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Results from low pop corn test in southeast SoDak.
General info: 3 separate tests, 2 reps per test, 2 different fields, 2 different 104 day double stack flex type varieties
Results averaged
Seed cost $225/unit
Corn price $3.50 (local cash day of harvest) https://twitter.com/harleylama/status/1272544834486702080

Yield - Bushels per acre:
16,000 pop - 168.1
20,000 pop - 185.3
24,000 pop - 198.1
30,000 pop - 201.5

Yield - Bushels per 1,000 seeds planted:
16,000 pop - 10.51
20,000 pop - 9.26
24,000 pop - 8.26
30,000 pop - 6.72

Gross income less seed cost per acre:
16,000 pop - $542.28
20,000 pop - $590.77
24,000 pop - $624.37
30,000 pop - $619.49

Rainfall:
April - .35”
May - 2.58”
June - 3.37”
July - 1.43”
August - 1.58”
September - .38”
Subsoil was VERY wet pre season

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