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User: Joe Simmons
Created on: 2014-10-30
Observation Date 2014-10-30
Comment:
Harvested corn in the LTER Main Site Treatments T1 and T2 corn, all replications, on October 29, 2014.
For yield data collection each plot was split into a 'west' and 'east' half. The west side of each plot consisted of a headland (15' wide) pass along both the north and south side of the plot and then the remaining west half of the plot. The east side of the plot consisted of the remaining east half of the plot (minus the total of 30' for the headland passes).
Prior to harvesting the number of corn rows in both the east and west sides of each plot were counted and recorded to determine total area harvested. The row splitting the 'east' and 'west' half was marked with colored tape so that the combine operator could identify the split between the 'east' and 'west' side of each plot.
Corn was harvested using a John Deere 9410 combine.
Plot weight was determined by unloading corn from the combine in to a Brent Weigh Wagon, by Unverferth Co., equipped with weigh cells.
Moisture and test weights were determined using a portable Dicky-john GAC500 XT grain analysis moisture tester.
Corn variety harvested was (Dekalb DKC52-59) corn hybrid.
Estimated harvest time was from 8:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m. (this estimate is just harvest time it does not include equipment set up and equipment clean up time).
Areas:
T1 T2
Observation Type:
Harvest
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