close to half of the standing
population without any ears. The crop matured and the grain was nearly "dry" at
harvest, but then the rains came. October and November experienced better than twice
as much rainfall as normal. This resulted in some crops harvested wetter than desired
and harvest had to be coordinated between the heavy rains.
Growing Degree Days affects soil warming, crop growth, and grain dry-down. The seasonal
total from April 1 to November 1 was 69 degree days above normal. What this means is
that it was slightly warmer than normal during this period. The crops had long matured
and dried before a late killing frost did occur.
In summary, 1983 was a record setter and one of the droughtiest we've seen in many
years. The weather for the past year is also important in comparing this year to prior
year's data in this booklet. 1982 was a very good year with adequate rainfall and
heat units. 1981 was wet with very poor planting conditions and late planted crops.
1980 was warm and wet with ideal planting and harvesting conditions, but hot and dry
during pollination. 1979 was cool and wet with a late spring and late fall. 1978 had a
cold and wet spring, but a hot and dry early summer. Corn was stressed in 1978 but a
late frost and good harvesting conditions were beneficial.
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SOIL EROSION AND WATER QUALITY
Conservation tillage does reduce soil erosion and the control of soil erosion leads
to a reduction of sediment entering streams and the associated pollutants which are
attached to sediment, including phosphorous and herbicides.
In Table 3 , the tons of soil saved under different conservation tillage treatments
are compared to fall plowing. The table is based on the Universal Soil Loss
Equation for the acres involved in the Districts conservation tillage program for
1982. It was determined that the soil loss for fall plowing a Blount soil of 2.5%
slope and 250' length, 'typical' of Allen County, to be 5.4 tons/acre. As a result
of the work done in the project this year nearly 15,000 tons of soil was prevented
from being eroded. If all the acres in the conservation tillage program were fall
plowed this year, the resulting erosion would have stripped 15 acres of all its
topsoil to a depth of seven inches.
TABLE 3
TREATMENT
No-Till
Offset Disc
Coulter-Chisel
. TONS OF SOIL SAVED AS COMPARED TO FALL PLOWING
SOIL SAVED
PER ACRE
4.7 tons
2.9
2.9
WITH DISTRICT
EQUIPMENT
ACRES TONS SAVED
1367 6,425
196 568
422 1,224
WITH FARMERS
EQUIPMENT
ACRES TONS SAVED
1339 6,293
88 255
47 136
TOTAL
TONS SAVED
12,718
823
1,360
Erosion can be controlled by managing the previous crop's residues after harvest,
over winter, and thru the time of planting. The amount of crop residue on the
surface can be estimated from crop yields (Table 4) and reductions from tillage
and decomposition estimated by using factors from Table 5.
TABLE 4. ESTIMATING QUANTITIES OF RESIDUE
CROP
Corn
Soybeans
Wheat
RESIDUE PRODUCED PER
BUSHELS OF GRAIN (LB.)
60
50
100
FACTOR TO CONVERT TO
CORN EQUIVALENT
XI
X2
X2
TABLE 5. RESIDUE REDUCTION FACTORS
Decomposition Loss Over Winter
Offset Disc (Fall)
Chisel Plow - Straight Shovels (Fall)
Chisel Plow - Twisted Shovels (Fall)
Tandem Disc (Spring)
Field Cultivator (Spring)
Coulter-Chisel (Fall)
25%
50%
25%
50%
30%
30%
50%
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These factors can be used individually or in succession to reflect various combinations
of tillage practices. These factors were used to develop the chart below.
The following definitions and assumptions were made:
1. Offset Disc is used in the Fall. Conditions permit amount of residue buried
to be 50% or less.
2. Chisel Plow used in Fall. Conditions and type of tool limit amount of
residue buried to be 25% or less. "Soil Saver" type chisels equipped
with discs and twisted shovels may incorporate up to 50% of the crop
residue.
3. Tandem disc is used in the Spring.
amount of residue to be 30%.
Conditions and size of the disc permit
4.
5.
Spring tillage for Fall offset disced or Fall chiseled fields is limited
to two trips with a field cultivator or disc.
Previous crop residue in terms of corn equivalent:
Soybean Stubble: 40 bu. x 50 Ib./bu. x 2=
Corn Stubble: 133 bu. x 60 Ib./bu. x 1=
Wheat Stubble: 60 bu. xlOO Ib./bu. x 2=
TABLE 6. REDUCTION IN EROSION COMPARED TO FALL PLOW
Fall Plow o.
Spring Plow
Offset Disc - Soybean Stubble
Chiseled - Soybean Stubble 2
Offset Disc - Com Stalks <
c o
Tandem Disc - Soybean Stubble _, § <
Offset Disc - Wheat Stubble >
Chiseled - Com Stalks g
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c
(4
0 0
No-Till — Soybean Stubble -~- o '
Chiseled - Wheat stubble c
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< 0
Tandem Disc - Corn Stalks v
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Tandem Disc - Wheat Stubble c
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No- Till - Corn Stalks e. o ,
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No-Till - Wheat Stubble 0,
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10 20 30 40 SO 60 70 80 90 1OO
'ercent Reduction in Erosion Conqpared to Fall Plow
4,000 Ibs./ac,
8,000 Ibs./ac.
12,000 Ibs./ac,
Table 6 does show the
percent reduction of
several conservation tillage
practices as compared to
fall plowing. One thing
to note is that discing
and chiseling soybean
stubble does not
significantly reduce soil
erosoion and therefore is
not a recommended
conservation practice.
This chart can be very
useful in comparing the
amount of reduction of
soil erosion on your farm
based upon the assumptions
given.
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ECONOMIC COMPARISON GUIDELINES
The costs of production were compared for each no-till plot as well as each tillage
comparison plot. Participants reported the quantities of materials used such as
fertilizer, herbicides, and insecticides, and listed the number and type of machine
operations performed on the field. Table 7 and 8 list the unit prices and custom
machine rate charges used to determine production costs. Corn value was determined
by dividing wet weights per acre by 56 pounds per dry bushel and multiplying by
$3.40/bushel less 2.5% price discount for each half point of moisture over 15.5%.
(local elevator schedule) Soybeans were valued at a straight $8.50/bushel. Net
return was then calculated as the difference between crop value and production costs.
Prices used for materials were local elevator prices in season and rates for custom
machine work was adopted from the 1983 Farm Custom Rates Bulletin published by the
Cooperative Extension Service. A set charge of $40.00/acre for corn, $30.00/acre
for soybeans, and $25.00/acre for wheat was used to include the cost of seed, lime,
interest, and other incidental costs. No land charge was included in the calculations
Wheat was valued at a straight price of $3.25/bushel.
TABLE 7. MACHINE CUSTOM RATES
Operation
Primary Tillage
Secondary Tillage
Planting
Rotary hoeing
Cultivate Row Crops
Implement
Plow
Offset Disc
Chisel Plow
Tandem Disc
Field Cultivator
Harrow
Cultimulcher
Rot err a
No-till Planter
(Double Planted)
Conventional
(Double Planted)
No- Till Drill
Conventional Drill
Apply Anhydrous Ammonia
Spray Liquids
Spread Dry Fertilizer
Inject 28%
Aerial Applications
Harvest Corn
Harvest Soybeans
Harvest Wheat
Haul Grain (300 bu
loads, 10 miles)
Custom Rate
$10.00/Acre
8.50
9.00
6.50
7.00
6.00
5.00
5.00
11.00
16.00
8.00
11.75
8.00
7.00
3.00
5.00
6.50
3.50
3.50
5.00
5.00
20.00
18.50
17.00
.08/bu.
Fuel Used
(Gal /Acre)
1.85
1.15
1.15
.65
.65
.45
.45
.65
.75
1.50
.65
1.30
.75
.65
.30
.45
Time Spent
(Minute/ Acre)
19
15
15
8
8
6
6
8
15
30
10
20
12
8
6
11
8
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TABLE 8. UNIT PRICES OF MATERIALS
Fertilizer
Nitrogen Solution (28%)
Anhydrous Ammonia (82%)
Urea (46%)
Ammonium Sulfate (21%)
Ammonium Nitrate (33%)
0-44-0
0-0-60
18-46-0
10-34-0
Borate .
Herbicides
Amiben Granules
Amiben Liquid
Atrazine SOW
Atrazine 4L
Atrazine 9-0
Banvel
Banvel II
Basagran
Bicep
Bladex SOW
Bladex 4L
Bladex Granules
Blazer
Bronco
Crop Oil
Dual 8E
Dynap
Lasso Granules
Lasso
Lorox
Insecticides
Amaze
Counter 15G
Dyfonate 20G
Dylox SOW
Furadan 10G
Furadan 4L
Furadan 15 G
Isotox
$ .97/lb
16.44/gal
1.92/lb
9.98/gal
2.34/lb
50.95/gal
30.56/gal
81.00/gal
21.11/gal
3.39/lb
18.31/gal
.85/lb
73.64/gal
31.80/gal
6.16/gal
50.08/gal
10.90/gal
.79/ Ib
20.51/gal
46.40/gal
$ 2.01/lb
1.39/lb
1.69/lb
5.15/lb
1.00/lb
49.44/gal
1.47/lb
9.18/lb
j
Lorox
Lexone DF
Lexone 4L
Hoe Ion
Paraquat
Poast
Princep SOW
Princep 9-0
Princep 4L
Prowl
Roundup
Sencor SOW
Sencor 4L
Sencor DF
Surf Ian WP
Surf Ian 11G
Sutan
Treflan
X-77 Surfactant
2,4-D Amine
Lorsban
Lorsban
Mocap
Sevin SOW
Sevin XLR
Toxaphene
Thimet
.245/lb. actual N
.15 /Ib. actual N
.23 /Ib. actual N
.32 /Ib. actual N
.265/lb. actual N
.224/lb. actual P
.12 /Ib. actual K
$241.66/Ton
234.00/Ton
625.83/Ton
768.33/Ton
$ 5.55/lb
17.77/lb
93.48/gal
50.43/gal
44.03/gal
118.25/gal
3.16/lb
3.43/lb
15.63/gal
32.12/gal
81.02/gal
11.55/lb
94.88/gal
17.55/lb
10.28/lb
52.00/gal
23.54/gal
32.97/gal
14.80/gal
11.05/gal
1.36/lb
33.93/gal
.83/lb
3.27/lb
20.12/gal
10.57/gal
1.41/lb
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CONSERVATION TILLAGE CORN PLOTS
GENERAL CONDITIONS
This field trial program was developed to help Allen County farmers
evaluate the performance of conservation tillage on their farms. It was
designed to help farmers collect data necessary to judge their success
at useing conservation tillage methods.
The tillage field trials compared two or more of the following tillage
practices: fall chisel plowing, fall discing, no-till planting, spring
plowing (done after March 1) and fall plowing.
GUIDELINES
Procedures were followed to insure that tillage was the only variable
Both agency personnel and farmers made observations and kept records
throughout the growing season. Responsibility of each was as follows.
Farmers:
1. Used one or more conservation tillage systems adjacent to a
check plot. Established plots wide enough to allow normal
operations for tillage, planting and harvesting.
2. Selected trial locations that were reasonably similar in soils.
fertility, drainage, and productivity.
3. Kept reliable records on rainfall, planting dates, tillage
operations and fertilizer and pesticides used.
4. Harvested and weighed plots with the help from sponsors.
Agency Personnel:
1. Measured field area, population at emergence, barren stalks,
and final harvest population.
2. Determined amount of surface residue retained and estimated
annual soil erosion for each system.
3. Provided a weigh wagon, moisture tester, and scale operator
to assist at harvest.
4. Calculated yields, expenses, and profitability of the various
systems.
Miscellaneous Items:
1. All check and test strips had same prior year residue before
primary tillage. No-till plantings were made directly into
residue without seedbed preparation.
2. Corn hybrid and total N, P, & K were the same across all tillage plots
3. Residual type herbicides and insecticides were the same across
all plots. Contact type herbicides were used or omitted depending_
upon vegetation existing at planting time. Rates were adjusted
according to residue.
4. Cultivators, rotary hoes, and/or post-emergent herbicides were
used as necessary to prevent crusting and weed infestations.
5. Each strip was machine harvested for grain with a minimum of
one pass across entire field.
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QQRN_PLOTS PLANTED IN WHEAT STUBBLE
Norm Capp, Breese Road, Perry Township
TREATMENT
No-till
HYBRID
N.K.Px-39
POPULATION
18,000
MOISTURE
18.0%
YIELD
35.0
VALUE
$118.23
NET RETURN
$63.99
Planted on June 1 with the White planter at a seed drop of 23,200. Sprayed with
1 qt. Paraquat plus Surfactant and 3.2 qt. Bicep with 25 gal. of 28% and 15 gal.
of water as a carrier. Fertilization included 200# 0-0-60 broadcast in the spring
250# 18-46-0 in the row, and 268# 28% for a total of 120-115-120. 10# Furadan
used for insect control. Soil type is Morley and Pewamo... Broadleaf control
was good, grass control fair. Field suffered moderate damage from cutworm and
armyworm. Barren stalk count was 35%.
Bob Ernest, Napoleon Rd,, Jackson Township
1.
2.
3.
4.
1.
2.
3.
4.
TREATMENT
Offset Disc
Coulter-Chisel
Fall Plow
Spring Plow
HYBRID
Funks 4438
Funks 4438
Funks 4438
Funks 4438
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD
19.3%
19.0%
18.7
19.8
41.1
36.7
36.0
25.4
VALUE
$137.92
123.84
120.62
85.09
NET RETURN
$ -32.75
-49.82
-53.98
-92.27
Fall offset disc, Spring disc, field cultivate
Fall coulter-chisel, Spring disc, field cultivate, plant, rotary hoe
Fall plow, Spring disc, field cultivate, plant, rotary hoe
Spring plow, Spring disc twice, plant, cultivate
Plant all plots on May 21 with a seed drop of 24,000. Sprayed 2.0 qt. Lasso and 1.75 Ib.
Aatrex 9-0 with 20 gal. of water as a carrier. Fertilization included 250# of 21-0-0, 100#
of 0-0-60, 10# of Borate, and 10# of zinc broadcast in Spring, 100# of 10-34-0 in the row,
and 110# of 82-0-0 sidedressed for a total of 153-34-60. Soil types are Blount with Pewamo.
. . . Weed control was good in all plots.
Dave Ernest, N. Phillips Road, Jackson Township
1.
2.
TREATMENT
Coulter-chisel
Fall Plow
HYBRID
Crows HY
Crows HY
6438
6438
POPULATION
—
MOISTURE
23.7%
23.2%
YIELD
29.8
32.6
VALUE
$98.18
$107.70
NET RETURN
$50.00
$41.71
1. Fall coulter chisel, field cultivate twice, plant
2. Fall plow, field cultivate twice, plant
Planted on May 14 at a seed drop of 26,100. Sprayed with 2 qt. Lasso and 2# Atrazine
with 20 gal. of water as a carrier. Fertilization included 200# 21-0-0 and 15#
Zinc broadcast in spring and 110# Anhydrous sidedressed for a total of 132-0-0.
Field was also spread with hog manure. Soil type is Morley with Blount... Broad-
leaf and grass control was good.
Dave Ernest, N. Phillips Road, Jackson Township
TREATMENT
No-till
HYBRID
Test plots (F)
POPULATION MOISTURE
20.2
YIELD
49.4
VALUE
$164.75
NET RETURN
$13.03
Planted on May 13 with a John Deere Planter at a seed drop of 26,100. Sprayed with
1 qt. Paraquat, plus Surfactant. 1# Atrazine, 1# Princep, and 1.5 qt. Bladex with
20 gal. of water as a carrier. Fertilization included 200# 21-0-0, 100# 0-0-60,
10# Borate and 15# Zinc. Broadcast in the spring, 110# of Anhydrous, and 110#
of 28%. For a total of 163-0-6-. Soil type is Blount with Morley... Broadleaf and
grass control was excellent.
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CORN PLOTS PLANTED
IN WHEAT STUBBLE CONTINUED
Dave Ernest, State
1.
2.
TREATMENT
Paraplow
Offset disc
Route 81, Jackson Township
HYBRID
Pioneer 3780
Pioneer 3780
POPULATION MOISTURE
28.7
28.2
YIELD
33.9
27.9
VALUE
$109.27
90.20
NET RETURN
$76.32
89.91
1. Fall paraplow, disc twice, plant
2. Fall offset disc, disc twice, plant
Planted on May 27 with a John Deere no-till planter at a seed drop of 24,000.
Sprayed with 1.5# Atrazine and 1.5# Princep with 20 gal of water as a carrier. Also
sprayed 2# Bladex and crop oil later in the spring. Fertilization included 200#
21-0-0 ,100* 18-46-0 and 250# 0-0-60 all broadcast in the spring, and 98# side-
dressed for a total of 140-46-150. Soil type is Blount and Pewamo... Broadleaf
and grass control is good. Paraplow plot was disced to smooth out the field.
LaMar Evans, Sandy Point Rd., Sugar
TREATMENT
No -Till
HYBRID
Leader 555
Creek Township
POPULATION
19,300
MOISTURE
20.3%
YIELD
67.0
VALUE
$223.97
NET RETURN
$ 22.66
Planted on May 27 with a seed drop of 27,100. Sprayed with 1.0 qt. Paraquat with 1.0 qt.
Surfactant, 0.4 gal. Aatrex, and 0.36 gal. Dual 8E with 15 gal of 28% as a carrier.
Fertilization included 50# of 18-46-0 and ISO* of 0-0-60 broadcast, 190# of 82-0-0 applied
preplant, 135# of 8-32-16 in the row, and 160# of 28-0-0 sprayed with chemicals for a total
of 221-66-102. 6# of Counter 15G applied for insect control. Seed corn beetle damaged 8%
of seed. Percent barren stalk count was 7%.
Melvin Gable, Kiggins Rd., Marion Township
1.
2.
I.
2.
TREATMENT
Fall Plow
Offset Disc
HYBRID
Crows SL-35
Crows SL-35
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD
22.331
19,998
22.2%
21.8%
89.2
65.6
VALUE
$329.36
241.40
NET RETURN
$109.07
17.58
Fall plow, field cultivate twice, plant, cultivate twice
Fall offset disc, field cultivate three times, plant, cultivate once
Planted on May 21 with a seed drop of 24,000. Sprayed with 2# Bladex plus 2# Aatrex with
12 gal. of 28% as a weed and feed application. Field was also sprayed later with an over
the top application of .25 pt. of Banvel and .5 pt. 2-4D as clean up. Fertilization include
280#, 18-46-60 broadcast in the Spring and worked in 200# 10-34-0 as starter at planting
and 12 gal. (130#) of 28% sprayed with herbicides. For a total of 200-196-168. Soil type
is Blount. . . . Weed control was rated good for both broadleaves and grasses.
Greg Herron, Thayer
TREATMENT
No-Till
Rd., Monroe Township
HYBRID
Hybrid Plots
POPULATION
20,660
MOISTURE
21.2%
YIELD
26.9
VALUE
$ 89.59
NET RETURN
$ -76.11
Planted on May 13 with a White planter at a seed drop of 25,800. Sprayed with 1.0 qt.
Paraquat plus Surfactant, 0.8 gal. Bicep, and 1.0 pt. Banvel with 10 gal of 28% as a carrier
Fertilization included 100# of 0-0-60 broadcast prior to planting, 120# of 11-53-0 in the
row, 100# of 28-0-0 sprayed with chemicals, and 100# of 82-0-0 sidedressed for a total of
123-64-60, 0.75 pt. Toxaphene 6EC sprayed with chemicals for insect control. Soil type is
Blount with Pewamo. . . . Weed control was excellent except for Quackgrass.
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CORN PLOTS PLANTED IN WHEAT STUBBLE CONTINUED
Harold Hutchinson, Sugar Creek Rd., Jackson Township
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
TREATMENT
Fall Plow
Inject -Chisel
Offset Disc
Coulter Chisel
No-Till
HYBRID
Sohigro 48
Sohigro 48
Sohigro 48
Sohigro 48
Sohigro 48
POPULATION MOISTURE
24.3%
20.5%
22.0%
21.0%
25.3%
YIELD
53.6
45.7
44.3
47.1
38.8
VALUE
$176.41
153.28
147.57
157.67
127.31
NET RETURN
$ +0.55
-20.72
-25.85
-16.49
-37.28
1. Fall plow, field cultivated twice, plant
2. Injected liquid hog manure in fall, field cultivate twice, plant
3. Fall offset disc, field cultivate twice, plant
4. Fall coulter chisel, field cultivate twice, plant
5. No-till planted with White no-till planter.
Planted on May 18 in 30" rows with a seed drop of 25,800. Sprayed with 2.0 Ib. of Aatrex
9-0 with 20 gal. of water as a carrier. No-till also received 1.0 qt. Paraquat with
Surfactant. Fertilizer included 320# of 9-23-30 in the row and 130# of 82-0-0 sidedressed
for a total of 136-73-96. 10# of Counter 15G applied for insect control. Soil type is
Blount and Morley. . . . Broadleaf control was good, grass control was excellent.
Greg Knotts, Slabtown Rd., Bath Township
TREATMENT
No-Till
HYBRID
Cargill 921
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD
20,000
18.0%
50.0
VALUE
$168.66
NET RETURN
$-23.19
Planted on April 27 with the Kinze planter at a seed drop of 24,600. Sprayed with 1 qt.
Paraquat plus Surfactant, 1 pt. Banvel, and 3.2 qt. Bicep with 20 gal of 28% as a carrier.
Four weeks after planting sprayed with an additional 1 pt. Banvel. Fertilization included
20# 18-46-0 and 80# 0-0-60 broadcast in the Spring, 125# 8-33-17 in the row, 214# 28% with
the herbicide and 342# of 28% injected (sidedressed) for a total of 172-50-69. Soil type
is Blount with Morley. . . . Broadleaf and grass control was good.
was 15%. This field had some armyworm and slug damage.
Luke Lugibihl, Augsburger Rd., Richland Township
Barren stalk count
TREATMENT
No-Till
HYBRID
Hybrid Plots
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD
VALUE
25,600
22.5%
70.4 $234.16
NET RETURN
$ 41.12
Planted on April 26 with John Deere planter with a seed drop of 27,000. Sprayed with 1.0 qt.
Paraquat with Surfactant, 1.0 Ib. of Princep SOW, 1.0 qt. of Aatrex 4L, 2.0 qt. of Bladex
4L, and 0.5 pt. of Banvel with 30 gal. of water as a carrier. Fertilizer included 350#
of 3-10-30 sprayed preplant, 120# of 10-34-0 in the row, and 220# of 82-0-0 sidedressed
for a total of 203-76-105. 1 pt. of Furadan 4L used for insect control. . . . Weed
control was good. For more information on each hybrid, see the hybrid plot section later
in this booklet.
Bill Meyers, Stewart Rd., Bath Township
TREATMENT
No-Till
HYBRID
As grow 610
POPULATION
20,700
MOISTURE
17.0%
YIELD
30.0
VALUE
$101.41
NET RETURN
$-50.38
Planted on May 12 with the Kinze planter at a seed drop of 27,000. Sprayed with 1 qt.
Paraquat plus Surfactant, and 1 pt. Banvel with 20 gal. of 28% as a carrier. Fertilization
included 77# 18-46-0 and 116# 00-0-60 broadcast in the Spring, 150# 11-53-0 in the row
and 212# of 28% for a total analysis of 90-115-70. Soil type is Morley. . . . Broadleaf
and grass control was fair. Percent barren stalks was 12%.
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CORN PLOTS PLANTED IN WHEAT STUBBLE CONTINUED
Charles Miller, Ada Road, Jackson Township
TREATMENT
No- till
HYBRID
Pioneer 3518
POPULATION
21,300
MOISTURE
28.0%
YIELD
40.7
VALUE
$124.04
NET RETURN
$-70.01
Planted on May 20 with the White planter at a seed drop of 24,000. Sprayed with 1 qt of
Paraquat with surfactant, 1.0 Ib Atrazine SOW, 2.0 qt Bladex 4L, and 2.2 Ib Princep SOW
with 20 gal of water as a carrier. Fertilization included 200# of 9-23-30 broadcast in
the fall, 280# of 9-23-30 in the row, and 190# of Anhydrous ammonia sidedressed for a
total of 199-110-144. Soil type is Morley. . . Broadleaf and grass control was good.
Armyworms did damage some of the crop in the earlv
Harold Pohlman, St.
TREATMENT
No- Till
No-Till
Mary's Rd. , Amanda Township
HYBRID
Plots E
Plots F
POPULATION
27,200
25,200
MOISTURE
18.3%
21.0%
YIELD
87.6
87.6
VALUE
$294.13
293.13
NET RETURN
$ 65.89
64.63
Planted on May 12 with an A.C. planter at a seed drop of 24,000. Sprayed with 1 qt.
Paraquat plus surfactant, 2# Princep, 3# Bladex, .8 pt. 2,4-D and .5 pt. Banvel with 21
gal. of 28% as a carrier applied one day before planting. Fertilization included 150#
0-0-60, 50# 0-46-0 and 100 # 21-0-0 broadcast in the Fall, 171# anhydrous with N-Serve in
the Fall, 250# 13-32-18 in the row, and 220# of 28% for a total of 256-103-135. 8#
Furadan 15G used for insect control. Soil type is Blount with Pewamo. . . . Broadleaf
control excellent, grass control was good. Planter seemed to plant heavy on these plots.
Tom Schumacher, N.
TREATMENT
No-Till
Phillips Rd. , Richland Township
HYBRID
Funks 4323 £
POPULATION
23,700
MOISTURE
16.6%
YIELD
79.8
VALUE
$268.33
NET RETURN
$ 65.55
Dekalb TX1000
Planted on May 14 with a John Deere planter at a seed drop of 26,200. Sprayed with 1 qt.
Paraquat plus surfactant, 2.5 pt. Dual, and 2# Atrazine 9-0 with 50 gal. of water as a
carrier. Fertilization included 200# 21-0-0 and 200# 0-0-60 broadcast in the Spring,
170# 8-38-18 in the row, and 145# Anhydrous sidedressed for a total of 175-64-150.
9# Counter used for insect control. Soil type is Blount and Pewamo. . . . Broadleaf
control good, grass control was fair. Nutsedge was not controlled. There was some
armyworm damage.
Glen Troyer, Grubb Road, Marion Township
TREATMENT HYBRID POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE NET RETURN
No-till Crows 444 18,300 22.2% 43.1 $142.74 $-55.46
Planted on May 31 with the John Deere planter at a seed drop of 26,100. Sprayed with .5
pt Banvel and 1 pt 2,4D ahead of planting. Also sprayed with 1 qt Paraquat plus surfac-
tant, 2.0 Ib Princep, and 2.0 Ib Atrazine with 22 gal of 18-18-0 as a carrier. Fertiliz-
ation included 130# 21-0-0 and 285# 0-0-62 broadcast in the Spring; 188# 15-15-15 in the
row; 236# 18-18-0 and 118# anhydrous sidedressed for a total of 195-71-205. Soil type is
Pewamo, Blount and Hoytville. . . Broadleaf and grass control was considered good. Barren
stalk count was 30%.
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HRN PLOTS PLANTED IN WHEAT STUBBLE CONTINUED
Vance Weaver, Sugar Creek Rd., Bath Township
TREATMENT
No-Till
HYBRID
Bayless 627
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE
19,700
19.5%
40.4 $135.68
NET RETURN
$-17.64
Planted on April 28 with an AC planter at a seed drop of 21,800. Sprayed with 1 pt. Banvel,
1.1# Princep 9-0, and 1.1# Atrazine 9-0 with 20 gal. of 28% as a carrier. Also sprayed
an additional 1 pt. Banvel after corn was up. Fertilization included 85# 0-0-60 broadcast,
200# 6-24-24 in the row, 214# 28% with the herbicides and 321# 28% injected (sidedressed)
for a total of 162-48-100. 8.7# Counter used for insect control. Soil type is Blount
and Belmore. . . . Broadleaf and grass control excellent. Barren stalk count was 37%.
Ray
1.
2.
3.
1A.
2A.
3A.
Whetstone, State Route 501, Shawnee Township
TREATMENT
No-Till
Paraplow
Offset Disc
No-Till
Paraplow
Offset Disc
HYBRID
Bayless 637 §
Pioneer 3389 &
Bayless 622 F,
Pioneer 3307
POPULATION MOISTURE
24.1%
23.1%
19.0%
20.6%
21.0%
19.8%
YIELD
79.0
77.1
71.0
76.7
80.3
86.5
VALUE
$259.60
254.40
239.30
255.31
269.38
289.24
NET RETURN
$ 90.93
75.99
61.39
81.84
85.55
101.68
1. No-till planted with a John Deere planter
2. Fall Paraplow, planted no-till
3. Fall offset disc, disc, field cultivate, plant
Planted on May 11 with a seed drop of 26,100. Sprayed with 2 qt. Lasso, 2# Atrazine and
.5 pt. Banvel. No-till and paraplow also received 1.5 pt. Paraquat plus Surfactant.
Plot above with letter "A" afterwards received an additional 2.5# Atrazine applied in
the Fall. Fertilization included 134# 0-0-60 in the Fall, 65# 8-8-8 sidedressed in the
row with the planter, 140# 22-10-0 in near the seed at planting and 133# Anhydrous
sidedressed for a total of 144-19-85. 9# Lorsban used for insect control. Soil type
is Haney, Digby, Millgrove and Pewamo. . . . Broadleaf and grass control was basically
good in all plots. The Fall applied Atrazine was effective in the Paraplow plot only,
where no noticeable weeds were present at planting time. Paraquat may have been omitted
from this plot. Hybrids for each plot was two rows harvested of each of the four
hybrids listed above. Variation of soil type may have a slight influence on crop yields.
CORN PLOTS PLANTED I
Apollo FFA, Shawnee
1.
2.
3.
TREATMENT
No-Till
Coulter-Chisel
Tandem Disc
N CORN STALKS
Rd., shawnee lownship
HYBRID
Hybrid Plots
Hybrid Plots
Hybrid Plots
POPULATION
20,000
18,750
19,250
MOISTURE
27.5%
24.0%
25.6%
YIELD
43.6
25.4
40.6
VALUE
$141.96
83.90
132.54
NET RETURN
$-53.18
117.03
-60.82
1. No-till planted with a John Deere planter.
2. Fall coulter-chisel, disc twice, plant.
3. Spring tandem disc twice,
Planted on May 28 with a seed drop of 26,000. Sprayed with 1.5# Princep SOW and 2 5 qts
Lasso with 34 gal. of 28% as a carrier. No-till also received 1 qt. Paraquat with
Surfactant. Fertilization included 316# 19-19-19 broadcast in the Spring, 200# 15-15-15 in
the row, and 358# of 28% for a total of 190-90-90. 8.3# Furadan 10G used for insect
control. Soil type is Blount with Pewamo and Haney. . . . Broadleaf and grass control
good on all plots. Percent barren stalks: No-till 28%, chisel 23% and disc 22%.
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CORN PLOTS PLANTED IN CORN STALKS CONTINUE
Don Davis, Boundary Rd., Union Township, Auglaize County
TREATMENT
1. No-Till
2. Offset Disc
3. Coulter-Chisel
HYBRID
Hybrid Plots
NK PX9527
NX PX9527
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD
18,700
19,600
20,300
19.1%
19.0%
20.0%
38.5
24.2
20.7
VALUE
$128.64
81.59
69.53
NET RETURN
$ -7.26
-48.62
-60.91
1. No-till planted with Allis Chalmers planter
2. Fall offset disc, field cultivate, plant
3. Fall coulter-chisel, field cultivate, plant
Planted May 21 with a seed drop of 25,800. Sprayed with 2# of Princep SOW and 1.5# of Aatre:
SOW. The no-till plot also had 1 pt. of Paraquat plus Surfactant. With 20 gal of 28% as
a carrier. Fertilization included 100# of 0-0-60 Spring broadcast, 90# of 9-18-9 in the row
and 214# of 28-0-0. 8# of Furadan was used for insect control. Soil type is Blount. . . .
Broadleaf weed control was good, grass control was fair. No-till had Foxtail, Nutsedge,
Velvetleaf and Smartweed. The other two plots were cleaner. Percent barren stalks across
all plots were about the same as 30%.
Jeff Hager, S.R. 117, Amanda Township
TREATMENT
No-Till
HYBRID
Cargill 921
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD
VALUE
25,000
26.2%
40.0 $130.53
NET RETURN
$-155.96
Planted on May 18 with the John Deere planter at a seed drop of 26,100. Sprayed with 1.0 qt
Paraquat with Surfactant, 2.7 pt. Dual, 2.6 Ib. of Aatrex 9-0 with 56 gal. of 28% as a carrii
Fertilization included 80 Ib. of 18-46-0 and 500# of 0-0-60 broadcast, 407# of 8-32-16 in
the row, 600# of 28-0-0 with chemicals, and 140# of 82-0-0 sidedressed for a total of 330-17'
365. 10.7 Ib. of Furadan was used for insect control. Soil type is Shoal and Morley.
. . . Broadleaf control was good, grass control was fair. This field looked good all year.
Soils and fertility was ideal for a high yield but moisture just wasn't there.
Robert Hasson, Defiance Trail Rd., Amanda Township
TREATMENT
1. Coulter-Chisel
2. Fall Plow
HYBRID
Migro SPX49
Migro SPX49
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD
24,600
23,600
30.0%
30.0%
22.0
21.0
VALUE
$ 70.89
67.68
NET RETURN
$-117.69
-121.80
1. Fall coulter-chisel, field cultivate, plant
2. Fall plow, field cultivate, plant
Planted on May 13 with International air planter with a seed drop of 28,000. Sprayed with
1.5 Ib. of Aatrex 9-0, 2.0 qt. of Lasso with 20 gal. of water as a carrier. Fertilization
included 55# of 18-46-0 and 270# of 0-0-60 broadcast, 200# of 8-25-3 in the row and 177 Ib.
of 82-0-0 sidedress for a total of 171-75-168, 12# of Furadan used for insect control.
Soil type is Blount with Morley and Pewamo. . . . Weed control was good. Percent barren
stalk count was 45% on both fields.
Kenneth Miller, Zion Church Road, Amanda Township
TREATMENT
No- till
HYBRID
Migro HP470
POPULATION
22,300
MOISTURE
17.6%
YIELD
45.7
VALUE
$153.27
NET RETURN
$-83.12
Planted on May 14 with a John Deere planter at a seed drop of 26,100. Sprayed with 1.25
pt Paraquat plus surfactant, 3.0 Ib Bladex, 1.5 Ib Princep, .75 pt 2,4-D, and .33 pt
Banvel with 46 gal of 28% as a carrier. Fertilization included 367# 4-10-10 broadcast in
the fall, 157# 10-34-0 in the row, 210# anhydrous sidedressed, and 496# of 28% for a total
of 342-90-147. 10# Furadan used for insect control. Soil type is Blount with Pewamo. . .
Broadleaf and grass control was good. Percent barren stalks was 20%.
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CORN PLOTS PI ANTED TN CORN STALKS CONTINUED
Norman Heidlebaugh,
1.
2.
TREATMENT
Coulter-Chisel
Fall Plow
State Route 66,
HYBRID
PAG 351
PAG 351
Amanda Township
POPULATION
25,000
21,300
MOISTURE
21.0%
19.0%
YIELD
75.0
74.5
VALUE
$251.88
250.91
NET RETURN
$70.35
68.61
1. Fall coulter-chisel, tandem disc, field cultivate, plant
2. Fall plow, tandem disc, field cultivate, plant
Planted on May 12 with a seed drop of 26,400. Sprayed with .9 Ib. Aatrex 9-0 and 2 Ib.
Princep with water as carrier. Also sprayed with .5 pt. 2-4D and .5 pt. Banvel for clean up
with water as a carrier. Fertilization included 200# 8-25-3 as a starter in the row and 225*
82% applied as sidedress for a total of 201-50-6. Insecticide applied was Lorsban 1 qt.
per acre. Soil type is Blount. . . . Both broadleaf and grass control was good. Barren
stalk count was 7% on plow plot and 3% on the chisel plot.
Meadowbrook Farms, Hanthorn Rd. , Perry Township
1.
2.
3.
TREATMENT
No-Till
Paraplow
Coulter Chisel
N.K.
N.K.
N.K.
HYBRID
9527
9527
9527
POPULATION
22,750
20,750
21,000
MOISTURE
28.0%
31.8%
27.4%
YIELD
43.3
47.7
49.8
VALUE
$140.97
151.67
162.12
NET RETURN
$-59.33
-49.28
-54.75
1. No-till planted with a Kinze planter
2. Paraplow, planted no-till with a Kinze planter
3. Fall coulter-chisel, field cultivate (soil finisher), plant
Planted on April 26 at a seed drop of 29,950. Sprayed with .8 gal. Bicep with 20 gal. of
28% as a carrier. Fertilization included 300# 6-15-40 fall broadcast, 150# 8-32-16 in
the row, 150# 82% sidedressed and 60# of 28% for a total of 236-93-144. 8.6# Furadan 15G
used for insect control. Soil type is Blount. . . . Broadleaf and grass control was good.
Barren stalk counts are: no-till 23% Paraplow 35%, and chisel 10%.
Vernon Neff . Wapak Rd. . Shawnee Township
la.
Ib.
2a.
2b.
3a.
3b.
TREATMENT
Coulter-Chisel
Coulter-Chisel
Offset Disc
Offset Disc
Fall Plow
Fall Plow
HYBRID
Bay less
Bayless
Bayless
Bayless
Bayless
Bayless
637
7451
637
7451
637
7451
POPULATION
20
17
20
,500
--
,750
--
,750
--
MOISTURE
25
15
26
20
22
16
.3%
.2%
.0%
.6%
.0%
.7%
YIELD
51.5
61.4
30.4
36.6
66.7
65.7
VALUE
$169
208
99
121
222
221
.07
.08
.76
.88
.02
.11
NET RETURN
$-17.52
21.25
-84.45
-62.67
33.31
32.86
1. Fall coulter-chisel, disc, field cultivate, plant
2. Fall offset disc, disc, field cultivate, plant, rotary hoe
3. Fall plow, field cultivate, plant
Planted on April 26 in 36" rows at a seed drop of 23,300. Sprayed with 1 pt. Dual and
2# Atrazine with 20 gal. of water as a carrier. Fertilization included 300# 0-0-60
broadcast in the Fall, 100# 18-46-0 in the row, and 140# anhydrous sidedressed for a total
of 132-46-180. 8# Lorsban used for insect control. Soil type is Blount and Sloan. . . .
Broadleaf and grass control was good on all three plots. This is the third year of
continous corn in the identical tillage strips. Barren stalk counts are as follows:
chisel - 12%, plow - 5%, and disc - 28%.
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CORN PI OTS PLANTED IN CORN STAI KS
Loren Peters, State
1.
2.
3.
TREATMENT
Coulter-Chisel
Offset Disc
Fall Plow
Rd., Sugar Creek Township
HYBRID POPULATION
Select Seed 4700 22,300
Select Seed 4700 '21,300
Select Seed 4700 22,700
MOISTURE
15.2%
18.2%
16.2%
CONTINL
YIELD
33.8
35.4
36.8
IED
VALUE
$114.92
120.36
125.12
NET RETURN
$-83.14
-77.33
-74.18
1. Fall coulter chisel, field cultivate, tandem disc, plant
2. Fall offset disc, field cultivate, tandem disc, plant
3. Fall plow, field cultivate, tandem disc, plant
Planted May 18 with a seed drop of 24,200. Sprayed with 2# Atrazine SOW plus 2# Princep
SOW with water as a carrier. Fertilization included 245# 7-11-36 as plow down, 230#
82% before planting and 200# 10-34-0 in row for starter. For a total of 226-95-88,
Insecticide used is Counter 15G at the rate of 10# per acre. Soil type is Blount.
. . . Weed control was rated good for both broadleaves and grasses.
Bill Reese, Bussert
TREATMENT
No-Till
Rd., Sugar Creek Township
HYBRID
Parker 60A
POPULATION
25,000
MOISTURE
21.5%
YIELD
85.0
VALUE
$283.96
NET RETURN
$ 61.33
Planted on May 15 with an A.C. planter at a seed drop of 26,000. Sprayed with 1 qt.
Paraquat plus surfactant, 1.2 qt. Dual, and 1.6 qt. Atrazine with 77 gal. of 28% as a
carrier. Fertilization included 309# 0-0-62 brsadcast in the Spring, 200# 16-41-6 in the
row, and 823# of 28% for a total of 260-82-204. 13# furadan 10G used for insect control.
. . . Broadleaf and grass control was good. Barren stalk count was 32%.
Gene Suter, Grismore Road, Richland Township
TREATMENT HYBRID POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE NET RETURN
1. No-till Funks 4438 and - - 17.8% 87.0 $291.49 $109.27
2. Fall Plow Migro 470 - - 18.1% 77.0 258.05 69.13
1. No-till planted with the White planter.
2. Fall plow, field cultivate, plant
Planted on May 10 at a seed drop of 26,500. Sprayed with 2 qt Lasso and 2.0# Atrazine with
20 gal of water as a carrier. No-till also received .5 pt Banvel post-emerge. Fertilizat-
ion included 200# 6-20-40 broadcast in the fall, 100# 8-32-16 in the row, and 150# of
anhydrous sidedressed for a total of 143-72-97. 10# Counter used for insect control. Soil
type is Belmore. . . Broadleaf control was good; grass control was fair on the no-till,
good on the plow plot. No-till was lightly disced before planting to cut up stalks. Corn
borer did damage to some of the crop.
Vance Weaver, Sugar
TREATMENT
No-Till
Creek Rd., Bath
HYBRID
Bayless 627
Township
POPULATION
18,000
MOISTURE
19.5%
YIELD
50.0
VALUE
$168.00
NET RETURN
$-27.78
Planted on April 28 with an AC planter at a seed drop of 21,800. Sprayed with 1 qt.
Paraquat plus Surfactant, 1 qt. Dual and 3# Bladex with 20 gal. of 28% as a carrier.
Sprayed 1 pt. Banvel after corn was up. Fertilization included 200# 6-24-24 in the row,
214# of 28% with the herbicides, and 321# of 28% injected (sidedressed) for a total of
162-48-48. 8.7# Counter used for insect control. Soil type is Sloan. . . . Broadleaf
and grass control good to fair. Barren stalk count was 17%.
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CORN PLOTS PLANTFD IN BEAN STUBBLE
Ned Althaus, Searfoss Rd., Monroe Township
TREATMENT HYBRID POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE NET RETURN
No-Till Jacques JX 167 20,000 20.0% 55.5 $186.06 $ 36.76
Planted on April 26 with a seed drop of 27,900 with the White Planter. Sprayed with .4 gal.
Bladex and 2.5 qt. Lasso with 20 gal. of water as a carrier. Fertilization included 250#
21-0-0 broadcast in the Spring, 100# 15-30-15 in the row and 92# 82% sidedressed for a total
of 143-30-15. Soil type is Blount with Pewamo and Haskins. . . . Broadleaf and grass
control good. Had to spot spray several thistle patches. Portions of this'field was
replanted on May 20 due to soil crusting and damage by the garden symphalan.
Lewis Bassett, Thayer Rd., Bath Township
1.
2.
3.
TREATMENT
No-Till
Paraplow
Chisel
HYBRID
Robinson 3440
Robinson 3440
Robinson 3440
POPULATION
32,250
31,500
27,250
MOISTURE
18.0
17.6
18.2
YIELD
68.3
71.5
70.7
VALUE
$230.23
240.06
237.25
NET RETURN
$ 42.62
42.21
37.67
1. No-till planted with John Deere planter without coulters
2. Fall paraplow then planted no-till in Spring
3. Fall chisel, field cultivate, planted, rotary hoed
Planted on April 30 with a seed drop of 26,100. Replanted all plots on May 21 with an
additional 15,000 seeds. Sprayed with 1 qt. Dual and 1.5# Atrazine 9-0 with 20 gal. of
water as a carrier, fertilizer included 200# 0-0-60 fall broadcast, 183# 82% knifed in
preplant, 200# 10-34-0 in the row and 85% 82% sidedressed for a total of 240-68-120.
Soil type is Pewamo with Blount. . . . Broadleaf and grass control fair. Field was
replanted due to crusting and slow emergence. The actual replanting broke up the crust
and many of the first planted seeds emerged. Barren stalk count on all plots was the
same at 28%.
Dennis Bassett, Wolfe Rd., Bath Township
TREATMENT HYBRID POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE NET RETURN
1. No-Till PAG 275 23,300 23.8% 32.0 $105.60 $-74.66
2. Tandem Disc Bayless 434M 21,300 21.4% 30.2 100.75 -70.15
3. Fall Chisel Bayless 434M 24,000 19.2% 38.8 129.92 -49.98
1. No-till planted with John Deere planter without coulters
2. Spring tandem disc once, field cultivate once, plant
3. Fall chisel, spring tandem disc once, field cultivate once, plant
Planted on May 18 with a seed drop of 26,100. Sprayed no-till with 1.0 pt. Paraquat, 1.0
pt. Banvel, and 0.8 gal. Bicep with 20 gal. of water as a carrier. Chisel and Spring
tandem disc plots receive 0.88 gal. Sutazine and 0.5 qt. Aatrex which was impregnated and
spread with 375# of dry fertilizer and incorporated prior to planting. Fertilization for
the no-till included 400# of 3-10-30 and 400# 28% injected following planting and 75# of
82-0-0 sidedressed for a total of 185-40-120. The chisel and tandem disc plots received
150# 18-46-0 and 150# of 0-0-60 and 75# of 46-0-0 spread and incorporated prior to planting
and 190# of 82-0-0 sidedressed for a total of 217-69-60. Soil type is Blount with some
Pewamo and Morley. . . . Weed control was good for all plots except some thistles. Soil
in the no-till plot was heavily crusted at planting and remained hard and dry throughout
the Spring and Summer.
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CORN PLOTS PLANTED IN BEAN STUBBLE CONTINUED
Dennis Bassett, Stewart Road, Monroe Township
TREATMENT
No-till
HYBRID
Bayless 627
POPULATION
21,660
MOISTURE
21.3%
YIELD
75.4
VALUE
$251.41
NET RETURN
$81.41
Planted on April 27 with a John Deere planter without coulters at a seed drop of 26,100.
Sprayed with 1 pt Banvel and 0.8 gal Bicep with 20 gal of water as a carrier. Fertilization
included 300# of 3-10-30 and 600# of 28-0-0 injected when corn was 4" tall for a total of
177-30-90. Soil type was Pewamo. . . Broadleaf and grass control were both excellent.
Herbicides were sprayed when corn was up.
Richard Bowdle, Crabb Road, Perry Township
TREATMENT
No-Till
HYBRID
Select Seed
POPULATION
4700 20;250
MOISTURE
20.5%
YIELD
35.0
VALUE
$117.18
NET RETURN
$90.40
Planted on May 10 with a John Deere Planter in 36" rows at a seed drop of 25,500. Sprayed
with 2 qt Round-Up and 1 gal Bicep with 50 gal of water as a carrier. Fertilization
included 150# 0-0-60 broadcast in the fall, 160# 18-46-0 in the row and 152# Anhydrous
Sidedressed for a total of 154-74-90. 7# Counter for insect control. Soil type
Morley, Blount and Pewamo... Broadleaf control was good, grass control was poor.
Problem was that he wasn't able to get a good spray pattern with sprayer. Barren
stalk count was 53%. Field needed rain.
Gerald Brooks, Tom
1.
2.
3.
TREATMENT
No-till
No-till
No-till
Fett Road, Richland Township
HYBRID
Hybrid Group E
Hybrid Group F
SoHigro 48
POPULATION MOISTURE
16.5%
19.0%
19.3
YIELD
122.2
137.4
137.9
VALUE
$413.39
$462.47
$462.08
NET RETURN
$247.51
$294.99
$294.52
All plots planted on April 23 with the White planter at a seed drop of 28,600.
Sprayed with 2 qt. Lasso, 1# Princep, 1# Bladex and 1# Atrazine with 40 gal. water
and 17 gal. of 28% as a carrier. Fertilization included 200# 6-24-24 in the row
146# Anhydrous sidedressed and 179# of 28% for a total of 182-48-48. Insect control
was split in the planter with either 5# counter or 5# Amaze. Soil type is Sloan
and Digby... Broadleaf control was good, grass control excellent. By usual checks
only, no notable difference was seen between the counter or Amaze stripe. Rootworm
control was good. Slugs did damage part of the field. For additional information
on the Hybrid Groups see the Hybrid section later in the booklet.
Pirharri Fnnst, Dutch Hollow Road. American Township
TREATMENT
No-till
HYBRID
Cargill 921
POPULATION
25,000
MOISTURE
18.2%
YIELD
49.9
VALUE
$162.17
NET RETURN
$-36.44
Planted on May 12 with the John Deere planter with a seed drop of 26,100. Sprayed with
1.75 Ib Aatrex 9-0, 2.75 Ib Bladex SOW, 1.0 qt Paraquat with surfactant with 35 gal of
28% as a carrier. Fertilizer included 225# of 0-0-62 broadcast, 160# of 18-46-0 in the
row, 375# of 28% sprayed with chemicals, and 115# of 82% sidedressed for a total of 228-
74-140. Soil type is Blount with Pewamo. . . Weed control was good. Percent of barren
stalks was 25%. Crop was planted in oats stubble.
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PI ANTED IN REAN STUBBLE CONTINUED
Dean Holdgreve, Southworth Rd., Marion Township
TREATMENT
No-Till
No-Till
HYBRID
Bailey 638
Cargill 921
POPULATION MOISTURE
26.8%
26.8%
YIELD
77.0
71.5
VALUE
$250.86
233.06
NET RETURN
$ 41.10
23.80
Planted on May 13 with a seed drop of 24,200 with John Deere planter. Sprayed with 1.1 qt.
Dual; 2 qt. Bladex 4L, 0.67 Ib. Aatrex SOW, and 1 pt. 2,4-D with 21 gal of 28% as a carrier.
Fertilization included 200# of 0-0-62 fall broadcast, 180# of 82-0-0 fall applied, 220# of
10-34-0 in the row, and 60# of 28-0-0 sprayed premerge for a total of 233-75-124. 10.3 Ib.
of Counter used for insect control.
Ron
1.
2.
1.
2.
Lloyd, Lloyd Rd., Sugar Creek Township
TREATMENT HYBRID POPULATION
No -Till Super Crost 2350
Coulter Chisel Super Crost 2350
No-till planted with the White planter
Fall coulter-chisel, field cultivate, plant
MOISTURE YIELD VALUE
16.0% 109.0 $364.23
16.0% 119.0 403.31
NET RETURN
$191.90
212.84
Planted May 13 with a seed drop of 26,000. Sprayed with 1.5 qt. Dual and 2 Ib. Atrazine
SOW with water as a carrier for the No-Till. With 1.5 qt. Dual and .5 pt. Banvel with water
as a carrier for the Coulter Chisel plot. Fertilization included 200# 82% actual N applied
in the fall with N-Serve, 200# 0-0-60 broadcast in the fall, and 130# 15-40-5 applied
in the row as a starter fertilizer for a total of 220-52-127. Soil type is Belmore.
. . . Weed control was good for both broadleafs and grasses.
John Marshall, Cool Rd. , Monroe Township
TREATMENT
No-Till
HYBRID
Robinson 3122
POPULATION MOISTURE
17,300
17.0%
YIELD
67.0
VALUE
$222.78
NET RETURN
$ 20.43
Planted on May 15 with the White planter at a seed drop of 24,100. Sprayed with 1.1 pt.
Paraquat plus Surfactant, 3.35 qt. Lasso and 2.25# Atrazine with 35 gal. of 28% as a
carrier. Fertilization included 100# 9-23-70 and 357# 21-0-0 broadcast in the Spring,
180# 6-24-24 in the row and 375# 28% for a total of 200-66-73. 8# Counter used for
insect control. Soil type is Haney and Millgrove. . . . Broadleaf and grass control
was good. Field had damage from corn borer and armyworm.
Dave Moser, Putman County Line Road, Richland Township
1.
2.
1.
2.
TREATMENT
No-till
Field Cultivate
HYBRID
Sohigro 48
it
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD
VALUE NET RETURN
25,700
19.7%
20.8
85.9
83.2
$287.34
277.81
$115.19
102.46
No-till planted with the John Deere planter.
Spring field cultivate, plant, rotary hoe.
Planted on April 25 with a seed drop of 27,700. Sprayed no-till with 1 pt 2,4-D, 1 qt
Atrazine 4L, 3 qt Bladex 4L with 1 pt crop oil and 20 gal of water as a carrier. Field
cultivate plot sprayed with 1 qt Atrazine 4L and 2.5 qt Bladex with 20 gal of water as
a carrie'r. Fertilization included 200# 0-0-60 and 250# 21-0-0 broadcast in the Spring,
156# 19-17-0 in the row, and 151# of anhydrous sidedressed for a total of 207-27-120.
Soil type is Blount and Pewamo. . . Broadleaf and grass control was good. Banvel used to
spot spray some thistles. There was some corn borer and flea beetle damage.
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CORN PLOTS PLANTED IN BEAN STUBSIF CONTINUED
Charles Plikerd, Sunderland Road, Amanda Township
TREATMENT
No-till
HYBRID
Pioneer 3541 +
POPULATION
25,000
MOISTURE
15.0%
YIELD
58.0
VALUE
$195.84
NET RETURN
$25.16
Crows 3132
Planted on May 13 with the John Deere planter at a seed drop of 24,200. Sprayed with
1.0 pt Paraquat plus surfactant, 1.5 Ib Atrazine, and 1.5 Ib Princep with 20 gal of 28%
as a carrier. Fertilization included 200# 0-0-60 broadcast in the fall, 213# 8-32-16 in
the row, 200# anhydrous sidedressed and 214# 28% for a total of 241-68-154. Soil type is
Blount with Pewamo. . . Broadleaf and grass control was excellent. Barren stalk count
was 22%.
Doug Post, Spencerville Rd., Amanda
TREATMENT
No-Till
HYBRID
Cargill 921
Township
POPULATION
24,000
MOISTURE
23.9%
YIELD
70.7
VALUE
$233.54
NET RETURN
$ 42.98
Planted on April 27 with the John Deere planter at a seed drop of 25,000. Sprayed with
1 qt. Paraquat plus surfactant, .5 pt. Banvel, 4.4# Atrazine 9-0, and 1 qt. Dual with
44.5 gal. of 28% as a carrier. Fertilization included 150# 0-0-60 broadcast in the Spring,
240# 8-32-16 in the row, and 476# of 28% for a total of 152-77-128. Soil type is Blount.
. . . Broadleaf and grass control was good. Barren stalk count was 5%. A high rate of
triazines was used to take care of the fields weed pressure. He will go to corn next year.
Spencerville FFA, Kolter Road, Spencer Township _ _ __
TREATMENT HYBRID POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE NET RETURN
No-till - AsgroTT" 21,000 19.8% 51.6 $172.72 $29.41
Super Crost
Planted on May 13 with the White planter at a seed drop of 23,000. Sprayed with 1 pt
Paraquat plus surfactant, 1 qt Dual, 1.5 Ib Atrazine SOW, and .25 pt Banvel with 37 gal
of 28% as a carrier. Fertilization included 160# of 15-15-15 in the row and 400# of 28*
for a total of 136-24-24. Soil type is Blount and Pewamo. . .Broadleaf and grass control
was good. Barren stalk count was 8%.
Rodney Stratton, Grismore Road, Richland Township
TREATMENT
No-till
HYBRID
Bojac 432
POPULATION
24,300
MOISTURE
28.3%
YIELD
182.5
VALUE
$537.08
NET RETURN
$339.69
Planted on April 28 with the John Deere planter at a seed drop of 32,000. Sprayed with
1.0 pt Paraquat with surfactant, 2..0 Ib Aatrex, 2.0 pt Dual with 20 gal of 28% as a carrier.
Fertilization included 300# 0-0-60 broadcast in the fall, 150# 10-34-0 in the row, 214#
28% sprayed with herbicides, and 195# of 82-0-0 sidedressed for a total of 235-51-180.
Soil type is Millgrove. . . Weed control was good. The ground was crusted before the corn
emerged.
Bill Williams, Ridge Road, Sugar Creek Township ~~~~~^~~~
TREATMENT HYBRID POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE NET RETURN
No-till PAG 243 23,600 18.2% 36.3 $121.88 $-51.29
Planted May 17 with the White planter with a seed drop of 25,800. Sprayed with 1.8 Ib
Princep, 1.5 qt Aatrex 4L, and .5pt Banvel. Fertilizer included 382 Ib 3-10-10 and 48
Ib of 10-34-0 sprayed on top ahead of planting, 10 gal 28-0-0 sprayed with chemicals,
and 155 Ib 82-0-0 sidedressed for a total of 173-54-114. 8 Ib Thimet used for insect
control. Soil type is Blount and Morley. . . Weed control was good. Barren stock count
was 40%.
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CORN PLOTS PI ANTED IN RYE COVER CROP.
Brent Adams, Agerter Rd., Amanda Township
TREATMENT
No-Till
HYBRID
McKillip 15
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE
21,700
28.5%
50.0 $162.53
NET RETURN
$-21.44
Planted on April 25 at a seed drop of 23,200 with an Allis-Chalmers planter. Sprayed with
1 qt. Paraquat plus Surfactant, 2 qt. Bladex, 2 qt. Atrazine 4L with 20 gal of 28-6 as a
carrier Also used 1 pt. Banvel as a post emerge. Fertilization included 150# 13-33-16 in
the row, 183# of 82% sidedress and 261# of 28% for a total of 243-50-24. Insect control
was .33 gal. of Sevin for armyworms. Soil type is^Blout with Pewamo. . . . Broadleaf and
grass control was good. Barren stalk count was 17%.
Mike Basinger, E. Lincoln Hwy., Monroe Township
TREATMENT HYBRID POPULATION
1.
2.
1.
2.
No-Till
Chisel
No-till
Pioneer 3747
Pioneer 3747
planted with a John Deere planter.
MOISTURE YIELD VALUE NET RETURN
16.5% 56.6 $191.62 $-17.05
16.5% 57.0 192.96 -29.75
Fall chisel, field cultivate, plant
Planted on April 27 with a seed drop of 27,500. Sprayed with 2.5# Atrazine with 30 gal. of
28% as a carrier. No-till also received 1 pt. Round-up but was resprayed with an additional
1.5# Atrazine. Fertilization included 250# 16-18-24 broadcast in the Spring, 180# 11-53-0
in the row, 85# of 82% sidedressed and 321# of 28% for a total 219-141-60. 10# Dyfonate
for insect control. Soil type is Blount with Pewamo. . . . Broadleaf and grass control
good. The cover crop of wheat in the no-till plot was not killed after the first spraying
and needed respraying. Armyworm and cutworms were also present in the no-till plot. No-till
did exceptionally well in comparison to chisel plot even with insect problems and lack of
kill on the Wheat cover crop.
Bill Keller, Monfort Rd., Amanda Township
TREATMENT
No-Till
HYBRID
PAG 397 § 275
POPULATION
21,300
MOISTURE
20.0%
YIELD
54.0
VALUE
$180.98
NET RETURN
$-11.19
Planted on May 13, with the John Deere planter at a seed drop of 25,000. Sprayed with 1
qt. Paraquat plus Surfactant, 1.5# Princep 9-0, and 3.25# Bladex SOW with 20 gal. of water
as a carrier. Fertilization included 300# 9-23-30 broadcast in the Fall, 225# 8-33-16
in the row, and 106# Anhydrous sidedressed for a total of 176-141-126. Soil type is
Pewamo and Blount. . . . Broadleaf and grass control was fair. Percent barren stalks
were 25%. Armyworms had been feeding on this field. This field was planted in a growing
stand of wheat.
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CORN PLOTS PLANTED IN MISCELLANEOUS COVERS
Richard Foust, Dutch Hollow Rd. , American Township
TREATMENT
No -Till
HYBRID
Cargill 921
POPULATION
22,600
MOISTURE
17.0%
YIELD
29.9%
VALUE
$ 99.45
NET RETURN
$-100.86
Planted on May 12 with the John Deere planter with a seed drop of 26,100. Sprayed 1.0 pt.
of Banvel and 1.0 pt. of 2,4-D on May 14; sprayed 1.75# of Aatrex 9-0, 2.75# of Bladex
SOW, 1.0 qt. of Paraquat with Surfactant with 30 gal. of 28% as a carrier. Fertilizer
included 225# of 0-0-62 broadcast, 160# of 18-46-0 in the row, 375# of 28-0-0 sprayed with
chemicals, and 115# of 82-0-0 sidedressed for a total of 228-74-140. Soil type is Blount
with Pewamo. . . . Weed control was good. Percent barren stalks was 25%.
Jim Messinjjer, Rockport Rd., Richland Township
TREATMENT
No-Till
HYBRID
Funks G4323
POPULATION MOISTURE
14.9%
YIELD
50.0
VALUE
$168.64
NET RETURN
$-23.94
Planted April 25 with the John Deere planter with a seed drop of 27,000. Sprayed with 1.5
qt. of Paraquat, 2.0 qt. of Lasso, 1.75 Ib. of Aatrex with crop, and 30 gal. of water as
a carrier. Fertilizer included 350 Ib. of 3-10-10 Spring broadcast, 120 Ib. of 10-34-0 in
the row, and 210 Ib. of 82-0-0 sidedressed for a total of 195-76-105. 10# of Furadan used
for insect control. Soil type is Morley. . . . Weed control was good. Crop was planted
in a pasture-sod field.
Joe Schmersal, Slabtown Rd., Bath Township
TREATMENT
No-Till
HYBRID
Pioneer 3747
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE
NET RETURN
19,000
21.33
18.8 $ 62.62 $-170.41
Planted on June 3 after a cutting of alfalfa hay, with a John Deere planter at a seed drop of
26,000. Sprayed with .88 qt. Paraquat plus surfactant, 1.33 qt. Dual, and 1 gal. Atrazine 41
with 20 gal. of 28% as a carrier. Also sprayed with 1 pt. Banvel and 1 pt. 2-4-D.
Fertilization included 400# 9-23-30 broadcast in the Spring, 150# 6-20-6 in the row, 97#
Anhydrous sidedressed , and 200# 28% for a total of 181-122-129. 10# Furadan 15G used
for insect control. Soil type is Morley with Blount. . . . Broadleaf and grass control
was good. Barren stalk count was 30%. Corn after Hay did very poorly this year due to
the lack of rainfall after planting this as a double-crop. The corn just wasn't able to
fully use the fertilizer available.
Russell Staley, Pevee Road, Jackson Township
TREATMENT
No-till
HYBRID
Cargill 921
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE
24,600
22.63
60.0 $198.14
NET RETURN
$-2.72
Planted on May 18 with the Kinze planter at a seed drop of 23,300. Sprayed with 1 qt
Paraquat plus surfactant, 2 qt Bladex 4L, and 1.5 qt Atrazine 4L with 40 gal of water as
a carrier. Fertilization included 350# 9-23-30 broadcast in the Spring, 270# 9-23-30
in the row, and 185# of 82% sidedressed for a total of 208-142-186. Soil type is Blount
with Pewamo. . . Boadleaf and grass control was excellent. Dandelions were not controlled,
Army-worms did damage some of the crop. Crop was planted in a hay field.
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CORN PLOTS PLANTED IN MISCELLANEOUS COVERS CONTINUED
Herb Stewart, N. Napolean Road, Riehland Township
TREATMENT
No-till
HYBRID
Cargill 921
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE
19.9% 71.7 $240.03
NET RETURN
$26.85
Planted on May 13 with the White planter at a seed drop of 24,000. Sprayed with 1 pt
Banvel and 1 qt 2,4D ahead of planting. Also sprayed 1 qt Paraquat plus surfactant, 1.5
qt Dual, and 2.33# Atrazine 9-0 with 40 gal. of water as a carrier. Fertilization included
221# 0-0-60 and 109# 11-53-0 broadcast in the Spring; 125# 18-46-0, 80# 0-0-60, and 6#
zinc sulfate in the row; and 111# anhydrous sidedressed for a total of 126-116-181.
5.8# Counter was used for insect control. Soil type is Blount. . . Broadleaf and grass
control was good. There was some Armyworm damage. Crop was planted in an alfalfa-sod
field.
Ron Steiner, Tom Fett Road, Riehland Township
TREATMENT
No-till
HYBRID
Pioneer 3518
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE
NET RETURN
16,300
17.2% 77.0 $259.05 $126.82
Planted on April 27 with the White planter at a seed drop of 27,500. Sprayed with 1 qt
Paraquat, 1.5 qt Atrazine 4L, 1 qt Dual, and 1 qt crop oil with 50 gal of water as a
carrier. The field was also sprayed with 1 qt 2,4D ahead of planting. Fertilization
included 115# 0-0-60 and 115# 0-46-0 broadcast in the Spring, 230# 15-15-15 in the row,
and 180# anhydrous sidedressed for a total of 183-88-104. 9# Counter used for insect
control. Also 1.5 qt toxaphene sprayed for armyworm control. Soil type is Morley. . .
Broadleaf and grass control was rated fair to good. Field suffered numerous insect prob-
lems throughout the year but none were detrimental (armyworms, slugs, cutworms, and corn
borers). Crop was planted in an alfalfa-sod field.
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TABLE 9. COMPARISONS OF CORN PLOTS BY TILLAGE SYSTEMS
C R
0 E
R S
N I
D
U
E
S R
0 E
Y S
B I
W R
H E
E S
A I
T D
U
E
C C
0 R
V 0
E P
R
Farm
Apollo FFA
D. Davis
B. Hasson
N. Heidelbaugh
R. Lloyd
Meadowbrook Farms
" (Paraplow)
V. Neff
L. Peters
G. Suter
Average
D. Bassett
L. Bassett
11 (Paraplow)
D. Moser
Average
B. Ernest
D. Ernest (Paraplo
D. Ernest
M. Gable
H. Hutchinson
R. Whetstone
" (Paraplow)
Average
M. Basinger
Corn Plot Averages
Number of Observations
Ranked First
Yield
Fall Spring Offset Coulter
No-till Plow Plow Disc Chisel
44 41 25
39 24 21
21 22
75 75
109 119
43 50
48
66 37 61
37 35 34
87 77
62 55 -- 34 51
32 30 38
68 71
72
86 83
64 -- -- 30 64
36 25 41 37
w) 34 28
33 30
89 66
39 54 44 47
79 71
77
57 53 25 50 38
57 57
61 54 25 42 51
8/15 7/9 0/1 2/10 6/15
53% 78% 0% 20% 40%
Net Return
Fall Spring Offset Coulter
No-till Plow Plow Disc Chisel
$-53 $-60 $-117
- 7 -48 -60
-122 -118
79 81
193 214
-59 -54
-49
33 -62 21
-74 -77 -83
109 69
22 - 3 -- -62 -15
-75 -70 -50
43 38
42
115 102
31 -- -- -70 30
-54 -92 -33 -50
-76 -90
-41 -50
109 18
-37 1 -26 -16
91 61
76
14 4 -92 -14 -39
-17 -21
20 0 -92 -39 -11
9715 6/9 0/1 1/10 4/15
60% 67% 0% 10% 27%
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1983 Average
1982 Average
1981 Average
1980 Average
1979 Average
1978 Average
Six Yr. Ave
Number of
Observations
Ranked First
No-till
61 (15)
140 (17)
105 (22)
120 (17)
127 ( 7)
103 ( 8)
109
31/86
36%
TABLE
Fall
Plow
54 ( 9)
142 (13)
128 (17)
148 ( 3)
112 ( 1)
94 ( 5)
113
25/48
52%
10. SIX
Yield
Spring
Plow
25 ( 1)
139 ( 6)
128 ( 6)
127 ( 9)
122 ( 4)
85 ( 3)
104
12/29
41%
YEAR COMPARISON OF CORN PLOTS BY
Offset
Disc
42 (10)
139 ( 8)
118 (11)
122 ( 4)
116 ( 3)
110 ( 6)
108
14/42
33%
( ) Number in parenthesis indicates number of times
Coulter-
Chisel
51 (15)
144 (12)
126 (15)
114 ( 3)
131 ( 1)
129 ( 1)
116
25/47
53%
No-till
20 (15)
38 (17)
3 (22)
166 (17)
67 ( 7)
23 ( 8)
53
33/86
38%
tested.
TILLAGE
Fall
Plow
0 ( 9)
33 (13)
58 (17)
210 ( 3)
-82 ( 1)
-5(5)
36
23/48
48%
SYSTEM
Net Return
Spring
Plow
-92 ( 1)
44 ( 6)
61 ( 6)
171 ( 9)
57 ( 4)
-15 ( 3)
38
9/29
31%
Offset
Disc
-39 (10)
21 ( 8)
29 (11)
92 ( 4)
50 ( 3)
33 ( 6)
31
14/42
33%
Coulter-
Chisel
-11 (15)
37 (12)
59 (15)
142 ( 3)
108 ( 1)
26 ( 1)
60
22/47
47%
M
•g
TABLE 11. TIME § FUEL FOR TILLAGE SUMMARY
CORN
Average
Average Cost of
Time and Fuel
for Tillage and
Planting
Percent of
No-Till 's Cost
No-Till
Time Fuel
(Min) (Gal)
15 .8
$2.71
100%
Plow
Time Fuel
(Min) (Gal)
43 3.6
$9.48
350%
Disc
Time Fuel
(Min) (Gal)
39 3.0
$8.28
305%
Chisel
Time Fuel
(Min) (Gal)
40 3.0
$8.40
310%
Assume Fuel costs $1.20/gallon and labor is $7.00/hour
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TABLE 12. 1983 NO-TILL CORN PLOTS WITHOUT COMPARISON
W R
H E
E S
A I
T D
U
E
C R
0 E
R S
N I
D.
C C
0 R
V 0
E P
R
Farm Yield Net Return
N. Capps 35 $-64
D. Ernest (F) 49 19
L. Evans 67 23
G. Herron (F) 27 -76
G. Knotts 50 -23
L. Lugibihl (G) 70 41
B. Meyers 30 -50
C. Miller 41 -70
H. Pohlman (F) 88 65
T. Schumacher 80 66
G. Troyer 43 -55
V. Weaver 50 -28
Average 53 $-13
Farm Yield Net Return
D. Ernest 40 $-38
J. Hager 40 -156
K. Miller 46 -83
B. Reese 85 48
V. Weaver 40 -18
Average 50 $-49
Farm Yield Net Return
B. Adams ( rye) 50 -21
B. Keller (wheat) 54 -11
Average 52 $-16
S R
0 E
Y S
B I
E D
A U
N E
H R
A E
Y S
I
D
U
E
Farm Yield Net Return
N. Althaus 56 $37
D. Bassett 75 81
R. Bowdle 35 -90
G. Brooks (F) 137 295
R. Foust 48 -36
D. Holdgreve 77 41
J. Marshall 67 20
C. Plikerd 58 25
D. Post 71 43
Spencer. FFA 52 29
R. Stratton 183 340
B. Williams 36 -51
Average 75 $ 61
Farm Yield Net Return
J. Messinger 50 $-21
R. Staley 60 -3
R. Steiner 77 127
H. Stewart 72 27
R. Foust 29 -101
J. Schmersal (dbl cp) 19 -170
Average 51 -24
Average No- till without 59 $ 4
Comparisons
Average All No-till Plots 60 $ 8
TABLE 13. 1983 CORN TILLAGE PRODUCTION COST SUMMARY *
Herbicide
Treatment
No-till
Plow
Disc
Chisel
* Represents
Cost
$23
16
15
16
average
Fertilizer
Cost
$72
66
67
66
cost of all
Tillage
Cost Other
$ 0
24
21
21
plots
$85
85
80
81
reported.
Total
$180
190
184
185
Bu/Ac
61
51
42
51
Cost
Per Bu.
2.95
3.72
4.38
3.63
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TABLE 14. SIX
YEAR
1983
1982
1981
1980
1979
1978
STALKS
56
125
101
109
119
105
Six
Year 103
Ave rage
Six
Year 99
We ighted
Ave rage
*Number of
(ID*
(6)
(7)
(9)
(9)
(5)
NO-TILL
WHEAT
STUBBLE
54 (16)
136 (25)
105 (19)
122 (5)
147 (1)
116 (4)
113
107
YEAR AVERAGE
CORN YIELDS
BEAN
STUBBLE
72 (16)
143 (19)
128 (5)
127 (4)
—
—
118
114
NO-TILL YIELDS BY COVER
- BU/AC.
COVER WEIGHTED
CROP HAY AVERAGE
54 (3) 58 (5)
131 (2) 139 (4)
120 (6) 100 (5)
149 (1) 132 (5)
144 (1)
141 (1)
123 107
113 106
60
137
108
126
124
113
COUNTY**
AVERAGE
__
128.7
100.9
123.5
124.7
100.1
111
107
Times Tested
** Ohio Crop Report
ing Service Figures
TABLE 15. SUMMARY OF SIDE-BY-SIDE TILLAGE COMPARISON YIELDS **
(Corn in bushels per acre)
Treatments
Coulter-Chisel
Offset Disc
Spring Plow
Fall Plow
vs No-till
57/57
40/44
65/63*
vs Fall Plow
45/45
45/56
25/36*
vs Spring Plow vs Offset Disc
37/25* 38/36
41/25*
* Tested only once or twice; should not be considered a representative county
sample.
**Represents average yields of all plots that contained in the same field the two
systems shown.
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CORN PLOT OBSERVATIONS
The 1983 corn plots were discouraging due to the severe conditions we experienced.
Corn yields averaged close to half of what yields are for a normal year. Specific
observations are made below:
I. CORN YIELD OBSERVATIONS:
Comparison by Tillage Treatments
1. Table 9 shows the average yield of all side by side comparisons.
The more comparisons of the same tillage, the more accurate the
figures become.
2. Based on a 5% error of significant difference (+3 bu.), there was
quite a difference between tillage systems. No-till produced the
highest average yield but was not always the highest yielding
system in the side by side comparisons on specific farms.
3. Table 15 shows a summary of averages of side-by-side comparisons.
All tests included were fairly close except the offset disc/plow
comparisons. The plow averaged higher than the disc when these
two were compared.
4. The 1983 bean stubble residue figures are high due to two locations
which had exceptionally good yields due to occasional rains. This
figure minus these two locations averages 60 bu/ac, which still exceeds
the average of the other residue covers by a range of 2 - 6 bu/ac.
5. University research has shown that no-till will perform better in a
crop rotation than with continuous corn. The results in Table
support this idea. Corn after soybeans also shows a lot of promise.
6. Each of the past 5 years, no-till average yields have been equal to or
better than the County averages based on data from the Ohio Crop Reporting
Service. (Table 14)
Six Year Averages
1. Table 10 shows six years of yields according to tillage treatment. Over
these six years of testing, the variations among the different treatments
is s1ight.
2. These averages represent a large number of trials in each tillage test
and we feel these figures are getting more reliable each year. These
figures do all represent tillage comparison plots. However, each
location did not have each treatment.
3. Coulter-chisel plots seem to be consistently high in yields over the
six years.
Residue Cover
1. Table 14 shows the long term averages of no-till yields according to
residue cover. Some of the residues have been tested more than others
and this should be kept in mind when evaluating these figures. Figures
in parenthesis indicate the number of tests.
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2. Residue cover has a significant effect on yields. Stalk
residue has been consistently lowest in yields while bean
stubble has been the highest. Cover crop figures should
not be weighted to heavily because only one trial was done
in each of 1978, 1979, and 1980.
II. ECONOMIC DATA OBSERVATIONS (CORN):
Crop costs and returns were calculated for all comparison plots and are summarized
in this section. It is important to remember that custom rate charges were used
to assign costs to the farm operations that the farmer reported performing.
The net returns and other dollar values are used only for comparison purposes
within this booklet and do not represent actual cost's incurred or profit's
received on the farm listed. Below are the observations we have made.
Comparison by Tillage Treatments
1. The net return per acre was very low in 1983 because of poor yields.
Table 9 shows that no-till ranked similarly to the fall plow tests
based on net return. The number of observations ranked first versus
the number of times tested is very close for these two systems.
2. The six year averages of net returns did vary slightly. The six
year average return for each system was: no-till at $53, fall
plow at $36, spring plow at $38, offset disc at $31 and coulter-
chisel at $60. (Table 10)
3. Based on economic net returns and number of times first, the coulter-
chisel has shown the highest returns.
4. The effects of wide variations in crop prices and growing seasons
can be seen in the differences in yearly returns.
5. The no-till plots look better in the cost/return comparisons than in
the yield comparisons. This is due to lower production costs with
the no-till system.
Production Costs
1. Table 13 shows a cost summary of each tillage treatment for herbicides,
fertilization, tillage and miscellaneous expenses. The herbicide
cost of no-till was about $6 more than the other treatments, but was
still lower in the final production cost.
2. The cost per bushel of grain produced was the lowest in no-till
and highest in the offset disc plots.
3. The cost of fuel and labor (Table 11 ) should be considered
when comparing the overall dollar benefits of each treatment.
Fuel and labor costs for the plow, disc, and chisel plots are
three times greater than fuel and labor costs under the no-till
system.
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ALLEN COUNTY NO-TILL HYBRID TEST GUIDELINES
GENERAL CONDITIONS
This hybrid trial program was developed to help Allen County farmers
evaluate the performance of selected corn hybrids when used in a no-till
farming operation.
The hybrid trials consisted of 2 groups of 5 or 6 test hybrids plus the
county tester.
Each participant furnished 150 pounds of a 110 to 115 day hybrid
obtained from the same lot of seed. Seed sizes were recommended by company
to fit IHC, Cl-X or OD B-l plate. Normally this was medium rounds.
Sponsors collected seed, divided it into equal lots, marked with code
identification, and delivered to producers.
GUIDELINES
Procedures were followed to insure that variety was the only variable.
Both agency personnel and farmers made observations and kept records
throughout the growing season. Responsibility of each was as follows:
Farmer:
1. Provide 150 Ibs. of a 110 - 115 day test hybrid.
2. Planted each test hybrid in adjacent strips using normal
no-till practices.
3. Planted test hybrids on soils similar in fertility, drainage
and productivity.
4. Harvested and weighed each test hybrid with help of sponsors.
5. Kept reliable records on rainfall, planting dates, fertilizer
and pesticides used.
Agency Personnel:
1. Assised during planting in changing hybrids, emptying planter
boxes and marking plots with stakes.
2. Measured field area, population at emergence, barren stalks,
and final harvest population.
3. Determined amount of surface residue retained and estimated
annual soil erosion losses.
4. Provided a weigh wagon, moisture tester, and scale operator to
assist at harvest.
5. Calculated and published yields, expenses, and profitability of
the various systems.
Miscellaneous Items:
1. All test hybrids were planted in same residue within each test.
2. Total N, P, & K were the same for all hybrids within each test.
3. Residual, contact herbicide, and soil insecticide was the same
within each test.
4. Post-emergent or "clean-up" herbicides were used as necessary
to control weeds.
5. Each hybrid was harvested for grain with minimum of one pass
across the field.
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TABLE 16. ADJUSTED 1983 NO-TILL HYBRID DATA *
MOISTURE
HYBRID
Asgrow RX777
Pioneer 3747
Pickering 533
Northrup King 74
Cargill 921
Migro HP 4 70
Voris 2491
Bojac 432
Rupp XR1690
Bayless 627
Trojan T1000
AVERAGE
* NOTE : Above
plots
PERCENT
20.2
16.5
18.7
22.0
23.2
18.0
21.4
22.4
17.4
20.7
18.9
19.9
RANK
6
1
4
9
11
3
8
10
2
7
5
figures adjusted only to the
which were planted
no-till.
YIELD
BU/AC.
86.4
80.2
79.2
79.0
78.4
76.6
77.0
76.9
74.5
75.2
72.0
77.8
two groups
RANK
1
2
3
4
5
8
6
7
10
9
11
of County
VALUE
DOLLARS
$288.31
271.38
265.23
263.19
259.03
258.36
256.94
255.50
251.12
250.53
241.88
$260.13
hybrid
RANK
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
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1983 ALLEN COUNTY NO-TILL HYBRIDS - GROUP E
POPULATION
MOISTURE
YIELD
HAROLD POLHMAN
1. Trojan T1000
2. Pioneer 3747
3. Rupp XR1690
4. Voris 2491
5. Bojac 432
6. Cargill 921
GERALD BROOKS
1. Trojan T1000
2. Pioneer 3747
3. Rupp XR1690
4. Voris 2491
5. Bojac 432
6. Cargill 921
LUKE LUGIBIHL
1. Trojan T1000
2. Pioneer 3747
3. Rupp XR1690
4. Voris 2491
5. Bojac 432
6. Cargill 921
DON DAVIS
1. Trojan T1000
2. Pioneer 3747
3. Rupp XR1690
4. Voris 2491
5. Bojac 432
6. Cargill 921
AVERAGE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Trojan TlOOO
Pioneer 3747
Rupp XR1690
Voris 2491
Bojac 432
Cargill 921
27
26
28
26
26
28
24
27
29
27
26
29
26
25
25
28
25
26
19
20
24
21
21
24
24
24
26
25
24
27
,700
,300
,000
,700
,000
,700
,300
,300
,300
,700
,300
,700
,700
,000
,700
,000
,000
,300
,000
,000
,000
,300
,700
,700
,400
,700
,800
,900
,800
,400
19
15
16
19
20
20
15
15
16
17
18
19
16
18
24
27
28
17
16
17
21
20
21
18
15
16
20
21
22
.27.
.0
.0
.2
.4
.2
.1
.3
.5
.6
.1
.2
.7
.2
.8
.5
.8
.4
.2
.4
.4
.4
.6
.1
.8
.7
.5
.5
.2
86.
96.
83.
86.
85.
86.
118.
108.
126.
127.
131.
69.
85.
72.
68.
64.
62.
21.
34.
46.
40.
42.
46.
75.
83.
77.
80.
80.
81.
5
4
6
5
9
6
0
0
1
3
4
5
0
5
0
9
7
7
6
2
3
2
1
0
5
6
2
1
7
bu/ac
bu/ac
bu/ac
bu/ac
bu/ac
bu/ac
bu/ac
bu/ac
bu/ac
bu/ac
bu/ac
bu/ac
bu/ac
bu/ac
bu/ac
bu/ac
bu/ac
bu/ac
bu/ac
bu/ac
bu/ac
bu/ac
bu/ac
bu/ac
bu/ac
bu/ac
bu/ac
bu/ac
bu/ac
VALUE
$289.60
325.38
283.16
289.60
287.60
289.17
395.42
365.50
426.46
427.06
440.38
232.64
286.62
243.10
223.76
211.96
202.74
72.93
116.58
155.76
134.54
141.44
153.14
$252.08
281.00
261.88
268.59
267.01
271.36
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1983 ALLEN COUNTY NO-TILL HYBRIDS - GROUP F
HAROLD POHLMAN
1. Asgrow 777
2. Northrup King 74
3. Bayless 627
4. Rupp XR1690
5. Migro HP470
6. Pickering 533
GERALD BROOKS
POPULATION
22,300
25,000
23,300
27,300
27,000
26,700
MOISTURE
20.4%
22.2
24.0
20.1
18.6
20.6
1. Asgrow 777
2. Northrup King 74
3. Bayless 627
4. Rupp XR1690
5. Migro HP470
6. Pickering 533
DAVID ERNEST
1. Asgrow 777
2. Northrup King 74
3. Bayless 627
4. Rupp XR1690
5. Migro HP470
6. Pickering 533
GREG HERRON
1. Asgrow 777
2. Northrup King 74
3. Bayless 627
4. Rupp XR1690
5. Migro HP470
6. Pickering 533
AVERAGE
1. Asgrow 777
2. Northrup King 74
3. . Bayless 627
4. Rupp XR1690
5. Migro HP470
6. Pickering 533
24,700
28,300
27,000
25,300
27,000
26,300
25,300
23,000
21,700
23,700
25,000
24,700
16,700
21,000
23,000
25,000
23,700
18,300
22,300
24,300
23,800
25,300
25,700
24,000
20.7
22.8
19.9
16.5
16.4
17.5
19.6
21.8
20.7
18.2
20.7
23.1
24.6
21.8
17.5
19.5
20.4
21.0
22.9
21.6
18.1
18.8
19.5
YIELD
88.8 bu./ac.
87.7 bu./ac.
83.0 bu./ac.
86.4 bu./ac.
91.5 bu./ac.
87.9 bu./ac.
137.6 bu./ac.
139.1 bu./ac.
135.4 bu./ac.
134.5 bu./ac,
135.4 bu./ac,
144.3 bu./ac,
63.0 bu./ac.
52.8 bu./ac,
48.1 bu./ac,
41.2 bu./ac,
42.2 bu./ac,
VALUE
$297.36
290.36
274.59
287.60
306.05
292.50
458.44
460.40
453.70
455.26
457.95
486.75
210.50
175.89
160.31
138.12
140.62
41
23
21
23
24
26
82
75
72
71
73
75
.9
.2
.8
.6
.6
.3
.8
.7
.1
.4
.4
.9
bu.
bu.
bu.
bu.
bu.
bu.
bu.
bu .
bu.
bu.
bu.
bu.
/ac.
/ac.
/ac.
/ac.
/ac.
/ac .
/ac.
/ac.
/ac.
/ac.
/ac.
/ac.
138.
76.
72.
79.
82.
88.
276.
250.
240.
240.
246.
254.
30
05
57
86
88
20
15
67
29
21
88
86
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TABLE 17. NO-TILL HYBRID AVERAGE YIELDS
1983 1982 1981 1980
HYBRID Moist Yield Moist Yield Moist Yield Moist Yield
Pioneer 3747 16.5 80.2
Rupp XR1690 17.4 74.5* 19.8 148.8*
Migro HP470 18.0 76.6 22.9 162.0
Pickering 533 18.7 79.2 22.8 166.6
Trojan T1000 18.9 72.0 19.2 137.6
Asgrow RX777 20.2 86.4 23.6 152.8
Bayless SX627 20.7 75.2 22.8 149.2
Voris 2491 21.4 77.0 21.3 150.2
Northrup King 74 22.0 79.0 25.3 155.1
Bojac 432 22.4 76.9 21.2 154.3
Cargill 921 23.2 78.4 21.3 153.8 30.0 140.4 25.0 134.2
Pioneer 3744 18.5 137.3
Landmark 733 22.3 144.8
PAG 397 25.6 121.3
Gutwein 2610 25.6 119.0
Northrup King 69A 27.1 126.0
Migro 2018X 27.3 123.2 21.3 125.2
Northrup King 39
Super Crost 2790 29.7 107.6
Pioneer 3529 30.3 130.0
Bailey 333 30.8 137.8
Bayless XS637 30.9 135.8
Trojan 1058 32.5 121.0
Landmark 747 34.4 129.4
Rup XR1780 35.8 121.0*
Pioneer 3780 20.3 125.4
Rupp XR1625 21.3 130.7*
Pioneer 3541 23.5 131.9
Northrup King 69 24.0 124.1
Sohigro 57 24.8 140.9
Dekalb XL72aa 25.6 126.8
Trojan 115 25.7 137.6
Voris 2532 26.0 145.4
Walton 40 26.3 133.7
Northrup King 49
Funks G4323
PAG 424
Robinson 3225
ACCO 4201
Averages 19.9 77.8 21.8 151.0 30.0 125.2 24.2 132.4
* Tester
1979
Moist Yield
27.4 122.5
24.8 140.7
19.8 117.6
21.9 116.3*
26.8 124.9*
27.1 130.2
27.2 131.6
21.2 111.5
21.3 114.4
24.1 107.5
25.6 119.4
25.9 108.7
24.5 120.4
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NO-TILL HYBRID TEST OBSERVATIONS
No-till hybrid plots were planted and yields taken from six farms throughout the county.
The plots were basically planted in late April and early May. Further information on
each plot is included in the paragraph section earlier in this booklet.
1. Table 16 shows the 1983 hybrids ranked according to moisture, yield
and value. Most of the hybrids were ranked by net return in nearly
the same order as when ranked by yield. Net return takes into
account moisture and drying costs.
2. With the unusual weather we experienced, no strong conclusion should be
made from this data. One item to point out is that possibly a hybrid
that performed well in the plots this year might also do well in droughty
field conditions such as a well drained upland soil. Additional years
of testing should be done before such a claim can be justified.
3. Table 17 shows yields of all hybrids tested for the past five years.
Tests were also conducted in 1978 and 1979 but these were omitted
because of the addition in the market of newer improved hybrids.
4. Hybrid tests varied from year to year and are not adjusted between
years. The same tester and many of the same hybrids were used in
1983 and 1982. The years 1981 and 1980 each had a different test
and would make it difficult to compare these hybrids with the later
year hybrids.
5. The same tester and many of the same hybrids were tested in 1982 and 1983.
Adjusting these two years to a common tester resulted in two observations.
First, the hybrids changed very little in order of yield or value
from one year to the other. Second, the most significant change
which occurred was the better performance of the full season upright
leaf hybrids of Asgrow 777 and Northrup King 74. These had a much
high value in 1983 due to good drydown conditions and moved up
considerably in the rankings. This points out the importance of
drydown and individual farm drying costs in hybrid selection.
6. It is commonly recognized that a good no-till hybrid must have good
cold tolerance, good seedling vigor, and fast drydown. Hybrids that
are good in conventional plots have usually done well in no-till.
We have also noticed that in some situation the same hybrid planted in
a no-till situation will have better standability than the conventional
plot alongside it.
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CONSERVATION TILLAGE SOYBEAN PLOTS
GENERAL CONDITIONS
The Soybean Field Trial Program is very similar to the corn program. Tillage field
trials are encouraged between two or more of the following tillage practices;
coulter-chisel plowing, offset discing, spring plowing, fall plowing and no-till.
GUIDELINES
Procedures were followed to insure that tillage was the only variable. Both agency
personnel and the farmers made observations and kept records throughout the growing
season. Responsibilities of each are listed in the corn plot section.
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SOYBEAN PLOTS PLANTED IN CORN STALKS
David Augsburger,
TREATMENT
No-Till
State Route 81,
VARIETY
N.K. 1492
Jackson Township
POPULATION
151,000
MOISTURE
11.1%
YIELD
14.1
VALUE
$119.85
NET RETURN
$ 27.34
Planted on May 31 with the White 15" planter at a seed drop of 74#. Sprayed with .6 qt.
Paraquat plus Surfactant, 1 qt. Dual and . 5# Lexone with 20 gal. of water as a carrier.
Soil type is Blount with Morley and Pewamo. . . . Broadleaf and grass control was good.
Past crop was no-till corn.
Darrel Basinger, Putnam Rd., Richland Township
1.
2.
1.
2.
TREATMENT
No -Till
Offset Disc
No-till planted
Fall offset disc
VARIETY
Leader T-345
Leader T-345
with a White 15"
, disc and plant
POPULATION
157,000
168,000
planter
MOISTURE
11
11
.7%
.7%
YIELD
39
37
.4
.8
VALUE
$334
321
.90
.30
NET RETURN
$239
217
.33
.41
Planted on May 12 with a seed drop of 90#. Sprayed with 3 qt. Lasso and 1# Sencor SOW with
20 gal. of water as a carrier. No-till also received 1 qt. Paraquat plus Surfactant. Soil
type is EEL and Shoals. . . . Broadleaf and grass control was good. This field looked
good all year.
Marvin Basinger, Zurflugh Rd., Richland Township
TREATMENT VARIETY POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE NET RETURN
1. Coulter-Chisel Asgrow 3127 33.8 $287.30 $157.53
2. Fall Plow Asgrow 3127 33.5 284.75 154.00
1. Fall coulter-chisel, spring disc, field cultivate, plant, cultivate
2. Fall coulter-chisel, spring disc, field cultivate, plant, cultivate
Planted May 28 in 30" rows with a seed drop of 6Q#/acre. Sprayed with 1.0 qt. Dual 8E and
U.75# Sencor SOW. Fertilizer included 70# of 11-53-0, 120# of 0-0-60 and 10# of manganese
in the row for a total of 9-37-72. Soil type is Blount with Morley. . . . Weed control
was good with some volunteer corn in the chisel plot.
Jim Bassett, Ada Rd
1.
2.
1.
2.
TREATMENT
No-Till
Tandem Disc
. , Bath Township
VARIETY
Williams 79
Williams 79
No-till planted with White 15"
Spring tandem disc, field cult:
POPULATION
116,000
128,000
planter
Lvate twice, pla
MOISTURE
14.0%
13.5%
nt fl5"l
YIELD
15.6
16.2
VALUE
$132.60
137.70
NET RETURN
$ 35.96
23.51
Planted on May 31 with a seed drop of 72#. Sprayed with 1 qt. Dual and .75# Sencor SOW
with 20 gal. of water as a carrier. No-till also received 1 qt. Paraquat plus Surfactant
Soil type is Morley and Blount. . . . Broadleaf and grass control good. Root rot
evaluation on no-till was excellent.
El don Beery, Cool Rd
TREATMENT
No-Till
. , Monroe Township
VARIETY
Pella
POPULATION
168,000
MOISTURE
10.5%
YIELD
31.0
VALUE
$263.50
NET RETURN
$167.93
Planted on May 31 with the Kinze 15" planter at a seed drop of 74#. Sprayed with 1 qt.
Paraquat plus surfactant, 1 pt. Lorox and 3 qt. Lasso with water as a carrier. Soil type
is Blount. . . . Broadleaf and grass control was good. Some foxtail was present. Root Rot
resistance was excellent.
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SOYBEAN PLOTS PI ANTFD TN CORN STALKS CONTINUED
Bill Begg, Cool Rd., Richland Township
1.
2.
1.
2.
TREATMENT
No-Till
Offset Disc
VARIETY
Wayne
Wayne
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE NET RETURN
20.8 $176.80 $ 87.24
19.2 163.20 60.51
No-till planted with White Planter in 15" rows
Fall offset disc, disc, field cultivate, plant in 30" rows
Planted on May 7 with a seed drop of 60-65#. Sprayed with 2 qt. Lasso and . 5# Lexone with
20 gal. of water as a carrier. No-till also received 1 pt. Paraquat plus Surfactant. Soil
type is Blount with Pewamo. . . . Broadleaf and grass control was good on both plots.
Although row width were different, weed pressure was not a limiting factor in causing a
different in yields.
Jim Biery, Kemp Rd., Amanda Township ~~~
1.
2.
1.
2.
TREATMENT
No-Till
Offset Disc
VARIETY
Williams 79
Williams 79
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE NET RETURN
209,000 -- 21.9 $186.15 $ 93.49
183,000 -- 22.4 190.40 84.60
No-till planted with the Crusthuster Drill
Fall offset disc, disc, field cultivate, plant (10")
Planted on June 1 at a seed drop of ]00#. Sprayed with 1 qt. Dual and ,75# Sencor with
20 gal of water as a carrier. No-till also received 1 pt. Paraquat plus Surfactant. Soil
type is Blount and Pewamo. . . . Broadleaf and grass control was good. Root rot
resistance was excellent. Both plots had heavy damage from beanleaf beetle late in the
season.
Richard Bixel, Tom Fett Road, Richland Township
TREATMENT
1. No-Till
2. Fall Plow
VARIETY
Pella
Pella
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD
174,000
168,000
12.6
12.8
28.3
37.7
VALUE
$240.55
317.05
NET RETURN
$132.48
196.01
1. No-till planted with Kinze 15" planter.
2. Fall plow, field cultivate twice, drill in 7" rows.
Planted no-till on May 25 and 28 with a seed drop of 165,000. Fall plow planted
on May 28 with a seed drop of 165,000. Sprayed no-till plot with 1.75 pt Lorox
1.0 qt Dual, 1.6 pt Paraquat plus Surfactant with 40 gal of water as carrier.
Plowed plot and sprayed with 2.0 pt Lorox and 1.0 qt Dual with 20 gal of water
as carrier. Fertilization was 100# of 0-0-62 broadcast in the fall. Soil type is
Blount, Pewamo, and Morley... Weed control was good in both plots. No-till root
rot rating is good.
Richard Bowdle, Crabb Road, Perry Township
TREATMENT
No-till
VARIETY
Voris 295
POPULATION
200,000
MOISTURE YIELD
VALUE NET RETURN
24.2 $205.70
$81.10
Planted on June 2 with the M § W Drill (10") at a seed drop of 75#. Sprayed with 2 qt.
Roundup, 1 qt. Dual, 5# Lexone DF and 25 pt. Aquamate with 40 gal. of water as a
carrier. Soil type is Millgrove with Pewamo... Broadleaf and grass control was good.
Root rot rating is very good.
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PIOTS PLANTED IN CORN STALKS CONTINUED
Sam
Blythe, S.R. 117,
TREATMENT
1.
2.
1.
2.
Coulter-Chisel
Fall Plow
Fall
Fall
Spencer Township
VARIETY
Pioneer 3481
Pioneer 3481
POPULATION
145,000
134,000
coulter-chisel, field cultivate, plant,
plow, field cultivate, plant, cultivate
MOISTURE
--
cultivate
twice
YIELD
29
31
twice
.8
.8
VALUE
$253.
270.
30
30
NET RETURN
$136
136
.77
.50
Planted on May 31 with International Early Rise planter at 8 beans/foot in 30" rows
(140,000). Chisel plot sprayed with 1.0 qt. Treflan in 30 gal liquid fertilizer in fall
prior to chiseling. Fall plow plot sprayed with 1 qt. Daul and 1.5 Ib . Lorox in 10 gal. of
water. Fertilization included 300# of 3-10-30 sprayed in fall and 200# of 4-10-10 in row
at planting for a total of 17-50-50. Soil type is Blount. . . . Grass control was good.
Broadleaf control in plow plot was good, and fair in the chisel plot.
Lambsquarter present in chisel plot.
Velvet leaf and
Richard Bowdle, Crabb Road, Perry Township
1.
2.
TREATMENT
Coulter Chisel
Offset Disc
VARIETY
Agripro 26
Agripro 26
POPULATION MOISTURE
10.7%
14.7%
YIELD
22.5
25.1
VALUE
$191.25
$213.35
NET RETURN
$70.31
$92.70
1. Fall Coulter-chisel, disc twice, cultimulcher, drill
2. Fall offset disc, disc twice, cultimulcher, drill
Planted on May 31 with a John Deere Drill (7") at a seed drop of 75#. Sprayed with
1 qt. Dual, 5# Lexone and 1/8 pt. Aquamate with 20 gal. of water as a carrier. Also
spot sprayed with 2oz. 2-4DB, 1.5 pt. Basagran and Aquamate. Soil type is Millgrove
with Pewamo... Broadleaf control fair, grass control was good. Velvet leaf was present.
Gerald Brooks, Tom Fett Road, Richland Township
1.
2.
3.
4.
TREATMENT
No-till (10")
No-till (15")
Offset disc (10ir
Offset disc (15ir
VARIETY
Sprite
Sprite
) Sprite
) Sprite
POPULATION
200,000±
200, 00,0 ±
200,000±
200, 000±
MOISTURE
10.8
10.8
10.8
10.8
YIELD
47.7
48.5
47.7
45.4
VALUE
$405.45
$412.25
$405.45
$385.90
NET RETURN
$298.04
$300.78
$291.79
$267.43
1. No-till planted with the M £ W drill (10")
2. No-till planted with the White 15" planter
3. Fall offset disc field cultivate, drill (10")
4. Fall offset disc, field cultivate, plant (15")
Planted on May 12 with a seed drip of 100#. Sprayed with 1.5 pt. Paraquat Plus
Surfactant, 2.25 pt. Dual and 1# Sencor SOW with water as a carrier. Soil type is
Digby and Millgrove... This field was the location of the soybean herbicide plots.
The no-till root rot rating is excellent. Broadleaf weed control fair, grass control
was good.
Dick Conner, Sugar Creek Road, Bath Township~~'
TREATMENT
No-till
VARIETY
Agripro 350
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD
14.4
VALUE NET RETURN
42.3 $359.55
$263.20
Planted on June 1 with the Kinze 15" planter at a seed drop of 74#. Sprayed with
1 qt. Paraquat plus Surfactant, 1 qt. Dual and .5# Sencor with water as a carrier
Soil Type is Blount and Millgrove... Broadleaf and grass control was good. Variety
rated as excellent resistance to root rot.
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SQYREAN_ELQIS_.PLANTED IN CORN STALKS CONTINUED
Larry Creeger, Reppert Rd., Richland Township
TREATMENT
No-Till
VARIETY
Madison 2700
POPULATION MOISTURE
13.0%
YIELD
9.0
VALUE
$ 76.50
NET RETURN
$-16.99
Planted on May 31 with the M$W drill in 10" rows at a seed drop of 93#. Sprayed with 1.0
qt. Roundup and 2.0 pt. Dual. With 20 gal. of water as a carrier. No fertilizer applied.
Soil type is Blount with Morley. . . . Weed control was fair. Root rot rating was good.
Clifton Diller, Grismore Rd., Richland Township
TREATMENT VARIETY POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE NET RETURN
No-Till Pella 192,900 13.5% 35.0 $297.50 $202.08
Planted on May 18 with White 15" planter with a seed drop of 90#. Sprayed with 1.0 pt.
Paraquat, 1.0 qt. Dual, and 1.0 qt. Loroz with 80 gal. of water as a carrier. No fertilizer
applied. Soil type is Millgrove and Digby. . . . Weed control was excellent. Root rot
rating good.
Dave Ernest, N. Phillips Road, Jackson Township
TREATMENT
1. No-till
2. Offset Disc
VARIETY
Asgrow 3127
Asgrow 3127
POPULATION MOISTURE
14.4
14.6
YIELD
30.6
28.1
VALUE
$260.20
$238.85
NET RETURN
$162.42
$127.07
1. No-till planted with no-till drill
2. Fall offset disc, disc twice,drill
Planted on May 27 with a seed drop of 75# (190,000). Sprayed with 2 qt. Lasso and
1# Lexone with 20 gal. of water as a carrier. No-till also received 1 qt. Paraquat.
Soil type is Blount... Bioadleaf control good, grass control was excellent.
Bob
1.
2.
3.
Ernest, Napoleon Rd. , Jackson Township
TREATMENT
Soil Saver
Offset disc
Fall Plow
VARIETY
Asgrow 3127
Asgrow 3127
Asgrow 3127
POPULATION MOISTURE
10.0%
11.0%
11.3%
YIELD
27.6
22.4
24.4
VALUE
$234.60
190.40
207.40
NET RETURN
$ 78.27
34.99
50.07
1. Fall soil saver, Spring tandem disc twice, field cultivate, cultimulch, plant, rotary ho
2. Fall offset disc, Spring tandem disc twice, field cultivate, cultimulch, plant, rotary
hoe
3. Fall plow, Spring tandem disc twice, field cultivate, cultimulch, plant, rotary hoe
Planted on June 2 with a seed drop of 80 Ibs. in 15" rows (doubled back). Sprayed all plots
with 2 qt. Lasso, 0.33 Ib. Sencor DF, and 1.0 Ib. Lorox SOW with 20 gal. of water as a carri
Fertilizer included 250# of 0-0-60, 100# of 0-46-0, and 15# of zinc Spring broadcast for a
total of 0-46-150. Soil type is Blount and Pewamo. . . . Weed control was good. Root rot
rating was good to fair.
•Bave Ernest, Sandusky Road, Jakcson Township
TREATMENT
No -till
VARIETY
Sprite
POPULATION MOISTURE
12.7%
YIELD
36.2
VALUE
$407.70
NET RETURN
$211.07
Planted on May 27 with the M § W drill (10") at a seed drop of 120#. Sprayed with
1 qt. Paraquat, Ifr Lexone, and 2 qt. Lasso with 20 gal. of water as a carrier. Soil
type is Blount with Pewamo... Broadleaf and grass control was good. Some nutsedge
was present.
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SOYBEAN PLOTS PLANTED IN CORN STALKS CQNTLNjJED
LaMar Evans, Bussert Rd., Sugar Creek Township
TREATMENT
No-Till
No-Till
No-Till
No-Till
No-Till
No-Till
VARIETY
Gutwein 327
Bayless 123
Leader 345
Gutwein 331
Pella
Thompson 350
Average:
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD
14.2%
15.4%
14.6%
12.4%
13.5%
13.4%
VALUE
28.7%
27. 7%
28.9%
26.0%
25.7%
31.1%
28.0%
$243.95
235.45
245.65
221.00
218.45
264.35
238.00
NET RETURN
$130.55
122.05
132.25
107.60
105.05
150.95
124.60
Planted on May 24 with the Crustbuster drill in 10" rows at a seeding rate of 67#/acre.
Sprayed one week prior to planting with 1.0 qt. 2,4-D Ester. Sprayed with 1.0 qt. Paraquat,
1.0 qt. Surfactant and 0.3 gal Dual at planting with 40 gal of water as a carrier. Post
sprayed with 0.75 qt. Basagram. Soil type is Colwood. . . . Weed control was good except
for thistle. This field was Group N of the County Soybean Variety Plots.
Richard Foust, Dutch
TREATMENT
1.
2.
1.
2.
Fall Plow
Offset Disc
Fall
Fall
plow, field
offset disc
Hollow Rd. , American Township
VARIETY
Callahan 7302R
Callahan 7302R
POPULATION
187,
178,
300
600
cultivate, roterra and plant
, tandem disc, field cultivate,
MOISTURE
13.0%
13.0%
roterra
YIELD
44.2
37.2
and plant
VALUE
$375.
316.
70
20
NET RETURN
$266
202
.09
.15
Planted on May 30 with a seed drop of 75# in 20" rows. Sprayed with 1.0 qt. Dual, 0.65 Ib
Lexone DF with 23 gal. of water as a carrier. No fertilizer applied. Soil type is Sloan
and Shoals. . . . Weed control was good .
Melvin Gable, Kiggins Rd. , Marion Township
1.
2.
1.
2.
TREATMENT
Offset Disc
Fall Plow
VARIETY
Thompson
Thompson
350
350
Offset Disc, field cultivate three
Fall Plow, field cultivate twice,
POPULATION
162
165
times
plant,
,624
,528
MOISTURE
10.6%
10.7%
, plant, cultivate
cultivate twice
YIELD
17.6
15.0
twice
VALUE
$149
127
.60
.50
NET RETURN
$ 44
27
.29
.90
Planted on June 11 with John Deere planter in 30" rows with a seed drop of 65#. Banded on
Lasso at the rate of 10 Ibs. per acre at the time of planting. No fertilizer applied.
Soil type is Blount. . . . Broadleaf and grass control throughout was rated good.
Wi
lliam Gibbs,
Amher
TREATMENT
NO -Till
st Rd.,
Auglaize
VARIETY
Pella
Townshi
3
POPULATION
110,000
MOISTURE
13. i
3%
YIELD
18.0
VALUE
$153.00
NET RETURN
$ 25.62
Planted June 9 with the Kinze planter in 15" rows with a seed drop of 72 Ibs Sprayed with
2.0 qt. of Roundup, 0.5 Ib. of Lexone DF, and 0.66 gal. of Lasso with 20 gal of water as a
carrier. No fertilizer applied. Soil type is Blount with Pewamo and Morley Weed
control was good. • • •
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SOYBEAN PLOTS PLANTED IN CORN STALKS CONTINUED
Robert Hasson, Defiance Trail Rd.,
TREATMENT
No -Till
VARIETY
Voris 285
Amanda Township
POPULATION
235,200
MOISTURE
13.0%
YIELD
17.5
VALUE
$148.75
NET RETURN
$ 18.39
Planted on May 29, with the Crustbuster drill in 10" rows with seeding rate of 75#/acre.
Sprayed with 1.0 qt. Paraquat with Surfactant, 2.5 pt. Dual, and 0.7 Ibs. Lexone with 20 gal
of water as a carrier. Fertilizer included 80# of 18-46-0 and 230# of 0-0-60 broadcast for
a total of 14-37-138. Soil type is Blount with Morley. . . . Weed control was good. Root
rot rating was fair. Bean leaf beetle damage was 15%.
Joe Hefner, S.R. 81, Jackson Township
TREATMENT
VARIETY
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD
VALUE
No-Till
Vickery
180,400
13%
28.6 $243.10
NET RETURN
$138.74
Planted on May 28 with the Kinze 15" planter with a seeding rate of 74 Ib./acre. Sprayed
with 1.0 pt. Paraquat with Surfactant, 1.0 pt. Lexone and 2.5 qt. Lasso with 20 gal. of 4-10
10 liquid fertilizer as a carrier. Fertilizer included 20 gal. of 4-10-10 for a total of
8-20-20. Soil type was Blount with Morley and Sloan. . . . Broadleaf weed control was fair
grass control was good. Root rot rating was good. Resprayed field with 1 pt. Basagran, 2
oz. 2-4DB and 1 pt. crop oil, with very good results. The beans were slightly stunted
though.
Mark Hershberger, Sandusky Rd., Bath Township
TREATMENT
1. No-Till
2. Fall Offset Disc
3. Tandem Disc
VARIETY
As grow 3127
Asgrow 3127
As grow 3127
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD
150,000
188,700
13.0%
13.0%
13.0%
22.6
24.4
21.8
VALUE
$192.10
207.40
185.30
NET RETURN
$100.29
107.46
87.57
1. No-till planted with Kinze planter
2. Fall offset disc, Spring tandem disc, roterra and plant
3. Spring tandem disc, roterra and plant
Planted on June 2 with a seed drop of 74#. Disc plots planted in 18" skip rows, no-till wit!
Kinze planter in 15" rows. No-till sprayed with 1.0 Paraquat with Surfactant, 2.5 qt. Lasso
and 0.75 Ib. Sencor SOW with 20 gal. of water as a carrier. Disc plots received 2.5 qt.
Lasso and 0.75 Ib. Sencor SOW incorporated with roterra at time of planting. No fertilizer
applied. Soil type is Blount with Morley. Weed control was fair.
Harold Hutchinson, Sugar Creek Rd., Jackson Township
1.
2.
3.
4.
1.
2.
3.
4.
TREATMENT VARIETY POPULATION MOISTURE
Fall Plow Vickery
Offset Disc Vickery 200,300
Coulter Chisel Vickery
No-Till Vickery 156.800
Fall plow, field cultivate, cultimulcher, drill
Fall disc, field cultivate, cultimulcher, drill
Fall coulter-chisel, field cultivate, cultimulcher, drill
No-till planted with M§W no-till drill
YIELD
34
34
31
37
.4
.1
.5
.0
VALUE
$292
289
267
314
.40
.85
.75
.50
NET RETURN
$170
161
149
215
.79
.76
.37
.68
Planted on May 28 in 10" rows at a seeding rate of 210,000. Sprayed 1.0 Ib. Lexone DF
with 35 gal. of 3-10-10 as a carrier. No-till also received 1.0 pt. Paraquat with
Surfactant. Fertilizer include 35 gal. of 3-10-10 for a total of 1-38-38. Soil type
is Blount with Morley. . . . Weed control was excellent.
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SOYBEAN PLOTS PLANTED IN CORN STALKS CONTINUED
Greg Herron, Thayer
TREATMENT
No-Till
Rd. , Monroe Township
VARIETY
Voris 295
POPULATION
150,800
MOISTURE YIELD
19.5
VALUE
$165.75
NET RETURN
$ 65.46
Planted on May 28 with the M$W drill in 10" rows with a seed drop of 80#/acre. Sprayed with
1.0 pt. Paraquat, 1.0 pt . Sencor 4L, 1.0 qt . Dual 8E and Surfactant. Fertilization
included 100# of 0-0-60 for a total of 0-0-60. Soil type is Blount with Morley. . . . Grass
control was excellent while broadleaf control was fair. Field was slightly wet when planted.
Joe
1.
2.
1.
2.
Hilty, Kleinoeder Rd. , Spencer Township
TREATMENT
Fall Plow
Coulter-Chisel
Fall
Fall
VARIETY
Williams §
Gutwein 331
plow, disc, field cultivate
coulter-chisel, disc, field
POPULATION MOISTURE
148,100
145,200
, plant
cultivate, plant
11.4%
11.6%
YIELD
27.
27.
8
2
VALUE
$236
231
.30
.20
NET RETURN
$ 87
83
.38
.32
Planted May 28 in 30" rows with a seed drop of 60 Ib./acre. Sprayed with 1.0 qt. Dual and
1.0 gal. Amiben with 20 gal. of water as a carrier. Fertilizer included 200# of 0-0-60 Fall
broadcast and 250# of 3-10-30 in the row for a total of 8-25-195. Soil type is Blount and
Pewar.io. . . . 3roac>lea-c s-jeed control was .^ood, grass control was excellent.
Dennis Kahle, Slab town Road, Bath Township
1.
2.
3.
TREATMENT
No-till
Offset disc
Fall plow
VARIETY
Agripro 350
Agripro 350
Agripro 350
POPULATION
128,000
163,000
151,000
MOISTURE
13.9%
15 . 3%
12.6%
YIELD
31.9
29.0
32.2
VALUE
$271.15
$246.50
$273.70
NET RETURN
$176.09
$147.38
$172.82
1. No-till planted with Kinze 15" painter
2. Fall offset disc, disc, field cultivate, plant in 15"rows
3. Fall plow, field cultivate twice, plant in 15" rows
Planted on May 31 with a seed drop of 80#. Sprayed with 1 qt. Dual and 5# Sencor
with 20 gal. water as a carrier. No-till also received 1 qt. Paraquat plus Surfactant.
Basagran was used , post emerge to clean up the no-till. Soil type is Pewamo
with Blount... Broadleaf control was good, grass control excellent. Root rot
resistance is excellent.
Calvin Kiracofe, Sugar Creek Rd., Bath Township
1.
2.
TREATMENT
No-Till
Offset Disc
VARIETY
Williams
Williams
POPULATION
148,100
139,400
MOISTURE
12.5%
12.9%
YIELD
40.. 6
26.8
VALUE
$345.10
227.80
NET RETURN
$225.92
100.23
1. No-till planted with Crustbuster drill in 10" rows
2. Fall offset disc, Spring disc twice, drilled in 7" rows
Planted on May 28 with a seeding rate of 77 Ib. for the no-till, and 60 Ib. for the disc
plot. Sprayed with 0.75 Ib. of Sencor, and 1.0 qt. Dual with 20 gal of water as a carrier.
No-till also received 1.0 qt . of Paraquat with Surfactant. Both plots post sprayed with
1.0 qt. Basagran. No fertilizer applied. Soil type is Sloan and Blount. . . . Broadleaf
weed control was poor, grass control was excellent. Both plots had bean beetle damage
in June. No-till plot was primarily in Sloan soil; disc plot was primarily in Blount
soil. Soil type may have influenced yield.
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SOYBEAN PLOTS PLANTED IN CORN STALKS. CJ3NT.LNUED
Bill Meyers, Stewart Rd., Bath Township
TREATMENT
No-Till
VARIETY
Thompson 350
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD
VALUE
192,000
21.0?
12.3 $104.55
NET RETURN
$-18.80
Planted on May 27 with the M§W (10") drill at a seed drop of 74#. Sprayed with 1 qt.
Paraquat plus Surfactant, 1 qt. Dual and . 8# Sencor with 20 gal. of water as a carrier.
Fertilization included 217# 0-0-60 and 100# 0-46-0 broadcast in the Spring for a total of
0-46-130. Soil type is Morley . . . . Broadleaf and grass control was good. Root rot
resistance was poor.
Gene Miller, Diller Road, American Township
TREATMENT
No-till
VARIETY
Pioneer 3981
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD
VALUE NET RETURN
139,000
13.4% 23.4 $198.90
$100.21
Planted on June 13 with the Crustbuster drill at a seed drop of 75#. Sprayed with .75 qt
2,4-D Ester preplant and .66 qt Paraquat with surfactant, .63 Ib Lexone, and 1 qt Dual with
20 gal of water as a carrier. Soil type is Blount, , , Broadleaf and grass control was
good. Root rot evaluation was excellent.
Charlie Plikerd, Defiance Trail, Amanda Township
TREATMENT VARIETY POPULATION MOISTURE
1.
2.
1.
2.
Coulter-Chisel N.K. 1474
Fall Plow N.K. 1474
Fall coulter-chisel, field
Fall plow, field cultivate
110,000 9
136,000 9
cultivate twice, plant,
twice, plant, cultivate
.4%
.8%
YIELD VALUE
42.4 $360.40
44.9 381.65
NET RETURN
$245.83
265.88
cultivate
Planted on May 28 in 30" rows at a seed drop of 50#. Sprayed with 1 qt. Dual and .6#
Lexone DF with 20 gal. of water as a carrier. Soil type is Blount and Pewamo. . . .
Broadleaf and grass control was excellent. This was one of the very few areas in Allen
County that occassionally received some rain during the summer months.
Wes Plikerd, Monfort Rd., Amanda Township
TREATMENT
No -Till
No -Till
No-Till
No-Till
No -Till
No-Till
No -Till
No -Till
No -Till
No-Till
VARIETY
Thompson TS200
Besson 80
Gutwein 260
Gutwein 331
OYO 162
Migro HP30-33
N.K. S-1492
Average :
Agrisoy 45*
Agrisoy 31*
Agrisoy 46*
POPULATION MOISTURE
10.1%
9.5%
9.6%
10.8%
10.0%
10.3%
9.2%
11.1%
9.0%
10.8%
YIELD
24.8
22.4
29.1
26.7
29.3
27.5
26.7
26.6
26.9
30.8
26.8
VALUE
$210.80
190.40
247.35
226.95
249.05
233.75
226.95
226.10
228.65
261.80
227.80
NET RETURN
$102.47
82.07
139.02
118.62
140.72
125.42
118.62
117.77
120.32
153.47
119.47
Planted on May 30 with John Deere 30" planter and double-back to give 15" rows. Seed drop
was 70#. Sprayed with 1.0 qt. Paraquat plus Surfactant, 1# Lexone WP, and 2.5 pt. Dual 8E
with 40 gal. of water as a carrier. Soil type is Blount with Pewamo. . . . Weed control
was good. This field was Group K of the County Soybean Variety Plots. Varieties with an
asterick (*) were supplied by Wes.
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SOYBEAN PLOTS PLANTED IN CORN STALKS CONTINUED
David Kesler, State Rd., Sugar Creek Township
TREATMENT
No-Till
VARIETY
William 82
POPULATION
185,000
MOISTURE
12.6%
YIELD
54.1
VALUE
$459.85
NET RETURN
$362.96
Planted on May 11 with the Kinze planter in 15" rows with a seed drop of 276,000. Sprayed
with 1.3 pt. Paraquat with Surfactant, 1.1 pt. Dual, 1.0 Ib. Lorox, and 0.55 Ib. Lexone DF
with 20 gal. of water as a carrier. No fertilizer applied. Soil type is Pewamo with
Blount. . . . Weed control was good.
Mike Lehman, Amherst Rd., Perry Township
TREATMENT
No-Till
VARIETY
Pella
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD
VALUE
134,000
28.0 $238.00
NET RETURN
$117.33
Planted on June 2 with the Kinze 15" planter at a seed drop of 74#. Sprayed with 1 pt.
Paraquat plus Surfactant, 1 pt. Sencor and 1 qt. Dual with 40 gal. of water as a carrier.
Fertilization included 200# of 9-23-30 for a total of 18-46-60. Soil type is Blount.
. . . Broadleaf control was good, grass control excellent. Root rot evaluation is good.
Jay Lugibihl, N. Phillips Rd., Richland Township
TREATMENT
No -Till
No -Till
No -Till
No-Till
No-Till
No-Till
No -Till
No-Till
No -Till
No-Till
No-Till
No-Till
VARIETY
Migro 350
Pioneer 3981
Agripro 330
Gutwein 331
IB-127
Williams 79
Voris 339
Agripro 350
Thompson 400
N.K. MV32-67
Washington V
OYO 330
Average:
POPULATION MOISTURE
17.4%
15.3%
13.7%
13.2%
13.3%
13.1%
13.5%
14.4%
13.8%
13.0%
12.7%
13.9%
26.6%
YIELD
27.1
24.3
28.3
25.6
26.6
28.7
33.1
22.6
28.1
24.3
24.0
26.1
26.6
VALUE
$230.35
206.55
240.55
217.60
226.10
243.95
281.35
192.10
238.85
206.55
204.00
221.85
226.10
NET RETURN
$111.74
87.94
121.94
98.99
107.49
125.34
162.74
73.49
120.24
87.94
85.39
103.24
107.49
Planted on May 21 with the Kinze 15" planter at a seed drop of 90#. Sprayed with .73 qt.
Paraquat, 66# Sencor DF, 2.5 qt. Lasso and 1 qt. crop oil with 20 gal. of water as a carrier,
1 qt. Hoelon applied post emerge for volunteer corn. Soil type is Blount and Pewamo. . . .
Broadleaf and grass control was good. This field was Group 0 and P of the County Soybean
Variety Plots.
Luke Lugibihl, Augsburger Rd., Richland Township
TREATMENT
VARIETY
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD
No-Till
Sprite
226,500
37.0
VALUE
$314.50
NET RETURN
$216.88
Planted on May 18 with the M$W drill at a seeding rate of 100 Ib./acre.
qt. Paraquat with crop oil, 2.5 qt. of Lasso, and 0.6 Ib. of Lexone DF.
applied. Soil type is Blount and Morley. . . . Weed control was good.
Sprayed with 1.0
No fertilizer
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SOYBEAN PLOTS PLANTED IN CORN STALKS CONTINUED
Paul Pursell, N. Napoleon Rd. , Richland Township
TREATMENT
No-Till
VARIETY
Williams 79
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE
163,000
12.45
28.5 $242.25
NET RETURN
$107.76
Planted on May 31 with the Kinze 15" planter at a seed drop of 74#. Sprayed with .66 gal.
Lasso and .5# Lexone DF. Fertilization included 120# 0-46-0 and 180# 0-0-60 for a total
of 0-55-108. Soil type is Blount. . . . Broadleaf control fair, grass control was good.
Root Rot resistance is good. This field was lightly disced before planting to remove the
ridges in the field.
Bill Reese, Bussert Rd., Sugar Creek Townshin~~~"
TREATMENT
No-Till
VARIETY
Washington II
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE
244,000
13.0?
36.5 $310.25
NET RETURN
$207.77
Planted on May 20 with the Crustbuster drill at a seed drop of 100#. Sprayed with 1
Paraquat plus surfactant, .75# Lexone DF and 1.2 qt. Dual. Soil type is Blount and
Pewar.o. . . . Broadleaf and grass control was good. Root Rot resistance is fair.
qt.
Tom Schumacher, Tom Fett Rd., Richland Township
TREATMENT
No-till
VARIETY
Asgrow 3127
Washington V
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE NET RETURN
209,000 - - 29.7 $252.45 $144.19
Planted on May 24 with the Kinze 15" planter at a seed drop of 245,000. Sprayed with 2 qt,
2,4D Ester plus sticker before planting. Also sprayed with 1 pt Paraquat plus surfactant,
2.25 pt Dual and .7 Ib Sencor DF with 40 gal. of water as a carrier. Soil type is Blount
with Morley and Pewamo. . . .Broadleaf and grass control was fair to good. Root rot
resistance was good.
Dean Searfoss, Harrod Road, Auglaize Township
1.
2.
1.
2.
TREATMENT
Coulter-Chisel
Spring Plow
VARIETY
Agripro 26
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE NET RETURN
22.0
22.5
$187.00
191.25
$76.72
79.93
Fall coulter-chisel, field cultivate twice, plant, cultivate.
Spring plow, field cultivate twice, plant, cultivate.
Plant on May 30 in 30" rows at a seed drop of 55 Ib/ac. Sprayed with 1 qt Dual and 45 Ib
Lexone DF with 10 gal of water as a carrier. Soil type is Blount. . . . Broadleaf control
was good, grass control excellent.
Tom
1.
2.
Stechschulte, Thayer Road, Bath
TREATMENT
Offset Disc
Fall Plow
VARIETY
Agripro 26
Agripro 26
Township
POPULATION
224,000
212,000
MOISTURE
12.0%
12.0%
YIELD
19.0
23.8
VALUE
$161.50
202.30
NET RETURN
$52.06
90.88
Planted disc plot on May 26 and the plow plot on June 2 in 7" rows with a seed drop of
235,000. Sprayed with 1 qt Dual and .75 pt Sencor 4L with 20 gal of water as a carrier.
Soil type is Blount with Pewamo and Morley. . . Broadleaf and grass control was good. Disc
plot dried out earlier than the plow plot and was therefore able to be worked and planted
earlier.
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Jim Weaver, Augsburger Road, Richland Township
TREATMENT
No-Till
VARIETY
Williams 79
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE NET RETURN
35.0 $297.50
$201.38
Planted on May 21 with the Kinze 15" planter at a seed drop of 90#. Sprayed with Iqt .
2,4D before planting. Also sprayed with 1 qt . Paraquat plus surfactant, 2 qt . Lasso, and
1# Lorox. Soil type is Blount with Morley. . . . Broadleaf control good, grass control
was fair. Respra/ed part of field after beans were up with Basagran and Butyrac.
Vance Weaver, Sugar Creek Rd. , Bath Township
TREATMENT
No-Ti
VARIETY
Beeson 80
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE
148,000
22.9 $194.65
NET RETURN
$ 84.05
Planted May 28 with the Crustbuster Drill (10") at a seed drop of 81#. Sprayed when 1 qt.
Paraquat plus Surfactant, 1 qt . Dual and .8# Sencor SOW with 50 gal. of water as a carrier.
Fertilization included 166# 0-0-60 for a total of 0-0-100. Soil type is Blount and
Belmore. . . . Broadleaf and grass control was good. Root rot resistance was good.
Dale Werling, Amherst Rd., Auglaize Township
TREATMENT
1.
2.
1.
2.
Coulter-Chisel
Fall
Fall
Fall
Plow
VARIETY POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE
NK-1492
NK-1492
coulter-chisel, disc
plow, disc,
harrow,
98,700
--
, harrow, plant,
plant, cultivate
10
10
cultivate
twice
.4
.5
% 24.3 $206.55
% 21.6 183.60
NET RETURN
$ 94.83
72.09
twice
Planted May 18 with an International planter in 30" rows at a seed drop of 55#. Sprayed
with 1.5 pt. Dual and .5# Lexone with 20 gal. of water as carrier. Soil type is Morley
and Pewamo, . . . Broadleaf and grass control was good.
Richard Werling, Bowdle Road, Augla
1.
2.
TREATMENT
Coulter-Chise 1
Fall Plow
VARIETY
N. K. 1492
1 1
ize Road
POPULATION
108,000
1 f
MOISTURE
9 . 07o
10.07o
YIELD
18.0
22.4
VALUE
$153.00
190.40
NET RETURN
$41.78
77.83
1. Fall Coulter-Chisel, disc, harrow, plant, cultivate twice.
2. Fall plow, disc, harrow, plant, cultivate twice.
Planted on May 18 with an International planter in 30" rows at a seed drop of 55#.
Sprayed with 1.5 pt Dual and .5# Lexone with 20 gal of water as a carrier. Soil type is
Morley- . . Broadleaf and grass control was good.
Kenny Winegardner, Clum Road, Auglaize Township
1.
2.
1.
2.
TREATMENT
Coulter-Chisel
Fall Plow
VARIETY
Agripro 240
T T
Fall Coulter-chisel, disc, field
Fall plow, disc, field cultivate
POPULATION
cul
twi
::
MOISTURE
tivate twice,
ce , plant , cul
plant ,
t ivate
YIELD
25.
28.
cult
0
0
ivate
VALUE
$212.50
238.00
•
NET RETURN
$101
125
.59
.85
Planted on June 9 with a John Deere planter in 30" rows at a seed drop of 60#. Sprayed
with 1 qt Dual and .5# Lexone with 20 gal of water as a carrier. Soil type is Morley
and Blount. . . Broadleaf and grass control was good.
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SOYBEAN PLOTS PLANTED IN SOYBEAN STUBBLE
George Brooks, Cols. Grove-Bluffton Road, Richland Township
TREATMENT
No-till
VARIETY
Williams 79
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD
VALUE NET RETURN
151,000
30.3 $257.55
$148.05
Planted on May 18 with the White 15" planter at a seed drop of 147,000. Sprayed with
1.5 pt. Paraquat plus Surfactant, 2 qt. Lasso and 1 pt. Sencor 46 with 40 gal. of
water as a carrier. Fertilization was 100# 0-46-0 and 200# 0-0-60 broadcast in the
fall, for a total of 0-46-120. Soil type is Blount and Morley... Broadleaf and
grass control was good. Had to spot spray some thistles with Basagran.
Jeff Graham, Hancock County Line Road, Richland Township
TREATMENT
No-Till
VARIETY
Washington V
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD
VALUE
174,200
13.0%
24.0 $204.00
NET RETURN
$ 89.04
Planted on May 21 with White 15" planter with a seed drop of 67#. Sprayed with 1.0 pt.
Paraquat, 1.0 qt. Lasso, and 1.25 qt. of Lorox with 20 gal. of water as a carrier.
Fertilization included 110# of 0-46-0 and 142 Ibs. of 0-0-60 broadcast for a total of 0-51-S
Soil type is Blount with Pewamo and Morley. . . . Weed control was good. Part of the field
was in corn stubble. The field is owned by the Bluffton School System and Jeff was required
to follow soybeans with soybeans to establish a rotation.
Dean Holdgreve, Southworth Rd., Marion Township
TREATMENT
No-Till
VARIETY
Agrosoy 46
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD
25.5
VALUE
$216.75
NET RETURN
$107.64
Planted on May 31 with a seed drop of 80# in 10" rows with a Crustbuster drill. Sprayed wit
1 0 gal of Bronco, 0.5 Ib. Lexone DF, 1.1 pt. Lorox with 40 gal of water as a carrier. No
fertilizer applied. Soil types are Blount and Pewamo. . . . Weed control is good. Root
rot rating was very good.
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.SOYBEAN PLOTS PLANTFD IN WHEAT STUBBLE
George Cramer, Shawnee Road, Shawnee
TREATMENT
No-till
VARIETY
Callahan 73Q2 R
Township
POPULATION
--
MOISTURE
--
YIELD
8.0
VALUE
$68.00
NET RETURN
$-5.02
Planted on June 13 with the M § W drill (10") at a seed drop of 72#. Sprayed with
1 qt. 2-4D Ester 1 week before planting. Also sprayed with 1 qt. Paraquat plus
Surfactant. Soil type is Blount... Broadleaf and grass control was fair. The
residual herbicides is not a recommended practice. Dry weather and excessive cover
at planting resulted in a poor stand. With the continued dry weather through the
summer and before harvest, many of the beans had already shattered and were on the
ground before the combine went through.
Bob Devier, Hardin
TREATMENT
No-Till
County Line Rd. ,
VARIETY
Williams 79
Jackson Township
POPULATION
200,400
MOISTURE
16.0%
YIELD
16.5
VALUE
$140.25
NET RETURN
$ 19.65
Planted June 3 with the M§W drill in 10" rows with a seed drop of 90#. Sprayed with 1.0 qt.
Paraquat plus Surfactant, 1.0 qt. Dual, 0.5 Ibs. Lexone DF with 20 gal. of water as a carrier.
Fertilization included 133# of 18-46-0 and 250# of 0-0-60 for a total of 24-61-150. Soil
type is Blount with Morley. . . . Weed control was excellent. Root rot rating is good.
Three trips over the field were made before spraying to knock down the wheat to get an
adequate spray pattern. This practice may have hindered the beans due to compaction.
Gordon Martini, Wolfe Rd., Bath Township
TREATMENT
No-Till
VARIETY
Agropro 350
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD
VALUE
13.0%
12.7 $107.95
NET RETURN
$ 8.16
Planted on June 3 with the Kinze 15" planter with a seed drop of 72#/acre. Sprayed with
2.0 qt. 2,4D Ester a week ahead of planting, 1.0 qt. Dual, 0.5 Ib. Sencor and 1.0 qt.
Paraquat with Surfactant with 20 gal of water as a carrier. No fertilizer applied. Soil
type is Blount with Pewamo.
John Marshall, Cool Rd., Monroe Township
TREATMENT
No-Till
VARIETY
Williams
POPULATION MOISTURE
174,200
YIELD
11.0
VALUE
$ 93.50
NET RETURN
$-24.17
Planted on June 2 with the White 15" planter at a seed drop of 174,000. Sprayed with 1 pt.
Round-up, ,5# Lexone, 1 pt. Lasso, 1 gal. Bronco and Surfactant with 40 gal. of water as a
carrier. Soil type is Blount. . . . Broadleaf and grass control was good. Thistles were
prominent throughout field.
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Soybean
Number
Ranked
Basinger (15")
Basinger (30")
Bassett (15")
Begg (15")
Biery (10")
Bixel (15")
Blythe (30")
Bowdle (7")
Brooks (10")
Brooks (15")
Ernest (15")
Ernest (10")
Foust (20")
Gable (30")_
Hershberger (15"
Hilty (30")
Hutchinson (10")
Kahle (15")
Kiracofe (10")
Lloyd (15")
Plikerd (30")
Searfoss (30")
Stechschulte (7"
Werling (30")
Werling (30")
Winegardner (30"
Plot Average
of Observations
First
TABLE
No-till
39
16
21
22
28
48
49
31
X 23
37
32
41
27
)
)
32
11/13
85%
18.
Fall
Plow
34
38
32
24
44
15
28
34
32
45
24
22
22
28
30
10/14
71%
1983 COMPARISON OF
Yield
Spring Offset
Plow Disc
38
16
19
22
25
48
45
22
28
37
18
24
34
29
27
28
23
19
23 28
1/1 7/17
100% 41%
SOYBEAN PLOTS BY TILLAGE SYSTEM
Coulter
Chisel
34
30
23
28
27
32
42
22
24
18
25
28
5/11
46%
No-till
$239
36
87
93
133
298
301
162
100
216
176
226
139
$170
11/13
85%
Net Return
Fall Spring
Plow Plow
$ $
154
196
137
50
266
28
87
171
172
266
80
'91
72
78
126
$135 $ 80
10/14 1/1
71% 100%
Offset
Disc
$217
23
61
85
93
292
267
35
127
202
44
107
172
147
100
145
52
$129
5/17
29%
Coulter
Chisel
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1983 Mean
1982 Mean
1981 Mean
1980 Mean
Four Yr.
Number of
Average
Average
Average
Average
No-till
33 (13)
43 (13)
37 ( 9)
44 ( 2)
Average 39
23/37
TABLE
Fall
Plow
31 (14)
33 ( 7)
33 ( 7)
51 ( 2)
37
20/30
19. FOUR
Yield
Spring
Plow
23 ( 1)
43 ( 7)
37 ( 2)
34*
8/10
YEAR COMPARISON OF SOYBEAN PLOTS BY TILLAGE SYSTEMS
Offset
Disc
26 (17)
43 (13)
39 ( 9)
48 ( 2)
39
27/41
Coulter-
Chisel
31 (11)
45 (13)
34 ( 8)
--
No-till
175 (13)
101 (13)
112 ( 9)
255 ( 2)
37* 161
16/32 19/37
Fall
Plow
140 (14)
93 ( 7)
70 ( 7)
298 ( 2)
150
17/30
Net Return
Spring
Plow
80 ( 1)
96 ( 7)
100 ( 2)
--
92*
7/10
Offset
Disc
103 (17)
105 (13)
115 ( 9)
278 ( 2)
150
18/41
Coulter-
Chisel
102 (11)
100 (13)
83 ( 8)
--
95*
14/32
Observations
Ranked First 62%
* Three
year averages only.
67%
80%
66%
50% 51%
57%
70%
44%
44%
in
w
TABLE 20. TIME £ FUEL FOR TILLAGE SUMMARY
Soybeans
Averages
Average Cost of
Time and Fuel
for Tillage
and Planting
Percent of
No-Till 's Cost
No-till
Time Fuel
(Min.) (Gal.)
15 .8
$2.71
100%
Plow
Time Fuel
(Min.) (Gal.)
42 3.5
$9.24
340%
Disc
Time Fuel
(Min.) (Gal.)
35 2.6
$7.32
270%
Chisel
Time Fuel
(Min.) (Gal.)
36 2.7
$7.56
279%
Assume Fuel Costs $1.20/gallon and labor is $7.00/hour
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TABLE 21. SUMMARY OF YIELD COMPARISONS BY EACH TREATMENT **
(Soybeans in bushels per acre)
Treatments
Coulter-Chisel
Offset Disc
Spring Plow
Fall Plow
vs No- till
32/37*
30/31
35/32
vs Fall Plow
29/30
24/26
vs Spring Plow
22/23
—
vs Offset Disc
27/27
* Tested only once or twice, should not be taken as a representative sample.
** Represents average yields of all plots that contained in the same field the
two systems shown.
TABLE 22. 1983 NO-TILL SOYBEAN PLOTS WITHOUT COMPARISONS
C R
0 E
R S
N I
D
U
E
Net
Farm Yield Return
D. Augsburger (15") 14 $ 21
E. Beery (15") 31 168
R. BowdleC 10") 24 81
D. Conner (15") 42 263
L. Creeger (10") 9 -17
C. Oilier (15") 35 202
D. Ernest (10") 36 211
L. Evans (10") 28 125
B. Gibbs (15") 18 26
B. Hasson (10") 18 18
J. Hefner (15") 29 139
G. Herron (10") 20 65
D. Kesler (15") 54 363
M. Lehman (15") 28 117
J. Lugibihl (15") 27 107
L. Lugibihl (10") 37 217
B. Meyers (10") 12 -19
G. Miller (10") 23 100
W. Plikerd (10") 27 118
P. Pursell (15") 29 108
B. Reese (10") 37 208
T. Schumacher (15") 30 144
J. Weaver (15") 35 201
V. Weaver (10") 23 84
Average 28 $127
Net
Farm Yield Return
B R
E E
A S
N I.
W R
H E
E S
A I.
T
Geo. Brooks (15") 30 $148
J. Graham (15") 24 89
D. Holdgreve (10") 26 108
Average 27 115
G. Cramer (10") 8 -5
B. Devier (10") 17 20
J. Marshall (15") 11 -24
G. Martini (15") 13 8
Average 12 0
Average No- till without 26 $110
Comparisons
Average All No-till Plots 28 $127
TABLE 23. 1983 SOYBEAN TILLAGE PRODUCTION COST SUMMARY *
Herbicide
Treatment
No-till
Plow
Disc
Chisel
* Represents
Cost
$35
24
27
25
average
Fertilizer
Cost
$4
9
4
11
cost of all
Tillage
Cost Other
$ 0
28
23
28
plots
$61
59
59
59
reported.
Total
$100
120
112
122
Bu/Ac
32
30
28
28
Cost
Per Bu.
$3.13
4.00
4.00
4.36
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SOYBEAN PLOT OBSERVATIONS
This year there were quite a few good tillage comparison plots located throughout the
county. Although yields county wide were low, soybeans seemed to fair slightly better
than the corn crop. Specific observations are below:
I Soybean Yield Observations
A. 1983 Tillage Comparison Plots
1. Table 18 shows the average yields of all side-by-side comparisons. Yields
were exceptionally close together when comparing tillage systems. Less
than 5% difference in yields (±1.6 bu/ac) is not considered significant.
In the 13 no-till plots which had a comparison plot there were only two
cases where there was a significant difference.
2. The percentage of observations ranked first was very high in both the
no-till and plow plots.
3. Table 21 shows average yields separated by comparison plots. Yields of
all side-by-side comparisons were very close.
B. Four Year Average of Tillage Comparison Plots
1. Table 19 shows four years of soybean comparison plot results. The mean
average for each year is computed by combining the average of the narrow
row soybeans (7-10"), split row soybeans (15-20"), and 30" row soybeans.
This average is not weighted according to the number of plots in each
category.
2. The Four Year Average for all treatments is very close. The more each
treatment is tested, the more reliable the result becomes.
3. University research has shown that soybeans planted in narrow rows (less
than 15") outyield soybeans in wide rows. This trend has been seen in
past demonstration plot results within the project. No row width compar-
isons were carried out this year. One reason is that in addition to yield
benefits, producers are learning that narrow rows are necessary for weed
control in no-till soybeans. For this reason no one plants no-till soy-
beans in wide rows.
II Economic Data Observations
A. Comparison By Tillage Systems
1. In Table 18 and Table 19 no-till net returns are higher than the other
tillage plots. The other plots are competitive when there are an adequate
number of tests to compare it to.
B. Production Costs
1. Table 23 shows production cost averages by tillage treatments.
2. The cost of herbicides in the no-till system is about $10 higher than for
other treatments. The point to note is that the total cost of production
of no-till crops is still below any of the other treatments, since the
increased herbicide costs were more than offset by tillage savings.
3. When comparing time and fuel costs (Table 20 ) No-till is about one-
third of these costs in comparison to the other tillage methods.
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CONSERVATION TILLAGE WHEAT PLOTS
WH^AT PLOTS PLANTED IN SOYBEAN STUBBLE
Bill Begg , Hillville Rd., Richland Township
TREATMENT VARIETY POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE NET RETUR]
No-Till Hart -- -- 41.0 $133.25 $ 11.34
Planted on October 5 with the Crustbuster Drill (10") at a seed drop of 2 bushels/acre.
Fertilization included 300# 18-46-0, and 50# 0-0-60 broadcast in the Fall, and 214# of 28!
in the Spring for a total of 114-138-30. Soil type is Morley with Blount.
Julius Bixel, Swaney
1.
2.
TREATMENT
No- Till
Disc
Rd. , Richland Township
VARIETY
Roland
Roland
POPULATION MOISTURE
15.0%
15.0%
YIELD
64.5
65.6
VALUE
$209.63
213.20
NET RETURf*
$111.61
109.59
1. No-Till planted with M$W drill in 10" rows.
2. Tandem disc once, planted with IH press wheel drill in 7" rows.
Planted October 1 at a seed drop of 2 bu. Fertilization included 100# 18-46-0, 100#
0-0-60, 300# 21-0-0, for a total of 81-46-60. Soil type is Blount with Morley. . . .
Both fields looked good all year.
Richard Bixel, Swaney Rd., Richland Township ' ' ~
TREATMENT VARIETY POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE NET RETURN
N°-Till Ruler -- 12.0% 50.2 $163.15 ~ $ 62.15
Planted on October 2, 1982 with the M§W drill at a seed drop of 2 bu. Fertilization
included 400# 21-0-0, 50# 18-46-0, 150# 0-0-60, and 9# Borate for a total of 93-23-90-9.
Soil type is Blount with Pewamo.
Richard Bowdle, Crabb Road, Perry
TREATMENT
1. No-till
2. Tandem Disc
VARIETY
Logan
Logan
Township
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD
69.9
69.3
VALUE
$227.18
$225.23
NET RETURN
$129.02
$115.62
1. No-till planted with the M § W Drill (10")
2. Tandem disc, cultimulcher, drill(7")
Planted on October 8 at a seed drop of 2.5 Bu. Fertilization included 250# 10-26-26
in the fall and 100# Urea in the spring for a total of 71-65-65. Soil type is
Casco and Mi 11grove...
Larry Creeger, MeHaffey Rd., Jackson Township
TREATMENT VARIETY POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE NET RETURN
No-Till Hart 51.0 $ 65.75 $ 76.72
Planted on October 21, 1982 with the M£W drill in 10" rows with a seed drop of 2.5 bushel/
acre. Fertilizer included 100# of 0-0-60 and 100# of 18-46-60 and 100# 46-0-0 for a total
of 64-46-60. Soil type is Blount with Pewamo. . . . There was some hail damage.
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WHEAT PI QTS PLANTED IN SOYBEAN STUBBLE
LaMar Evans, Neely Rd., American Township
TREATMENT VARIETY POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE NET RETURN
No-Till Pioneer 5-76 — 12.0% 51.4 $167.05 $ 62.98
Planted on October 28 with the M§W drill in 10" rows in bean stubble at a seeding rate of 2.0
bushels/acre. Fertilization included 250# of 6-26-26 applied prior to drilling, and 250# of
28% applied in the Spring for a total of 85-65-65. Soil type is Sloan.
Melvin Gable, Zion
1.
2.
TREATMENT
Tandem Disc
No-Till
Church Rd. , Amanda Township
VARIETY
Caldwell $
Roland
Roland
POPULATION MOISTURE
12%
12%
YIELD
59.6
53.5
VALUE
$193.70
173.88
NET RETURN
$ 64.53
50.70
1. Tandem disc once, planted with M£W drill (10")
2. No-till planted with M£W drill (10")
Drilled on October 30 seed drop of 2 bushel/acre. Fertilization included 400 Ibs. 18-46-0
broadcast in the fall and 258# of 28% Spring applied for a total of 110-92-124. Soil type
is Blount. . . . Variety of Wheat used on the treatments was different and could effect
yield significantly.
Sam Hager, MeHaffey Rd., Jackson Township
TREATMENT VARIETY POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE NET RETURN
No-Till Hart 13.5% 45.0 $146.25 $ 26.85
Planted on October 9, 1982 with the M§W drill in 10" rows at a seeding rate of 2.5 bushels/
acre. Fertilizer included 300# of 6-26-26 in the fall and 268# of 45-0-0 in the Spring for
a total of 139-78-78. Soil type was Blount.
Greg Herron, Thayer Rd., Monroe Township
TREATMENT VARIETY POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE NET RETURN
No-TillTitan -- -- 43.0 $139.75 $ 54.96
Planted October 18 with the M$W drill at a seeding rate of 2.5 bushels/acre. Fertilization
included 250** of 10-26-26 broadcast after planting for a total of 25-65-65.
Harold Hutchinson, Sugar Creek Rd., Jackson Township
TREATMENT VARIETY POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE NET RETURN
1. No-Till Hart -- 12.8% 62.0 $201.50 $128.10
2. Disc Hart -- 12.8% 48.0 156.00 78.22
1. No-till planted with Crustbuster drill in 10" rows
2. Disced, planted with conventional drill in 7" rows
Planted on October 20 with a seeding rate of 2.5 bushel/acre. Fertilizer included 200#
of 21-0-0 broadcast in February. Soil type is Blount and Morley. . . . Field had some
hail damage.
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WHEAT PLOTS PLANTED IN SOYBEAN STUBBLE
Dennis Kahle, Slabtown Road, Bath
1.
2.
TREATMENT
No-till
Disc
VARIETY
Arthur
Arthur
Township
POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD
32.4
42.3
VALUE
$105.30
$137.48
NET RETURN
$-2.13
$16.26
1. No-till planted with crustbuster 10" drill
2. Tandem disc twice, plant with IH 7"drill
Planted with plots on October 24 with a seed drop of 3 Bu./acre. Fertilization included
200# 18-46-0 and 194# 0-0-6- broadcast and 139# 28% topdressed for a total of
76-93-116. Soil type is Morley and Shoals... Conventional field was planted in
slightly lower and better ground.
Meadowbrook Farms, Hanthorn Rd., Perry Township
TREATMENT VARIETY POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE NET RETURN
1. No-Till Caldwell — -- 63.3 $205.73 $102.35
2. Disc Caldwell -- -- 51.6 167.70 54.75
1. No-till planted with M§W 10" Drill
2. Tandem disc, cultimulcher, drill 7"
Planted on October 15" with a seed drop of 2.5 bushel/acre. Fertilization included 300#
6-26-26 and 100# 45-0-0 for a total of 63-78-78. Soil type is Blount and Pewamo.
Mike Rumbaugh, Hanthorn Rd., Perry Township
TREATMENT VARIETY POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE NET RETURN
1. No-Till Arthur -- -- 60.6 $196.95 $ 94.44
2. Disc Arthur -- -- 61.4 199.55 97.98
1. No-Till planted with the M$W drill (10")
2. Tandem disc once, planted with a 7" John Deere drill
Planted on October 12 at a seed drop of 2 bu. Fertilization included 300# 21-0-0 and
200# 18-46-0 for a total of 99-92-0. Soil type is Blount with Pewamo and Morley.
Kenny Winegardner, Glum Road, Auglaize Townshi
P_
TREATMENT VARIETY POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE NET RETURN
N°-tiU Dancer & _ _ _ _ 60.4 $i^Oo $114.~30
Titan
Planted on October 9 with the M&W drill (10") at a seed drop of 2.5 bu. Fertilization
included 220# 10-26-26 for d total of 22-57-57. Soil type is Morley -^ -iount.
Kurt Winegardner, Lawrence Road, Auglaize Township _
TREATMENT VARIETY POPULATION MOISTURE YIELD VALUE NET RETURN
1. No-till Arthur -- _ _ 68.9 $223.93 $129.88
2. Tandem Disc " _ _ _ _ 74>6 242.45 141.44
1. No-till planted with M&W drill (10").
2. Tandem disced once, planted in 10" rows.
Planted on October 12 with a seed drop of 3 bu. Fertilizer included 240# 6-24-24 and
80# 46-0-0 for a total of 51-58-58. Soil type is Blount with Pewamo.
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FARM
J. Bixel
R. Bowdle
M. Gable
H. Hutchinson
D. Kahle
Meadowbrook Farms
M . Rumbaugh
Kurt Winegardner
Average of Plots
w/comparisons
B. Begg
R. Bixel
L. Creeger
L. Evans
S. Hager
G. Herron
Ken Winegardner
Average of All
No-Till Plots
TABLE 24. WHEAT PLOTS
YIELD
NO- TILL
65
70
54
62
32
63
61
69
60
41
50
51
51
45
43
60
54
BY YIELD AND
DISC
66
69
60
48
42
52
61
75
59
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
NET RETURN
NET RETURN
NO-TILL
$112
129
51
128
- 2
102
94
130
$ 93
$ 11
62
77
63
27
55
114
$ 77
DISC
$110
116
65
78
16
55
91
141
$ 84
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
WHEAT PLOT OBSERVATIONS
The 1983 wheat plot turned out very good. Being planted in the Fall of 1982, the plots
had ideal moisture conditions, and a mild Winter to produce many good results. Below
are the observations we have made.
1. Table 24. shows the yields and net returns of all the 1983 wheat plots.
All these plots were planted in soybean stubble.
2. When comparing no-till plots versus tandem discing yields were fairly
close. Of the eight plots with a comparison no-till was similar to
discing in three tests, greater than 3 bushel/acre better in two tests
and below the disc plot by more than 3 bushels/acre in three tests.
3. No-till, on the average returned $9 more per acre than did the convention-
al till plots.
4. In all the plots no-till seemend to have greener color and germinate
quicker than the conventional plots. The potential of conserving soil
moisture in the Fall is a great advantage of no-till wheat. This can
make the difference in getting a good stand during a dry autumn.
5. Time savings was another advantage experienced with the no-tilling of
wheat. Eliminating the time required to disc the field allows farmers
to get the crop in quicker. This can make a difference in years when
late bean harvest make it difficult to get wheat sowed on time.
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SOYBEAN HERBICIDE PLOTS
NO-TILL HERBICIDE PLOTS
GERALD BROOKS FARM
Twenty-nine different soybean herbicide combinations were compared on the Gerald Brooks
farm near Bluffton, Each combination was sprayed in one pass across both a Miller disc
section and no-till section. Each section contained beans planted in 10 inch, and 15
inch row widths. Planting was done on May 17 and spraying on May 18. Prior crop was
two years of no-till corn. Planting was done with White planter and M£W drill. Sprite
beans were used. Water was used as the spray carrier at the rate of 26 gal/acre,
spray pressure was 30 PSU, and speed was 4 mph. Spraying was made the day after
planting except the post emergent products which were applied on July 8. The post
emergent products needed to be on earlier but scheduling prevented this. Although
the beans were 17 to 20 inch tall at time of spraying, no damage occurred to the beans.
A sprayer with narrow tires was used and the beans were sprayed in the heat of the day.
Individual treatments were rated for amount of control by SWCD and SCS personnel. The
results are shown in Table .Rating was done using a numerical scale with ten
representing perfect control and one poorest control. A rating of 6 or above is considers
to be "adequate control". In addition to the ratings the table shows approximate
cost of each combination used. These costs are based on the average prices which
elevators within the county charges for these materials. Ratings were done at harvest
time. Each treatment was replicated and each replication was rated on both sides of
the plot. Thus the rating shown represents the average of four observations within
each tillage treatment.
Plots were yield checked according to tillage treatments. Yields were as follow:
the no-till treatment yielded 48.5 bu/ac. in 15" rows and 47.7 bu./acre in 10" rows,
the disc treatment yielded 45.5 bu./ac. in 15" rows and 47.7 bu./ac. in 10" rows.
Specific observations regarding the plots are as follows:
1. Control varied greatly within the no-till plot and the variation
corresponded to site conditions.. Control was noticeable poorer on
the north half of the no-till plot. This area was considered to have
more weed pressure as years ago it was farmed as a separate field.
The "south" rating of the no-till plot was consistently 2 to 3 points
higher than the "north" rating for the same treatment.
2. Overall control was better in the disc treatment as opposed to the
no-till treatment. However, there was not enough difference in control
to adversely affect yield.
3. Perennial species accounted for a great deal of difference in control
rating between the disc versus no-till plots. Milkweed and hemp dogbane
were two species which were more often observed in the no-till treatment.
4. Plots 10-14 received low rates as shown. These are not the planned
rates, but do represent the applied rates due to application error.
Control generally held up in the disc plot at these rates, but it dropped
off in the no-till plots, especially the section with heavy weed pressure.
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5. Goal performed well in the no-till plots. At the two pint rate
considerable stunting and browning of the beans occurred in the
disc plot, but no damage occurred in the no-till plot. For many
weeks the beans in the disc plot were noticaeable shorter (12")
and thinner than the no-till beans.
6. Goal was the only preemergent treatment to affect bindweed. The Goal
did a very good job of burning off the bindweed and holding it back,
but it did not eradicate it.
7. Plot #20 contained no Paraquat, but Lexone/Sencor at the 1.5 pint
rate. In this plot control was adequate and no significant damage
occurred to the beans.
8. Due to application error, some of the post emergent plots were applied
at half rates. Overall control by the post emergent products was
very good, considering the rates and the lateness of application.
9. Three way combination of Sencor/Lexone+Lorox+Grass Material did not
perform much different from Sencor/Lexone alone.
10. No difference in control was observed between the 10" drilled versus
the 15" planted beans.
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GERALD BROOKS HERBICIDE PLOT INFORMATION
PRE-EHERBENT
PLOT
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
RATE
1.1 PT
1.0 PT
1.3 QT
1.1 PT
1.0 PT
1.5 PT
1.1 PT
1.0 PT
1.8 PT
1.1 PT
1.0 PT
1.5 PT
1.1 PT
2.0 PT
2.0 PT
1.1 PT
1.0 PT
2.5 QT
1.1 PT
1.0 PT
1.7 PT
1.1 PT
1.0 PT
2.2 PT
1.1 PT
1.0 PT
1.9 PT
1.1 PT
0.8 PT
1.9 QT
1.1 PT
0.3 PT
1.5 PT
1.1 PT
0.8 PT
1.9 PT
1.1 PT
0.8 PT
1.5 PT
1.1 PT
0.9 PT
1.9 QT
1.5 PT
1.2 PT
2.0 PT
1.5 PT
1.2 PT
3.0 PT
HERBICIDE
PARAQUAT
SENCOR
LASSO
PARAQUAT
SENCOR
DUAL
PARAQUAT
SENCOR
PROWL
PARAQUAT
SENCOR
SURFLAN
PARAQUAT
GOAL
DUAL
PARAQUAT
SENCOR
LASSO
PARAQUAT
SENCOR
DUAL
PARAQUAT
SENCOR
PROWL
PARAQUAT
SENCOR
SURFLAN
PARAQUAT
SENCOR
LASSO
PARAQUAT
SENCOR
DUAL
PARAQUAT
SENCOR
PROWL
PARAQUAT
SENCOR
SURFLAN
PARAQUAT
SENCOR
LASSO
PARAQUAT
SENCOR
DUAL
PARAQUAT
SENCOR
PROWL
POST-EHER6ENT
HERBICIDE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
COST
I/AC
$27.19
27.35
25.12
29.12
35.72
30.72
28.58
26.78
32.05
24.78
24.43
22.59
30.48
26.38
35.50
34.37
RATING
NO-TILL
6.7
7.0
6.2
6.7
7.2
7.0
6.5
6.7
7.0
7.0
6.5
6.5
5.7
6.7
6.7
7.0
RATING
DISC
10.0
9.5
9.0
9.5
9.5
9.5
9.0
9.5
9.0
10.0
9.5
9.0
9.5
9.0
9.0
9.0
FRE-EHERGENT
PLOT
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
RATE
1.5
1.2
2.0
1.5
1.5
2.0
4.0
1.2
1.5
2.0
1.0
1.5
0.8
1.2
2.0
1.5
0.5
1.0
2.0
1.5
0.8
0.8
0.5
2.0
1.0
1.5
0.5
0.8
0.5
2.0
1.0
1.5
0.8
0.5
O.S
0.5
2.0
1.0
1.5
O.S
2.4
1.0
1.5
2.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
3.0
1.0
1.5
0.5
1.0
PT
PT
PT
FT
PT
PT
QT
PT
PT
PT
PT
PT
PT
PT
PT
PT
PT
PT
PT
PT
PT
PT
PT
OZ
QT
PT
FT
PT
PT
OZ
3T
PT
PT
PT
PT
PT
OZ
QT
PT
PT
PT
QT
PT
SI
PT
QT
PT
QT
OT
PT
PT
PT
HERBICIDE
PARAQUAT
SENCOR
SURFLAN
PARAQUAT
SENCOR
SURFLAN
BRONCO
SENCOR
SENCOR
DUAL
CROP OIL
PARAQUAT
SENCOR
LORD*
DUAL
PARAQUAT
SENCOR
LOROJ!
DUAL
PARAQUAT
PARAQUAT
PARAQUAT
SENCOR
PARAQUAT
SENCOR
PARAQUAT
PARAQUAT
LASSO
PARAQUAT
POST-EHEF.8E
HERBICIDE
HONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
NONE
POAST
BASA6RAN
BLAZER
2-4 D,B
CROP OIL
POAST
BASASRAN
BLAZER
2-4 D,B
CROP OIL
POAST
BASASRAN
BLAZER
2-4 D.B
CROP OIL
HOELON
CROP OIL
BASA6RAN
WHIP
CROP OIL
BLAZER
POAST
BLAZER
COST RATING RATING
$.'AC NO-TILL DISC
37.87 5.2 8.5
40.79 6.0 9.0
47.20 6.2 8.5
30.65 6.7 9.0
36.71 6.2 9.5
32.37 6.7 8.0
33.11 7.0 7.0
29.41 7.2 7.5
38.19 8.2 9.0
33.82 7.0 9.0
N/A 5.7 7.0
ft. 09 7.0 7.5
24.85 8.0 9.0
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WES PLIKERD HERBICIDE PLOT INFORMATION
PRE-EHERSENT POST-EHERBENT COST NO-TILL NO-TILL
PLOT RATE HERBICIDE HERBICIDE f/AC PLANTED DRILLED
1
*i
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4
c
J
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
1.5 PT PARAQUAT NONE 133.71 7.0 7.0
2.0 PT LORD):
2.2 PT DUAL
i.5 PT PARAQUAT NONE 33.73 5.0 4.0
2.0 PT LOROX
2.7 QT LASSO
1.5 PT PARAQUAT NONE 31.53 7.0 6.0
2.0 PT LQROX
3.0 PT PROWL
1.5 PT PARAQUAT NONE 31.18 1.0 5.0
0.8 FT LEXQNE
2.2 PT DUAL
3.5 PT PARAQUAT NONE 34.11 5.0 7.0
1.0 PT LEXONE
2.2 PT E-UAL
1.5 PT PARAQUAT NONE 34.13 5.0 7.0
1.0 PT LEXONE
2.7 QT LASSO
1.5 PT PARAQUAT NONE 37.06 7.0 10.0
1.2 PT LEJQNE
2.7 PT LASSO
1.5 PT PARAQUAT NONE 38.24 6.0 8.0
0.3 PT LE;
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NO-TILL SOYBEAN HERBICIDE PLOTS
WES PLIKERD FARM
Twenty-nine different no-till soybean herbicide combinations were compared on the Wes
Plikerd farm near Spencervil le . Each combination was used to treat both a plot with
10 inch rows and a plot with 15 inch rows. Soil type was Blount Silt Loam. The
soybeans were no-till planted and sprayed on May 30. Prior crop was corn (also no-till)
Seed drop was approximately 83# using a 30 inch John Deere planter. The 15 inch plots
were planted by lowering the seeding rate and doubling back. The no-till plots
were planted using a Crustbuster drill. Bean variety was Agrosoy 45NR. Spraying
was done immediately following planting. Water was used as a carrier and the spraying
was done using flat fan nozzles, (20" spacing) 30 PSI pressure and a speed of 4 mph.
Carrier volume was 26 gal. /acre. Paraquat was used as a contact herbicide (1 ot./ac.)
except for the Bronco plots.
Post emergent spraying was done on July 7. Spraying was donf with a pick-up sprayer
at 10 mph using 8010 flat fan nozzles on 20" spacing, 55 PSI pressure and 33 gal/ac.
of water as a carrier. Spraying was done courtesy of Farm Service Center at Scotts
Crossing. Timing of spraying was considered appropriate for most grasses and broad-
leafs. However it was too late for smartweed which was 12-14 inches tall in some of
the plots, especially those which received no contact herbicide at planting.
Table lists degree of control observed. Observations were made by Steve Davis and
Dennis Hall, a numerical system in which 10 represented perfect control and 0 no
control. The ratings shown represent each separate replications with each replication
being observed from both ends of the plot.
Specific observations made are listed as follows:
1. There was considerable difference in control between the rowed beans
and drilled beans. The difference was attributed more to variation
in weed pressure across the field than to the influence of row width.
2. The rate of Lexone/Sencor used had very direct effect on control. In
plots 4 thru 7 degree of control was directly proportional to amount
used. At .8 pint Lexone/Sencor (plot 4) control rating was poor. At
1 pint rating was fair to good. At 1.2 pint rating was good to
excellent .
3. No Lexone/Sencor damage to the beans was observed in the plots where
1.5 pints were used.
4. Lexone/Sencor did not provide adequate control when no Paraquat was
used (plots 13-16). These plots looked good early, but later in the
season grasses came on strong. The addition of crop oil in plots #14
and 16 actually decreased control compared to the same treatments
(13&15) without oil.
5. Lower control was observed in the Lorox plots (1-3) than in the Lexone/
Sencor plots.
6. Goal gave adequate to excellent control with no damage to the beans.
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7. The three way combinations (Lexone+Lorox+Grass Material) did not
provide any better control than the two way combinations of Lexone
+ grass material.
8. The post products generally gave the best control, except for plots
where the weeds were too far along when sprayed. However, costs on
these combinations were generally higher.
9. The use of Paraquat and a residual at planting greatly improved the
performance of the post products.
10. Whip is a new grass compound which is coming to market. Use of it
gave good control. In fact the Whip-Basagran plot had the best rating
of any combination used. Whip also controlled grass which Hoelon
would not get due to height. No price was available on Whip.
11. Post-Basagran (#21 and 22) gave excellent control in one replication
(drill) and poor control in (planter) a second. The difference was
due to weed pressure. In neither case was a residual herbicide used.
In plot #21 no Paraquat was used either. Where pressure was light this
approach resulted in good control but where the pressure was heavy
the weeds got to far along for the Poast-Basagran to take out.
Possibly an earlier application date would have solved this problem.
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