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User: Joe Simmons

Created on: 2021-10-25

Observation Date 2021-10-19

Comment:
Harvested soybeans on the LTER Main Site on October 19, 2021, treatment T3, all replications. Because T3 plots were 'replanted or inter-seeded' in June because of a poor stand due to seed corn maggot eating the soybeans. We did not count number of rows harvested for the width of harvested area. In 2021 in T3 plots we measured the area (in ft) away from the plot corner post to determine the area harvested. Seed corn maggot was eating the soybean seed so we had a poor stand of beans. We inter-seed more soybeans in between the existing rows of soybeans. So counting rows was impractical because of the number of rows planted was hard to see because of the inter-seeded rows from the second planting date. Plot weight was determined by unloading soybeans from the combine to a Brent Weigh Wagon, by Unverferth Co. At harvest each plot was harvested as one plot area (plots were NOT harvested with the west side and the east side). Before harvesting the plot area we harvested a 20' 'headland pass' on the north and south end of each plot. The 'headland pass' area was NOT included in the harvested data area. The reason that we need to create an 'artificial' headland was because we needed more room to turn the combine around. The current 30 ft grass alleyway is not enough room to turn the combine around. Yes, we harvested a 20' 'headland pass' not a 15' headland pass as was the case with T1 and T2 plots in 2021. The new grain head is 20' wide not 15' wide so the 'headland pass' harvested was 20' NOT 15'. Grain yield and moisture from treatments across all six replications were recorded. Moisture and test weights were determined using a portable Dicky-john GAC500 XT grain analysis moisture tester. Kellogg Dairy Staff help move and unload soybeans form trucks and wagons.

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T3 T3_micro-plots

Observation Type:
Harvest

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