BARLEY VALUATION. 27 



usually taken place -oon after harvesting. when germinating capacity 

 does not compare favorably with results after proper storage of bar 

 ley. the higher moisture content alone detrimentally influencing the 

 property of germinating capacity to a decided degree. For this 

 rea-on and heeaii-e at the u-ual exhihit period- moisture content 

 is considerably higher than after -toragr. it wa- not included in 

 the.-,. systemfl of valuation. In a commercial -y-tem of valuation, 

 howe\er. germinal ing capacity and moisture content become the main 

 point* in the con-id'-ration of value, and in the tentative .-y-tem for 

 American harh-y- \\hich follows germination capacity form- the basic 

 factor of \aluation. to which the importance of all other points or 

 properties i- made relati\e. 



II \l\ll\l SVSTK.M I"|; \ \l.| IM; \MIIM. \N p. \|;|. KV. 



The American barl he -Ti--ilied in al lra-t four groups 



comprising the ea~i i owed Manchuria barley. cultivated 



particularly Mil "f the Kockv Mountain-: a -econd, the western 

 r. rowed l>arley. the r;i\ I'.rewini: and Mine l.arley : a third, the i;-rowed 

 I'tah Winter barley : and a fourth, the 2-rowed l.arle\ ->. t he ( 'hex alier. 

 Ilanna. < ioldthorpr. !-. The \\r-iei-n l.arley-. -J and '. -rowi-d. fi-om 

 we-t of the i;,ck\ Mountain^ <,i fi-om the Rocky Mountain territory 

 onfoi-m more nearly to the Kuropean -tandard than do the eastern. 



For each of thes,. f,,,,,- irmiij.s ,,f American barleys :l m<del barley 

 valueil at KM) point- is US,M| for comparison and more or le point- 

 deducte.l according to the re-lilt- of each t.-st. A deluetion of more 



than <; point- in any tc^t or division would place a barley below 

 standard. 



-I \.M)ARD BARI.M. 



Standard barley range- from '.! to KM) points. A barley i- below 

 .-tandard when it receive- Ir t|, :m \>\ point- in any one of the exam- 

 inations of propert ie- de-criU'd later. For commercial valuation 

 divi-ioiis 1 to ^ should be included. For exhibit purpo-e- all tests 

 should be included that are feasible, omitting moisture and germina- 

 ting capacity for the reasons already given. 



The total average of points is found by dividing the sum of the 

 points of each test or division by the number of divisions determined. 

 In thi- way all divisions need not be included in the test; for in- 

 stance. moisture, protein, and husk may be omitted by those not hav- 

 ing the facilitie- for making the-e examinations, and the relative 

 value of the barley nevertheless stands for the remainder of the 

 testa 



CALCULATING THE PERCENTAGES. 



The value for each division as stated in points is established by 

 the relative importance of a defection from 100 points, indicat- 

 ing thereby the percentage of inferiority to the assumed model 



