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In Europe white brewing barley is used for mak- 

 ing the pale ales and in our breweries in tbis 

 country much of the eastern barley must be 

 ■bleached before it is suitable for the manufac- 

 ture of beer. Barley produces heavier yields 

 than wheat and usually sells for better prices. 

 It is a short season crop and one which is of 

 great value for stock-feeding purposes. The 

 farmer in considering barley has unpleasant 

 thoughts because barley beards are troublesome 

 to man and beast. Perhaps barley has more dis- 

 tinct types of grain and growth than any other 

 cereal. There is winter barley and spring bar- 

 ley ; there are bearded brewing barleys with two- 

 rows, four-rows and six-rows. There are 

 bearded six-row barleys which are huUess. 

 There are beardless huUess barley and beardless 

 two-row and six-row barleys which retain their 

 hull. The color of brewing barley is white, blue, 

 and black, and the color of huUess barleys ranges 

 from purple through the blues and greens to 

 cream white. 



TWO-ROW This barley has not been very largely used in 



BABi^ET ^^^ ^^^^ region. It is one of the most valuable, 



however, for drouth resistance and for raising at 

 our highest altitudes where farming is practiced. 

 This barley produces a large head, a long, strong 

 beaxd and large plump grain and a compara- 

 tively soft straw. It must be threshed and the 

 grain is valuable for feed. 



