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Volunteers of the 2019 Montgomery County Yield Survey
Back (Left to Right): Lisa Klaus, Gabe Osborn, Brian Brown, Jim Miller, Kevin Niemann, Mike Bitter, Jay Niemann
Front (Left to Right): Tim Hoehn, Matt Stolte, Mark Knodle, Jay Ryan, Heath Houck, Jen Compton, Nick Kuhns (not pictured: Terry Trader)
Montgomery County Extension conducted their annual yield survey of the area corn crop on Thursday, September 5. The survey data gathered resulted in an estimated county wide average yield of 187.5 bushels per acre, which was down from last years average of 215.7 bushels per acre.
The day began with volunteers meeting at 8 AM at University of Illinois Extension Office in Hillsboro where they broke into groups to survey crops across the county. Groups then returned to the Extension office before noon to share results and enjoy lunch.
Volunteers sampled fields in each of the 19 townships in Montgomery County. Results for each township are:
Audubon 179.9
Bois DArc 215.1
Butler Grove 202.7
East Fork 182.5
Fillmore 182.9
Grisham 179.3
Harvel 195.6
Hillsboro 177.3
Irving 188.9
Nokomis 170.5
North Litchfield 191.6
Pitman 204.9
Raymond 199.0
Rountree 193.3
South Fillmore 175.9
South Litchfield 187.8
Walshville 168.1
Witt 183.0
Zanesville 184.9
County Wide Average: 187.5 Bushels/Acre
The survey was sponsored by First National Bank of Litchfield; Security National Bank of Witt; Montgomery Land Improvement, Inc., and Montgomery County Farm Bureau
Volunteers for the survey were: Mike Bitter, Brian Brown, Tim Hoehn, Heath Houck, Lisa Klaus, Mark Knodle, Nick Kuhns, Jim Miller, Jay Niemann, Kevin Niemann, Gabe Osborn, Jay Ryan, Matt Stolte, Terry Trader, and Dr. Talon Becker, Commercial Ag Extension Educator, University of Illinois complied the data.
Anyone interested in volunteering for or sponsoring future yield surveys is asked to contact the Montgomery County Extension office at (217) 532-3941.
