Table 1: Experimental Conditions and Details at the Dixon Springs Agricultural Center and Belleville Research Center in 1995

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		Dixon Springs		Belleville
1	Research Area	Kerley Farm		Area 29
2	Soil Type	Grantsburg silt loam (fine-silty, mixed, mesic Typic Fragiudalfs)		Iva silt loam (fine-silty, mixed, mesic Typic Ochraqualfs)
3	Soil Tests: pH Bray P₁ (lbs/Ac) Exch. K (lbs/Ac)	6.8 20 168		6.4 69 295
4	P & K Fertilization: (lbs P₂O₅ and K₂O/Ac)	115-150		50-150
5	Corn Variety Planted	Pioneer 3394		Pioneer 3335
6	Seeding Rate (seeds/Ac)	26,000		26,000
7	Planting Date	May 24		June 8
8	Nitrogen Treatment Application Dates: - "Weed & Feed" (Preplant) - Surface N (B'cast, Dibble, Inject) - Sidedressing	May 22 June 2 June 14		June 1 June 22 July 5
9	Ear Leaf Tissue Sampling Date	July 24		August 9
10	Harvest Date	September 21		October 14
11	Growing Season Rainfall (inches):
		Dixon Springs		Belleville
		Rec'd	Deviation	Rec'd	Deviation
	April	6.98	+2.41	3.52	-0.22
	May	8.68	+3.75	17.02	+13.17
	June	8.20	+4.42	5.75	+1.77
	July	2.90	-0.88	1.55	-1.81
	August	3.10	-0.65	1.27	-2.02
	September	1.90	-1.21	0.31	-2.87
12	Rainfall After Agrotain Treated N Application (inches):
		6/2/95	6/14/95	6/22/95	7/5/95
	0-24 hrs	0	0	0	0.02
	24-48 hrs	0	0	1.00	0
	48-72 hrs	0	0	0.10	0
	72-96 hrs	0.02	0	0	0
	96-120 hrs	0.10	0	0.47	0
	120-144 hrs	0.65	1.40	0	0
	144-168 hrs	0	0.08	0.15	0
	168-192 hrs	0	0.60	0.95	0