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leys are used almost exclusively for malting, and hence 

 the name "malting barleys" has come to be generally 



FIG. 1. 



Types of barley spikes: A, two-rowed brewing barley; B, 

 six-rowed hulless barley 



applied to them. However, in America the six-rowed bar- 

 leys are generally used for this purpose. 



The six-rowed barleys include the ' ' naked, " or * * hull- 

 less" varieties, as well as most of our common cultivated 

 barleys. The six-rowed barleys are generally more pro- 

 lific than the two-rowed, and are most generally grown in 

 this country. The grains of six-rowed barleys are smaller 



