Measured crop performance corn 1960

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Research Repo'rt No. 24 December, 1960

Measured crop performance

CORN

1960

A. J. CROWLEY, Research Instructor In Charge of Variety Testing

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LOCATION OF NORTH CAR·OLINA CORN TRIALS

1960

AREA I NORTHERN' MOUNTAINS

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Co-operators

1960

AREA V NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN

AREA IV SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAIN

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Northern Mountains

Upper Mountain Research Station, Dana G. Tugman, Superintendent, Ashe County, Laurel Springs, N. C.

Area II - Southern Mountains

----Mountain Research Station, M. R. Whisenhunt, Superintendent, Haywood County, Waynesville, N. C.

Area III - Piedmont

----Far; of Luther West, Pino, N. C., Davie County

Agricultural Agent L. F. Williams and assistants, cooperating. Farm of B. M. Currin, Jr., Oxford, N. C.

Granville County Agricultural Agent C. V. Morgan, cooperating. Farm of D. R. Salmon, Star Route, Carthage, N. C.

Moore County Agricultural Agent F. D. Allen, cooperating. Farm of Bill Secrest, Route 7, Monroe, N. C.

Union County Agricultural Agent J. A. Marsh and assistants, cooperating. Area IV - Southern Coastal Plain

----Border Belt Tobacco Research Station, Wallace Dickens, Superintendent, Whiteville, N. C.

Farm of Worth Mercer, Bolivia, N. C., Brunswick County

Agricultural Agent A. S. Knowles and assistants, cooperating. Farm of Larry Pate, Route 2, New Bern, N. C.

Craven County Agricultural Agent A. T. Jackson, cooperating. Farm of A. D. Vernelson, Route 1, Harrells, N. C.

Sampson County Agricultural Agent F. A. Harris and assistants, cooperating. Area V - Northern Coastal Plain

----Far; of J. C. Long, Margarettsville, N. C.

Northampton County Agricultural Agent B. H. Harrell, cooperating. Farm of Ray Morse, Hertford, N. C., Perquimans County

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NORTH

CAROLIN.A

CORN PERFORMANCE TRIALS

1960

This report presents the results of the North Carolina Official Corn trials for the 1960 season, and summarizes the results of tests conducted during the past three years.

The objectives of these tests are to obtain performance information on commercially available hybrids and to evaluate experimental hybrids that have possibilities of excelling those now in general production.

The Official Variety Testing Program attempts to obtain such records, and provide a source of unbiased and dependable information which can be used as basis for determining which hybrids are most likely to excell under generally prevailing conditions. More than 130 hybrids were tested during the 1959 season.

The 1960 Season. The 1960 growing season in North Carolina was exceptionally favorable for corn. Moisture shortages occurred in parts of the Piedmont causing drastic reductions in yield in certain localities. The harvest of Coastal Plain corn was greatly hindered as severe hurricane damage resulted in complete lodging in many areas. Weather conditions following the hurricane were excellent with little rainfall occurring during the remainder of the harvest season. Consequently, ear rot damage was kept to a minimum.

These trials were planted between April 7 and May 19. Cool weather following planting resulted in reduced stands at several locations. Due to poor stands and dry weather occurring in the latter part of June, the Granville County test was not harvested.

Entering Hybrids. The commercial hybrids included in these trials are not selected for test by the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station. They are entered by their respective companies because they believe them to have good performance records. Any individual or firm may make application for having hybrids tested. A fee is charged on an entry per area basis. The crop testing program may add entries about which further information is desired.

Early in February each year, rules governing the tests for the ensuing year are distributed to all previous participants and to those who make inquiry.

For a hybrid to be eligible for sale in North Carolina, it must have been tested in at least one area within the past five years.

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Experimental designs used were 5 x 6, 6 x 7, and 7 x

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triple rectangular lattices, and a 5 x 5 balanced lattice.

As good stands are essential for accurate evaluation, the plots were planted three kernels every 24 inches in the row. When the plants reached

a height of 12-24 inches, the hills were thinned to two plants every 24

inches. Row width varied among tests from 36 to 42 inches. In all tests each hybrid was planted in a 2 x 7 hill plot per replication.

Fertility level was maintained at a medium to high level.

Planting, thinning and harvesting was directly supervised by personnel of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station.

Table 1. Name and address of sponsoring agencies in the 1960 North Carolina Corn Performance Trials along with designation used to identify the hybrids in the trials.

Name

Band H Seed Company

Coker Pedigreed Seed Company

DeKalb Agricultural Assn., Inc.

Edmunds and Son Seed Company

Funk Brothers Seed Company

Greenwood Seed Company

Hollyview Farm

M and W Seed Company

McCurdy Seed Company

McNair Yield-Tested Seed Company

N. C. Agricultural Expt. Station

Pfister Associated Growers, Inc.

Pioneer Corn Company

R. R. Best and Sons

Speight Seed Farms

T. Frank Jones Seeds, Inc.

Todd Hybrid Corn Company

Address

LaGrange

Hartsville, S.

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DeKalb, Illinois Chadbourn Bloomington, Illinois Thomasville, Georgia Mt. Airy Bethel Memphis, Tennessee Laurinburg Raleigh Huntsville, Ala. and Aurora, Illinois

Tipton, Indiana

Faison

Winterville

Goldsboro

Mt. Airy, Md.

Hybrid Designation Band H Coker DeKalb Edmunds Funk Greenwood Hollyview

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MEASURING PERFORMANCE

~. Weight of ear corn was obtained by harvesting and weighing three replications of each entry at each location tested, in Areas III, IV, and V, and six replications in Areas I and II. Statistical analyses were made by the Department of Experimental Statistics.

Moisture

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Harvest. Moisture content of grain at harvest is an index of maturity. MOisture percentage was determined from samples obtained from two replications at each location. Samples were obtained by removing two rows of kernels from twelve ears from each plot. The samples were placed in air tight plastic bags and analyzed shortly thereafter.

Lodging. Lodging is a term used to describe stalks that are broken, leaning, or fallen tg the ground. All plants broken below the ear or leaning more than 45 are considered lodged.

Quality. Quality readings are based primarily on ear rot damage. Weevil rating is based on the same scale as quality. The following scale is used to determine ratings.

Rating Percent of Ears

Damaged Per Plot

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5

2 5 - 10

3 10 - 20

4 20 - 30

5 30 - 40

Diseases. The reaction of hybrids to the major corn diseases (including the common leaf blights) is evaluated yearly. It is difficult to make ade-quate comparisons of hybrids over a period of successive years due to the fact that all hybrids are severely damaged during years of severe disease development. Preliminary observations indicate little difference in reaction of hybrids to the common leaf blight present in the'Coastal Plain Area Dr. Richard Nelson, Plant Pathology Department.

Insect Damage. Weevils and other stored grain insects often cause kernel damage to ears of corn before they are harvested. The tests included in this report were all harvested relatively early; therefore, stored insect damage was negligible.

Ears Per 100 Stalks. The number of ears per 100 stalks is a measure of

prolificaCY-a~indicateswhether a hybrid tends to be a single-ear or

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SELECTING HYBRIDS TO TRY ON YOUR FARM

Examine the performance records of hybrids tested in your area. Pay particular attention to three-year averages because info~ationbased on three-year results gives a better estimate of a hybrid's performance than one-year results. If you are not planting a "top performer", perhaps you should try a bushel or two of one next year.

There are numerous corn hybrids available for the farmer to plant. These hybrids differ in yield, maturity, lodging, disease resistance, grain quality, susceptibility to stored grain insects, and many other characters. Hybrids that are outstanding in one or more characteristics may be inferior in others.

A "top performer" then is not always the highest yielding hybrid. To be a "top performer", a hybrid must have high yield, give mature grain, stand upright at harvest, and also be reasonably good in other agronomic characteristics.

Short season corn is early maturing and is usually sufficiently dry to be harvested and marketed in late August and early September. This type supplies an early (August and September) market demand, and the production of it has been limited primarily to the northeastern counties. The short season corn is grown for two specific purposes; (1) early market and (2) hogging off. The keeping quality of the short season hybrids is usually inferior, and unless the grower exercises extra precautions, the quality and feed value are likely to deteriorate rapidly from insect damage. Short season hybrids are usually less suitable for storing on the farm because of this rapid deterioration.

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NORTHERN MOUNTAINS - AREA

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Three-Year Average - 1958-1960

Hybrid

Quality Designation

Funk G-91 115.5 29.3 19 48 103 24 2.8

DeKalb 640 115.1 30.8 10 53 131 13 2.7

Pioneer 301A 113.1 29.5 33 43 124 23 2.6

V.P.I. 648 112.2 30.8 10 49 112 30 2.3

DeKalb 633 111.8 30.0 12 44 110 11 2.6

DeKa1b 803A 103.1 30.6 19 47 111 22 2.2

u.s.

282 101.3 32.8 32 58 126 29 2.5

+Means 103.9 30.4 17 47 116 20 2.4

+Means are based on all hybrids tested during the last three years in each area.

SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS - AREA II

Hybrid _Quality

Designation

DeKa1b 1028 119.3 25.8 25 60 136 13 3

*Coker 616 119.2 27.0 3 52 144 12 2

Pioneer 309A 118.0 25.7 3 49 131 15 2.5

McCurdy 988 115.5 22.7 14 49 128 23 3.2

u.s.

282 114.3 25.7 16 59 119 24 2

Greenwood

Early South 106.3 26.5 5 54 123 15 2.3

V.P.I. 648 99.6 22.1 1 48 110 41 2.5

Punk G-134 97.4 21.6 4 45 108 11 2.2

Wood V-26Y 96.7 22.4 7 45 105 9 1.2

-IKeans 103.0 24.4 6 49 121 17 2.3

*White

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PIEDMONT - AREA III

Hybrid

Quality Designation

*Dixie 29 82.5 20.8 11 48 122 4 2.1

Dixie 82 81.9 23.0 15 57 132 1 1.8

*Coker 911 81.3 24.0 8 47 126 4 2

Pioneer 309B 80.0 21.5 7 41 114 5 1.4

N.C. 27 79.5 21.3 14 52 126 2 1.7

Funk G-710AA 79.3 22.1 9 48 123 9 2

N.C. 288 79.1 24.1 11 54 120 3 1.7

*DeKalb 925 78.6 19.4 20 41 102 6 2

*Coker 616 78.5 21.3 11 41 115 7 1.8

Greenwood

Mid South 77.5 21.7 12 48 110 3 2.3

Funk G-730 77.3 23.0 12 50 125 4 2.1

Speight D-4 77.3 22.4 8 47 116 4 1.3

N.C. 42 76.4 23.1 18 54 113 2 1.8

Coker 67 75.9 24.7 5 47 135 1 1.7

*Wood V-125W 75.8 18.8 23 45 106 8 2.2

Wood 5-210 75.1 19.7 12 48 106 10 2.2

McNair 444 74.0 22.4 12 49 117 5 1.7

McNair 442 73.2 20.1 13 48 121 3 2.2

Pioneer 309A 72.8 21.6 7 41 103 4 2.2

V.P.I. 648 68.5 19.7 8 38 100 22 3.1

N.C. 46 68.2 20.0 12 40 112 9 2.5

Watson 516 61.6 19.1 10 34 106 15 3.1

-+Means 76.0 21.4 13 46 112 7 2.1

*White

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SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAIN - AREA IV

Hybrid

Quality Designation

Coker 67 95.4 22.0 34 46 135 3 1.5

*Coker 911 95.2 20.5 54 44 124 6 1.7

Greenwood Jackson 93.4 21.9 50 57 137 2 1.7

*P.A.G. 653W 93.1 19.4 49 44 132 4 1.9

Dixie 82 93.1 21.1 50 51 121 2 2.5

*Dixie 29 92.9 19.9 51 44 127 3 2.2

N.C. 288 92.8 21.8 50 49 121 1 2

McNair 444 92.8 19.6 57 46 124 3 2

N.C. 42 92.7 20.3 64 48 117 2 2.2

*Coker 811 92.4 23.6 40 46 142 2 1.6

Funk G-730 92.0 20.6 59 46 118 4 1.7

*Funk G-785W 92.0 20.7 62 48 135 3 2.1

Funk G-710AA 91.9 20.2 45 45 123 7 2.2

Dixie 18 91.5 21.5 59 58 124 1 1.9

McNair 582 91.0 21.7 60 51 128 1 1.5

Pioneer 309B 89.9 19.9 41 38 114 5 1.7

N.C. 27 89.6 19.6 60 48 124 3 2.6

Speight D-4 89.1 20.7 51 44 125 2 2.1

P.A.G. 487 89.0 20.5 53 49 125 2 2.2

Greenwood Lee 87.5 21.6 47 52 119 1 1.2

Funk G-740 87.4 21.0 53 50 118 3 1.9

McNair 442 86.6 19.9 56 44 123 2 2.1

fMeans 88.9 20.8 50 46 120 4 2.1

*White

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NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN - AREA

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Short Season Test

Hybrid

Quality Designation

Wood V-51A 124.2 22.7 24 50 116 21 2.6

*Wood V-125W 118.7 21.7 13 52 110 9 2.5

*Pioneer 503 118.1 21.3 14 43 105 11 2.0

*Coker 616 117.5 25.0 16 45 126 7 2.3

*U.S. 523W 116.0 22.6 20 46 110 6 2.1

Funk G-144 113.8 22.0 13 37 105 16 2.1

McCurdy 988 113.1 21.6 11 47 109 15 2.2

Funk G-134 111.6 21.5 11 42 107 10 2.4

V.P.I. 648 109.7 22.2 6 41 103 24 2.1

DeKalb 633 106.7 21.4 8 40 104 13 2.3

Speight 0-8 104.2 23.5 8 40 107 4 1.8

N.C. 46 103.0 23.1 11 43 109 9 2.1

Funk G-76 103.7 20.1 11 37 104 16 2.4

Watson 516 103.0 21.7 9 39 102 11 2.4

Wood V-26Y 102.2 21.3 8 40 98 13 2.2

P.A.G. 401 101.5 19.4 12 40 105 19 2.5

McNair 304 101.0 21.8 11 43 110 12 2.3

-+Means 106.7 21.7 10 41 106 15 2.1

*White

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NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN - AREA

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Full Season Test

Hybrid

Quality Designation

Dixie 82 123.0 24.3 26 60 143 3 2.3

*Coker 911 122.2 23.0 20 52 138 3 2.4

*P.A.G. 653W 121.7 21.4 30 51 143 3 2.4

*Dixie 29 119.3 21.8 23 51 133 4 2.3

N.C. 288 117.6 23.8 23 56 127 2 2.4

Funk G-710AA 117.4 23.2 21 51 122 6 2.5

Speight D-4 116.4 23.0 23 52 135 3 2.5

N.C. 42 115.3 23.3 23 55 124 3 2.1

Coker 67 114.9 26.3 22 53 144 4 1.9

N.C. 27 113.9 21.8 26 56 125 4 2.4

McNair 442 112.2 20.5 26 54 133 3 2.5

Pioneer 309B 111.8 23.0 29 45 114 4 2.5

Funk G-730 111.1 23.5 21 52 128 2 2.1

*Coker 811 110.9 25.7 19 51 146 3 2.4

P.A.G. 488 110.7 23.1 26 53 118 8 2.8

DeKalb 1028 110.6 21.3 39 52 110 9 2.7

Pioneer 309A 109.8 22.1 19 45 111 8 2.5

-+Means 110.5 23.2 22 52 123 6 2.5

*White

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SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE - NORTHERN MOUNTAINS - AREA

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Ashe County - 1960

Hybrid

Quality Designation

DeKalb 805 120.5 93 31.9 13 51 113 12 1

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S. 282 119.2 90 30.2 41 61 144 23 1.5

Pioneer 301A 114.8 96 28.9 52 47 126 28 3

*Va. 30 113.6 82 31.4 25 52 138 30 2

*V.P.I. 653 113.6 94 32.4 23 52 125 21 1.5

DeKalb 633 113.1 95 30.6 27 47 III 14 3

Pioneer 319 112.9 91 29.5 28 46 108 54 3.5

Funk G-134 111.8 97 31.9 36 50 115 13 2

V.P.l. 648 110.2 92 31.4 15 47 112 27 2

*T-7013 109.0 92 30.9 25 52 168 4 2

DeKalb 640 106.6 86 31.0 18 50 III 2 2

Pioneer 342B 106.2 91 27.1 36 44 143 33 2.5

Funk G-91 105.8 95 28.9 27 45 99 33 2.5

Mean of Test 104.6 87 30.2 29 47 121 21 2.2

Wood V-26Y 104.1 78 29.2 20 50 III 21 2

*Ho11yview 105 104.0 96 30.2 16 37 123 8 2

Funk G-72 103.1 89 27.8 32 37 125 7 2.5

DeKalb 803A 101.0 88 30.2 42 46 III 29 1.5

McCurdy 118 99.6 95 29.5 24 47 119 29 3

Funk G-83 98.5 91 31.9 21 39 100 13 2

McNair 304 93.8 91 34.2 38 52 120 12 2

*DeKalb A305 92.3 86 28.9 24 44 118 28 2

*DeKalb 82-030 91.8 89 31.4 30 45 111 25 2.5

DeKa1b.440 87.7 96 29.9 30 50 134 11 2.5

Funk G-34 76.7 79 26.0 45 37 126 23 2.5

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SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE - SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS - AREA II

Haywood County - 1960

Hybrid _Quality

Designation

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*McNair 304A 125.0 94 26.6 1 45 104 47 2

*DeKalb A-715 119.6 92 22.3 5 53 107 61 2.5

u.s.

282 113.5 86 27.2 9 63 97 42 1

McCurdy 988 111.8 91 23.0 24 53 95 32 2.5

DeKalb 1002 109.4 73 24.4 11 46 116 51 2

Pioneer 309A 108.5 93 25.1 3 45 114 17 2.5

DeKalb 1028 105.7 87 23.6 29 56 102 16 4

Pioneer 312A 93.1 95 23.5 1 45 95 4 2.5

*Pioneer 5671 92.2 86 22.6 0 52 103 30 2.5

Funk G-711AA 90.5 92 28.9 0 56 94 21 1.5

'N.C. Dwarf 980 87.3 89 29.2 0 28 108 23 1

DeKalb 1051 86.0 88 26.9 0 62 96 29 1.5

*Funk 85259 85.2 93 23.2 2 52 104 16 1.5

*T-7013 84.7 79 22.9 6 46 100 14 2

*Best X3 83.4 88 30.1 2 47 106 45 1

Mean of Test 82.9 87 24.8 5 47 100 26 1.8

Greenwood

Early South 82.3 78 26.6 3 54 100 18 2

*Ho11yview 56 77.0 80 23.0 0 39 107 20 1

Funk G-702 75.5 73 23.2 2 47 95 15 2

DeKalb 837 72.8 75 25.6 0 42 102 21 1.5

Speight D-8 71.7 95 25.7 2 45 96 14 1

Wood V-26Y 71.0 99 22.9 8 47 104 15 1.5

Funk G-134 69.6 79 20.8 6 42 95 12 1.5

V.P.I. 648 66.0 92 22.0 1 44 100 75 1.5

DeKalb 869 65.0 83 20.9 20 4.9 103 12 2

*DeKalb A-714 63.9 86 24.0 0 47 96 30 2

*Wagwood 100 62.9 86 28.0 3 48 98 50 2

Funk G-710AA 52.9 93 27.8 2 42 89 39 2

McNair 304 50.2 80 21.2 9 51 108 18 2

White Entries

Coker 616 98.4 92 27.5 3 54 94 11 1

Wood V-125W 57.3 85 23.9 7 60 87 7 1

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SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE - PIEDMONT - AREA III

Davie, Moore and Union Counties - 1960

Hybrid Quality

Designation

Yellow Entries

N.C. 270 92.3 23.7 5 54 112 7 2

Pioneer 312A 90.7 18.8 3 43 106 6 3

*DeKalb A-715 90.1 19.1 2 51 104 37 2.2

Funk G-730 89.3 21.9 5 55 134 5 2.2

Pioneer 309B 87.9 20.3 4 47 112 9 1.3

Coker 67 87.7 22.3 1 58 156 1 2

Funk G-710AA 87.4 20.8 1 54 127 7 2

Dixie 82 87.0 22.9 8 63 131 2 2.5

N.C. 288 85.8 23.0 4 59 114 2 2.2

N.C. 27 85.1 20.6 3 58 129 1 2.2

Coker 71 84.4 22.8 3 55 155 2 1.7

Pioneer 309A 84.3 21.1 0 47 101 6 2.7

McCurdy 999 84.1 19.4 9 57 110 2 1.5

*Watson 726 84.0 23.7 1. 41 112 1 2.3

*Wagwood 100 83.8 21.7 0 53 119 12 2.2

N.C. 42 83.1 21.8 13 61 114 2 2.3

Wood V-5lA 83.0 19.5 27 51 103 21 2.3

*N.C. 90-5084 82.9 23.0 1 42 104 10 2.3

McNair 442 82.9 20.0 10 56 131 1 2.5

DeKa1b 803A 82.8 18.7 6 42 97 7 3

McNair 6 82.3 21.1 2 55 111 16 2.2

Mean of Test 82.2 21.1 6 53 117 8 2.4

Watson 826 82.0 24.0 3 49 114 8 3.3

*McNair 8 81.5 18.6 6 49 113 10 3.7

Wood S-210 81.4 20.6 8 56 109 15 2.5

Greenwood Mid South 81.4 22.1 5 55 118 2 2.8

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SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE - PIEDMONT - AREA III

Davie, Moore and Union Counties - 1960

Hybrid _Quality

Designation

*NC 8009 77.8 24.4 6 62 111 3 2.8

Speight D-4 76.7 22.1 2 52 114 7 1.8

McNair 444 76.1 22.3 5 55 126 3 2.2

DeKa1b 1051 74.7 21.2 4 64 102 9 3.3

N.C. 46 74.0 19.8 7 48 119 3 2.5

DeKalb 1225 73.4 21.6 8 60 126 2 1.8

Speight D-8 73.3 19.8 10 46 114 3 1.7

Speight D-11 71.9 21.2 18 51 116 4 2.2

V.P.I. 648 70.9 19.8 4 44 101 24 3.2

Watson 516 68.1 19.5 4 42 107 7 3.2

White Entries

DeKa1b 925 93.6 _19.9 9 48 107 7 2

Dixie 29 92.3 20.5 6 59 130 1 2.3

Funk G-770W 89.0 22.3 8 54 116 10 2.8

Coker 911 88.0 22.7 3 55 130 5 3

Wood V-125W 85.9 19.7 13 50 107 5 2.7

Coker 616 82.0 21.3 3 50 120 8 2.3

Speight D-201 80.4 21.2 3 42 161 2 2.2

McNair 423 78.2 20.6 3 64 133 4 2

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SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE - SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAIN - AREA IV

Brunswick, Columbus, Craven, and Sampson Counties

Full Season Test - 1960

Hybrid Designation

Yellow Entries

*NC 90-5450 98.0 21.6 96 41 143 1 1 2.1

N.C. 270 97.6 26.6 89 42 115 3 2.5 2.3

*Watson 726 97.0 25.0 82 35 116 4 1.5 2.8

*P.A.G. 6649 96.7 25.3 88 45 144 0 0 1.5

*Edmunds 121 96.3 23.1 90 38 121 4 3 2.9

Dixie 18 96.1 24.3 94 55 147 0 0 1.7

*Funk 90014 96.1 21.7 89 44 126 5 2.5 2.3

Coker 71 96.0 26.3 81 47 151 1 0 1.6

Coker 67 95.3 24.3 85 44 156 0 0 1.6

*McNair 6 95.2 22.2 89 41 114 6 1.5 2.1

Watson 826 95.1 26.6 87 41 116 10 2 2.8

*P.A.G. 6651 95.0 23.8 89 48 139 0 1 1.4

*Speight 1 94.2 21.3 86 36 132 4 2.5 2.5

DeKalb 1240 94.0 22.2 93 49 173 0 1.5 1.7

McNair 444 93.8 21.7 93 42 135 2 2 2

Funk G-730 93.5 22.6 94 44 139 0 2 2

*NC 90-5442 93.4 22.5 91 39 135 1 1 2.3

*M and W100 93.1 22.9 90 42 136 0 2.5 3

*Best X7 93.1 24.7 94 43 114 3 2.5 2.7

*NC 90-5494 92.4 22.8 89 40 146 2 1.5 2.6

N.C. 288 91.9 25.6 93 46 133 0 2.3 2

Funk G-710AA 91.9 22.2 95 42 141 7 2.3 2.5

McNair 582 91.8 24.7 94 47 149 0 2.5 1.5

Dixie 82 90.9 23.3 93 48 134 0 2 2.5

N.C. 42 90.5 22.3 98 45 136 1 0 2.5

Greenwood Lee 90.3 23.6 84 50 138 0 0 1.7

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SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE - SOUTHERN COASTAl PLAIN -~IV

Brunswick, Columbus, Craven, and Sampson Counties

Hybrid _Quality

Designation

*NC 9073A 88.2 25.8 78 37 102 4 1 2.7

N.C.· 27 88.6 21.9 96 46 143 4 3 2.8

P.A.G. 487 88.1 22.9 91 46 147 0 2 2.5

Speight D-4 86.9 23.0 91 41 136 0 0 2.2

*R and S 601 85.7 24.4 83 37 110 4 2 3.0

*NC 9203A 85.7 24.3 81 3T 104 5 2.5 3.1

Funk G-740 85.4 22.7 91 47 132 0 1.5 1.7

McNair 442 85.3 23.2 95 41 139 0 2 2.4

Speight D-11 84.7 19.8 91 40 122 0 0 2

*NC 0001 84.7 24.7 90 44 97 2 2.5 2.8

DeKa1b 1225 84.7 22.3 95 51 191 0 1 2

*NC 90-5120 82.9 23.2 88 35 III 3 2 2.8

*B and H 39 82.3 24.4 83 38 104 12 2.5 3

Watson 816 80.0 24.2 87 42 133 0 .5 2.4

N.C. 46 77.2 19.7 88 33 105 10 2.5 2.6

*McNair 8 75.6 18.3 91 37 120 6 3 3.5

Watson 516 70.9 20.5 75 32 102 6 2 2.9

Speight D-8 70.7 19.0 89 33 103 2 2 2.3

White Entries

Coker 911 95.4 22.7 93 42 138 6 .5 2

Coker 811A 94.3 22.8 83 39 159 1 0 1.8

Dixie 29 92.9 21.0 92 43 152 1 1 2.5

Funk G-785W 92.4 22.9 95 46 163 0 1.5 2.3

Coker 811 90.8 26.6 88 44 154 0 .5 1.9

;P.A.G. 653W 90.2 20.8 91 42 154 1 1.5 2.8

Speight D-201 85.8 21.4 90 38 131 0 1 2.5

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Experimental

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SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE - NORTHERN COASTAL

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AREA Yo Northampton, Perquimans and Pitt Counties

Short Season Test - 1960

Hybrid

Quality Designation

Yellow Entries

*Best X3 127.9 21.1 31 46 119 29 1.8 2.2

Wood V-5lA 125.2 21.0 43 52 138 16 1.8 2.8

McNair 304A 120.7 23.8 22 43 118 12 1.8 1.5

Funk G-702 119.6 21.9 22 44 112 20 2.3 1.7

McCurdy 988 118.6 19.7 27 50 114 16 1.5 1.7

DeKa1b 803 117.3 20.8 27 44 103 6 2 1.9

Funk G-134 114.0 20.1 29 44 I I I 13 2.3 2.3

*Watson 4010 113.3 20.0 13 44 116 43 1 2.7

P.A.G. 434 112.9 20.0 25 43 114 24 2.5 2.3

Funk G-144 112.1 22.3 38 39 112 16 2.5 2.3

Pioneer 345A 111.3 19.5 19 40 110 26 3.0 2.5

*Tenn. 7013 110.1 19.4 28 41 131 10 1.5 2.4

N.C. 46 109.6 22.2 28 44 129 11 1 2.3

DeKa1b 837 108.9 20.5 38 37 109 17 2.3 2.4

V.P.I. 648 107.6 21.2 15 43 107 27 1.8 2.3

*Watson 4020 107.1 20.0 20 39 114 20 2.3 2.3

Speight D-8 106.6 24.0 22 43 117 6 .3 1.3

Mean of Test 106.2 20.3 25 41 113 16 1.6 2.2

McNair 304 106.0 21.2 30 46 119 10 1.5 2.0

DeKalb 633 106.0 21.8 22 42 113 11 1.5 1.9

Watson 516 105.9 20.8 23 41 108 13 1.8 2.3

Funk G-76 105.0 19.9 23 39 112 22 2 2.2

*Va. 10 104.4 20.5 13 38 105 23 2.5 1.8

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SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE - NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN - AREA Yo

Northampton, Perquimans and Pitt Counties

Short Season Test - 1960

Hybrid _{Weevil Qua1it}

Designation Score Y

*DeKa1b 82:.030 104.0 20.6 20 38 107 12 2.8 2

DeKalb 803A 102.9 21.9 27 42 111 8 2.3 2.2

Pioneer 342B 102.8 18.4 26 39 113 21 1.8 2.7

*Va. 62 101.9 20.3 19 40 108 10 1 2.0

P.A.G. 401 101.2 19.5 28 41 106 14 1.5 2.6

*DeKa1b 441 99.4 19.3 17 35 112 23 1.8 2.5

Wood V-26Y 97.2 20.9 22 41 98 15 2 2.5

Pioneer 352A 96.4 17.8 24 35 105 24 1.5 3

Todd 424 91.9 19.7 10 29 112 31 2.3 2.7

DeKa1b 427 85.3 18.7 20 33 105 23 3.0 2.2

P.A.G. 62 78.6 17.1 8 30 105 20 2.3 2.7

White~

P.A.G. 633W 126.8 20.8 39 47 154 5 1 2.3

Funk G-509W 123.9 23.9 39 53 137 12 .5 2.3

Pioneer 503 120.4 19.3 34 48 109 11 1.3 1.9

Wood V-125W 119.5 20.8 32 53 123 7 1.3 2.6

u.s,

523W 118.8 22.5 50 49 126 5 .8 2.2

Coker 616 114.6 23.3 46 48 163 3 0 3

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SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE - NORTHERN COASTAL PLAIN -~!

Hybrid

Quality Designation

Yellow Entries

Watson 826 124.4 25.5 55 52 122 15 0 2.4

*Funk 90014 123.4 22.6 55 58 139 7 1.5 2.5

*Watson 726 122.1 25.9 47 45 128 10 0 2.7

*P.A.G. 6649 121.7 25.3 63 62 166 0 0 1.8

Coker 67 121.1 25.3 64 57 167 5 0 1.8

N.C. 27 120.9 21.9 69 61 143 2 0 3.1

*Watson 716 120.0 22.1 58 49 143 3 0 2.8

DeKalb 1225 119.5 23.2 61 70 154 0 0 2.6

Dixie 82 118.2 25.5 71 65 164 1 1.5 2

N.C. 270 117.4 24.0 57 56 123 5 0 2.8

Coker 71 116.9 24.1 60 55 155 3 1 1.7

*Mand W 100 116.9 22.6 64 52 136 11 0 3.3

Speight D-4 116.7 21.9 66 54 152 3 0 2.6

McNair 444 116.2 21.6 59 60 149 3 0 2

*NC 06-9988 115.9 22.2 80 60 164 3 0 2.2

*NC 0008 115.9 22.8 59 52 109 0 0 1.8

*McNair 6 114.6 22.6 60 56 118 0 0 2

Funk G-710AA 114.1 22.4 59 56 137 5 1 2.6

N.C. 288 113.5 23.0 66 61 139 2 1 2.3

McNair 442 112.9 19.3 72 55 155 2 0 2.5

Mean of Test 112.9 22.6 61 55 138 7 .3 2.6

Greenwood

Mid South 112.6 24.0 57 56 128 5 0 3.8

*NC' 90-5314 111.3 22.5 46 50 142 11 0 3.5

DeKalb 1051 111.2 22.1 42 65 110 16 3.5 3.4

DeKalb 1240 110.2 23.9 74 62 183 1 0 1.5

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SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE - NORTHERN COASTAL~ - AREA

Y

Hybrid

Quality Designation

Todd 855 108.8 19.0 54 50 112 22 0 4.3

P.A.G. 488 108.7 23.3 63 61 132 7 0 3.3

Funk G-730 108.1 23.0 60 55 149 0 1 1.4

Speight D-11 108.0 22.2 64 51 132 3 0 1.9

Pioneer 309B 107.9 22.4- 87 45 124 2 0 2.4

DeKalb 1028 107.5 21.7 62 58 119 8 0 3.1

N.C. 42 107.1 23.3 67 56 140 2 .5 2.3

Pioneer 312A 99.8 20.7 61 42 105 4 0 3.1

*McNair 8 99.5 20.3 56 49 109 13 0 3.5

DeKalb 1002 91.1 22.4 77 47 104 37

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4

Todd 602 88.4 19.0 45 37 108 39 0 3.3

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P.A.G. 653W 127.0 21.1 82 53 180 5 0 2.3

Coker 911 124.3 22.4 57 56 166 0 0 2.2

Dixie 29 119.5 21.9 60 54 152 8 0 2.8

Coker 811 118.3 23.9 58 58 169 0 0 2.3

Speight D-201 114.8 21.6 57 48 142 3 0 2.8

McCurdy 913W1 85.1 22.1 39 54 100 0 0 2.9

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Agricultural Experiment Station

North Carolina State College

Raleigh, N. C.

R. .I!.

.I!~, Director of Research