Table 4. Wheat Performance Test site descriptions and management in 1995.
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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 10/14Grundy silty clay loam F 75 -- 35 91lb/a
Brian Marsh Powhattan (BR) 7/14 Oats, 1994 S -- -- -- 8" row
RILEY Ashland Agron Farm 10/14 Reading silt loam F100 25 -- 75 lb/a
Rollin Sears Manhattan (RL) 7/3 Oats, 1994 S -- -- -- 9" row
FRANKLIN EC KS Expt Field 10/21 Woodson silt loam F 6 26 13 1,100,000
million seeds/a
Keith Janssen Ottawa (FR) 7/3 Soybeans, 1994 S 70 -- -- 7" row
LABETTE SE Agric Res Ctr 10/13 Parsons silt loam F 60 60 60 85 lb/a
Jim Long Parsons (LB) 6/16 Corn, 1994 S 40 -- -- 7" row
CENTRAL
REPUBLIC NC KS Expt Field 10/3 Crete silt loam F 30 30 -- 60 lb/a
Barney Gordon Belleville (RP) 7/11 Soybeans, 1994 S 60 -- -- 7.5" row
HARVEY Harvey Co Expt Fld 10/14 Silty clay loam F 86 24 -- 60 lb/a
Mark Claassen Hesston (HV) 6/28 Oats, 1994 S -- -- -- 7" row
RENO SC KS Expt Field 10/6 Ost silt loam F100 40 -- 60 lb/a
William Heer Hutchinson (RN) 6/28 Wheat, 1994 S 40 -- -- 8" row
STAFFORD Dr Sandyland Expt Fld 10/11 Pratt loamy fine sand F 58 46 -- 60 lb/a
Victor Martin St. John (SD) 7/6 Grain sorghum, 1993 S 50 -- -- 7" row
SUMNER Max Kolarik Farm 10/27 Sandy loam F 60 20 -- 60 lb/a
Rollin Sears Caldwell (SU) 6/26 Wheat, 1994 S -- -- -- 9" row
WEST
ELLIS Agric Res Ctr-Hays 10/10 Harney clay loam F 50 -- -- 60 lb/a
T. Joe Martin Hays (EL) 7/8 Sorghum, 1993 S -- -- -- 12" row
THOMAS Dry NW Res-Ext Ctr 9/21 Keith silt loam F 60 -- -- 50 lb/a
Pat Evans Colby (TD) 7/13 Wheat, 1993 S -- -- -- 12" row
GREELEY Dry SW Res-Ext Ctr 9/15 Richfield silt loam F -- -- -- 45 lb/a
Alan Schlegel Tribune Unit (GD)7/13 Wheat, 1993 S 45 -- -- 10" row
FINNEY Dry SW Res-Ext Ctr 9/21 Keith silt loam F 50 -- -- 45 lb/a
Merle Witt Garden City Unit(FD)7/6 Wheat, 1992 S -- -- -- 10" row
IRRIGATED 3/
STAFFORD Ir Sandyland Expt Fld 10/10 Pratt loamy fine sand F 58 46 -- 90 lbs/a
Victor Martin St. John (SI) 7/10 Corn, 1993 S 50 -- -- 7" row
THOMAS Irr NW Res-Ext Ctr 9/22 Keith silt loam F 80 20 -- 90 lb/a
Pat Evans Colby (TI) 7/12 Wheat, 1994 S -- -- -- 12" row
GREELEY Irr SW Res-Ext Ctr 9/19 Colby silt loam F -- -- -- 90 lb/a
Alan Schlegel Tribune Unit(GI) 7/14 Wheat, 1993 S120 -- -- 10" row
FINNEY Irr SW Res-Ext Ctr 9/27 Keith silt loam F 80 -- -- 75 lb/a
Merle Witt Garden City Unit(FI)7/7 Corn, 1994 S 80 -- -- 10" row
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1/ F = fall application; S = spring.
2/ Seed weight of 1995 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.