1997 Winter Forage Strip Trial

    Hertle Dairy, Modesto

    Marsha Campbell Mathews
    Farm Advisor

    Variety Seeding 
    Rate
    ( lb/A)    		 Maturity
    at Harvest    		 Hgt(in.) % Moist. T/A wet T/A 
    @ 70%
    Trical T2700 Triticale 151 early heading 50 77.7 20.07 15.17 A
    Farm Valley Brand Mix 114 oats milk 53 72.4 16.33 14.79 A
    Dirkwin Wheat 130 headed 39 76.4 18.98 14.59 AB
    Germains Forage Formula #1 118  wheat fl, barley soft dough 55 69.8 14.45 14.39 AB
    Gene Wheat 145 early heading 32 75.6 17.97 14.38 AB
    Longhorn Wheat 130 headed, v. e. flower  45 74.3 15.89 13.24 BC
    Bates 89 Oat 113 heading  43 74.2 14.27 11.92 C
    Trical T87 Triticale 146  late boot, just breaking boot 40 78.7 16.25 11.86 C
    Coefficient of Variation . .  6.1% 2.23% 9.96% 7.4%
    Probability . .  .0000 .0000  .0005 .0005
    LSD . . 4.0 2.5 2.46 1.51

    This trial was planted November 8, 1996, and harvested April 14, 1997. It was grown on a Modesto loam soil with excellent management. It was planted following triple crop sudangrass and received 50 units of nitrogen as ammonium sulfate preplant plus one application of diluted lagoon water in early spring. Each plot was 300 feet long and two passes wide. Each variety was replicated four times.

    At harvest, a 30 foot section of windrow was chopped and weighed. Since this trial harvested all varieties at the same time, consider differences in growth stage at harvest when comparing yields because even a few days difference in maturity can greatly impact yield.

    Many thanks to John Hertle Dairy, Mike Reed of Stanislaus Farm Supply, Richard Silva and Bert DeWinkle for their chopping assistance with this trial.


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    November 5, 1999