LESSON XXVI 

 BARLEY 



Many kinds. Barley belongs to the same general 

 tribe of grasses as wheat and rye. Most of the barleys 

 have the grain tightly inclosed in thin hulls, and a long 

 beard at the tip of each kernel. 

 There are several hundred kinds of 

 barley, with greater variation in the 

 character of the grain than any other 

 cereal. 



Range of climate. Barley is 

 grown in more parts of the world 

 than any other kind of grain. It 

 will mature in the far north, where 

 the undersoil remains frozen during 

 the summer ; and it will grow well 

 in the far south. Barley will stand 

 more drought and mature more 

 quickly than other grains, but when 

 the plants are small they are easily 

 injured by too much wetness or dry- 

 ness. The crop requires a rich soil and a well-prepared 

 seed bed. About one and one half bushels of seed 

 are sown to the acre. 



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