Frank and Charlie harvested these fields on September 10th.
He has two fields. One is a bottom with Dekalb 67-88 and Croplan 9009. He has a 4 row planter and had 67-88 in rows 1 and 3 and 9009 in rows 2 and 4. The 67-88 is 2' taller. The ears are set 2' higher so it would be more likely to blow over if there are winds.
You can tell the 9009 when looking at the ears because the shell corn is more orange in color and does not dent as soon when dry or ready to chop. The 9009 in this field is not roundup/herculex and you can tell that there is more worm damage than the 67-88.
This corn is planted on 30" rows. Plant population was 31.8K.
The DK 67-88 tested 181 bushels by counting kernels method. It tested 315 bushels based weighing the shelled corn from 10 ears.
The 9009 in this same field measured tested 165 bushels by counting the kernels method. It tested 272 bushels based on weighing the shelled corn from 10 ears.
The second field is a hillside. In this field they planted 9009 in rows 1 and 2 and DK 67-21 in rows 3 and 4. The 67-21 shows signs of blight before the 9009.
The DK 67-21 tested 179 bushels by counting kernels method. It tested 290 bushels based on weighing the shelled corn from 10 ears.
The 9009 in this same field tested 189 bushels by counting the kernels method. It tested 307 bushels based on weighing the shelled corn from 10 ears.
Frank and Charlie were pleased with all the corn on these two fields but will not likely use the 67-21 again due to the blight issue.
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