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| Management Factor | Entries | Bu/A | %H2O | Population | %Down | %Barren | |
| Cultivation | |||||||
| No | 75 | 164.7 | 21.5 | 25853 | 4.1 | 2.8 | |
| Yes | 15 | 173.6 | 21.3 | 26483 | 3.8 | 3.2 | |
| Row Spacing (inches) | |||||||
| 30 | 73 | 170.0 | 21.8 | 26376 | 4.5 | 3.1 | |
| 34 | 1 | 160.9 | 24.5 | 26535 | 1.3 | 2.3 | |
| 36 | 5 | 143.9 | 21.5 | 23927 | 2.1 | 3.5 | |
| 38 | 13 | 152.2 | 20.4 | 24305 | 1.5 | 1.9 | |
| Tillage | |||||||
| Minimum | 45 | 165.0 | 21.6 | 25996 | 3.3 | 3.2 | |
| Conventional | 23 | 160.6 | 22.3 | 24847 | 5.1 | 2.4 | |
| No-till | 18 | 172.4 | 21.2 | 26889 | 4.5 | 3.1 | |
| Ridge | 1 | 156.7 | 23.8 | 27762 | 0.0 | 4.2 | |
| Average all club members | 93 | 165.4 | 21.6 | 25936 | 3.9 | 2.9 | |
Average N applied (lb/A): 125 (does not include manure and previous crop credits) Average starter fertilizer rate (lb/A): 185 Percentage of fields recieving a sidedress N application: 56% Average sidedress N application: 100 Percentage of fields recieving a row insecticide: Previous Crop corn 70.0% alfalfa/hay 30.0% soybeans 50.0% wheat, barley 28.0% Percentage of fields recieving a planter box seed treatment: 57% Average planting depth: 1.7 Corn acres grown by participants: 17148
The graph below reflects the use of the soil insecticides reported in the Club.
Below is a distribution of the most popular pre-emergent herbicides applied to Corn Club fields.
Below is a distribution of the most popular post-emergent herbicides used in the Corn Club.
There was a wide variation in the number of trips made across Corn Club fields.
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