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Pennsylvania Soybean Yield Contest - 2001 Results
Sponsored By The Pennsylvania Soybean Promotion Board
Rank Grower Bu/A County Brand Cultivar Herbicide
Tolerant
1 Shoop Farms 77.70 Northumberland UAP 3370 RR
2 Kyle L Henninger 74.68 Lehigh Asgrow AG3701 RR
3 Jack Coleman 74.44 Lancaster Pioneer 93B53 RR
4 Ron Kurtz 74.08 Berks Pioneer 93B84 RR
5 Leon Seyfert 73.68 Lebanon Pioneer 93B84 RR
6 Eric Moser 72.16 Northumberland Pioneer 93B53 RR
7 Stephen R Burkholder 69.79 Berks Garst 3792 RR
8 Floyd Kurtz 69.22 Berks Pioneer 93B84 RR
9 David Wolfskill 69.02 Berks Dekalb 444 RR
10 Wilson Hoffman 68.74 Berks Asgrow AG3303 RR
11 Robert Dorazio 68.32 Fayette Pioneer 94B01 RR
12 Robert E More 66.92 Lycoming Pioneer 93B53 RR
13 Christopher P Yerger 66.87 Berks Dekalb CX363  
14 Steve & Jeff Reigel 66.47 Dauphin Garst  
15 Steve Wenger 66.43 Lebanon NK S39-D9 RR
16 Brian Krieder 64.77 Lebanon Pioneer 93B84 RR
17 Grumbine & Sons 64.35 Lebanon     RR
18 James E Hershey 64.23 Lancaster NK X039 RR
19 Richard Krieder 62.30 Lebanon Pioneer 93B53 RR
20 Robert Shearer 61.87 Lancaster AgroPro 4004 RR
21 Larry Fry 60.91 Lycoming Pioneer 93B35 RR
22 D Richard Snyder 59.79 Lycoming Pioneer 93B53 RR
23 Mark H Krall 59.44 Lebanon Pioneer 94B01 RR
24 Arnold Acres 57.49 Lebanon NK S39-D9 RR
25 Barry Rook 56.97 Bucks Pioneer 93B82  
26 Kenneth S Beer 56.14 Bucks Pioneer 94B01 RR
27 James R Hoover 55.78 Perry Asgrow AG3702 RR
28 Pine Hurst Acres 55.18 Northumberland NK 34B2 RR
29 Jody Parker 53.34 Lebanon Pioneer 93B84 RR
30 Jon E Stutzman 53.09 Berks Garst 399 RR
31 Adam Hain 45.68 Lebanon NK S42-M1 RR

2001 PRODUCTION SUMMARY
Yield Comparisons:   Ave bu/a
     
  Non-herbicide tolerant cultivars (10 % of entries) 63.44
  RR cultivars (90 % of entries) 64.27
  Mean 64.19
     
  Min-till (65 % of entries) 63.39
  No-till (29 % of entries) 66.16
  Conv (6 % of entries) 63.29
     
  Corn planter (26 % of entries) 64.18
  Drill (74 % of entries) 64.19
     
  Planted May 10 or earlier (57 % of entries) 68.64
  Planted May 11 to 20 (20 % of entries) 65.92
  Planted May 21 to 30 (13 % of entries) 63.45
  Planted June 1 or after (10 % of entries) 58.98
     
  11-20" rows (38 % of entries) 63.16
  10" or less rows (62 % of entries) 64.84
     
Plant Population: Drills averaged 175,000 plants / a  
  Corn planters averaged 169,000 plants / a  
     
Rhizobia Inoc: 94 % inoculated  
     
Rotary Hoe: No one rotary hoed  
     
Cultivation: No one cultivated  
     
Plant Lodging: 4 % reported 10% or greater lodging  
     
Weed Control: 89 % reported good to excellent weed control  
     
Fertilizer: 37 % used fertilizer or manure, 30 % used some N: 70 % applied P & K or manure to the previous crop  
     
Lime: Only 3 % limed this year, 13 % limed the previous year  
     
Soil Test: 54 % reported a soil test within the last 3 years. Of those reporting, 73 % had pH 6.5 or higher; 93 % optimum or higher P; 87 % optimum or higher K.