Alternative Crop Performance on Fallow                                                                  Williston, ND

 

 

2004

8 Year

 

$

 

 

Selling

Average

  Gross

Gr. Ret/a

 

Crop

Variety

Price

Yield

  Return

+ or -

 

 

$/bu

bus /ac

$/ac

    Reeder

HRS Wheat

 

Reeder

 

3.50

 

57.1

 

200

  0

 

Alsen

3.50

 

52.4

 

183

-17

HRW Wheat

Elkhorn

2.85

 

50.8

 

145

-55

Durum Wheat

Mountrail

3.75

a

46.6

 

175

-25

Barley          (feed)

Logan

1.30

 

79.7

 

104

-96

               (malting)

Robust

3.00

 

77.0

 

231

    +31

 

Conlon

2.00

 

80.9

 

162

-38

Oats

Monida

1.15

 

119.5

 

137

-63

Corn  (grain)

Best hybrid

1.75

 

68.9

 

121

-79

Flax

Neche

9.00

 

18.4

 

165

-35

Soybeans

Avg.

4.75

 

15.9

 

  75

      -125

Field Peas (green)

Majoret

3.60

 

 

38.6

 

139

 -61

                 (yellow)

Profi/Mozart

3.10

 

41.9

 

130

 -70

                    (feed)

Avg.

2.60

 

40.2

 

105

 -95

 

 

    $/CWT

 

lbs/ac

 

 

Brown Mustard

Avg.

11.00

 

1339

 

147

-53

Yellow Mustard

Tilney

11.50

 

1218

 

146

-54

Canola

Hyola 401 & 420

10.50

 

1554

 

163

-37

Crambe

Meyer

10.00

 

1675

 

167

-33

Safflower

contracted*

12.50

 

1374

 

171

-29

    

non-contracted*

15.50

 

1374

 

213

       +13

Sunflower (oil)

Best hybrid

12.00

 

1612

 

193

  -7

Millet    (grain)

Avg.

6.00

 

1105

 

  66

      -134

Buckwheat

Mancan

11.50

 

860

 

  99

      -101

Lentils

Richlea

16.00

 

1755

 

281

       +81

Chickpeas   (desi)

Myles

8.80

 

1755

 

154

-46

                 (kabuli)

Dwelly

19.20

 

1105

 

212

       +12

       (small kabuli)

B-90

10.00

 

1937

 

194

  -6

Pinto Beans

Othello

33.00

 

913

 

302

     +102

Navy Beans

Norstar

26.00

 

949

 

246

       +46

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

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

               

 

 

 


 

Dryland Cool Season Forage         Williston, ND

 

 

 

Yield

Protein

RFV

 

 

t/a

- - - % - - -

Cultivar

 

2004

2 yr

2004

2004

Jerry oat

3.3

3.1

10.3

108

Hays barley

3.3

2.9

10.7

124

Robust barley

2.8

2.6

11.0

130

Haybet barley

3.1

2.5

13.3

123

Forage Plus oat

3.2

2.5

10.7

109

Centennial safflower

1.8

1.6

14.0

161

Jerry oat + Scuba pea

2.4

--

12.5

109

LSD 5%

  .3

  .8

  1.8

   8

Planted: May 10               Harvested: July 21 & 27

 

 

Dryland Warm Season Forage                    Williston, ND

 

 

 

Yield

Protein

RFV

 

 

t/a

- - - % - - -

Cultivar

 

2004

2 yr

2004

2004

Red Proso Millet (Cerise)

1.9

2.3

  9.5

113

Piper Sudangrass

1.5

1.9

  9.1

  99

Pearl Millet (Hybrid 300)

  .7

1.2

12.2

110

Sorghum/Sudan Forage

1.1

1.2

  9.9

105

LSD 5%

   .5

   .9

  1.3

    2

Planted: May 29                       Harvested: August 23