2009 Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour Results: Iowa

Tour results from Iowa.

By Julianne Johnston

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November 17, 2020 01:23 AM

Following are final Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour results from Iowa:

Pro Farmer Crop Tour Data -- Iowa Corn
2009 District	Ear Count in 60 ft of Row	Grain Length (inches)	Kernel Rows Around	Row Spacing (inches)	Yield (per bu.)	Samples
IA1	102.95	6.86	16.39	31.17	184.97	41
IA2	102.64	6.64	16.25	30.00	182.71	25
IA3	98.31	6.58	16.31	30.50	173.53	36
IA4	99.26	7.01	16.22	29.86	189.79	42
IA5	101.41	6.89	15.82	30.13	183.55	32
IA6	100.64	6.94	16.48	30.56	187.73	50
IA7	92.31	7.53	15.99	30.31	183.53	39
IA8	87.28	6.41	15.74	31.89	141.07	18
IA9	97.67	6.83	16.13	30.53	177.24	30
Iowa Average	98.64	6.90	16.19	30.49	180.97	313
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
IA 1	96.05	6.40	16.18	30.49	163.25	46
IA 2	97.92	6.48	15.98	29.93	168.02	25
IA 3	97.94	6.72	16.44	30.14	179.48	25
IA 4	93.57	6.61	15.94	30.79	160.74	46
IA 5	95.09	6.63	15.67	30.05	163.83	34
IA 6	97.13	6.61	16.00	30.47	169.22	46
IA 7	87.97	6.76	16.30	30.59	159.53	40
IA 8	89.61	6.66	15.13	30.19	150.41	11
IA 9	96.98	6.92	15.86	30.42	177.20	26
IA Average	94.68	6.61	16.00	30.42	165.20	298

Pro Farmer Crop Tour Data -- Iowa Soybeans
2009 District	Pod Count in 3 feet	Soil Moisture	Growth Stage	Row Spacing (inches)	Pod Count in 3 X 3 Square	Samples
IA1	818.46	4.61	4.64	26.50	1159.52	36
IA2	720.62	4.70	4.74	25.46	1051.68	27
IA3	690.49	4.83	4.86	25.80	973.89	35
IA4	794.64	4.77	4.70	24.05	1214.07	43
IA5	742.76	4.88	4.97	22.34	1281.58	32
IA6	728.99	4.73	4.88	20.15	1371.68	40
IA7	641.51	4.34	4.97	19.24	1282.66	38
IA8	634.06	4.50	4.64	24.28	996.91	18
IA9	662.32	4.97	4.53	21.59	1247.15	29
Iowa Average	722.30	4.70	4.79	23.05	1197.08	298
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
IA 1	765.03	4.00	4.93	27.64	1006.37	44
IA 2	712.66	4.13	4.88	25.72	1036.63	25
IA 3	720.61	4.06	4.93	24.47	1103.24	24
IA 4	699.29	3.75	4.89	23.41	1102.60	45
IA 5	709.69	4.15	4.86	22.46	1238.82	34
IA 6	691.98	3.72	4.79	20.60	1269.11	46
IA 7	665.98	3.27	4.75	19.63	1276.37	37
IA 8	677.45	3.95	4.53	22.11	1209.78	11
IA 9	657.36	3.15	4.78	19.17	1318.28	20
IA Average	703.52	3.82	4.83	22.96	1161.76	287

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