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The Northeast Purdue Agricultural Center is located near Columbia City in Whitley County (Philip C. Walker, superintendent). Boyer sandy loam on a 2-6% slope is the site of the 1996 and 1998 seeded trials. The studies were harvested only two times this year due to dry weather conditions.

The Northeast Purdue Agricultural Center is located near Columbia City in Whitley County (Philip C. Walker, superintendent). The 1994 seeded trial was conducted on a Rawson sandy loam on a 2-6% slope. A Boyer Sandy Loam on a 2-6% slope is the site of the 1996 seeded trial.

Year Trial Planted	Columbia City NEPAC
1999	99-01
1998
1997
1996	96-99
1995
1994	94-97

Normal average daily temperature and deviation from normal.

Columbia City
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Normal	23.4	26.5	36.4	49.2	59.8	69.3	72.8	71.0	64.5	52.9	40.2	28.9
1995	4.6	0.5	3.6	-4.2	-3.8	0.7	0.2	5.0	-3.2	0.6	-6.2	-4.9
1996	-0.9	0.1	-4.6	-3.8	-2.9	-0.5	-4.1	0.7	-0.8	4.2	-6.2	0.1
1997	-4.4	4.5	1.6	-5.2	-6.8	-0.3	-0.8	-3.0	-1.5	-0.9	-2.2	3.1
1998	8.6	10.5	2.6	0.8	5.2	-0.3	-1.8	1.0	2.5	1.1	1.8	15.1
1999	-0.4	6.8	-2.4	1.6	3.1	1.8	4.4	-2.4	-0.7	-1.4	2.0	2.3
2000	0.0	7.4	7.3	-0.4	2.3	-1.0	-2.4	-1.0	-2.1	2.5	1.9	-11.8
2001	0.1	-2.9	2.9	-2.9	-1.8	1.8	0.8	-0.3	3.1	0.1	-8.9	†