WHEAT, OATS, AND BAELEY IN SOUTH DAKOTA. 



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the results obtained at the station rather than to test new varieties or 

 strains at his own expense. 



COMPOSITION OF VARIETIES. 



The weight per bushel, the weight of 1,000 grains, and the water 

 and protein content of seven 6-rowed and seven 2-rowed varieties 

 of barley grown at Highmore in 1910 are given in Table XV. This 

 table shows that the seven varieties of 2-rowed barley averaged 

 3.6 pounds to the bushel heavier than the seven varieties of 6-rowed 

 barley and that the protein content was 1.5 per cent higher. On the 

 other hand, the 6-rowed varieties averaged 1.9 grams heavier per 

 1,000 grains. There was practically no difference in the water con- 

 tent. There was a wide variation in the weight of 1,000 grains of the 

 6-rowed varieties. 



Table XV. — Weight per bushel and of 1,000 grains. and the water and protein 

 contents of 14 varieties of barley grown at Highmore, 8. Dak., in 1910} 



S.Dak. 



C.I. 



No. 



No. 



105 



576 



178 





124 



190 



182 



182 



123 



261 



122 



575 



127 



617 



24 



24 



20 



531 



189 



189 



364 



529 



107 



35 



106 



187 



27 



27 



Variety. 



SIX-ROWED. 



Manchuria (Minn. No. 105). 



Oderbrucker 



Beldi 



Odessa 



Mariout 



Gatami 



Manchuria 



Average of seven 6-rowed varieties. 



TWO-ROWED. 



Hanna 



Hannchen . 



Kitzing 



Princess . . . 

 Chevalier.. 

 Svanhals . . 

 Bohemian. 



Average of seven 2-rowed varieties 



Weight 



per 

 bushel. 



Pounds. 

 46.0 

 43.0 

 40.0 

 43.0 

 45.0 

 50. 

 42.0 



44.1 



48.0 

 49.0 

 48.0 

 47.0 

 45.0 

 49.0 

 47.0 



47.7 



Weight 

 of 1,000 

 grams. 



Grams. 

 25.1 

 24.1 

 34.5 

 25.8 

 43.2 

 30.2 

 23.6 



29.5 



27.1 

 25.5 

 28.5 

 27.3 

 27.2 

 29.5 

 28.3 



27.8 



Water 

 content. 



Per cent. 

 8.46 

 8.65 

 8.87 

 8.63 

 8.98 

 8.77 

 8.44 



7.82 

 9.33 

 8.63 

 8.79 

 8.79 

 8.57 

 8.53 



8.64 



Protein. 



Per cent. 

 16.7 

 17.4 

 17.4 

 17.3 

 14.9 

 18.8 

 16.7 



17.0 



19.7 

 18.7 

 19.6 

 18.8 

 17.7 

 16.7 

 18.2 



18.5 



1 Analyses made in Plant Chemistry Laboratory, Bureau of Chemistry. 

 LEADING VARIETIES. 



As already stated, the 6-rowed varieties appear to be most pro- 

 ductive in the eastern portion of the State, while in central South 

 Dakota the 2-rowed varieties are to be preferred. From the tests 

 conducted at the Brookings and Highmore stations, the best 6-rowed 

 varieties are the Manchuria and Odessa, with the Hannchen and 

 Kitzing ranking highest among the 2-rowed barleys. 



SIX-ROWED VARIETIES. 



Manchuria, — The Manchuria (Minn. No. 105) was obtained from 

 the Minnesota station, by which it was secured from the Ontario 



