The Macon Extension Unit wants to extend a heart felt thank you to all the people that worked on the 2006 Research Plot. This years Co-sponsor "Main Street Bank", the Jim Snow family, the seed representatives and their supporting companies; if not for the good works of these companies and the individuals that represent them this plot would not be possible. Thank you.

Macon Extension – Main Street Bank Research Plot. The plot was at the Jim Snow farm just south of Elwin. The Snows have been sponsoring the plot for over twenty seven years. The corn was planted on April 20 and the Soybeans were planted on May 9^th. The Plot tour was held on August 22^nd with over 125 individuals hearing comments from Dr. Darrell Good and Dennis Bowman, regarding the market outlook and the growing conditions throughout Illinois.

This years plot had only Roundup Ready Soybeans and for the first time "BT Single Stacked Corn Hybrids" were in the Plot providing farmers with an opportunity to compare rootworm corn hybrids. The Plots were harvested on September 25^th about 15 days earlier than the past five years. The winner of the Corn plot was Hoblit546BTP and the Soybean Winner was Hoblit 387.

Macon County Extension Corn Plot 2006
Planted April 20th - Harvested September 25th

Company		Variety	% Moisture	Yield per acre	+ or - nearest checks
Hoblit		546BTP	22.6	242.1	30.9
FS		7346YGCB	23.6	235.4	26.5
Dairyland		1615	24.2	228.8	23.4
Dekalb		DKC61-72	18.5	216.4	23.4
Asgrow		674RR2	17.7	212.8	19.7
Horizon		7410	20.3	215.6	16.7
Moweaqua Seed		548-P	24.8	218.1	16.4
Burrus		646R	20.7	213.5	14.6
Campbell		7700	24.2	209.8	14.0
Stone High Cycle		HC6N664	19.3	222.7	13.6
Dekalb KC		DKC61-22	18.1	205.8	12.8
Golden Harvest		H-9107	21.4	226.8	12.3
Dekalb		66012	19	204.7	11.6
Becks		6722RR	21.8	224.8	10.3
LG		2625BT	22.8	209.2	10.3
LG		2640BT	23.2	219.2	10.1
Merschman		M313A-1	21.3	215.4	10.0
L G		2545BT	23.8	204.9	9.2
Garst		8353	26.1	219.9	8.8
Merschman		M613B-1	23.6	204.6	2.9
Pioneer		33N11	23.2	211.6	2.5
Becks		5222	20.2	215.5	1.0
Pioneer		33A87	23.7	212.0	0.8
Pioneer		33D13	21.2	209.6	0.5
Dairyland		1709	18.5	204.9	-0.4
Pioneer		34A16	20.8	210.6	-0.6
Van Horn		5501	20.3	208.2	-0.6
Moweaqua Seed		663	19.9	195.1	-0.7
Van Horn		5523	19.3	206.9	-2.0
Van Horn		VH5416	17.8	190.3	-2.8
Burrus		491B	21.6	194.9	-4.0
Stone High Cycle		8R403	23.4	205.1	-4.0
Kitchen Seed Co	Entry	5311	21.8	205.0	-4.1
Campbell		6200	21.4	190.9	-4.8
Garst		8488	23	206.0	-5.2
Hoblitt		510RW	22.4	205.6	-5.5
Becks		5444RR	21	208.5	-6.0
Dairyland		5010	20.3	195.1	-10.2
*Merschman		M512C-1	22.6	186.0	-15.7
Kitchen Seed Co		5412	19.3	177.2	-15.8
AgriGold		6594BT	21.7	187.9	-17.5
Merschman		M509A-1	20.9	182.7	-19.0
*Campbell		6120	20.5	176.7	-19.1
Burrus		534	20.2	179.7	-19.2
Van Horn		5536	18.3	189.4	-19.5
Dairyland		5014	22.5	184.4	-24.4
Burrus		623B	21.7	172.1	-26.8
FS		6196	19.7	178.2	-30.7
*Golden Harvest		H-8959BT	20.4	183.5	-31.0
*Campbell		6790R2	20.8	161.6	-34.1
Horizon		69B01R	22	173.5	-41.0
*AgriGold		6474BT	22	152.5	-52.8
*Moweaqua Seed		553RR	24.3	145.5	-56.2
*Moweaqua Seed		544-P	23.5	144.2	-57.4
Kitchen Seed Co	Check	5311	17.8	183.2
Kitchen Seed Co	Check	5311	19.2	202.8
Kitchen Seed Co	Check	5311	20.4	214.9
Kitchen Seed Co	Check	5311	19.9	195.7
Kitchen Seed Co	Check	5311	20.2	207.6
Kitchen Seed Co	Check	5311	20.7	183.9
Kitchen Seed Co	Check	5311	21	214.0
Kitchen Seed Co	Check	5311	21.5	215.0
Kitchen Seed Co	Check	5311	23.3	207.2
Kitchen Seed Co	Check	5311	21.8	211.0
		Plot average		200.6
		Check average		203.5
* The company has indicated that these hybrids have some sensitivity to Sulfonylurea herbicides.

Macon County Extension Soybean Plot 2006
Planted May 9th - Harvested September 25th

Company		Variety	% Moisture	Yield Per Acre	Check + or -
Hoblit Entry 387		387	13.1	66.2	8.1
Hubner		355	14.8	70.9	7.3
Pioneer		93M42	14.6	65.8	5.5
LG Seeds		C3445	11.3	65.7	5.3
Hoblit Entry 355		355	12.5	61.8	3.6
Moweaqua Seed Co	MSC9A354T	12.6	63.9	3.5
Kitchen Seed Co		KSC3869	13.6	63.7	3.3
Horizon		352	13	65.0	2.8
Pioneer		93M11	13.3	63.0	2.7
Hubner		388	14	68.3	2.5
Moweaqua Seed Co	MSC9347T	11.8	62.2	1.9
Horizon		406	17.7	64.1	1.8
Becks		367	14	63.7	1.5
Mershman		Truman 636	15.1	61.7	1.4
Moweaqua Seed Co	MSC9A394T	14.4	60.6	0.7
Kitchen Seed Co		KSC3546	11.8	61.0	0.6
Dairyland		385	18.8	66.4	0.6
Horizon		333	12.9	62.7	0.5
High Cycle		HC2394NRR	14.1	63.9	0.2
Asgrow		AG3602	13.3	63.8	0.1
Hubner		333	12.8	65.6	-0.3
Horizon		374	19.6	61.9	-0.3
Campbell		363	14.2	62.3	-0.4
Mershman		Coolige 734	13.4	62.0	-0.7
Asgrow		AG3505	12.7	62.7	-0.9
Golden Harvest		S33-A8	12.1	56.6	-1.6
Mershman		Grant III	12.3	61.0	-1.7
Asgrow		AG3203	12	61.8	-1.9
Campbell		356	12.8	60.6	-2.1
LG Seeds		C3232	12.2	58.3	-2.1
Becks		405	13.4	59.3	-2.9
Dairyland		3500	13.8	62.8	-3.1
LG Seeds		C3888	12.2	56.5	-3.9
Becks		375	12.7	58.0	-4.3
Becks		321	12.5	58.1	-4.6
Campbell		395	14.4	57.7	-4.9
Moweaqua Seed Co	MSC9386T	12.8	53.9	-6.0
NK(Garst)		S32-E2	12.1	52.0	-6.1
F/S Hisoy		3846	12.5	51.8	-6.4
F/S Hisoy		3536	12.2	53.8	-6.5
Hubner		386	12.9	59.4	-6.5
Pioneer		93M93	18.4	53.4	-6.9
Asgrow		AG3906	14.4	56.3	-7.4
Campbell		336	12.7	55.3	-7.4
Golden Harvest		S39K6	15.1	49.0	-9.1
Pioneer		93M10	13.6	50.9	-9.3
NK(Garst)		S36-C7	12.2	48.7	-9.5
Mershman		Memphis 642	28	50.1	-10.2
High Cycle		HC2375NRR	13.4	51.6	-12.0
Dairyland		3130	12.8	52.5	-13.4
Dairyland		3400	19.9	50.2	-15.6
Hoblit	Check	HB355NRR	14.1	59.8
Hoblit	Check	HB355NRR	15.4	67.5
Hoblit	Check	HB355NRR	14.6	64.2
Hoblit	Check	HB355NRR	13	60.3
Hoblit	Check	HB355NRR	11.7	65.1
Hoblitt	Check	HB355NRR	13.3	55.4
Hoblit	Check	HB355NRR	11.7	60.9
Hoblit	Check	HB355NRR	11.8	59.9
Hoblit	Check	HB355NRR	12.4	60.0
Plot Average				59.9
Check Average				61.5