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Selected Chevalier. — On sandy loam; manured in the spring of 1890, ploua;hed 

 in the autumn of 1890, disc harrowed in the spring of 1891 ; f acre ; sown 1st May, 

 2 bushels per acre ; ripe 14th August ; time to mature, 105 days; yield per acre, 38 

 bushels 7 lbs. ; weight per bushel, 50 lbs. ; length of head, ^\ to 3| inches; straw 2\ 



"no rust. 



to 3 feet long, standing well 



SIX-ROWED VARIETIES. 



The following were sown on one-twentieth acre plots adjoining those of the 

 two-rowed oats: — 



Date 



of 



Sowing. 



Baxter's six-rowed April 28. 



Common six-rowed do 28. , 



Guymalaye (hulless) do 



Greek six-rowed do 



Hulless Black (hulless) do 



Kangra Valley do 



Lahoul (hulless) do 



Mensury do 



]SIoultan ' do 



Mardan [ do 



Oderbruch I do 



Odessa six-rowed j do 



Palampur \ do 



Petschora 



Kennie's Improved . . . 



Spiti Valley (hulless). 



Sialkot 



Simla 



Seoraj 



do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 



28.. 



28.. 



28.. 



28.. 



28.. 



28.. 



28.. 



28.. 



28.. 



28.. 



28 . 



28.. 



28,. 



28.. 



28.. 



28. 



28.. 



Date 



of 

 Ripening 



July 26. 



do 25. 



Aug. 6 



do 3. 



July .31. 



do 26. 



Aug. 10. 



July 29. 



do 25. 



do 25. 



do 27. 



Aug. 1 . 



July 31. 



do 23 



do 27. 



do 24. 



do 25. 



Aug. 1. 



Number 



of Days 



Maturing. 



89 



88 

 100 

 97 

 94 

 89 

 104 

 92 

 88 

 88 

 90 

 95 

 94 

 86 

 90 

 87 

 88 



95 



Yield 



per 

 Acre. 



Bush. lbs. 



41) 00 



46 26 



45 12 



24 44 

 34 22 



29 30 



25 04 

 45 36 



26 40 



30 26 

 51 32 

 43 24 

 38 42 

 32 14 

 41 32 

 22 14 

 34 26 

 34 22 

 34 26 



Weight 



per 

 Bushel. 



Lbs. 

 51J 

 53i 

 59i 

 47| 

 62^ 

 504 

 58| 

 oOi 

 50| 

 51i 

 53i 

 49| 

 49f 

 471 

 53 

 58i 

 49i 

 47i 

 46i 



Larger Field Plots. 



Baxter's Six-rowed. — On good sandy loam ; had a light coat of manure in the 

 spring of 1891, when it was ploughed and harrowed before seeding; If acres; sown 

 24th April, 1^ bushels per acre;"ripe 28th July; time to mature, 95 daj^s; yield 

 per acre, 51 bushels 35 lbs.; weight per bushel, 51|- lbs,; length of head, 2| to 2f 

 inches; straw 3 to 3J feet long, considerably lodged. This barley was much affected 

 with smut. 



A second plot of ^^^ of an acre, on sandy loam, was sown 2l8t April, If bushels 

 per acre; ripe 29th July; time of maturing, 99 days; yield per acre, 30 bushels 28 

 lbs.; weight per bushel, 51 lbs. 



Rennie's Improved. — Adjoining Baxter's; 

 \ of an acre ; sown 24lh April, 1^ bushels 

 mature, 95 days ; yield per acre, 77 bushels 24 lbs 



length of head, 3 to 4 inches ; straw 3 feet long ; a strong, even growth ; slightly 

 lodged at one end. 



A second plot of ^ acre on sandy loam ; was sown 22nd April, If bushels per 

 acre; ripe 29th July; time of maturing, 98 days; yield per acre, 38 bushels 22 lbs. 



Norway House Barley — On sandy loam ; ^ acre. Sown 22nd April, If bushels 

 per acre; ripe 23rd July; time of maturing, 92 days; yield per acre. 49 bushels 10 

 lbs. ; weight per bushel, 50|^ lbs. ; length of head, 2^ inches; straw 3 feet 1 in. ; 

 stands well but slightly rusted. 



similar soil and similar treatment; 



per acre; ripe 28th July; time to 



per 



weight 



bushel, 52 lbs. 



