Fall

Forage yield by harvest

treatment

Cut 1

Cut 2

Cut 3

Cut 4

Total

--------------------tons dry matter/acre--------------------

3 early cuts^§

(1)No fall harvest

2.18

2.10

1.46

1.48

7.22

(3)50% bloom

1.90

2.08

1.41

1.45

6.84

(5)Killing frost

1.91

2.35

1.19

1.56

7.01

3 late cuts^#

(2)4-cuts (11-8)

1.86

1.98

1.62

1.41

6.87

(4)3-cuts (9-9)

1.93

2.28

1.73

1.44

7.38

(6)3-cuts (9-17)

1.85

2.33

1.78

1.38

7.34

Mean

1.94

2.19

1.53

1.45

7.11

LSD(0.05)

0.22

 0.34^‡

0.31

 3.27^‡

 0.74^‡

CV, %

      6.2

      8.5

    10.9

    10.1

      5.7

^†

Established in 1999

^‡

F-test nonsignificant

^§

Harvest treatments in 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005; 2003 only three harvest due to lack of growth

^#

Harvest treatments in 2001, 2002, and 2003 (except no fall harvest) similar to 3 early cuts; treatments changed in 2004 to those listed.