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f>TS jf'Tlic plots of twb-roW barley were sown on April SOtli and May 1st, tlio seed being 

 used at the rate of two bushels to the acre. The soil was a loam of fair quality tut 

 not of uniform character. 



The yield per acre is expressed in pounds and also in 'bushels' of 48 pounds. 



* "Varieties and selected strains produced at the Central Experimental Farm are 

 marked with an asterisk. 



Two-now Barley— Test OF. Varieties. 



1 

 2 

 3 



4 

 5 

 6 



7 

 8 

 9 

 10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 IG 

 17 

 18 

 10 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 23 



Name of Variety. 



Hannchen 



Standwell 



Erfurt White 



Swan's Neck 



Invincible 



Old Irish 



Jewel 



French Chevalier 



Beaver* 



Jarvis* 



Princess Svalof 



Gordon* 



Canadian Thorpe.., 

 Swedish Chevalier.. 

 Brewer's Fa\ourite. . 



Clifford* 



Dunham* 



Sidney* 



Danish Chevalier.. . , 

 Fichtel Mountain. . , 

 Archer Chevalier.., 



Harvey* 



Hofbrau 



Date 



of 



Ripen- 

 ing. 



24; Maltster. 



25 



2i; 



27 



28 



Primus. . . . 

 Gambrinus. 

 Logan* .... 

 Princess. . . 



a 



'o 

 d 



July 31 



.. 31 



u 30 



,. 31 



Aug. 1 



July 31 



Aug. 3 



3 



July 31 



Au^. 1 



G 



1 



3 



3| 



61 



21 



2' 



1 



2 



2 



6 



1 



July 31 



Aug. G 



2 



II i> 



] 



Average 

 Length 



of 

 Straw, 

 includ- 

 ing 

 head. 



92 



92 



90 



92 



93 



91 



95 



95 



92 



93 



98 



93 



95 



95 



98 



94 



94 



93 



94 



94 



98 



93 



91 



98 



94 



96 



93 



95 



In. 



Character 



of 



Straw. 



Medium. 

 \Vea!k ..'.. 



Stiff 



Weak . . . 

 Medium . 



Stiff 



Weak... 

 Medium. 

 Weak . . . 



40 



48 



38 



39 



49 



48 



41 



53 



48 



57 



38 



53 



45 



42 



45 



54 



52 



48 



51 



44 Medium. 



35 Weak 



52 Stiff. 



41 We.ik, 



4G 



50 



38 



56 



40 



a 



Stiff 



Medium . 

 Stiff 



Stiff. . 

 Weak 



?x 



In. 



Yield 



per 

 Acre. 



Lbs 



Yield 



per 

 Acre. 



o - 



en 



■S 



pa 



3,600 75 

 3,200,67 

 3,200,66 

 3,020162 

 3,000;62 

 2,860 59 

 2,820j58 

 2,78057 

 2,760|57 

 2,740,.57 

 2,74057 



2,720 



56 



56 

 56 



2,700 ! 

 2,700 ! 

 2,640 55 

 2,62054 

 2,580 53 



2,540 i 

 2,540 i 

 2,540 I 

 2,520 ! 

 2,340 • 

 2,340 

 2,240 

 2,16045 

 2, 120! 44 

 2,060 42 

 1,940 40 



52 

 52 

 52 

 52 

 48 

 43 

 46 



c 





'"^t^ 

 <^?.^ 



44 

 32 

 44 

 24 



28 

 36 

 44 

 24 

 4 

 4 

 32 

 12 

 12 



28 

 3t) 

 44 

 44 

 44 

 24 

 36 

 36 

 32 



'8 

 44 

 20 



Lbs. 



Rusted. 



47 



44i 



49 



48^ 



49 



47 



48^ 



48 



50 



46 



50 



46 



47 



47 



48i 



48 



50 



46i 



49| 



46| 



50| 



46 



44 



47 



46 



49 



46 



Slightly. 



Considerably. 

 Slightly. 



Considerably. 

 Slightly. 



Considerably. 



Slightly. 



Considerably 



Slightly. 



ii 

 Considerably. 

 Slightly. 



Considerably. 



Slightly. 

 Conssiderably. 



Slightly. 



Most Productive Varieties of Two-Row Barley. — Taking the average of the 



returns for the past five years, the varieties of two-row barley found to be the most 



productive on this farm are French Chevalier, Danish Chevalier, Canadian Thorpe, 



Princess Svalof and Standwell. The Chevalier barleys ripen somewhat earlier, as a 



•"fule, than the three other sorts in this list. 



Earliest Varietie& of Two-Row Barley. — The earliest sorts among those tested for 

 ^ not less than five years at this farm are Beaver and Jarvis. These ripen usually 

 about two or ^^hree days before French Chevalier. They give good yields, but have 

 not proved so productive as the best Chevalier barleys. 



Beardless and Hulless Two-Row Barley.— The varieties of beardless and of hul- 

 less two-row barley which have been tested at this farm have not sufficient strength 

 of straw to make them profitable sorts for farmers to cultivate. 



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