DIRECT-SEEDED ONIONS UNDER SPRINKLER IRRIGATION             SIDNEY, MT

                                                                                                                                                                                

 

 

Single

Avg

    ---------Yield per acre by size---------

Avg

Total

 

Stand

Center

Diameter

<2.25"

2.25-3"

3.0-4.0"

>4.0"

weight

Yield

 Variety

Onions/A

%

Inch

CWT/A

CWT/A

CWT/A

CWT/A

ounce

CWT/A

Montero

44470

47

3.4

3

20

262

99

13.9

384

Alpine

56270

57

2.3

40

73

44

0

4.4

157

SX 72000N

50370

10

3.0

24

40

295

5

11.5

365

Milestone

48100

47

2.8

12

106

127

0

8.5

246

Highlander

42650

67

2.5

17

77

69

0

6.3

163

Infinity

46740

73

3.1

4

40

281

0

11.1

326

Nebula

47650

57

3.2

6

127

191

0

11.3

323

Vaquero

49460

20

3.2

8

13

367

20

13.2

408

Frontier

52640

73

2.5

18

119

65

0

6.2

203

Tesoro

47190

70

3.0

22

55

235

0

10.6

312

Flamenco

34030

53

3.0

5

89

112

0

9.9

206

Vilmarin

66700

90

2.7

22

116

158

0

7.2

296

LSD(0.05)

17070

20.8

0.30

25.0

79.2

124.0

8.1

2.59

79.0

Planted: May 3                   Harvested: September 21-23

Previous Crop: Sugarbeets             Irrigated: 5/6, 6/20, 7/8, 7/14 (applied 20# N with water), 7/20, 8/15, 9/6

 

 

 

2005 COMMERCIAL Yield and quality of SHEPODY potato varietY grown under sprinkler irrigation  nESSON VALLEY, ND /1

 

Variety

Tuber Type

Tuber Flesh

Specific gravity

Yield cwt/ac

Shepody

white

white

1.094

513

Planted:   May 3                                       Harvested:   September 20

                            Previous Crop:  Hay Barley

 

/1  The results of a 2005 University of Minnesota cooperative potato variety trial at the Nesson Valley irrigation site were not yet available for inclusion in this report.  Potato types in the variety trial included were Russet, Red, Long White, and Round White with white, cream, or yellow flesh for the fresh and/or processing markets

 

 

 

DRYLAND ALFALFA YIELD TRIALS                     WILLISTON, ND

 

 

YIELD, T/AC

Crude Protein

RFV

 

2005

2 yr

2005

2005

Cultivar

1st cut

2nd cut

 

Total

average

1st cut

2nd cut

 

1st cut

2nd cut

 

Ameristand 403T

2.4

1.1

 

3.5

3.7

20.0

24.2

 

174

235

 

REA 401T

2.7

1.2

 

3.9

3.9

20.1

24.5

 

171

227

 

Legendary YPQ

2.9

1.2

 

4.1

3.9

20.4

24.1

 

176

235

 

4M124

2.7

1.2

 

3.9

3.9

20.4

23.6

 

179

236

 

Maxigraze GT

2.6

1.1

 

3.7

3.7

19.9

24.2

 

171

239

 

Sustain

2.7

1.4

 

4.1

3.8

20.9

24.8

 

182

248

 

Haymaker II Supreme

2.7

1.2

 

3.9

3.8

20.5

24.7

 

183

245

 

Vernal

2.8

1.2

 

4.0

3.9

19.9

24.0

 

174

232

 

LSD 5%

NS

NS

 

NS

 

NS

NS

 

NS

NS

 

Planted: May 20, 2003                                                     2005 Harvest Dates: June 24, July 20

 *RFV = relative feed value