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Weather data summary for the 2006-growing season

Alfalfa Trials

Performance summary – Standard trials (insecticide applied)

South Charleston, Ohio – 2003 Seeding

Wooster, Ohio – 2003 Seeding

North Baltimore, Ohio – 2004 Seeding

Jackson, Ohio –2004 Seeding

South Charleston, Ohio – 2005 Seeding

Wooster, Ohio – 2006 Seeding

Potato Leafhopper Resistant Trials

South Charleston, Ohio and Ames, Iowa – 2006 Seeding

South Charleston, Ohio and Ames, Iowa – 2005 Seeding

Red Clover Trial

S. Charleston, Ohio - 2006 Seeding.

Perennial Grass Trials

Orchardgrass Variety Trial – South Charleston, Ohio – 2003 Seeding

Orchardgrass Variety Trial – South Charleston, Ohio – 2006 Seeding

Annual Ryegrass Variety Trial – South Charleston, Ohio – 2005 Seeding

Annual Ryegrass Variety Trial – South Charleston, Ohio – 2006 Fall Seeding

Tall Fescue Variety Trial – Jackson, Ohio – 2004 Seeding

Perennial Ryegrass Variety Trial – South Charleston, Ohio –2005 Seeding

Address of Marketers

Download files of yield data for 2006:

All Yield Trials - PDF for Printing

Alfalfa Yield Trials - Excel

Grass Yield Trial - Excel

Red Clover Yield Trial - Excel

Forage Variety Trials in Other States

Forage Quality and Disease Information from Wisconsin and Minnesota

2006 Ohio Forage Performance Trials

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Orchardgrass Variety Trial - Ohio, South Charleston, Sown 4-13-2006

Variety	Marketer	July 6	August 23	November 9	Total 2006	2006
		-------------------- Tons Dry Matter/Acre -------------------				% Mean
Shiloh II	Pro Seed Mkt.	0.97	0.73	2.92	4.69	121
Endurance	DLF Intl.	1.02	0.56	2.80	4.42	114
RAD-LCF-21*	Lewis Seed Co.	1.21	0.58	2.32	4.17	107
Command	Seed Rsch Oregon	1.10	0.63	2.29	4.11	106
OG 001*	Seed Rsch Oregon	1.01	0.66	2.11	3.92	101
OG 0204G*	Seed Rsch Oregon	1.05	0.65	2.26	3.72	96
Persist	Smith Seed Srvs.	0.99	0.65	2.11	3.49	90
AGRDG 101*	Ag Rsch. USA	0.55	0.52	2.21	3.24	84
Potomac	Public	0.74	0.41	1.95	3.19	82
Mean		0.96	0.60	2.33	3.88	--
LSD (0.05)		ns	ns	0.50	0.71	--
CV %		26.80	20.60	14.60	12.50	--

* Variety tested with experimental seed, may not give performance identical commercial seed.
Establishment:	Seeded with a Hege 3-point hitch drill with presswheels at 10 lb/a.
Soil type and analysis:	Crosby silt loam, pH=6.1, P=182 lbs/a, K=450 lbs/a, CEC=24.1, O.M.=3.5, (11/06).
2006 Fertilization:	Applied 150 lb/a of 34-0-0 on 24-May, 10-July, 24-August.
2006 Pest Control:	Herbicide was applied on 31-June for weed control.

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