CEEEAL EXPERIMENTS AT JUDITH BASIN SUBSTATION. 33 



LEADING VARIETIES. 



Table XXII shows that the White Smyrna (C. I. No. 195), with a 

 5-year (1910 to 1911 and 1913 to 1915) average yield of 52.9 bushels, 

 is the leading variety. The White Smyrna is a 2-rowed hulled 

 variety that was obtained from Asia Minor. The head is of medium 

 length and the kernels are large. The straw is rather short, espe- 

 cially in a dry season, and the heads are often imperfectly exserted. 



The White Smyrna is being increased at Moccasin for distribution 

 among the farmers. About 1,200 bushels have been sold. The re- 

 sults obtained in other parts of the State agree with those at Moccasin, 

 indicating that the White Smyrna is well adapted to the dry lands of 

 Montana. 



The Hannchen is a 2-rowed variety, with a narrow, nodding 

 head, that has given good results at Moccasin. It is a selection from 

 Hanna made by the Swedish Plant Breeding Association, of Svalof, 

 Sweden. This variety grows a little taller than the White Smyrna 

 and is later in maturing. The 5-year average yield of the Hannchen 

 is about 5 bushels less than that of the White Smyrna. 



The leading varieties among the 6-rowed huUed group are the 

 Coast and the Mariout. 



The Coast variety is known also as California Feed and Bay Brew- 

 ing barley. It grows taller than the Mariout. The head is not as 

 compact and the beard is not always entirely removed in thrashing. 

 In average yield it has equaled the Hannchen, but the White Smyrna 

 has exceeded it by about 5 bushels. 



The Mariout variety has a compact spike and a rather coarse grain. 

 As in the Coast barley, the beard sometimes is not entirely removed 

 in thrashing. It matures about the same time as the White Smyrna. 

 The average yield of the Mariout is slightly lower than that of the 

 Coast variety. 



The leading naked varieties of barley at Moccasin are the Nepal 

 and Himalaya. The 5-year average yield of the Himalaya, as 

 shown in Table XXI, is slightly greater than that of the Nepal. In 

 the 7-year averages, however (Table XXI), the Nepal exceeds the 

 Himalaya by 2.3 bushels. The Nepal is a 6-rowed, naked, hooded 

 variety, sometimes called the White Hull-less. The kernels are of 

 medium size and amber in color. The Himalaya is a 6-rowed, 

 naked, bearded barley, with bluish kernels. Because of the absence 

 of beards the Nepal is commonly gi^own in preference to the Himalaya. 

 The heads of the Nepal have a tendency to break off when ripe, and 

 the variety also lodges to some extent in wet years. The broad 

 leaves, coarse straw, and absence of beards make this variety a popu- 

 lar one for hay production. 



The average yield of the Nepal variety at Moccasin in the five years 

 is 30.2 bushels, 20 bushels less than that of the White Smyrna during 



