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BARLEY 



Comparative Quality. Barley grains (Fig. 69) are classed as 

 " mealy " and " hard/ 5 very much as the soft and hard wheats. As 

 in wheat, the mealy grains are low in protein, having ordinarily eight 

 to ten per cent, while the hard grains may run twelve to fourteen 

 per cent. In Europe the brewers want the mealy barleys and give a 

 higher price for them, but in America there is little preference on the 

 market. 



In general the two-rowed barleys are larger in grain and softer 

 than six-rowed (Fig. 70), and are grown in preference in the barley 



FIG. 69. Four types of hulless barley kernels. 



regions of Europe, where barley is grown principally for malting. 

 In America it is largely a question of yield that determines the type 

 grown. 



Quality in Barley. Quality in barley must be judged largely by 

 its adaptation to malting, as good malting barley usually sells from 

 ten to fifteen cents per bushel higher than feed barley. Malting is 

 judged largely by the following three factors : 



1. Germination. In the manufacture of malt the barley is first 

 germinated by keeping moist in a warm room. The barley grains 



