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Table 3.  1996-1999 alfalfa variety yields at the Northeast Purdue Agricultural Center, Columbia City, IN Seeding date:  April 11, 1996
			Dry Matter Yield (T/A)
			1997		1998		1999		97-99		% of Check
		Entry	total		total		total		total		97-98	97-99
		DK127	7.71	*	8.12	*	5.58	*	21.41	*	115	116
		631	7.74	*	8.11	*	5.44	*	21.29	*	115	115
		WL 324	7.39	*	8.25	*	5.43	*	21.07	*	114	114
		GEM	7.49	*	7.99	*	5.32	*	20.80	*	112	113
		Imperial	7.13		8.08	*	5.55	*	20.76	*	110	113
		Excalibur II	7.51	*	8.03	*	5.16	*	20.70	*	113	112
		Amerigraze 401+Z	7.41	*	7.87	*	5.21	*	20.49	*	111	111
		ALPHA 2001	7.23	*	7.98	*	5.05		20.26		110	110
		5312	7.17		7.75	*	5.24	*	20.16		108	109
		Choice	7.15		7.92	*	5.07	*	20.14		109	109
		TMF Multi-Plier2	7.21		7.75	*	5.12	*	20.08		109	109
		5454	7.22	*	7.77	*	5.05		20.04		109	109
	x	ZG 9533	7.28	*	7.59		5.17	*	20.04		108	109
		Rainier	7.34	*	7.48		5.07	*	19.89		108	108
		ZG 9430	7.04		7.56		5.26	*	19.86		106	108
		WL 325 HQ	7.40	*	7.35		4.87		19.62		107	106
		Vernal	6.84		6.93		4.68		18.45		100	100
		Grand mean	7.31		7.80		5.19		20.41
		LSD (5%)	0.53		0.54		0.5		1.27
		C.V. (%)	5.75		5.50		7.9		5.0
		No. of harvests	4		4		2		10
Entries with names preceded by "x" were tested using experimental seed that may not give   performance identical to commercially available seed.
Yields followed by an asterisk (*) are not significantly different from the highest yield in the column.
Yield of "Vernal" used to calculate % of check
Location:  Columbia City, IN
Design:  Randomized block, 4 replications, 17 entries
Soil Type:  Boyer sandy loam
Plots:  Five rows, 2.5' x 20', (harvested 2.5' x 15')
Seeded:  April 11, 1996, with 15 lb. live seed / acre;  1.3 lb. a.i. Balan / acre, incorporated
Fertilizer:  60 lb. P2O5 and 250 lb. K2O / acre applied after first and final harvest
Insects:  Alfalfa weevil and potato leafhopper controlled by spraying
(Copyright 1999 Purdue Research Foundation)