Table 4. Wheat Performance Test site descriptions and management in 1994.
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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 10/6 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
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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.