Table 4. Wheat Performance Test site descriptions and management in 1994. ================================================================================ County Site, Dates of Soil type Fertilizers Seeding and nearest town, planting & and applied, lbs/a rate 2/ cooperator and location code harvest previous crop 1/ N P K Row space ================================================================================ EAST BROWN Cornbelt Expt Field 10/6 Grundy silty clay loam F 75 20 35 81-91lb/a Brian Marsh Powhattan (BR) 7/1 Oats, 1993 S -- -- -- 8" row RILEY Ashland Agron Farm 10/6 Reading silt loam F100 25 -- 75 lb/a Rollin Sears Manhattan (RL) 6/28 Oats, 1993 S -- -- -- 9" row FRANKLIN EC KS Expt Field 11/5 Woodson silt loam F 6 26 13 1,100,000 million seeds/a Keith Janssen Ottawa (FR) 6/28 Wheat, 1992 S 70 -- -- 7" row LABETTE SE KS Expt Station 10/11 Parsons silt loam F 60 60 60 75 lb/a Jim Long Parsons (LB) 6/17 Soybeans, 1993 S 30 -- -- 7" row CENTRAL REPUBLIC NC KS Expt Field 9/29 Crete silt loam F 90 30 -- 60 lb/a Barney Gordon Belleville (RP) 6/28 Oats, 1993 S -- -- -- 7.5" row HARVEY Harvey Co Expt Fld 10/2 Silty clay loam F 90 32 -- 60 lb/a Mark Claassen Hesston (HV) 6/16 Oats, 1993 S -- -- -- 7" row RENO SC KS Expt Field 10/7 Ost silt loam F100 40 -- 60 lb/a William Heer Hutchinson (RN) 6/18 Wheat, 1993 S 40 -- -- 8" row STAFFORD Dr Sandyland Expt Fld 10/4 Pratt loamy fine sand F 68 46 6 60 lb/a Victor Martin St. John (SD) 6/18 Grain sorghum, 1992 S 50 -- -- 7" row SUMNER Max Kolarik Farm 10/13 Sandy loam F 60 20 -- 60 lb/a Rollin Sears Caldwell (SU) 6/16 Wheat, 1993 S -- -- -- 9" row WEST ELLIS Fort Hays Expt Stn 9/28 Harney clay loam F 50 -- -- 60 lb/a T. Joe Martin Hays (EL) 6/17 Wheat, 1992 S -- -- -- 12" row THOMAS Dry NW KS Res-Ext Ctr 9/20 Keith silt loam F 35 -- -- 50 lb/a Pat Evans Colby (TD) 6/25 Wheat, 1992 S -- -- -- 12" row GREELEY Dry SW KS Res-Ext Ctr 9/11 Ulysses silt loam F -- -- -- 45 lb/a Alan Schlegel Tribune Unit (GD)6/27 Wheat, 1992 S 50 -- -- 10" row FINNEY Dry SW KS Res-Ext Ctr 9/17 Keith silt loam F 60 -- -- 45 lb/a Merle Witt Garden City Unit(FD)6/20 Wheat, 1992 S -- -- -- 10" row IRRIGATED 3/ STAFFORD Ir Sandyland Expt Field9/30 Pratt loamy fine sand F 68 46 -- 90 lbs/a Victor Martin St. John (SI) 6/19 Corn, 1992 S100 -- -- 7" row THOMAS Irr NW KS Res-Ext Ctr 9/22 Keith silt loam F 90 -- -- 90 lb/a Pat Evans Colby (TI) 6/26 Wheat, 1993 S -- -- -- 12" row GREELEY Irr SW KS Res-Ext Ctr 9/12 Colby silt loam F -- -- -- 90 lb/a Alan Schlegel Tribune Unit(GI) 6/30 Wheat, 1992 S120 -- -- 10" row FINNEY Irr SW KS Res-Ext Ctr 9/30 Keith silt loam F161 52 -- 75 lb/a Merle Witt Garden City Unit(FI)6/28 Corn, 1992 S -- -- -- 10" row ================================================================================ 1/ F = fall application; S = spring. 2/ Seed weight of 1994 entries varied from 22.5 to 45.8 grams/1000 kernels, averaging 33.8 grams/1000 kernels. 3/ Irrigated tests received irrigations necessary to maintain vigorous plant growth.