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The Hannchen v a r i e t y, 

 which was grown during 

 four of the eight years from 

 1912 to 1919, is slightly 

 earlier than the Chevalier 

 II, and it probably will 

 yield nearly as well. The 

 Chevalier II is a selected 

 strain of the Chevalier, de- 

 veloped at the Svalof Ex- 

 periment Station in Swe- 

 den. A field of Chevalier 

 being irrigated is shown in 

 figure 20. 



The Trebi is the latest and 

 also the highest yielding of 

 the 6-rowed varieties grown. 

 This variety is also well 

 adapted to the irrigated sec- 

 tions of Idaho. The Coast - 

 variety yielded an average 

 of 43 bushels per acre. This 

 variety has strong persist- 

 ent awns, which make it 

 harder to thrash and less 

 desirable for feeding than 

 the other varieties. The 

 grain has a bluish appear- 

 ance. The different strains 

 of Manchuria do not seem to 

 be well adapted to the irri- 

 gated land at Newell, as the 

 yields are less than from the 

 other varieties. The Man- 

 churia barley is the one most 

 commonly grown throughout 

 the Dakotas and Minnesota. 



The Himalaya (or Guy 

 Mayle) is a blue hull-less 

 variety, having awned 

 spikes. When the amount 

 of hull on the hulled varie- 

 ties is considered the Hima- 

 laya has yielded about as pio. 19 

 well as any of the 6-rowed 



-Heads of two varieties of barley : 

 Chevalier ; 2, Nepal. 



