THE SMALL GRAINS 221 



The consumption of this product continues to increase 

 year by year, and, like the Scotchman, the American is 

 coming to be known as an oatmeal eater. 



Barley and Rye 



Neither of these grains is grown extensively in the 

 United States, at least as compared with corn, wheat or 

 oats. Both are naturally cool climate crops. 



154. Methods of Cultivation and Uses of - Barley. — 

 Barley is grown in a wider range of climate than any 

 other cereal ; but in our country, it is produced in greatest 

 abundance in the drier portions of the plains states and in 

 the Pacific states. In those states where oats and corn 

 can not be very successfully grown, as in Cahfornia, 

 barley has become an important crop and is used for hay 

 as well as for grain. 



Barley requires the same seed-bed preparation as does 

 wheat, and the crop is harvested in much the same way. 



Aside from its use as a feed for stock, this grain is used 

 for making malt from which certain alcohoUc liquors are 

 derived. 



165. Soil Requirements and Uses of Rye. — While 

 barley demands a fertile soil, rye will succeed in a very 

 poor soil. Hence rye is grown in soils, as well as in 

 cUmates, where other grain crops fail. 



Rye is used in making flour, particularly in some 

 foreign countries, and also as a feed for domestic animals. 

 The straw is used in the manufacture of paper and as 

 packing material. It is the opinion of some authorities 

 that, were it not for the demand for the straw, the produc- 

 tion of the crop would rapidly decrease. 



