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grades of barley are Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4, No. 1 feed, and 

 rejected. No. 1 barley " shall be sound, plump, bright, 

 clean, and free from other grain, not scoured nor clipped, and 

 shall weigh not less than 48 pounds to the measured bushel." 

 The other grades are relatively lower in quality and weight 

 per bushel. On the Pacific Coast there are four special 

 classes, with grades of Nos. 1, 2, and 3 in each, based on the 

 variety of which the sample is composed, either wholly or in 

 part. These are Bay Brewing and Bay Brewing mixed, 

 Chevalier and Chevalier mixed. 



273. Exports and Imports. The average exports of 

 barley from the United States for the ten years from 1899 

 to 1908 were 10,554,000 bushels out of a crop slightly below 

 150,000,000 bushels. During the same period, the imports 

 amounted to only 90,000 bushels annually. The exports 

 went to England, Australia, and other countries, for the pro- 

 duction of malt; the imports were of seed barley and high- 

 grade brewing barley, mostly from Canada. 



274. Prices and Acre Value. The mean farm price of 

 barley on December 1 for the entire United States for the 

 ten years from 1902 to 1911 was 53.6 cents. In California, 

 the state of largest production, it was 66.3 cents, while in 

 Minnesota and Wisconsin, which rank next in order of pro- 

 duction, the mean price per bushel was only 49.2 and 57.5 

 cents, respectively. The high price in California is largely 

 due to the scarcity of other grain, while the lower price in the 

 other states mentioned is due to the plentiful supply of 

 wheat, oats, and corn which is there produced. 



The mean value of the grain from an acre of barley for 

 the ten years from 1902 to 1911 was $13.25 for the entire 

 United States. For California, $17.02 was the acre value; 

 for Minnesota, $11.61; and for Wisconsin, $15.95. The 

 highest acre value is that recorded for Arizona, $29.67; 



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