Table 4.  Wheat Performance Test site descriptions and
          management in 1996 Kansas Wheat Performance Tests.
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 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
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EAST

BROWN       Cornbelt Expt Field 10/5 Grundy silty clay loam F 75 -- 45  90lb/a
 Brian Marsh Powhattan (BR)      7/7 Oats, 1995             S -- -- --  8" row

RILEY       Ashland Agron Farm  10/6 Reading silt loam      F100 25 --  75lb/a
 Rollin Sears Manhattan (RL)     7/1 Oats, 1995             S -- -- --  9" row

FRANKLIN    EC KS Expt Field    10/11Woodson silt loam      F -- -- -- 1.1milsd/a
 Keith Janssen Ottawa (FR)       7/11Soybeans, 1995         S 70 -- --  7" row

LABETTE     SE Agric Res Ctr    10/11Parsons silt loam      F 18 72 72  90lb/a
 Jim Long    Parsons (LB)        6/25Wheat, 1995            S 69 -- --  7" row

CENTRAL

REPUBLIC    NC KS Expt Field    10/5 Crete silt loam        F100 30 --  60lb/a
 Barney Gordon Belleville (RP)   7/3 Soybeans, 1995         S -- -- --  7.5" row

HARVEY      Harvey Co Expt Fld  10/11Silty clay loam        F 90 35 --  65lb/a
 Mark Claassen Hesston (HV)      7/4 Oats, 1995             S -- -- --  7" row

RENO        SC KS Expt Field    10/13Ost silt loam          F 75 40 --  60lb/a
 William Heer Hutchinson (RN)    6/21Oats, 1995             S 30 -- --  8" row

STAFFORD Dr Sandyland Expt Field 10/?Loamy fine sand; Abandoned-Wind damage in
 Victor Martin St. John (SD)      NA Grain sorghum, 1994        fall and spring

SUMNER      Max Kolarik Farm    10/17Sandy loam             F 60 20 --  60lb/a
 Rollin Sears Caldwell (SU)      6/21Wheat, 1995            S -- -- --  9" row

WEST

ELLIS       Agric Res Ctr - Hays 10/?Harney clay loam; Abandoned - Dry fall
 T. Joe Martin Hays (EL)          NA Sorghum, 1994     and winter, stunting

THOMAS Dry  NW Res-Ext Ctr       9/27Keith silt loam        F 50 -- --  50lb/a
 Pat Evans   Colby (TD)          7/16Wheat, 1994            S -- -- --  12" row

GREELEY Dry SW Res-Ext Ctr       9/? Richfield silt loam; Abandoned - stunting
 Alan Schlegel Tribune Unit (GD) NA  Wheat, 1994       over large part of test

FINNEY Dry  SW Res-Ext Ctr       9/? Keith silt loam; Abandoned - Dry fall and
 Merle Witt Garden City Unit (FD) NA Wheat, 1994        winter and freeze injury

IRRIGATED 3/

STAFFORD Ir Sandyland Expt Field 10/?Pratt loamy fine sand; Abandoned - winter
 Victor Martin St. John (SI)      NA Corn, 1994     injury, wind, and soil-borne

THOMAS Irr  NW Res-Ext Ctr       9/28Keith silt loam        F 90 -- --  90lb/a
 Pat Evans   Colby (TI)          7/4 Soybeans, 1995         S -- -- --  12" row

GREELEY Irr SW Res-Ext Ctr       9/18Ulysses silt loam      F 10 26 --  90lb/a
 Alan Schlegel Tribune Unit (GI) 7/12Wheat, 1994            S120 -- --  10" row

STEVENS Irr Jim Kramer Farm     10/11Richfield sandy loam; Abandoned - Early 
 Rollie Sears Hugoton (ST)        NA Corn, 1995            spring wind damage
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1/ F = fall application; S = spring.
2/ Seed weight of 1996 entries varied from 25.0 to 47.3 grams/1000 kernels,
   averaging 33.2 grams/1000 kernels (see Table 12).
3/ Irrigated tests received irrigations necessary to maintain vigorous plant
   growth.