CEREAL EXPEEIMENTS AT JUDITH BASIN SUBSTATION. 



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did not yield more than the early and midseason varieties, while in 

 less favorable years, such as 1908 and 1910, they were considerably 

 lower in yield. The growing of these late side oats was discontinued 

 in 1911. None of them can be recommended for growing on the dry 

 lands in Montana. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH BARLEY. 



Barley is not as important a crop m Montana as wheat or oats. 

 The estimated area so^^'n to barley in the State m 1915 was 80,000 



I^G. 13. — Heads of representative varieties of barley: 1, White Smyrna, and 2, Hmnchen, 2-rowed 

 hulled varieties; 3, Coast, and 4, Mariout, 6-rowed hulled varieties; and 5, Nepal, and 6, Himalaya, 

 6-rowed naked varieties. '' 



acres, about 13 per cent of the oat acreage and 6 per cent of the wheat 

 acreage of that year. The results of the experiments at Moccasin 

 show that good yields of barley can be obtained on dry land and that 

 the crop is a profitable one. Barley is grown chiefly for feeding pur- 

 poses. 



The varietal tests at Moccasm have included both the hulled and 

 the naked, or hull-less, varieties. As with the other spring cereals, 

 early seeding has given the best results. The hulled varieties are 

 seeded at the rate of 5 pecks per acre and the naked varieties at the 

 rate of 4 pecks. 



VARIETAL EXPERIMENTS IN FIELD PLATS. 



Seven varieties of barley were gro^vn in 1908. Because of the poor 

 seed bed and drought, low yields were obtained. In 1909 fairly good 



