2022 Crop Tour results: Illinois

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2022 Pro Farmer Crop Tour:
Illinois Corn

District

Ear Count in

60 ft of Row

Grain Length

Kernel Rows

Around

Row Spacing

Yield

Samples

IL 1

107.33

6.89

16.29

30.00

200.21

49

IL 2

105.63

6.92

16.67

30.00

201.87

8

IL 3

100.72

6.80

16.55

30.06

188.73

36

IL 4

107.07

6.75

16.29

30.00

195.42

59

IL 5

104.27

6.42

16.13

29.67

181.32

60

IL 6

107.00

6.57

16.29

30.00

192.75

16

IL 7

105.59

6.27

16.12

30.00

177.19

17

IL Average

105.35

6.67

16.29

29.93

190.71

245

 

2021 Illinois Corn Results

District

Ear Count in

60 ft of Row

Grain Length

Kernel Rows

Around

Row Spacing

Yield

Samples

IL 1

104.47

6.85

16.04

30.42

189.08

43

IL 2

100.33

7.32

16.33

30.00

199.25

12

IL 3

101.15

6.63

16.57

29.63

187.91

27

IL 4

109.24

6.72

16.65

29.84

205.49

62

IL 5

103.94

6.78

16.32

29.27

196.30

62

IL 6

92.06

6.61

15.49

29.41

181.95

17

IL 7

105.94

7.30

16.26

30.38

207.20

16

IL Average

104.20

6.81

16.32

29.79

196.30

239

 

Three-year Average for Illinois Corn (2019-2021)

District

Ear Count in

60 ft of Row

Grain Length

Kernel Rows

Around

Row Spacing

Yield

Samples

IL 1

100.59

6.69

16.14

30.19

180.72

41

IL 2

102.88

7.10

16.09

30.00

195.26

11

IL 3

101.37

6.50

16.68

29.82

184.54

26

IL 4

104.10

6.64

16.45

29.83

190.74

56

IL 5

100.41

6.56

16.20

29.50

180.69

56

IL 6

97.17

6.73

16.15

29.80

185.15

15

IL 7

104.46

6.77

16.55

30.13

195.10

14

IL Average

101.63

6.65

16.32

29.84

185.62

217

 

 

2022 Pro Farmer Crop Tour Data:
Illinois Soybeans

District

Pod Count in 3’

Soil Moisture

Growth Stage

Row Spacing

Pod Count in

3’X3’ Square

Samples

IL 1

833.98

4.53

4.86

22.24

1392.64

49

IL 2

895.33

5.00

4.88

22.50

1607.51

8

IL 3

683.63

3.03

4.91

20.14

1257.66

35

IL 4

729.20

4.00

4.79

22.59

1196.19

58

IL 5

569.56

4.00

4.73

18.47

1160.81

60

IL 6

707.88

3.63

4.88

20.00

1313.17

16

IL 7

623.38

3.06

4.82

21.03

1089.56

17

IL Average

701.01

3.91

4.82

20.87

1249.70

243

 

2021 Illinois Soybeans Results

District

Pod Count

in 3’

Soil Moisture

Growth Stage

Row Spacing

Pod Count in 3’X3’ Square

Samples

IL 1

789.90

3.17

4.86

22.60

1292.91

42

IL 2

807.16

4.00

5.00

25.00

1172.21

12

IL 3

724.40

3.19

4.70

21.48

1211.25

27

IL 4

802.19

3.59

4.73

23.76

1255.58

63

IL 5

685.86

3.58

4.82

19.15

1337.84

62

IL 6

740.37

3.29

5.00

21.18

1277.25

17

IL 7

676.38

3.31

4.69

19.09

1314.75

16

IL Average

748.49

3.45

4.80

21.67

1279.79

239

 

Three-year Average for Illinois Soybeans (2019-2021)

District

Pod Count

in 3 feet

Soil Moisture

Growth Stage

Row Spacing

Pod Count in

3’X3’ Square

Samples

IL 1

702.85

3.55

4.67

22.15

1179.40

40

IL 2

697.67

3.97

4.56

23.75

1081.29

11

IL 3

685.13

3.35

4.70

21.17

1190.36

25

IL 4

722.28

3.80

4.64

23.18

1144.90

56

IL 5

607.32

3.67

4.60

18.95

1172.71

56

IL 6

728.94

3.60

4.87

21.77

1215.01

15

IL 7

672.49

3.68

4.58

19.28

1288.39

14

IL Average

680.74

3.65

4.65

21.34

1174.95

216

Illinois Summary Illinois Soybean Summary

 

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