2017 Farm Journal Midwest Crop Tour Results: Minnesota

By Julianne Johnston

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November 16, 2020 09:06 PM

Corn and soybeans from the Farm Journal Midwest Crop Tour stop in Sac County, Iowa.

Following are final Farm Journal Midwest Crop Tour results from Minnesota:

Minnesota Corn
2017 District	Ear Count in 60 ft of Row	Grain Length (inches)	Kernel Rows Around	Row Spacing (inches)	Yield (per bu.)	Samples
MN4	94.00	6.72	15.44	27.00	181.55	6
MN5	87.40	6.15	16.79	26.00	175.14	5
MN7	101.67	6.72	16.22	28.71	193.02	51
MN8	103.73	6.70	15.96	29.12	190.51	100
MN9	103.92	6.70	16.02	28.78	194.99	49
Minn. Average	102.61	6.69	16.04	28.81	191.54	211
3-year avg. by district	Ear Count in 60 ft of Row	Grain Length (inches)	Kernel Rows Around	Row Spacing (inches)	Yield (per bu.)	Samples
MN 4	98.92	6.78	15.52	28.80	180.56	5
MN 5	97.43	6.50	16.11	27.53	185.11	8
MN 7	99.81	6.75	15.79	29.02	182.49	45
MN 8	102.58	6.51	15.83	29.34	180.09	98
MN 9	103.13	6.58	15.90	29.63	182.12	43
MN Average	101.75	6.59	15.83	29.21	181.32	199

Minnesota Soybeans
2017 District	Pod Count in 3 feet	Soil Moisture	Growth Stage	Row Spacing (inches)	Pod Count in 3 X 3 Square	Samples
MN4	591.80	5.00	5.00	30.00	710.16	1
MN5	650.00	4.00	5.00	28.00	833.76	5
MN7	663.40	4.69	4.96	27.39	898.96	51
MN8	786.61	4.89	4.98	26.70	1074.75	98
MN9	781.66	4.22	5.00	26.63	1061.64	49
Minn. Average	750.32	4.66	4.98	26.91	1019.96	204
3-year avg. by district	Pod Count in 3 feet	Soil Moisture	Growth Stage	Row Spacing (inches)	Pod Count in 3 X 3 Square	Samples
MN 4	400.00*	5.00*	5.00*	18.50*	753.82*	1*
MN 5	728.60	5.08	4.78	26.56	1016.27	5
MN 7	718.89	4.89	4.88	25.31	1054.29	43
MN 8	790.75	4.82	4.89	27.54	1096.19	97
MN 9	745.29	4.67	4.89	25.08	1107.57	42
MN Average	760.83	4.81	4.89	25.90	1086.12	187
* 14-15 2-yr avg.

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