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Testing New Equipment and Methods
2001
Testing
Results
The
testing,
improving
and
demonstrating
of
the
Dream
Machine
for
the
year
2001
and
the
upcoming
2002
season
were
funded
by
the
Missouri
Department
of
Agriculture
Sustainable
Agriculture
Demonstration
Awards
Program.
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SUMMARY OF CORN TILLAGE AND FERTILIZER TEST
BY THE DELTA RESEARCH CENTER - 3 REPLICAS USED
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Tests for
years 2001 and 2002 were financed with grant from
Missouri
Sustainable Agriculture Program |
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YEAR |
STRIP-TILL |
NO-TILL |
CONVENTIONAL |
RIP-STRIP and
Blown dry P and K in fall. Strip-till
NH3 in spring |
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IRRIGATED TEST PLOTS |
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1999 |
174 |
158 |
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2001 |
200 |
193 |
185 |
198 |
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2002 |
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199
Strip-till
(Stale seedbed) |
196 |
198 |
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DRY LAND TEST PLOTS |
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| 1999 |
139 |
124 |
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| 2001 |
177 |
138 |
150 |
152 |
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| 2002 |
167 |
156
Strip-till
(Stale seedbed) |
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161 |
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Missouri
Agricultural
Experimental
Station
College
of
Agriculture
Food
and
Natural
Resources
Commercial
Agriculture
Program |
Delta
Research
Center
P.O.
Box
160
Portageville,
MO
63873
Phone
(573)
379-5431
FAX
(573)
379-5875
Stevensw@missouri.edu |
Wednesday,
October
03,
2001
Mr.
Paul
Lanpher
32598
County
Road
309
Advance,
MO
63730
Dear
Paul:
Please
find
enclosed
the
results
from
our
plot
combine
harvest
of
the
fertilizer/
tillage
tests
located
on
your
farm.
Thank
you
for
allowing
us
to
cooperate
with
you
on
this
project.
Sincerely,
Gene
Stevens,
Ph.D.
Crop
Production
Specialist
cc:
Rex
Ricketts,
Marc
Linit,
Jake
Fisher,
and
Jim
Ritchie
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CORN
2001
TILLAGE
AND
FERTILIZER
PLACEMENT
TEST
DRY
LAND
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TILLAGE
METHOD
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FERTILIZER
PLACEMENT
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AVERAGE
YIELD
OF
THREE
REPLICAS
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1.
Conventional-till |
Dry
fertilizer
broadcast
in
fall
and
double
disked
8
inches
deep.
NH3
injected
in
middles
14
days
after
planting. |
149.6
Bu.
Per
Acre |
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2.
No-till |
Dry
fertilizer
broadcast
in
fall.
NH3
injected
in
middles
14
days
after
planting. |
137.6
Bu.
Per
Acre |
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3.
Strip-till |
Dry
fertilizer
broadcast
in
fall.
NH3
strip-tilled
under
row
a
day
before
planting,
incorporating
dry
fertilizer
in
row
strip. |
177.1
Bu.
Per
Acre |
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4.
Rip
Strip-till |
Broadcast
dry
fertilizer
and
ripped
in
the
fall.
Dry
fertilizer
was
incorporated
in
row
strip
with
ripping
procedure.
NH3
was
strip-tilled
under
row
a
day
before
planting. |
164.8
Bu.
Per
Acre |
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5.
Rip
Strip-till |
Dry
fertilizer
blown
in
row
behind
ripper
shank
in
fall.
NH3
strip-tilled
under
row
a
day
before
planting |
151.8
Bu.
Per
Acre |
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A
total
of
178#
nitrogen
was
applied
to
all
plots,
160#
NH3,
plus
18#
broadcast
in
the
fall. |
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Harvested
on
September
11,
2001
By
Missouri
Delta
Research
Center
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CORN
2001
TILLAGE
AND
FERTILIZER
PLACEMENT
TEST-IRRIGATED
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TILLAGE
METHOD
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FERTILIZER
PLACEMENT
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AVERAGE
YIELD
OF
THREE
REPLICAS
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1.
Conventional-till |
Dry
fertilizer
broadcast
in
fall
and
double
disked
8
inches
deep.
NH3
injected
in
middles
14
days
after
planting. |
185.0
Bu.
Per
Acre |
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2.
No-till |
Dry
fertilizer
broadcast
in
fall.
NH3
injected
in
middles
14
days
after
planting. |
192.8
Bu.
Per
Acre |
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3.
Strip-till |
Dry
fertilizer
broadcast
in
fall.
NH3
strip-tilled
under
row
a
day
before
planting,
incorporating
dry
fertilizer
in
row
strip. |
200.0
Bu.
Per
Acre |
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4.
Rip
Strip-till |
Broadcast
dry
fertilizer
and
ripped
in
the
fall.
Dry
fertilizer
was
incorporated
in
row
strip
with
ripping
procedure.
NH3
was
strip-tilled
under
row
a
day
before
planting. |
199.8
Bu.
Per
Acre |
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5.
Rip
Strip-till |
Dry
fertilizer
blown
in
row
behind
ripper
shank
in
fall.
NH3
strip-tilled
under
row
a
day
before
planting |
198.4
Bu.
Per
Acre |
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A
total
of
213#
nitrogen
was
applied
to
all
plots,
160#
NH3,
plus
35#
with
center
pivot,
plus
18#
broadcast
in
the
fall. |
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Harvested
on
September
11,
2001
By
Missouri
Delta
Research
Center
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Click on the MU icon to see the
results of
tests conducted
by Dr.
Gene Stevens from the University of
Missouri.
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To see what the Dream Machine can do for
you,
click on the
Conservation
Farming
Photos.
For
more
information
contact:
Paul Lanpher
Box 32598
· County Road 309
· Advance,
MO 63730
Telephone: (573) 722-5331
· Email:
planpher@clas.net
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