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Appendix Table 1. Hay Statistics for Indiana and the United States, 1995 to 1998
| Acres for harvest, thousands | Yield, tons/acre2 | |||||||
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | |
| Indiana | ||||||||
| All Hay | 720 | 675 | 725 | 725 | 3.33 | 3.00 | 3.22 | 3.12 |
| Alfalfa Hay | 320 | 375 | 400 | 375 | 4.00 | 3.40 | 3.80 | 3.80 |
| Other Hay | 400 | 300 | 325 | 350 | 2.80 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.40 |
| United States | ||||||||
| All Hay | 59,779 | 60,599 | 60,815 | 59,819 | 2.59 | 2.51 | 2.50 | 2.54 |
| Alfalfa Hay | 24,569 | 24,256 | 23,673 | 23,437 | 3.46 | 3.30 | 3.35 | 3.52 |
| Other Hay | 35,210 | 36,343 | 37,142 | 36,382 | 1.98 | 1.96 | 1.96 | 1.91 |
1 December 1998 estimates
2 Does not include yield harvested by grazing or removed as silage.
(Copyright 1998 Purdue Research Foundation)
Appendix Table 2. 1995-1998 normal average daily temperature and deviation from normal for the five alfalfa test locations in Indiana.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Wanatah | ||||||||||||
| 1995 | -1.6 | -0.7 | 3.4 | -4.2 | -2.7 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 6.2 | -2.3 | -0.3 | -6.4 | -3.7 |
| 1996 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -4.9 | -4.3 | -3.4 | -0.2 | -3.5 | -0.1 | -1.3 | -1.5 | -7.4 | -0.7 |
| 1997 | -5.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | -8.2 | -7.8 | -0.8 | -1.5 | -4.8 | -3.4 | -2.9 | -5.4 | 1.3 |
| 1998 | 5.4 | 9.3 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 5.3 | 0.2 | -1.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 | -0.9 | 0.6 | 15.3 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Columbia City | ||||||||||||
| 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 |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
| West Lafayette | ||||||||||||
Normal |
23 |
26.7 |
37.1 |
50.1 |
60.7 |
70 |
73.6 |
71.4 |
65.2 |
53.5 |
40.5 |
29 |
1995 |
2 |
1.3 |
3.9 |
-2.1 |
-1.7 |
2 |
1.4 |
6.6 |
-2.8 |
0.6 |
-6.5 |
-5 |
1996 |
-0.4 |
1.1 |
-5.4 |
-3.3 |
-2.1 |
-0.5 |
-3.6 |
-0.8 |
-2.8 |
-0.1 |
-7.5 |
0 |
1997 |
-4 |
5.3 |
3.9 |
-4.1 |
-4.7 |
0 |
-0.6 |
-2.4 |
-0.2 |
0.5 |
-2.5 |
3 |
1998 |
9 |
12.3 |
1.9 |
2.9 |
6.3 |
3 |
-0.6 |
1.6 |
3.8 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
16 |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
Butlerville |
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Normal |
29.9 |
33.9 |
43.4 |
55.2 |
63.8 |
72.1 |
75.6 |
74.3 |
68.2 |
56.6 |
44.4 |
34.9 |
1995 |
-0.9 |
-6.9 |
-0.4 |
-5.2 |
-3.8 |
-1.1 |
-0.6 |
2.7 |
-4.5 |
-1.3 |
-6.4 |
-5.9 |
1996 |
-2.7 |
-2 |
-7.5 |
-5.9 |
-0.9 |
-1.3 |
-3.2 |
-0.7 |
-3.6 |
-1.8 |
-7.4 |
1.1 |
1997 |
-4.9 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
-7.2 |
-6.8 |
-2.1 |
-0.6 |
-4.3 |
-3.2 |
-2.6 |
-4.4 |
0.1 |
1998 |
7.1 |
6.1 |
-0.4 |
-2.2 |
3.2 |
-0.1 |
-1.6 |
-0.3 |
0.8 |
-0.6 |
-2.4 |
12.1 |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
Bedford |
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Normal |
26.6 |
30.3 |
41.6 |
52.4 |
61.9 |
70.8 |
74.6 |
72.8 |
66.2 |
53.9 |
43.4 |
31.9 |
1997 |
-2.6 |
5.7 |
3.4 |
-4.4 |
-4.9 |
-1.8 |
0.4 |
-1.8 |
-0.2 |
0.1 |
-3.4 |
2.1 |
1998 |
10.4 |
9.7 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
5.1 |
2.2 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
4.8 |
3.1 |
1.6 |
16.1 |
(Copyright 1998 Purdue Research Foundation)
