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What you think about 150 bushel field corn in 1960

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Nicholaus Sowde

03-17-2005 17:59:16




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What you think about 150 bushel field corn in 1960? There is a newspaper article I have with a picture of my grandfather that says he had 150 bushel field corn or silage corn in 1960. Thanks




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mgb

03-23-2005 07:58:38




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 Re: What you think about 150 bushel field corn in in reply to Nicholaus Sowder, 03-17-2005 17:59:16  
In the agricultural census of 1860 in Tensas Parish Louisiana, the average was 25 bushels p/a. I think this was higher than most places at the time.



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Nicholaus Sowder

03-18-2005 17:19:08




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 Re: What you think about 150 bushel field corn in in reply to Nicholaus Sowder, 03-17-2005 17:59:16  
It was in East Tennessee. He used a oliver two row planter I believe. Thanks



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Old Time Farmer

03-18-2005 15:51:48




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 Re: What you think about 150 bushel field corn in in reply to Nicholaus Sowder, 03-17-2005 17:59:16  
Nicholas,

I wouldn"t doubt that 150 bu. corn in 1960. I was reading an article by Gene Lodgson (sp?) and he claimed that there was a guy who grew 300 bu/acre corn in Mississippi in 1951-1952, but I looked and looked and never found evidence of that. That Lawrence Childs guy from Manchester, IA has one several of the recent yield contests with 440-450/bu acre at least once, but several years over 350 bu/acre. He claims he"s gotten 500+/bu acre yields on non-official test plots, but recently his now ex-wife claims he was cheating by having corn in the weigh wagon before they combined the official plot. I"ve gone to a couple of his seminars: he uses deep tillage and fertilizes ungodly amounts.

I entered a yield contest sponsored by the local elevator in 1967 and won a weekend in Minneapolis (Pink Champagne weekend). I had a JD 494A with 38" rows, and I planted in between the rows as well. It was a Pioneer number (about 95 day maturity), and I had a 5 acre plot. It was a bear to pick, I used a one-row pull type picker and the guy from the elevator was there watching me pick and we shelled it up at the building site. It went 212.7 bu/acre and it was 14.8% moisture coming out of the field. I"m not bragging, and I didn"t get 200 bu. corn for about 18 years after that, but yes I would believe that story.

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J.C. IN AZ.

03-17-2005 20:37:37




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 Re: What you think about 150 bushel field corn in in reply to Nicholaus Sowder, 03-17-2005 17:59:16  
In the 1960's 80-100 bushel corn was the Norm however a lot of experiments with seed population and Row Widths were going on at that time. I know I went from 40" to 38" rows and started Drilling Corn instead of Hill Dropping in the Early 60's. A World record was set on a Farm near Champaign Il.in the 60's of over 200 Bushel. I doubt the 300 Bushel some say was the Record. Some Minimum Tilliage was being tried also. Anhydrous was starting to become a big Bonus for Corn as well as Fall Plowing. A lot of Practices were under intense Scrutinity to boost yeilds then.

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J.C. IN AZ.

03-18-2005 18:33:50




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 Re: What you think about 150 bushel field corn in in reply to J.C. IN AZ., 03-17-2005 20:37:37  
Thurlow: I wasn't stepping on your toes. Did not mean to offend. I believe the one practice that increased Corn Yeilds in the 60's was the start of the use of self propelled combines with Corn Heads equipped with Stripper Plates. That alone was worth at least 20 Bu. per Acre increase. A Picker with Snapping Rolls in poor condition would Broadcast huge amounts of your Crop back on the Ground. If you did not have Livestock to Glean this Grain it was a total loss. I ran Cattle and Hogs both on Stalk Ground.

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thurlow

03-18-2005 08:39:52




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 Re: What you think about 150 bushel field corn in in reply to J.C. IN AZ., 03-17-2005 20:37:37  
Hey J.C.; maybe it was 211 bu instead of 311 (I know 100 bu is a big difference). The eleven bu part has stuck in my mind all these years because Funk..... ..big dealer in our area..... ...was pushing their wonder-corn G-711A as the best thing since sliced bread. I try not to post things I'm not sure of, but the fellow did ask for opinion. There were definitely yields in excess of 200 bu..... ....in trial plots.

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thurlow

03-17-2005 20:26:34




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 Re: What you think about 150 bushel field corn in in reply to Nicholaus Sowder, 03-17-2005 17:59:16  
I was in High School in 1960; my recollection (from vo-ag/FFA) is that there was a new record set one of those years..... 311 bu..... ....somewhere in the mid-west.



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msb

03-17-2005 19:16:40




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 Re: What you think about 150 bushel field corn in in reply to Nicholaus Sowder, 03-17-2005 17:59:16  
I think it was Pioneer that had a sales slogan back then that went,MAN! THATS CORN! I think that would have applied in 1960.



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Stan - Florida

03-17-2005 19:07:01




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 Re: What you think about 150 bushel field corn in in reply to Nicholaus Sowder, 03-17-2005 17:59:16  
Depends on where he lived. We had 100+ bu. corn in central Indiana back in the early '50s, so I'd say your story is entirely believable.

Stan



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Tim(nj)

03-17-2005 19:27:15




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 Re: What you think about 150 bushel field corn in in reply to Stan - Florida, 03-17-2005 19:07:01  
I"d say it was something. 150 bu. is still our average here in west central NJ. In 1960 (I wasn"t around yet), 80 bu. would have been good.



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msb

03-17-2005 19:17:58




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 Re: What you think about 150 bushel field corn in in reply to Stan - Florida, 03-17-2005 19:07:01  
Where in Indiana ,Stan?



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