REPORT OF MR. Q. W. FORREST. 



275 



EXPERIMENTS WITH BARLEY. 



The test plots of barley included twenty-one varieties of six-rowed and sixteen of 

 two-rowed. 



The grain was up to the average in yield. The land used for these plots was a 

 sandy loam, the previous crop being beans and corn. Fertilizer of similar composition 

 to that used on the wheat plots was applied in the same manner, an equal amount per 

 acre being used. In addition to this 500 pounds per acre of common salt was used for 

 the purpose of checking the growth of weeds. On the six-rowed sorts the salt was 

 sown broadcast and harrowed in before seeding; on the two-rowed varieties it was sown 

 broadcast when the grain was two inches high. There was no noticable difference in its 

 value as a preventive of weeds between the two modes of application. The straw was 

 all unusually bright and free from smut. The salt to all appearances was very beneficial 

 in this respect. 



The seed was sown on May 25th and 26th in one-twentieth acre plots, at the rate 

 of two bushels per acre. The following results were obtained : — 



Six-rowed Barley — Test of Varieties. 



Name of Variety. 



Mensury 



Oderbruch. 



Royal 



Vanguard 



Odessa .. 



Petschora 



Pioneer 



Common Six-Rowed 



Blue 



Rennie's Improved 



PhcBnix. 



Surprise 



Trooper 



Nugent 



Summit 



Stella.. ... 



Champion 



Baxter's Six-Rowed 



Excelsior 



Success 



Silver King (Four-Rowed).. 



Date 



of 



Ripening. 



Aug. 23. 



.1 23. 



H 18. 



H 18. 



II 1<). 



11 17. 



.1 19. 



11 23. 



I. 21. 



II 19. 



.1 18. 



■I 27. 



.1 27. 



.. 27. 



II 27. 



11 27. 



>. 18. 



u 19. 



11 23. 



II 13. 



II 20. 



bo 



6 



90 

 90 

 86 

 42 

 86 

 84 

 86 

 90 

 88 

 86 

 85 

 94 

 94 

 94 

 94 

 94 

 85 

 86 

 90 

 80 

 87 



o 



bo 



c- 

 « 



In. 



39 

 36 

 36 

 42 

 43 

 43 

 38 

 36 

 36 

 38 

 42 

 36 

 40 

 35 

 42 

 36 

 48 

 42 

 48 

 46 

 36 



Character 



of 



Straw. 



Weak.... 

 Medium . 



Stifif'.'....'. 

 Medium. 



Stiff 



II .... 

 Medium . 



II 

 Very stiff 



Stiff''.. ..., 

 Medium . 



Stiff 



Medium . , 



Stiff".. ..'.'. 

 Very stiff 



Stiff 



II ...... 



Medium. , 



-a 



be 



1) 



In. 



2| 



2i 

 3 



2i 



3 



2^ 



2| 



2| 



3 



2 



2 



2h 



21 



2| 



4 



3 



3 



2^ 

 2 



2i 

 3| 





bo 



7,800 

 7,600 

 6,100 

 6,700 

 4,500 

 4.700 

 4,500 

 7,600 

 5,000 

 5,000 

 5,000 

 5,100 

 5,000 

 4,600 

 5,300 

 5,400 

 6,500 

 4,500 

 6,500 

 6,000 

 6,500 



Yield 



per 

 Acre. 



Bush. Lbs, 



52 

 50 

 48 

 46 

 46 

 45 

 44 

 42 

 42 

 40 

 40 

 40 

 40 

 39 

 38 

 38 

 37 

 37 

 37 

 34 

 41 



4 



20 

 16 

 32 

 12 

 20 

 8 

 24 

 24 

 40 

 20 

 00 

 00 

 28 

 36 

 36 

 44 

 20 

 20 

 28 

 32 



-} 

 



M 



bo 



Lbs. 



50 

 50 

 48 

 48 

 48 

 44 

 50 

 50 

 43 

 51 

 49 

 51 

 51 

 51 

 51 

 48 

 43 

 50 

 42 

 45 

 48 



Two-ROWED Barley — Test of Varieties. 



Duck-bill 



Canadian Thorpe 



Newton 



Nepean 



Danish Chevalier 



Sidney 



Bolton 



Pacer 



Victor 



French Chevalier 



Beaver 



Prize Prolific 



Kinver Chevalier 



Thanet ... 



Monck 



Rigid 



Sept. 



6. 

 6. 



7. 



7. 



7. 



7 



7. 



7. 



7. 



7. 



7. 



7. 



7. 



7. 



7. 



7. 



Stiff 



Very stiff 

 Medium. 



Stiff....; 

 Medium . 

 Weak . . . 

 Stiff 



II ..... 

 Medium. 

 Weak . . . 

 Stiff .... 



11 



Medium. 

 Stiff 



41 

 40 

 40 

 40 

 39 

 38 

 37 

 37 

 35 

 35 

 34 

 34 

 32 

 29 



23 



21 



32 

 40 

 40 

 40 

 28 

 16 

 24 



4 

 40 

 40 

 28 



8 

 44 



8 



36 

 32 



51 

 49 

 51 

 51 

 47 

 50 

 49 

 51 

 50 

 50 

 51 

 50 

 50 

 49 

 51 

 51 



8a— 18^ 



