PIONEER Record in the Northern Section 
OF THE OFFICIAL 1938 IOWA CORN YIELD TEST 
PIONEER: 
# Won the Banner Trophy for the second consecutive year in the Northern 
Section. 
0 Was FIRST in "general performance" among all section entries. 
O Was FIRST in yield among all section entries. 
# Was FIRST in "general performance" in 2 of the 3 districts. 
# Made 8 of the 45 section entries and had 5 among first 10 "top-ranking" 
hybrids. 
# Was FIRST in yield among all commercial hybrids tested for 3 years 
(1936-37-38). 
# Was FIRST in yield among all commercial hybrids tested for 2 years 
(1937-38). 
PIONEER 
No. 
Average 
For Years 
Bushels 
Per Acre 
Moisture 
Per Cent 
Lodging 
Grade 
357 
1935-36-37-38 
63.37 
19.2 
2.1 
355 
1935-36-37-38 
63.17 
19.0 
2.0 
Golden King O.P. 
1935-36-37-38 
51.24 
17.5 
2.8 
On types of soil where quite early corn 
is needed, hybrids below may 
be late in short seasons. 
*322 
1936-37-38 
70.03 
21.5 
tl.6 
335 
1936-37-38 
66.51 
21.9 
1.7 
Avg. hybrid 
1936-37-38 
62.89 
21.2 
2.0 
Avg. O.P. 
1936-37-38 
55.66 
19.4 
3.0 
*322 
1937-38 
78.69 
22.5 
1.6 
335 
1937-38 
72.14 
23.0 
1.7 
Avg. hybrid 
1937-38 
70.32 
22.1 
1.9 
Avg. O.P. 
1937-38 
63.23 
19.6 
2.8 
*349 
1938 
79.38 
22.4 
1.4 
335 
1938 
74.25 
20.1 
1.3 
322 
1938 
72.82 
20.7 
1.2 
Avg. hybrid 
1938 
67.05 
20.4 
1.5 
Avg. O.P. 
1938 
59.00 
17.4 
2.4 
O.P. Open-pollinated corn. LODGING GRADE: Lowest iigure indicates best resistance to lodging. 
‘FIRST in yield among all commercial hybrids tested for the number of years indicated, 
t FIRST in lodging resistance among all commercial hybrids tested for the number of years indicated. 
PIONEER 355 is the earliest hybrid among all commercial hybrids tested for four years (1935-36-37-38). 
PIONEER 322 won the Banner Trophy in 1937. 
PIONEER 349 won the Banner Trophy in 1938. 
R I O N e E R 
