I was listening to the hefty brothers on the xm one day and they were talking about making 170 bushel corn on 19,000 seed population. I can't remember exactly how Brian worded it, but basically, he suggested that he got the same yield on 19,000 as they did on 34,000; but, he spent money on fertility and not on seed.
We used to plant 19,000 on wide rows and got 140-145 bushels consistently. I increased my fertility plan immensely before switching to 32,000 population. All I'm saying is that it might not be that big of a deal, but instead, consider it test plots. Try different side-dressing techniques and rates. Yeah it is always something, but, you aren't making a living on this corn crop. Instead, consider this year a test year to see if you can push the limits on lower plant population. Somewhere I posted pics on here of 4 ears per stalk average I got with outrageous amounts of fertility in my heavy high CEC soils. You shouldn't sweat this at all.
Test plots... Just keep repeating it to yourself ...and those nosey neighbors...
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