ðə plˈæntɪŋ dˈeɪt ʌvðɪ ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənt wʌz sˌɛɹəndˈɪpɪɾəsli wˈʌn dˈeɪ bᵻfˌoːɹ ðæt ʌv mɔnsˈæntoʊ, ɪn dʒˈɜːsivˌɪl, ˌɪlənˈɔɪ, wˌɪtʃ hˈæzbiːn wˈaɪdli bˌʌt ɪŋkɚɹˈɛktli vjˈuːd æz ðə fˈɜːst sˈʌtʃ tɹˈaɪəl.
The planting date of the experiment was serendipitously one day before that of Monsanto, in Jerseyville, Illinois, which has been widely but incorrectly viewed as the first such trial.