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.