521 



Out of tlie 870 reports received fioiu Ontario, 3:?7 report a yield of the crop after 

 rootts, and the average of these is'i/f bushels per acre ; and the samples sent weighed 

 as they were received 50^ ponuds per bushel [and after cleaning 51^ pounds per 

 bushel]. * * * 



The results of those grown after other crops, given in 535 reports, are as foUows: 

 yield, 24i bushels per acre; weight as received, 50,! pounds; after cleaning, 51^ 

 pounds. The average of the barley crop of Ontario for 18'J0, as given by the Bureau 

 of Statistics, is 22.2 bushels per acre, and this is based on the returns from 1,015 cor- 

 respondents. On comparing the yield of two-rowed barley with this estimate, the 

 barley grown after roots shows an average gain of 5^ bushels per acre, and that 

 grown after other crops of over 2 bushels ; or, taking the average of the whole, the 

 yield is 25 i bushels, or a gain of 3.:5 bushels. Such a gain per acre on the barley 

 acreage of Ontario for 181)0 would add $1,157,187 to the income of the farming com- 

 munity of the province and still better results might be looked for with early sowing. 



A table gives the average acreage in barley, yield per acre, and the 

 total yields for S years (1882-89) iu each county of Ontario. The totals 

 for the province are : acreage, 772,245 ; yield per acre in bushels, 2G.2 ; 

 total yield iu bushels, 20,218,930. "Last year (1890) the acreage fell 

 oft" to 701,326 acres, and the yield was 4 bushels less than the average of 

 the previous 8 years, which brought the total yield down to 15,000,160," 



ISuiJitnaries are given of tbe reports received in 1890 from 320 farmers 

 in Ontario on the tests of the imported seed of the two-rowed barley. 



This list might have been greatly increased with similar testimony equally good, 

 but enough has been given to show that there is not much fault to be found with 

 the barley. A proportion of the reports are less favorable than some of those which 

 have been given, but in most instances these may be attributed to a very wet sea- 

 son, lack of drainage, or want of care iu the preparation of the land. Many think 

 that the straw is a little weak, but a very wet season does not atford a good oppor- 

 tunity for correct judgment on this point. There is no doubt that two-rowed barley 

 takes a longer time to mature than the six-rowed, and that it should be sown 

 early. * * * 



It has been stated that the two-rowed barley grown in this country deteriorates 

 so rapidly as to become deficient iu vitality. To test the validity of this statement 

 the germinating power of G85 samples of last year's growth in Ontario has been de- 

 termined, and the average is 94^ per cent. ; 29 samples from Quebec averiiged 92 per 

 cent. ; 17 from New Brunswick, 87^ per cent. ; 7 from Prince Edward Island, '.Hi^ per 

 cent.; 27 from Manitoba, 88 per cent. ; and 13 from the Northwest Territories, 8df 

 per cent., making a total of 778 samples tested. 



Samples of the barley grown in 1890 have be^n seut to England " to 

 have its market value determined, also its quality for malting and 

 brewing.''' A brewery test is also to be made in Canada. 



The importance of early seeding and thorough preparation of the 

 soil before sowing is urged, as well as the desirability of thoroughly 

 cleaniug the grain before it is put on the market, 



