Annual Cool Season Forage Trial - 2007

Williston Research Extension Center

Forage Quality

Heading

Plant

Forage

DM Yield

2 yr

Crude

Variety

Crop

Date

Height

Moist.

2005

2006

2007

avg

Protein

ADF

NDF

TDN

RFV

plntg

in

%#

tons/a

---------------------- % ------------------

Stark

Oat Hulless

54.8

32.6

62.5

--

1.3

3.1

2.2

10.5

36.0

54.5

60.8

104

Paul

Oat Hulless

54.3

30.4

62.7

--

1.3

2.9

2.1

10.6

36.4

55.0

60.5

102

Souris

Oat

54.3

26.5

62.8

--

--

2.3

1.2

10.9

35.0

54.1

61.7

106

Jerry

Oat

51.3

29.6

62.6

2.3

1.5

2.8

2.1

10.7

35.9

53.8

61.0

105

Haybet

Barley

49.5

24.8

56.4

2.7

1.6

3.2

2.4

9.7

29.9

46.9

65.6

131

Hayes

Barley

50.5

22.5

59.2

3.0

1.7

3.2

2.4

10.6

28.6

44.5

66.6

139

Trical 2700

Triticale

54.8

37.7

57.8

3.0

1.6

3.0

2.3

10.6

35.6

55.8

61.1

102

Indianhead

Lentil

54.3

11.2

57.2

--

0.4

2.2

1.3

17.0

29.0

38.0

66.3

163

Arvika

Pea

52.0

28.3

70.8

--

0.8

1.9

1.3

13.1

29.9

37.1

65.6

164

Paul + Arvika

Oat/Pea

54.3

34.4

64.4

2.3

1.3

2.7

2.0

10.0

37.0

55.7

60.1

100

Paul+Indianhead

Oat/Lentil

53.8

32.6

63.8

--

1.3

2.6

2.0

11.0

36.2

54.7

60.7

103

Haybet + Arvika

Barley/Pea

49.5

26.8

56.1

2.7

1.6

3.4

2.5

9.2

32.8

51.5

63.4

117

2700 + Arvika

Triticale/Pea

55.0

40.5

57.9

2.6

--

2.8

1.4

10.3

35.4

55.6

61.3

103

Cardinal

Safflower

71.0

21.4

63.5

1.6

0.6

1.9

1.2

12.7

33.3

37.6

62.9

156

EXP MEAN

54.2

28.5

61.3

2.5

1.1

2.7

--

11.2

33.7

49.6

62.7

121

C.V. %

1.3

7.2

3.0

13.7

16.3

9.8

--

9.2

5.4

5.6

2.3

8

LSD 5%

1.0

3.0

2.7

0.5

0.3

0.4

--

1.7

3.1

4.7

2.4

16

Harvest Date: July 16 and July 20

Variety

Crop

Harvest Date

Growth Stage and comments

Jerry

Oat

7/16/07

Late Milk

Stark, Souris, Paul

Oat

7/16/07

Early Milk

Hays

Barley

7/16/07

Mid Dough

Haybet

Barley

7/16/07

Late Dough

Indianhead

Lentil

7/16/07

Full Pod

Arvika

Pea

7/16/07

Full Pea, Dough

Paul + Arvika

7/16/07

Early Milk + Dough

Paul+Indianhead

7/16/07

Early Milk + Podded

Haybet + Arvika

7/16/07

Late Dough + Dough

Trical 2700

Triticale

7/20/07

Milk

2700 + Arvika

7/20/07

Milk + Mid Dough

Cardinal

Safflower

7/20/07

1st Flower