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the grain is of a pale golden colour, plump, and round at 

 the end; skin fine, mellow, and less wrinkled than in 

 most other varieties; packs close, and weighs heavy in 

 the bushel. The straw is stout, and stands 

 up well, rendering it suitable for rich soils, 

 where its yield is generally very good. It 

 is somewhat later than the common bar- 

 ley at harvest, but may be sown earlier ; 

 however, it is better suited 

 for early than for late soils. 

 It is largely grown in the 

 north, and is equally pro- 

 ductive, though the sample 

 rarely equals in colour that 

 grown in the south. 



Common or Early Eng- 

 lish. This, as its name 

 implies, is the barley in or- 

 dinary cultivation. It is 

 the variety best suited 

 for general purposes, and 

 maintains its position in 

 our fields and markets, 

 notwithstanding the vari- 

 ous other kinds that have 

 been from time to time in- 

 troduced to otir notice. It 

 seems to be suitable to a 

 greater range of soils and 



Chevalier. Common or Early English. dimateS than any of the 



other varieties, while, at 



the same time, it comes to maturity earlier, requiring only 

 from fourteen to sixteen weeks to perfect its growth. The 

 straw is of a bright colour ; the ear long ; grains hardly 

 set so close as the Chevalier; the awns are long, and re- 



