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246. Harvesting of barley is the same as of other grains, ex 

 cept that it sometimes happens that the straw is too short for 

 cradling, when it may be mowed and raked into bundles to dry. 



247. The straw is used for fodder and litter, but for the for 

 mer purpose is not so good as wheat and oat straw. 



248. It is the best grain with which to sow grass and clover 

 seed. 



249. There are no weeds peculiar to this crop. 



250. The only parasitic fungus which usually attacks barley 

 is the smut ( Slack Heads,&quot;) Uredo segetum, (197, c,) but in 

 some parts of the United States this has proved very injurious, 

 especially on the six-rowed varieties. 



251. In New England, barley has, at times, suffered severely 

 from the Joint- worm (Eurytoma,) (201, b, 2.) Other insects 

 may probably injure the crop, but they do not appear to have 

 been described. 



