BARLEY. 273 



Winter and Spring Barleys. — Barleys do not stand the 

 same extremes of temperature that wheat or rye do. In mild 

 cUmates, however, winter varieties are grown successfully. In 

 South Africa the practical importance of this is that the late 

 maturing {i.e., winter types) should be sown very much earlier 

 than the early maturing or spring types. 



Six-rowed. 



Two-rowed. 



Varieties Grown in South Africa. 



Cape six-rowed or Smyrna (awned, white 

 kernels). 



O.A.C. 21 (awned, bluish kernels). 



Swedish Gold (white grains, awn semi- 

 deciduous). 



Six-row Hulless (awnless, huUess, white 

 kernels). 



Chevalier (awned, white kernels). 

 Invincible (awned, white kernels). 

 Standwell (awned, white kernels). 

 Duckbill (awned, white kernels). 



The following score-card may be used in judging barley 

 seed, viz. : — 



1. Size and uniformity 20 



2. Plumpness and texture 15 



3. Soundness 10 



4. Freedom from foreign matter and seeds ... 15 



5. Brightness of colour 15 



6. Weight per bushel 15 



7. Purity of variety 10 



Total 100 



(1) Size and Uniformity.— The grain should be as large 

 and uniform as possible. Tw^o-rowed barley is usually plumper, 

 longer and more uniform than six-rowed. 



(2) Plumpness and Texture.— Good malting barley must 

 be plump, and when cut the surface of the grain should be 

 mealy and snowy white in appearance, and not vitreous. A 

 flinty appearance indicates a high percentage of protein , which 

 is desirable when the grain is used as a concentrate, but is 

 objectionable from the brewer's point of view. The percentage 



