Alternative Crop Performance on Fallow                                    

Williston, ND

 

 

2003

7 Year

 

$

 

 

Selling

Average

  Gross

Gr. Ret/a 

Crop

Variety

Price

Yield

  Return

+ or -

 

 

$/bu

bus /ac

$/ac

Reeder

HRS Wheat 

Reeder

3.40

 

56.4

 

192

  0

HRW Wheat

Elkhorn

3.00

 

47.9

 

144

-48

Durum Wheat

Mountrail

3.90

a

45.9

 

179

-13

Barley          (feed)

Logan

1.95

 

77.4

 

151

-41

               (malting)

Robust

3.00

 

73.6

 

221

   +29

 

Conlon

2.90

 

79.2

 

230

      +38

Oats

Monida

1.10

 

116.8

 

128

-64

Corn  (grain)

 

2.15

 

72.8

 

170

-22

Flax

Neche

6.15

 

18.0

 

111

-81

Soybeans

 

5.50

 

15.0

 

82

     -110

 

 

   $/CWT

 

   lbs /ac

 

 

Brown Mustard

Avg

12.50

 

1352

 

169

-23

Yellow Mustard

Tilney

15.50

 

1266

 

196

+4

Canola

Hyola 401

11.00

 

1554

 

171

-21

Crambe

Meyer

10.00

 

1665

 

167

-25

Safflower

contracted*

14.00

 

1408

 

197

+5

    

non-contracted*

17.00

 

1408

 

239

      +47

Sunflower (oil)

Best hybrid

10.25

 

1537

 

157

-35

Millet    (grain)

Avg

15.50

 

1067

 

165

-27

Buckwheat

Mancan

11.00

 

604

 

66

     -126

Lentils

Richlea

16.00

 

1786

 

286

      +94

Field Peas (green)

Marjoret

5.00

 

36.6

 

183

 -9

                 (yellow)

Profi/Mozart

3.75

 

39.0

 

146

-46

                 (  feed)

Avg

2.85

 

37.8

 

168

-84

Chickpeas   (desi)

Myles

10.50

 

1720

 

169

-23

                 (kabuli)

Dwelly

20.00

 

996

 

199

 +7

       (small kabuli)

B-90

14.00

 

1848

 

259

+67

Pinto Beans

Othello

14.00

 

924

 

129

 -33

Navy Beans

Norstar

15.00

 

978

 

146

 -46

*Avg yield of Montola 2000, Finch and S-541               a = milling grade   

HRS Wheat at 14% protein    HRW Wheat at 12% protein

 

dryland Fallow Mustard                       Williston, ND

 

 

Yield

TW

Oil

Cultivar

2003

3 yr

2003

2003

3 yr

Yellow

- bus/a -

lb/b

-- % --

Tilney

1408

1092

56.7

16.6

21.6

AC Base

1334

1083

56.9

17.1

21.9

Viscount

1293

1046

56.6

17.0

21.7

AC Pennant

1410

1044

57.1

17.2

22.1

Ace

1376

--

56.8

16.9

--

Andante

1384

--

56.9

16.2

--

Oriental

 

 

 

 

 

Forge*

914

--

54.3

21.6

--

Brown

 

 

 

 

 

Comm. Brown

1201

--

53.9

20.7

--

LSD 5%

  121

--

  0.9

  0.3

--

Planted: April 25   Harvested: August 6  *50% stand

               

 

Dryland Fallow Buckwheat              Williston, ND

 

 

 TW

------ Grain Yield ------

Cultivar

2003

2001

2002

2003

3 yr

 

lbs/bu

---------- lbs/a ----------

Koban

30.4

816

1255

118

730

Koto

35.9

761

1244

162

722

AC Springfield

32.8

892

1092

130

705

Mancan

31.0

609

1214

108

644

AC Manisoba

28.1

624

1138

109

624

LSD 5%

NS

NS

  188

NS

--

Planted: May 30         Harvested: September 8