8 IREC Farmers' Newsletter No. 198 — Spring 2017 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Figure 4. Highest yielding fields for 24 respondents, 2017. Bales per hectare 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Figure 5. Farm averages for 17 farms, 2017. Bales per hectare Figure 3. Time of sowing for best yielding crops, 2017. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 29 Sep ─ 5 Oct 6 ─ 12 Oct 13 ─ 19 Oct 20 ─ 26 Oct 27 ─ 31 Oct 1 ─ 7 Nov Bales per hectare