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the strength and uniformity of germination. Material dif- 

 ferences in price are made between the grades, and the farmer 

 is usually well paid for care in handling the grain from the 

 time it is harvested till it is delivered to the elevator. Ac- 

 cording to the official classification, the market grades of 

 barley are Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4, No. 1 feed, and rejected. No. 

 1 barley "shall be sound, plump, bright, clean, and free 

 from other grain, not scoured nor clipped, and shall^ weigh 

 not less than 48 pounds to the measured bushel." The 

 other grades are relatively lower in quality and weight per 

 bushel. On the Pacific Coast there are four special classes, 

 with grades of Nos. 1, 2, and 3 in each, based on the variety 

 of which the sample is composed, either wholly or in part. 

 These are Bay Brewing and Bay Brewing mixed, Chevalier 

 and Chevalier mixed. 



258. Exports and Imports. The average exports of bar- 

 ley from the United States for the five years from 1913 to 

 1917 were 16,958,000 bushels out of a crop sUghtly over 

 200,000,000 bushels. The exports went to England, Aus- 

 tralia, and other countries, for the production of malt and 

 for other uses. 



259. Prices and Acre Value. The average farm price of 

 barley on December 1 for the entire United States for the ten 

 years from 1908 to 1917 was 66.7 cents. In California, the 

 state of largest production, it was 76 cents, while in Minnesota 

 and North Dakota, which rank next in order of production, 

 the average prices per bushel were only 64 and 57 cents, re- 

 spectively. The high price in California is due largely to 

 the scarcity of other grain, while the lower price in the 

 other states mentioned is due to the plentiful supply of 

 wheat and oats which is there produced. 



The average value of the grain from an acre of barley for 

 the five years from 1913 to 1917 was $18.18 for the entire 

 United States. For California, $22.95 was the acre value; 

 for Minnesota, $17.03; and for North Dakota, $11.17. The 



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