Re: Data interpretation (My choices)
- To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Data interpretation (My choices)
- From: G*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 18:23:18 EST
In a message dated 10/27/98 12:50:50 PM Eastern Standard Time,
brocfarm@pacific.net writes:
<< Subj: Data interpretation
Date: 10/27/98 12:50:50 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: brocfarm@pacific.net (Vickie Brock)
Sender: owner-pumpkins@mallorn.com
Reply-to: pumpkins@mallorn.com
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Hey Gordan,
This is an age old topic in which the answers aren't really clear if there
is a rhyme or reason.................generally by human nature we will tend
to plant from the big ones...................which is a good bet?..I
think..and is it because of this tendancy that some of the smaller seed
goes untested...(we may never know)....usually seed under 700 is from
growers that went back to the smaller seed that has been proven to do some
good stuff............then that year the trend might be to plant the
697..........559......620..........now your dealing with another added
attraction "proven".........now the 620 Black has popped some good ones the
best 1018 uow...and 974.......plus others now your asking me which would I
rather plant from the 620 or the 1092.............and I can honestly say I
don't know!!.......but would lean toward the 620..........as my experience
chasing big ones is mixed at best,,,,,,,,,in fact the planting of the
proven is mixed at best...( so basically i am a know nothing guy scraficing
summer vacation to become a somebody).......so what I do is plant 50/50
from 7under"proven" and over......trying the cutting edge...............The
interpretation of the Data Mike N and crew are working on is
tricky.........and wasn't included when he printed the numbers.( that was
more for curriosity)..but is the most relevant is what seed and what
parents seem to be passing the "killer' genes which parents are producing
time and time again..........so for this reason alone the record keeping is
priceless..........brock
>>
Here's my bets so far for next year:
Plant #1 My AG-602-98-GB
Parentage: Mother AG-480-97-GB Farther AG-1006-96-BG
Grandparent: Mother /AG-553-92-GB Farthers /AG-717-91-MM/AG-798-95-PNZ &
Self.
Great Grandparent: Mother /AG-780.5-91-RW Farthers /AG-742-91-KF &
AG-617.6-91-GB & Self.
RW = Ray Waterman, PNZ = Paul & Nancy Zehr, MM = Mike MacDonald,
KF = Karen Fisher BG = Bill Greer, GB=George Brooks
Plant #2 Lloyd 935
Back up for the one Lloyd seed: To be determined.
George
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