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The Hannchen is considered the best variety for western North 

 Dakota. Besides giving a relatively high yield of grain, it is early 

 in maturing, with strong straw and a high weight per measured 

 bushel. The head is small, but compact. (Fig. 6.) The awns, 

 which are slightly tinged with brown, sometimes fall off at maturity. 

 The kernels are rather long, but of good form, very light colored, 

 and extremely finely wrinkled. 



Svanhals. — The Svanhals barley (C. I. No. 187) was obtained by 

 the United States Department of Agriculture from Svalof, Sweden, 

 in 1901. Its name translated into English is Swan Neck, and in some 

 localities it is so known. This variety has broad, dense heads and 

 yellowish white grain. 



The Svanhals, like the Hannchen, originated at Svalof. It is a 

 selection from the Diamond, an unfixed product of a cross between a 

 nutant form (probably Chevalier) and Imperial. It is a sister va- 

 riety of the Primus (C. I. No. 532). The head is broad and arching; 

 hence, the name Swan Neck. 



During the 5-year period (1908 to 1911 and 1913) it has been 

 grown at Dickinson it has given an average yield of 33.7 bushels, 

 which is only 2 per cent less than that of Hannchen, the highest 

 yielding variety. 



THE 6-ROWED HULLED GROUP. 



The 6-rowed varieties of barley have given relatively low yields 

 each year at Dickinson. The leading 6-rowed barley is Gatami 

 (C. I. No. 575), a black variety which in 1907 was obtained by the 

 United States Department of Agriculture from Manchuria. It has 

 outyielded the ordinary 6-rowed varieties each year except 1909, a 

 year of plentiful rainfall. During the six years 1907 to 1911 and 

 1913 it has outyielded Manchuria (C. I. No. 863), the standard 6- 

 rowed variety, by 20 per cent. During three years, 1908 to 1910, it 

 outyielded Oderbrucker (C. I. No. 537), another 6-rowed variety, 

 by 24 per cent. The Gatami is very early in maturing, and it is 

 probably for this reason that it outyields the other 6-rowed varie- 

 ties. During the five years 1908 to 1911 and 1913 it has yielded 29 

 per cent less than Hannchen, the highest yielding 2-rowed variety. 

 The Manchuria barley yielded 38 per cent less than Hannchen in 

 the same period. 



THE 6-ROWED NAKED GROUP. 



The naked varieties of barley produced comparatively small yields 

 each year at Dickinson. One variety, Nepal (C. I. No. 262), has 

 been continued throughout the trial and has produced an average 

 yield about equal to that of Manchuria. There are several different 

 forms of naked barley. C. I. No. 262 is of the 6-rowed hooded 

 type (fig. 6). Naked varieties are not to be recommended for 

 growing in western North Dakota. 



