DIVISION OF CEREALS 



1043 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



EAELEY. 



Eleven varieties of barley tested this year are reported herewitli. In addition, five 

 new sorts originated by tbe Dominion Cerealist were tried but are not reported upon, 

 until more thoroug-bly tested. The barley plots were on heavy clay loam which pro- 

 duced a crop of potatoes tte pi*evioiis year. Hay 11 was the date on which all the plots 

 were sown, and the rate of seeding was 2 bushels per acra The results are reported in 

 tabular form as follows : — 



Test of Varieties. — Barley. 



6 



7 

 8 

 9 



10 

 11 



Name of Variety. 



Gold (2-row) 



Garton's No. 68 (6-row) . . . 



Mensury (&-row) 



Manchurian {6-raw) 



Guymalaye (Guy Mayle) 



(6 row) 



Success (6-row) 



Swedish Chevalier (2-row) 

 Canadian Thorpe (2-row).. 



Odessa (6-row) 



O. A. C. No. 21 (6-row)... 

 Beaver (2-row) 



Date 



of 



Ripett- 



ing. 



c c 



Aug. 14. 



" 10. 



" 10. 



" 11. 



" 11. 



" 8. 



" 17. 



" 15. 



" 11. 



" 13. 



" 14. 



95 

 91 

 91 

 92 



92 



89 

 98 

 96 

 92 

 94 

 95 



a) c 



aj ra w 



f- r! o 



< 



Inches 



31 

 39 

 39 

 39 



33 



39 

 41 

 38 

 39 

 39 

 46 



22 



4) • 



8 



8 



9 



10 



2 

 6 



10 

 6 

 8 



Average] Y 

 Length 



of 

 head. 



Inches. 



2-7 

 30 

 3-0 

 5-5 



field of 

 Straw 



per 

 Acre. 



Lb. 



3,670 

 5,435 



4.89. 

 5,105 



5,200 

 4,450 

 5,080 

 4,906 

 4,660 

 5,390 

 5,340 



Yield of 



Grain 



per 



Acre. 



Ba. lb. 



84 3S 



83 42 



78 41 



77 19 



72 24 



69 33 



67 24 



66 7 



61 32 



58 28 



47 42 



Weight 



per 



measured 



bushel 



after 



cleaning. 



Lb. 



550 

 51-0 

 49-0 

 49-0 



53 

 50 

 52-0 

 52-0 

 49 

 49-5 

 48-0 



Gold is an unusually productive two-rowed variety, originated at the Svalof 

 station in. Sweden. It is Tery short in the straw and comparatively strong for a two- 

 row variety. Garton's No. 68 and Mensury or Manchurian, which are practically 

 identical, are the varieties of six-row barley which have done best here, not only this 

 year, but for several years. They are recommended for general use. 



Mansfield, a variety tested here for many years, has been discarded on account of 

 comparing unfavourably in point of yield with the best sorts. Brewer has been dropped 

 for very weak straw. 



Five-year Averages. 



Variety. 



Mensury. 



Manchurian 



Gold 



O. A. C. No. 21 



Odessa 



Canadian Thorpe 



Swedish Chevalier 



Beaver 



Garton's No. 68 (Average of 4 years). . . 

 Guymalaye (Guy Mayle) (Average of 4 



years) 



Success (Average of 4 years) 



Average strength of Straw, 



Fairly strong . 



Strong 



Medium 



Fairly strong. 

 Fairly strong . 



Medium 



Very weak 



Fairly strong. 



16— 70i 



Average No. of 

 days maturing. 



87-6 

 88-8 

 95-0 



87' 

 89' 

 95' 

 98' 

 93' 

 88' 



87-5 

 84-2 



Average Y'ield 

 per acre. 



Bush. Lb. 



74 

 72 

 71 

 66 

 62 

 60 

 60 

 46 

 76 



58 



7 

 20 

 23 

 37 

 33 

 34 



3 

 35 



9 



41 



4'> 



Brandon. 



