Twin row corn

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CBL95 I'm kinda like Allisman32. First if the dealer sent me a planter and tractor, and the tractor wouldn't pull it, I'd have got the dealer not another tractor. I assume the planter wasn't set up correctly. Second did you take a population check? It sounds like the population was way to high, if you had set the conventional planter 3' away with the same hybrid for 40,000 seeds /acre I'm sure the results would have been the same.Finally, when you're doing a test plot you usually use the same planter across the entire plot to eleminate differences caused by changing metering types, depth control etc. 
Even if you were just using the twin row planter for demonstration puposes it doesn't sound like it had a fair shot.

Edited by Dave in il - 04 Mar 2012 at 10:04am

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Dave in il Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 22 Sep 2009 Location: Manville Il Points: 1748	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dave in il Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Mar 2012 at 10:00am
	CBL95 I'm kinda like Allisman32. First if the dealer sent me a planter and tractor, and the tractor wouldn't pull it, I'd have got the dealer not another tractor. I assume the planter wasn't set up correctly. Second did you take a population check? It sounds like the population was way to high, if you had set the conventional planter 3' away with the same hybrid for 40,000 seeds /acre I'm sure the results would have been the same. Finally, when you're doing a test plot you usually use the same planter across the entire plot to eleminate differences caused by changing metering types, depth control etc. Even if you were just using the twin row planter for demonstration puposes it doesn't sound like it had a fair shot. Edited by Dave in il - 04 Mar 2012 at 10:04am
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CBL95 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Silver Level Joined: 18 Apr 2011 Location: Winslow, IN Points: 130	Post Options Post Reply Quote CBL95 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Mar 2012 at 10:26am
	it wasnt in a test plot the people of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana gave us a 90 ac. field as a fund raiser. the the population of the 30in was 27,700 it probably wasnt the best of comparisons but that was the results of it and thats how i feel about twin row. second our dealer can be a complete #?*!%@/^ to deal with sometimes and said they had no other "rental" tractors to send us. I dont mean to stir anything and I'm sure that we did some things wrong but he asked for opinions on twin row and I gave mine

Unit3 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 17 Oct 2009 Location: NC Iowa Points: 5529	Post Options Post Reply Quote Unit3 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Mar 2012 at 10:30am
	Talked with a DeKalb seed rep at a dinner meeting about row spacing. Being on 36" row corn makes one feel like the fifth wheel. He said that DeKalb is going to 20" rows in most if not all of their seed fields. 20" looks to be the next big thing to me. Then we'll drop 5 in a hill on 40" check rows.

Mike NEIN Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Silver Level Joined: 15 Jan 2010 Location: Rome City, IN Points: 405	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mike NEIN Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Mar 2012 at 11:35am
	Thanks for all your inputs and oppinions thats what I wanted to hear. The way I've got it set up I can plant 1/2 and 1/2 twin and 30" for my own test plots,and different populations. We probably won't go much over 34,000 most of it will be around 30,000 because of our sand and gravel up here but in the heavier dirt up it some. I guess if you don't try something new you'll never know. Mike Edited by Mike NEIN - 04 Mar 2012 at 11:38am

ALLISMAN32 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bronze Level Joined: 13 Mar 2011 Location: Hillsboro, IN Points: 199	Post Options Post Reply Quote ALLISMAN32 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Mar 2012 at 12:56pm
	From all the plot tests i have seen the results of done by private individuals, seed companies, great plains themselves the twins usually win. Some soil and population conditions do show virtually no advantage but others show a very nice increase in yield. My father in law switched to twins and had a on average 17 bu ac. increase in his yields, that is money in the bank. The best part was he kept his same old corn head, and still had plenty of room to sidedress ( granted it didnt leave much wiggle room). I would recommend investing in some stainless steel wear strips for your corn head snouts if you have a poly head.