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Weather data summary for the 2008-growing season
Alfalfa Trials
Performance summary – Standard trials (insecticide
applied)
South Charleston, Ohio – 2005 Seeding
Wooster, Ohio – 2006 Seeding
Wooster, Ohio –
2007 Seeding
South Charleston, Ohio – 2008 Seeding
Jackson, Ohio – 2004 Seeding
Potato Leafhopper Resistant Trials
South Charleston,
Ohio – 2008 Seeding
Red Clover Trial
S. Charleston, Ohio
- 2006 Seeding.
Perennial
Grass Trials
Orchardgrass Variety Trial – South Charleston,
Ohio – 2006 Seeding
Tall Fescue Variety Trial – Jackson, Ohio – 2004
Seeding
Perennial Ryegrass Variety Trial – South
Charleston, Ohio –2005 Seeding
Annual
Grass Trials
Annual Ryegrass Variety Trial – South Charleston,
Ohio – 2007 Fall Seeding
Teff Variety Trial – South Charleston,
Ohio – 2008 Seeding
Sorghum - Sudan Variety Trial – South Charleston,
Ohio – 2008 Seeding
Forage Sorghum Variety Trial – South Charleston,
Ohio – 2008 Seeding
Address of Marketers
Download files of yield data for 2008:
All Yield Trials - PDF
for Printing
Alfalfa Yield
Trials - Excel
Perennial Grass Yield Trial -
Excel
Annual Grass Yield Trial -
Excel
Red Clover Yield
Trial - Excel
Forage Variety Trials in Other States
Forage Quality and Disease Information from
Wisconsin and Minnesota
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2008 Ohio Forage Performance Trials
Weather 2008: |
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Wooster |
S. Charleston |
Jackson |
Month |
Total |
DFA* |
Total |
DFA* |
Total |
DFA* |
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----------------------- Precipitation (inches of
rainfall)------------------- |
Apr |
1.39 |
-1.91 |
1.69 |
-2.31 |
2.58 |
-1.22 |
May |
2.35 |
-1.45 |
2.89 |
-1.61 |
5.17 |
1.17 |
June |
5.79 |
1.89 |
7.44 |
3.24 |
6.58 |
2.88 |
July |
4.45 |
0.45 |
4.02 |
0.02 |
2.82 |
-1.48 |
Aug |
1.27 |
-2.23 |
2.48 |
-0.92 |
3.59 |
0.09 |
Sept |
2.86 |
-0.24 |
1.43 |
-1.57 |
1.13 |
-1.97 |
Oct |
1.53 |
-0.77 |
1.26 |
-1.04 |
1.62 |
-0.78 |
Total |
19.64 |
-4.26 |
19.52 |
-1.88 |
23.49 |
-1.31 |
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----------------------- Average Daily Temperature (°F)
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Apr |
52.5 |
4.4 |
53.3 |
2.3 |
55.0 |
2.6 |
May |
55.8 |
-2.6 |
58.8 |
-2.6 |
58.7 |
-2.9 |
June |
69.3 |
1.7 |
71.3 |
1.0 |
71.1 |
1.2 |
July |
71.8 |
0.2 |
72.6 |
-1.2 |
72.6 |
-0.9 |
Aug |
68.2 |
-1.8 |
70.1 |
-1.9 |
70.4 |
-1.7 |
Sept |
64.9 |
-0.7 |
67.4 |
2.2 |
66.8 |
1.6 |
Oct |
49.7 |
-2.4 |
52.9 |
-1.0 |
51.3 |
-2.3 |
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*DFA = departure from long-term average |
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