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Phone: 660 895-5121
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October - December, 2004
Forage Systems Update
Vol 13, No. 4
Field Notes from Valerie Tate
Below are the yields we obtained from the legume variety trial
conducted at FSRC. The legume variety trial was frost seeded in the
early spring of 2002. There are seven commercially available red
clover varieties, one entry of common (variety not stated) red
clover grown in Oregon, and four locally grown 'ecotypes' (common
seed) of red clover grown in Missouri. The lespedeza was not
manually reseeded in 2003 and did not naturally reseed itself
adequately for yield determinations in 2003. Annual lespedeza was
frost seeded in the spring of 2004 to regenerate the stand. All
entries were harvested twice during the 2004 growing season. We
received abundant precipitation throughout the 2004 growing season.
Legume variety trial yields at FSRC 2002-2004.
| | | | Total seasonal yield | |
| | 6/8/2004 | 9/3/2004 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 3 yr avg |
| Variety | ----------------------------------(lb/ac)---------------------------------- |
| Annual Lespedeza | | | | | | |
| Korean | 4122 | 3907 | 8029 | -- | 7686 | 7858 |
| Legend | 4547 | 4037 | 8584 | -- | 7811 | 8198 |
| Marion | 4480 | 4141 | 8621 | -- | 7909 | 8265 |
| Birdsfoot Trefoil | | | | | | |
| Dawn | 5421 | 4403 | 9824 | 7404 | 7283 | 8170 |
| Norcen | 5947 | 3824 | 9771 | 7882 | 7812 | 8488 |
| Rhizomonous | 5327 | 3944 | 9271 | 6238 | 7332 | 7614 |
| Uruguay | 4661 | 3949 | 8610 | 6787 | 7838 | 7745 |
| Red Clover | | | | | | |
| Cherokee | 4024 | 3894 | 7918 | 5184 | 7664 | 6922 |
| FK 345 | 5800 | 4176 | 9976 | 7032 | 6151 | 7720 |
| Premier | 4934 | 3988 | 8922 | 7067 | 7016 | 7668 |
| RC 9501 | 5728 | 3738 | 9466 | 7577 | 6968 | 8004 |
| RC 9804G | 5512 | 3694 | 9206 | 8469 | 6633 | 8103 |
| Redland Graze II | 5474 | 3849 | 9323 | 7935 | 6875 | 8044 |
| Starfire | 5685 | 3953 | 9638 | 7254 | 6708 | 7867 |
| Local B | 5259 | 3836 | 9095 | 9065 | 6878 | 8346 |
| Local K | 5106 | 3608 | 8714 | 8051 | 6981 | 7915 |
| Local R | 4785 | 3596 | 8381 | 7709 | 7190 | 7760 |
| Local S | 5002 | 3560 | 8562 | 7378 | 6537 | 7492 |
| Common Oregon | 3519 | 4383 | 7902 | 5520 | 6264 | 6562 |
| Alsike | 4541 | 3417 | 7958 | 5278 | 6040 | 6425 |
FSRC Weather Data. July-September, 2004.
| | Precipitation (inches) | 20 yr avg. precipitation (inches) | Observed max. Temp
(°F) | Observed min. Temp
(°F) | Average max. Temp
(°F) | Average min. Temp
(°F) | Average Temp
(°F) | Average Bare Soil Temp
(°F) |
| July | 4.32 | 5.21 | 94 | 52 | 83 | 64 | 73 | 81 |
| August | 8.31 | 4.38 | 91 | 46 | 80 | 58 | 69 | 73 |
| September | 1.02 | 4.09 | 88 | 40 | 80 | 55 | 68 | 71 |
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