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not too short the Gold Rain variety has much to recom- 

 mend it. 



Although too few tests of barley varieties have been 

 made to warrant any conclusive statement, it appears 

 that the six-row varieties are likely to be best for this 

 region. Manchurian and 0. A. C. No. 21 are the stand- 



rig. 58. — Removing Roots and Brush. 



•On the more heavily wooded Park Belt land the removal of roots and 

 brush after plowing and disking is a necessary operation. 



ard sorts, although a true six-row sort known as "Cali- 

 fornia" barley offers much promise. The best of the 

 very early, but lower-yielding and. shorter-strawed 

 barleys, is the Early Six. 



Spring and winter rye are also grown on a small 

 acreage of the park belt. Prolific is a promising sort of 

 spring rye, while N. D. No. 959 is probably the best 

 winter variety. 



Among peas the early varieties are to be preferred. 

 Arthur has been commonly recommended in the past. 

 Early White is . recommended for Saskatchewan condi- 

 tions and Alberta Blue is spoken of very highly in Al- 

 berta. 



