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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



SIX-ROW BARLEY. 



The plots were sown on May 8 and 9, the seed being used at the rate of about two 

 bushels to the acre. The land on which it was necessary to place the plots varied 

 somewhat in character, so that the yields given in the following table are not very 

 trustworthy for purposes of comparison. 



The yield per acre is expressed in pounds, and also in ' bushels ' of forty-eight 

 pounds. 



Only the named varieties and selections are reported on. Many new cross-bred 

 beardless and hulless sorts, produced by the Dominion Cerealist were also tested. 



Named varieties and selected strains produced at the Central Experimental Earm 

 are marked with an asterisk.* 



Six-row Barley. — Test of Varieties. 



RECOMMENDED VARIETIES OF SIX-ROW BARLEY. 



Among the most productive six-row barleys are Manchurian and Odessa. Man- 

 churian is a selection from Mensury. Ontario Agricultural College No. 21 is also 

 a very good selection, similar in character to Manchurian. 



The beardless (or ' hooded ') types of barley at present available in commerce 

 are not very satisfactory. Success and' Champion are two of the best kinds. They 

 are both early in ripening; but their straw is not very strong, and_they generally 

 give rather a small yield. 



The common sorts of hulless barley are Hulless White (beardless) and Hulless 

 Black (boarded). These are characterized by weak straw. 



It is expected that some of the new cross-bred beardless and hulless types will 

 prove more satisfactory than any of the older varieties. These will be introduced 

 as soon as they have been thoroughly studied. 



