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Ohio Crop Performance Trials

Weather data summary for the 2015-growing season

Alfalfa Trials

Performance summary - Standard trials (insecticide applied)

South Charleston, Ohio - 2011 Seeding

North Baltimore, Ohio - 2012 Seeding

Wooster, Ohio - 2013 Seeding

South Charleston, Ohio - 2014 Seeding

Clover Trials

Red Clover - South Charleston, Ohio - 2013 Seeding

White Clover - South Charleston, Ohio - 2013 Seeding

Grass Trials

Orchardgrass Variety Trial - South Charleston, OH - 2014 Spring Seeding

Tall Fescue Variety Trial - South Charleston, OH - 2014 Spring Seeding

Annual Ryegrass Variety Trial - South Charleston, OH - 2013 Fall Seeding

Address of Marketers

Download files of yield data for 2015:

All Yield Trials - PDF for Printing

Alfalfa Yield Trials - Excel

Clover Yield Trials - Excel

Grass Yield Trials - Excel

Forage Variety Trials in Other States

Forage Quality and Disease Information from Wisconsin and Minnesota

2015 Ohio Forage Performance Trials

Table 8:
White Clover Variety Trial
Ohio, South Charleston, Sown 4/9/2013
Total
Variety Marketers 28-May 2015 2014 2013 2013-14
 -------------------------------- Tons Dry Matter/A -----------------------------------------
Cashmere Saddle Butte Ag 0.81 0.81 2.32 1.89 5.02
Patriot Pennington Seed 0.90 0.90 2.50 1.47 4.86
Ladino VNS Public 0.52 0.52 1.97 2.12 4.61
Kentucky Select Saddle Butte Ag 0.54 0.54 1.95 1.81 4.29
Durana Pennington Seed 0.53 0.53 1.76 1.60 3.88
Crusade II Allied Seed 0.66 0.66 0.71 1.94 3.32
Mean 0.67 0.67 1.86 1.79 4.32
LSD 0.32 0.32 0.83 0.36 1.11
Prob > F .14 ns .14 ns 0.02 0.01 0.08
CV   26.92 26.92 24.69 11.18 14.38
Note: Stand for all varieties is 100% on 9/18/15 but there was only enough growth for the first harvest.
The 2014-15 winter was very hard on the trial and looked dead most of spring.  After the first harvest
there was no measureable yield for any variety.
ns = no significant differences among varieties.
Establishment: Seeded with a Hege 3-point hitch drill with presswheels at 4 lb/a.  
Plot size: 4' x 20' , 7' alleys and borders, RCBD with four reps.
Soil type/ analysis: Crosby silt loam, pH=7.0, P=48 lbs/a, K=216 lbs/a, CEC=12.7, O.M.=1.8,(10/13).