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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

 

2008 Ohio Forage Performance Trials

Table 11:
Tall Fescue Variety Trial
Ohio, Jackson, Sown 8-12-2004
Total Relative
Variety Marketer 2008 2007 2006 2005 2005-08 Yield % Stand
 ---------- Tons Dry Matter/Acre -------- % mean 10/8/08
Hykora DLF Intl' Seed 4.82 2.58 6.24 5.97 19.61 107 68
Fuego Seed Rsch Oregon 4.99 2.79 6.16 5.55 19.49 106 67
Montendre Seed Rsch Oregon 5.50 2.49 6.20 4.68 18.86 103 72
Ky 31 Public 4.64 2.58 6.30 5.24 18.76 102 61
HYMARK Fraser Seeds 4.64 2.26 6.13 5.54 18.58 101 77
Stockman Seed Rsch Oregon 4.61 2.29 6.04 5.38 18.32 100 65
CSN 26* Fraser Seeds 5.11 2.40 5.81 4.98 18.30 100 80
Seine Seed Rsch Oregon 4.75 2.35 6.02 4.97 18.09 99 84
Jessup Max Q Pennington Seed 4.77 2.05 5.67 5.43 17.94 98 65
IS-FTF-12* DLF Intl' Seed 4.31 2.34 5.79 5.39 17.83 97 78
Ridgeway Columbia Seeds 4.82 2.50 5.39 4.85 17.56 96 75
Potomac Public 4.49 2.26 5.01 4.91 16.67 91 17
Mean 4.79 2.41 5.90 5.24 18.33 -- 68
LSD 0.05 0.57 0.38 0.99 0.71 1.60 -- 13.04
CV %   7 9 10 8 5 -- 11
* Variety tested using experimental seed that may not give performance identical to that of commercially available seed. 
a Variety is a festulolium
** NOTE**  Due to the extreme drought in 2007 there were only two harvest.  In 2008 there were only three 
harvest due to drought.
Establishment: Seeded with a Hege 3-point hitch drill with presswheels at 16 lb/a.  
Plot size: 3.5' x 20', 7' alleys and borders.  RCBD with four reps.
Soil type / analysis: Monogahela silt loam, pH=6.5, P=156 lb/a, K=400 lb/a, CEC= 10.1, O.M.=1.4 (11/06).
2008 Fertilization: 200 lb/a of 34-0-0 was applied on 4-April, 150 lb/a applied on 10-June and 8-August.