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The Gatami, C. I. No. 575, has been grown at Newell only in 1912 

 and 1913. In 1912 it yielded 18.3 bushels to the acre, nearly double 

 the yield obtained from any other variety. In 1913 it was exceeded 

 in yield by several varieties. Its average yield for the two years is 

 4 bushels greater than that of the Odessa for the same period. The 

 Gatami matures a little earlier than the Odessa, and for that reason 

 is to be preferred to it. The grain, however, is black and hence is 

 lower in market value than the Odessa and other light-colored 

 barleys. 



The Manchuria (Minnesota No. 6), C. I. No. 638, is the 6-rowed 

 bearded barley commonly grown in Minnesota and Wisconsin. It is 

 several days later in maturing than the Gatami and Odessa, and its 

 average yield for the five years from 1909 to 1913 is 1£ bushels less 

 than that of the Odessa. It can not be recommended for western 

 South Dakota. 



Fig. 12.— Plat of Hanna barley on the Belle Fourche Experiment Farm, 1910. 



The Hanna and Hannchen are 2-rowed bearded hulled barleys 

 which yielded well in 1909 and 1913. The Hanna was also grown in 

 1908, when it produced the highest yield of any variety included in 

 the test. The Hanna and Hannchen matured no grain in 1911 and 

 1912 and only a very small crop hi 1910, so that their average yields 

 for the five years from 1909 to 1913 were only 7.1 and 7 bushels per 

 acre, respectively. This is more than 2\ bushels less than the average 

 yield of the Odessa for the same period. These 2-rowed barleys are 

 a week to ten days later in maturing than the Odessa and the Gatami, 

 and ordinarily they mature later than the Manchuria. At Newell 

 they have usually ripened prematurely, so that the length of their 

 growing season there is below the normal. A field of Hanna barley 

 on the experiment farm in 1910 is shown in figure 12. 



