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Hazelton, Kansas | Lucas,
Thanks for the info.
Yesterday, I dropped 6 openers off of my 16-row, so we will plant-2-skip-1 on both corn and beans this year. This is in response to our drought forecast, residue situation, and current moisture.
I have always had problems with corn setting a second and third ear (@ 16000). The plants seem to think they are in Illinois until tassling in mid-June. When the going gets tough, it hits the wall and goes from 150 bu potential to an actual 40-80 bu. Unless you tell me otherwise, I intend to keep my pop at 16000, which amounts to 24000 "down-the-row". My hope is to give the plants a little more competition early to suppress the extra ears, while preserving some soil moisture for late June and July. In essence, I'm trying to make progress on your points 2 and 3.
Regards.
MDS
Edited by crowbar 3/24/2013 17:06
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Is corn plant spacing blown way out of proportion?
