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Title: Williamson County Result Grain
Sorghum Variety Demonstration
Cooperator: Herbert Raesz
Planting Date: April 8, 2001 Herbicide:1.2 qts./ac. Bicep
Harvest Date: July 30, 2001 Insecticide:1.0 lb/ac Temik
Row Spacing: 38 inches Fertility:95-14-0-11
Planted Population: 88,000 seeds per acre
Procedure: Planted 8 rows per acre.
Plot harvested was 0.83 acres
per variety in size.
Used Temik on sorghum
not treated with Gaucho.
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Varieties Bushel Wt. Yield1
1. Golden Acres 1506 57.8 6605
2. Cargill 737 52.6 6513
3. Dekalb DK52 59.3 6452
4. Cargill 697 52.8 6420
5. Golden Acres 3694 51.6 6393
6. NC+ 7R37E 56.0 6094
7. Douglas King dk 992 49.8 5982
8. Triumph TR462 55.7 5965
9. Asgrow A571 57.5 5872
10. Garst 5515 53.4 5830
11. NC+ 7R83 57.7 5797
12. AgriPro AP2468 53.0 5783
13. Triumph TR464 58.2 5689
14. Asgrow A459 57.2 5610
15. Dekalb DKS51-90 50.4 5165
*Reported as pounds per acre adjusted to 14 percent moisture. Cargill 697 was planted on each side as a check. There was a 4 pound per acre difference in yield between the two sides.

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