2008 Corn Grain Agronomics
| |
COUNTY |
PLANTING |
HARVEST |
PREVIOUS |
100 % |
AVERAGE |
FERTILIZER |
| Zone 1 |
LENAWEE |
April 30 |
Oct.
23 |
Squash |
30,302 |
29,544 |
215 - 40 - 40 |
| BRANCH |
April 28 |
Nov. 4 |
Corn |
30,302 |
28,938 |
180 - 40 - 40 |
|
| CASS |
April 24 |
Oct. 20 |
Corn |
30,302 |
28,484 |
191 - 55 - 149 |
|
| Zone 2 |
|
AprilL 29 |
Oct. 21 |
Corn |
30,302 |
29,392 |
185 - 40 - 40 |
| INGHAM |
April 28 |
Nov. 29 |
Soybean |
30,302 |
29,544 |
214 - 40 - 40 |
|
| SAGINAW & RR |
May
1 |
Oct. 28 |
Soybean |
30,302 |
29,695 |
188 - 40 - 40 |
|
| Zone 3 |
HURON & RR |
May
6 |
Oct. 30 |
Sugar Beets |
30,302 |
28,591 |
115 - 40 - 40 |
| MONTCALM |
May 21 |
Nov. 20 |
Potato / Rye |
30,302 |
29,193 |
200 - 40 - 40 |
|
| MONTCALM RR |
May 7 |
Early-Oct. 24 Late-Nov. 19 |
Dry Bean |
30,302 |
29,043 |
180 - 40 - 40 |
|
| MASON |
May 12 |
Nov. 11 |
Corn |
30,302 |
29,494 |
152-39-39 |
|
| Zone 4 |
Ogemaw |
May
9 |
Nov. 7 & 19 |
Corn |
30,302 |
28,892 |
161 - 40 - 40 |
| GRAND TRAVERSE |
May 12 |
Nov. 3 |
Corn |
30,302 |
28,314 |
145 - 40 - 40 |
|
| MENOMINEE |
May 8 |
Oct. 6 |
Corn |
28,350 |
27,499 |
100 - 40 - 40 |
|
| Z5 |
DELTA |
May 8 |
Nov. 5 |
Alfalfa |
26,514 |
25,984 |
115 - 40 - 40 +Manure |
| COUNTY |
SOIL TYPE |
SOIL TEST |
FARM COOPERATOR |
LOCATION |
|
| Zone 1 |
LENAWEE |
Lenawee Silty Clay loam |
pH 7.1 |
Jason Woods |
Britton |
| BRANCH |
Oshtemo Sandy Loam |
pH 6.7 |
Kyle Huff |
Coldwater |
|
| CASS |
Kalamazoo Loam |
pH 6.0 |
Dave & Mel Cripe |
Cassopolis |
|
| Zone 2 |
|
Matherton Loam & Sebewa Loam |
pH 6.8 |
Pleasant Acres Farm |
Caledonia |
| INGHAM |
Capac Loam |
pH 7.3 |
Jorgensen Farms |
Williamston |
|
| SAGINAW & RR |
Brookston Loam |
pH 5.7 |
Fred Gross Farms Peggy Gross & Dick Birchmeier |
New Lothrup |
|
| Zone 3 |
HURON & RR |
Kilmanagh Loam |
pH 6.6 |
Wil-Le Farms |
Bad Axe |
| MONTCALM |
Mancelona Sandy Loam |
pH 6.5 |
Troy Sackett |
Edmore |
|
| MONTCALM RR |
Montcalm - McBride Sandy Loam |
pH 5.9 |
Montcalm Research Farm, MSU |
Entrican |
|
| MASON |
Ogemaw Sandy Loam |
pH 6.4 |
Robert & August Oshe |
Scottville |
|
| Zone 4 |
Ogemaw |
Selkirk Loam |
pH 7.5 |
Miller Feeds Inc. Travis Miller |
Prescott |
| GRAND TRAVERSE |
Coventry-Newaygo Loam |
pH 6.2 |
Ed Breitmeyer |
Buckley |
|
| MENOMINEE |
Onaway Sandy Loam |
pH 7.4 |
Dave Johnson |
Daggett |
|
| Z5 |
DELTA |
Charlevoix Sandy Loam |
pH 7.1 |
Benny Herioux |
Bark River |
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