THE BARLEY CROP. 



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for our climate as the ordinary barleys. They thrive best 



where a short but hot summer enables them to carry on 



and perfect a rapid growth. When grown, however, under 



favourable conditions, and the produce 



consumed at home, they give certainly 



the most remunerative returns, as the 



yield is large, and the weight per bushel 



much heavier than the finest samples of 



ordinary barley. There is generally some 



difficulty in disposing of them at market, 



where they never fetch a price equal to 



their real comparative value. 



No. 3. H. hexastichum the Six-rowed 

 Barley offers but little inducement for 

 cultivation in this country. The only 

 variety met with here is the Pomeranian 

 or six-rowed White Winter Barley, which 

 possesses no qualities to recommend it in 

 preference to the four- rowed barleys al- 

 ready described. It is very hardy and 

 prolific, but later in arriving at maturity 

 than those varieties. The ear is short, 

 compact, with thin, coarse grains, light in weight, gener- 

 ally inferior in quality, and only suitable for distilling 

 purposes. The relative proportions of the different parts 

 of this species are thus given : 



Grain, 51' 



Awns, &c., 5 ! 



Straw, 32- 



Boots, &c., 12- 



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No. 4. H. Zeocriton Fan or Battledore Barley. It 

 is but of little practical importance whether this be classed 

 as a mere variety of the H. distichum, or as a distinct 

 species. It is rarely met in cultivation, being only grown 



Six-rowed Barley (H. 

 hexastichum). 



