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^o. EZP.EMI MENTAL FARMS, 



ar7-8 EDWARD VI*.f;A^1f08 



^,,;,,j*yarieties end selected strains produced at the Central Experimental Farm are 

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Six-how Barley — Test of Varieties. ''" '"vy',"' »t. "' 



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2 



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15 



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17 



IS 



19 



20 



21 



22 



23 



24 



25 



20 



27 



nris'il Icxaoici^st 



Name of Vai icty. 



Albert* 



Black Japan 



Mandscheuri 



Trooper* 



Ta^^aurog 



Menpury 



Escourgeon 



Nugent* 



Sisolsk 



Manchurian* 



Bere 



Empire* , 



A.rgyle* 



Blue Long Head . . . 



Yale* 



Mansfield* 



Eclipse 



Common 



Summit*.. . 



Claude* 



Hulless Black , 



Stella* 



Oderhruch 



Brome* 



Royal* 



Small Blue Naked . . . 

 Champion (beardless). 



Date 



of 

 Ripen- 

 ing. 



Aug. 

 •July 

 All-. 



.'be 



_g 



75'E 



o 



July 30 93 



.. 2S 



„ 30 



„ 23 



H 31 



M 28 



M 31 



„ 30 

 „ 29 

 ,. 28 

 ft 'lb 

 ,. 31 

 ,. 30 

 ,- .31 

 u 31 

 „ 31 

 n 31 

 ,. SO 

 „ 30 



2 

 2-6 



1 



3 



ru!y 



1 



3 



30 



Average 

 Length 



of 

 Straw, 

 includ- 

 ing 

 head. 



In. 



Character 

 . of 

 Straw. 



Stiff.... 

 Medium. 

 Stiff . . . . 

 Weak... 



Stiff 



Weak.. . . 

 Medium. 



Weak. . . . 

 Medium . 



Stiff. 



Medium. 

 Weak.... 



Stiff 



Weak. . . . 



Medium . 

 Weak.... 



Stiff 



Weak.... 



-c. . .- 



to 



c 



In. 



01 

 ♦ 4 



2 



3 

 31 



31 



si 



3| 



■ik 



3 



3 



3 



n 

 n 



3i 



3 



3i 



n 

 3 



Yield 



per 



Acre. 



Yield 

 per 

 ' Acre. 





ti 



Lbs. 



■ W 

 3,700177 

 3,50072 

 3,.3G0!70 

 3,320l09 

 3,.32009 

 3,22067 

 3, 140 '65 

 3, 120 '65 

 3,100 64 

 3,040,63 

 3,040'63 



3,000 

 2,980 

 2,960 

 2,800 

 2,780 

 2,640 

 2,5^0 

 2,480 

 2,460 

 2,420 

 2,2Gu 

 2,040 

 2,040 

 2,000 

 1,660 



62 

 62 

 61 

 58 

 57 

 55 



3 



DC , 



,^ ll* K ? 



-1* Si-3 

 5 



i-J 

 4 

 44 



8 

 8 

 4 



20 



28 

 16 

 16 

 24 

 4 

 32 

 16 

 44 



£^ 







Lbs. 



■r ^^i'i-^ c, ■ 



Rusted. 



All 



481 



454 



49 



4S 



51 



46 



45 



45.' 



45^. 



41 



48 



401 



47| 



48 



45 



48 



4-.i 



47" 



60.1 



43.^ 



43" 



46 



41.1 

 .M'l 

 34^ 



Slightly. 



Considerablv. 



Slightly. 



It 

 '^'onsiderably. 

 Slightly. 



Considerably. 

 Slightly. 

 Considerably. 

 Slightly. 



Considerably. 



Slightly. 

 Considerably. 



Slightly. 



Considerably. 



Most Productive Varieties of Six-Bow Barley. — Among the most productive sorts 

 which have been tested for several years at this farm are Mensury, Odessa, Niigent, 

 Trooper and Blue Long Head. Mensury is obtainable from most seedsmen, and sm.all 

 samples of Odessa are usually available for distribution from this farm to any farmers 

 who apply early in the winter. 



Earliest Varieties of Six-Row Barley. — The differences in earliness among the 

 varieties of six-row barley are not very striking. Among the earliest sorts are Mensury 

 and Odessa. 



Beardless Six-Row Barley. — Champion, is the best variety of beardless barley that 

 has been grown here. It ripens early, but gives a poor yield and is not to be recom- 

 mended. It is obtainable in commerce. 



*. t , „ ^/, I- , * .... '*'' * . 

 '1C-- ^''^JJuUess Six-Row Barley. — ^The most productive variety of nulless harley which has 



'^■"bee'ri tested at this farm is Ilulless Black. This is a bearded sort and can be obtained 



'in commerce. It ripens early, but has weak straw and gives a^sniall yield. 



TWO-ROW BAELEY. 



Erfurt White, Ganil)rinus, Hofhrait- and Jew^T are varieties recently obtained 

 from Germany. 



Old Irish was obtained from Ireland. 



