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ROUGHAGE TRIALS - 1953

The roughage trial, begun at the Dickinson Experiment Station in 1951, is designed to compare the relative values of several crops when grown for roughage under dryland conditions.

Table 7 - Yield Summary - Roughage Trials - 1951-1953
Crop	Variety	Average Pounds Green Weight Per Acre			3 Yr. Ave. Green Wt. 1951-1953	Relative Yield %
Crop	Variety	1951	1952	1953	3 Yr. Ave. Green Wt. 1951-1953	Relative Yield %
Corn	Northern
	Rainbow Flint	13025	3218	18706	11650	100
	Southern
	Rainbow Flint	---	---	20727	---	---
	Nodak 301	13575	3658	15651	10961	94
Sorghum	Rancher	6100	2498	13630	7409	64
	Black Amber	5950	3180	14711	7947	68
Sudangrass	Sweet	---	2295	11515	---	---
	Piper	---		8836	---	---

This year sorghum and sudan grass made their best growth and showing since the trial was begun, but it seems that a year that is good for sorghum and sudan grass is also a good corn year. Corn remains the top silage crop for this area both in quantity production and quality of feed.

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