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BARLEY TESTS. 



Besult of sowing at different dates; one-tenth acre plots. Two varieties of barley 

 were sown on 6th April, and continued each week up to 11th May. The first 

 two 60win,^s were destroyed by wind and frost, and the third a good deal 

 injured. The condition of land, quantity of seed (9^ lbs.), &c., were exactly the 

 same; land fallowed year previous; crop very heavy, but badly lodged. 



Eesult of sowing different varieties on same date; one-half acre plots; land 

 fallowed; same quantity seed sown. If bushels per acre. 



Variety of Barley. 



Peerless 



Danish Chevalier 



Danish Printice Chevalier . 



Prize Prolific 



Thanet. . 



Golden Melon, 2-rowed .... 

 Selected Chevalier, 2-rowed 



Duck-bill, 2-rowed 



New Zealand, 2-rowed. . . . 



Sharp's Improved 



Large 2-rowed Naked 



Mensury, 6-rowed 



Rennie's Improved, 6-rowed 

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April 15 



do 

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15 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 15 





April 

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July 

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24 

 24 

 24 

 24 

 24 

 24 

 24 

 17 

 18 

 22 

 14 

 17 

 18 

 4 





Sept. 

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Aug. 11 





Days. 



147 

 147 

 147 

 147 

 147 

 147 

 147 

 139 

 140 

 147 

 140 

 140 

 140 

 118 



ID 



Bush. lbs. 



36 21 



44 20 

 40 OO 



45 00 



49 00 



42 10 



50 36 

 60 00 . 



37 18 

 47 10 

 26 35 



43 OO 



46 33 

 24 33 



Eighteen plots of one-tenth acre each were sown on the 13th April, on fallowed 

 land, with a similar quantity of seed per acre. The grain came up on the 27th and 

 28th of April, but they were destroyed by wind and frost during the first week 

 of May. 



