790 



EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5 GEORGE v., A. 1915 



TWO-KOW BARLEY. 



Seven varieties of two-row barley were tested this year in uniform duplicate plots. 

 They were sown on May 14, at the rate of 2 bushels per acre. The land is black loam, 

 and grew fodder corn the previous year. 



Two-row Barley — Test of Varieties. 



a 



Name of Variety. 



Gold 



jHannchpn , 



jSwedish Chevalier. 

 Canadian Thorpe... 



Brewer 



Clifford 



Beaver 



^ S be 

 3 5 



-ass 



Lb. 



53 

 53 

 47 

 51 

 49 

 48 

 46 



The two-row barleys as a class compare more favourably than usual with the six- 

 row. They are usually later, lighter yielding, and more inclined to lodge. Two 

 Swedish varieties, Gold and Hannchen- have given much the best results this year. 



Four of these varieties have been grown for five years or more, one for four 

 years, and the other two for two years. The average results for these periods are as 

 follows : — 



Variety. 



Canadian Thorpe 



Swedish Che\ alier 



Clifford 



Beaver 



Hannchen (average of 4 years). 



Gold (average of 2 years) 



Brewer (average of 2 years) 



Average 



No. of Days 



Maturing. 



93 

 95.6 

 88.6 

 91 2 



Average 



strength 



of Straw. 



Fairly stiff.. 

 Very weak. . 

 Fairly stiff. . 

 Fairly stiff. . 

 Rather weak 

 R;ither weak 

 Weak 



Average 



Yield 

 per acre. 



Bush. Lb. 



G4 



59 

 55 

 51 

 70 

 72 

 69 



5 

 14 

 38 

 31 

 26 

 46 

 43 



Brandon. 



