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Selecting Adapted Seed
Currently this is the most important step. Unfortunately our fanners, as a Whole, neglect planting adapted com hybrid seed more than any othtejr crop. Too'many wait »too long to get their seed order in. There are com hybrids to fit any of our elevations, soils, methods of harvesting, or use to be made of the corn (silage or grain). ' ’
Recently one f>f my good friends was by the office—_his seedsman) had suggested he try a. "new 13”. There is no such com on our recommended list. if. S. 13 was included a few years ago; has been re-., placed by VPI 426. Adapted hybrids are: Yellow, Medium Early, VPI 426; Funk G 76; Ohio C 54 and Wood V26Y; Full Season™ VPI 648; VPI’ 645; US 505; Funk G 134; Wood V44; DeKalb 630; Pioneer 301 A; Funk G91; VPI 646; VPI |653 and Pioneer 312 A.(C 54, 645 and 646 will not be included after this year). White hybrids: Full season: Pioneer 510 and Southern States 903 W. Any of the above full season hybrids are suitable for silage. Also U.S. 262, US 262A and US 578. These three hybrids are not suited to mechanical picking. Planting Rates j
63.3%