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station, Highmore, S. Dak., were grown in head rows in 1908 and in 

 duplicate 60-foot rows in 1909. The most promising of the High- 

 more selections were grown in duplicate fiftieth-acre plats in 1910, 

 while the remainder of these and the progeny of the 1909 head rows 

 were grown in 60-foot rows. In 1912 and 1913 the best of these 

 selections were grown either in plats or in replicated 60-foot rows. 



Two of these selections, Nos. 562 and 566, were grown in the regu- 

 lar varietal test in 1912, where they produced about the same yields 

 as the unselected Sixty-Day. Selection No. 566 was again grown in 

 1913, when it slightly exceeded in yield the parent variety. None 

 of the selections which have been made at Newell from the Sixty- 

 Day and Kherson varieties appears to be particularly better than the 

 original unselected stocks. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH BARLEY. 



Barley is quite an important crop in the northern Great Plains, 

 because of its early maturity, its comparatively low water require- 

 ment, and the feeding and market value of the grain. The varietal 

 test at Newell has included the principal varieties that have given 

 good results elsewhere in the northern Great Plains. On the whole, 

 the results which have been obtained are decidedly disappointing. 

 From the results here reported, barley can not be recommended for 

 the Belle Fourche section. 



VARIETAL TEST OF BARLEY. 



The varietal test has included five strains of 6-rowed hulled, two 

 of 6-rowed naked, and five of 2-rowed hulled barley during the six 

 years. Only two of the varieties were grown in all of the six years, 

 while six were grown in the five years from 1909 to 1913. The annual 

 and average yields of all the varieties from 1908 to 1913 are shown in 

 Table XIX. 



In 1908 two lots of Hanna barley, one of Manchuria, and two of 

 Nepal were grown. The highest yields were obtained from the 

 Hanna, a 2-rowed hulled variety. The yields from both the 2-rowed 

 and 6-rowed hulled varieties were fairly, satisfactory. Two varieties 

 of winter barley which were sown in the fall of 1907 entirely winter- 

 killed. 



In 1909 four 2-rowed hulled, three 6-rowed hulled, and two 6-rowed 

 naked varieties were grown. The hulled varieties yielded from 

 17.3 to 23.8 bushels per acre, while the naked varieties yielded about 

 9 bushels each. The highest yield was again obtained from the 

 Hanna, C. I. No. 24. 



The same varieties were grown in 1910. Because of the extreme 

 drought only the very earliest varieties matured grain, and the crop 

 obtained even from these was very small. The Odessa, an early 



