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BULLETIN 291, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



the 2-rowed barleys, though it is probable that the Gatami and the 

 other 6-rowed varieties would have yielded more than any of the 

 2-rowed barleys if they had not been injured hy hail. 



Only the Hanna, C. I. No. 24, and the Nepal have been grown 

 for the entire six years. The average yield of the Hanna for that 

 period was 10.7 bushels, and of the Nepal, 7 bushels. Six varieties 



have been grown for 



S/X-ROtYED HULLED: 



ODESSA 



AfAMCH Lfff/A 



S/X- HOWED WAKED: 



HEPAL 



TWO-f?OW£D Hi/Li £D: 



HAA//VA 



HANNCHfM- 



Fig. 11.— Diagram showing the average yields per acre, in bushels. 

 of the leading varieties of barley at the Belle Fourehe Experiment 

 Farm, for five years, 1909 to 1913. inclusive. 



the five years from 

 1909 to 1913. Of 

 these, the highest 

 yield. 9.7 bushels, 

 was produced by the 

 Odessa, a medium- 

 early 6-rowed va- 

 riety. The Man- 

 churia (Minnesota No. 6) averaged 8.2 bushels for this period and 

 the Hanna and Hannchen about 7 bushels each. The average 

 yields of these varieties are shown graphically in figure 11. 



LEADING VARIETIES OF BARLEY. 



The average date of heading and of maturity, weight per bushel, 

 and the yield of grain and of straw for the leading varieties of barley 

 grown at Newell are given in Table XX. 



Table XX. — Average dates of heading and of maturity, weight per bushel, and yields of 

 the seven leading varieties of barley on the Belle Fourehe Experiment Farm. 1909 to 1913, 



inclusive. 



Group and variety. 



C.I. 



No. 



Date of— 



Weight 



per 

 bushel. 



Yield per acre. 



Heading. 



Maturity. 



Grain. 



Straw. 



Six-rowed hulled: 



575 

 182 

 638 



658 



24 



531 



June 25 a 

 June 26 6 

 June 30 6 



July 11« 

 ...dob... 

 July 186 



July 15 « 

 July 22 d 

 July 18d 



July 206 



Lbs. 



a 45.1 

 b 45.5 

 6 44.3 



a 12. l 

 d |6.9 



<*40.9 



658.6 



Bush. 



a 13. 2 

 9.7 

 8.2 



a 12. 5 



7.1 

 7.0 



6.1 



Lbs. 



as70 



Odessa 



700 



000 



Two-rowed hulled: 



a 940 



Hanna 



July 3 '• 

 ...doc... 



June 28 ft 



750 



040 



Six-rowed naked: 



590 









a Two-year average, 1912 and 1913. 



6 Four-Year average, 1909, 1910, 1912, and 1913. 



<■ 1909 only; heads not fullv exserted in 1910, 1912, and I'M::. 



d Three-year average, 1909, 1910, and 1913; failure in loll and 1912 



The Odessa, C. I. No. 182, a 6-rowed bearded hulled barley, lias 

 given the highest average yield at Newell for the live years from 

 1909 to 1913. This variety is early in maturing, ripening at Newell 

 about a week before the Hanna and four or five days earlier than the 

 Manchuria. It was introduced from southern Russia, where il is 

 grown in the same region as the Sixty-Day and Kherson oats. It is 

 recommended as one of the best varieties of barley for western South 

 Dakota. 



