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EXPEEIMEXTAL FARMS 



7 GEORGE V, A. 1917 



EXPEKIMENTS WITH BARLEY 



Twelve varieties were tested on both dry and irrigated land and were planted in 

 both cases on April 16. On the dry land the varieties were sown on summer-fallow and 

 on the irrigated land on which roots had been grown the previous season. The area 

 of each plot was one-sixtieth of an acre. It will be noticed that the yields are higher 

 on the dry land than on the irrigated land. This was due to the fact that the grain 

 lodged worse on the irrigated land. 



Barley (Non-irrigated). — Test of Varieties. 



1 

 2 

 3 

 4 



5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 



10 

 11 



Name of Variety. 



Odessa (6 row) 



Mans&eld (6 row) 



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



Manchurian (6 row) 



Swedish Chevalier (2 row) 



Duckbill (2 row) 



Invincible (2 row) 



Gold (2 row) 



Claude (6 row) 



Clifford (2 row) 



Guymalaye (6 row) 



Early Chevalier (2 row)... 



Date 



of 

 Ripen- 

 ing. 



-3 



Aug. 



9. 

 9. 



5. 



5. 



9. 

 10. 

 13. 

 10. 



6 



5. 



2 



4. 



-a 



aj rt g 



115 

 115 

 111 

 111 

 115 

 IIG 

 119 

 116 

 112 

 111 

 108 

 110 



< 



O.S 



Ic.S 



Inch 

 37 

 47 

 46 

 48 

 40 

 50 

 45 

 38 

 39 

 51 

 33 

 45 I 



2 

 8 

 8 

 9 

 3 

 10 

 5 

 3 

 4 

 8 

 4 

 6 



Ave rag 

 length 



of 

 head 



Inches 

 3 

 2- 

 3 

 3- 

 4- 

 3 

 3 

 3- 

 2- 

 4 



9 



Yield 



of 

 grain 



per 

 acre 



Lb. 



4,650 

 4,650 

 4,440 

 4,155 

 4,155 

 4,110 

 4,005 

 3,960 

 3,795 

 3,360 

 3,330 

 3,225 



Yield 



of 



grain 



per 



acre. 



Bu. lb 



96 42 



96 42 



92 24 



86 27 

 86 .27 



85 30 



83 21 



82 24 



79 3 



70 . 



69 18 



67 9 



Weight 



per 

 measur- 

 ed 

 bushel 

 after 

 cleaning 



I.b. 

 51 

 51 



49 



48-5 



52 



54 



49 



52 



49 



52 



60 



52-5 



Aver- 

 age 

 yield 

 for 

 4 j-'ears. 



Bu. lb. 

 53 21 



47 

 46 

 41 

 50 



44 

 39 

 37 

 38 



46 

 46 

 38 

 41 



50 15 



22 

 33 

 28 

 36 



Barley (Irrigated). — Test of Varieties. 



Lethbridge. 



