Soil Temperature Data

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TITLE="mailto:jonw@mulchfilm.com"><U>JonW@mulchfilm.com</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=385 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Soil Temperature Data</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="399" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="146"><div> Film Type</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="49"><div> 1st day</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="56"><div> 1 week</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 2 weeks</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="55"><div> 6 weeks</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="146"><div> Black</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="49"><div> 60 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="56"><div> 61 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="53"><div> 77 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="55"><div> 94 f</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> White<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >52% coex over black</FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="49"><div> 60 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="56"><div> 65 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="53"><div> 73 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="55"><div> 89 f</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> White<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >65% coex over black</FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="49"><div> 60 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="56"><div> 63 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="53"><div> 75 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="55"><div> 85 f</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 WIDTH="146"><div> White<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Mono-ply</FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="49"><div> 60 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="56"><div> 58 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="53"><div> 68 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="55"><div> 81 f</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="146"><div> IRT Olive Thermic</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="49"><div> 60 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="56"><div> 73 f </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="53"><div> 74 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="55"><div> 98 f</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> IRT Green Thermic</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="49"><div> 60 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="56"><div> 75 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="53"><div> 76 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="55"><div> 96 f</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> IRT Brown Thermic</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="49"><div> 60 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="56"><div> 74 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="53"><div> 75 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="55"><div> 97 f</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="146"><div> Silver UV</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="49"><div> 60 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="56"><div> 70 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="53"><div> 76 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="55"><div> 90 f</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="146"><div> Blue UV</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="49"><div> 60 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="56"><div> 74 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="53"><div> 75 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="55"><div> 99 f</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="146"><div> Red UV</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="49"><div> 60 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="56"><div> 70 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="53"><div> 77 f</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="55"><div> 95 f</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>  you can view a  graph of this data below</div> <bR> <div> University testing gives us this view of how different films affect growing conditions.The data in this table was generated in central Pennsylvania during May and June 1999 and is representative of 3 years of testing.  </div> <div> Soil temperatures rise more quickly under the thermic films when compared to black control film. This appears to increase early yields but does not appear to increase total marketable yields. Blue films have been shown to increase  marketable yields in cucurbits and appear to heat the soil as much as the thermics.     </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="17f8a0c0.gif" border=0 width="650" height="524" ALT="Microsoft Excel Worksheet" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>