PRELIMINARY DATA
			2002 Black Belt Soybeans  -  SUMTER Soil
			Kathy Glass, Variety Testing, Auburn University
			James Holliman, Supt., Brewton Exp. Station
			Dale Monks, Extension Agronomist, AU
			Dennis Delaney, Extension Spec. III, AU
					Av
			Variety	Mean Yield	Iron chlorosis*
MG V	1		ES Marshall RR	32.1	7.1
	2		Croplan Genetics RC 5252	28.5	5.0
	3		Pioneer 95B97	27.1	1.5
	4		Pioneer 95B96	26.8	3.0
	5		Croplan Genetics RC 5332	25.2	5.4
	6		Delta King 5661RR	24.3	7.0
	7		Croplan Genetics RC 5892	21.1	4.0
	8		Delta King 5961 RR	20.8	6.1
	9		Croplan Genetics RC 5454	20.1	8.4
	10		Delta King 5668RR	19.6	3.8
	11		Hutcheson	18.3	6.8
	12		Delta King 5465RR	17.4	5.1
	13		Delta King 5366RR	17.3	5.0
MG  VI	1		Pioneer 96B21	39.2	6.0
	2		Croplan Genetics RC 6767	38.9	5.1
	3		Musen	37.3	5.3
	4		Croplan Genetics RC 6262	33.7	3.4
MG VII	1		Pioneer 97B52	34.6	2.3
	2		Haskell	33.2	2.3
	3		Stonewall	33.1	3.0
	4		G99-G6682	29.9	1.9
			* Iron chlorosis rating 1-10; 1 = no chlorosis, 10 = severe chlorosis
These data are preliminary and are subject to change with the final
report.  This report will be available through the Alabama
Experiment Station later this winter.  Producers should consider as
many sources as possible when making cultivar selections.