Growing degree graphs include cumulative lines for 1995 and normal. All graphs include vertical lines indicating planting, silking, and harvest date, if available. General trends in precipitation and rainfall relative to normal are readily observed in the graphs. For more detailed information, a table is included with monthly totals and averages for the growing season. Comparisons of the current year's weather with long-time averages often help explain unusual plant development patterns and inconsistent performance of individual hybrids over years.
Explanatory information is given preceding data summaries for each test.
Tables 1-13 contain results from individual locations of the standard corn performance tests. Table 20 lists yields expressed as a percent of the test averages from the short-season tests. The 1995 entrants, entries, and some additional descriptive information are listed in the Appendixes. Three of the 18 tests were abandoned for various reasons. The first planting of the Shawnee County dryland test was lost to herbicide carryover in one corner.