46 BtJLLEtlls^ 1334, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGEiCULTXJRE 
FORT VERMILION, ALBERTA 
The yields reported in Table 14 were from barleys grown at Fort Vermilion, 
Alberta. Seven varieties were tested in the four 3-ears from 1912 to 1915, in- 
clusive. In the summarized digest of the table five of these are compared. The 
best is ]\Iensurv (C. I. No. 2657). Claude was second highest in vield, while 
Success (C. I. No. 2707) was better than Canadian Thorpe (C. L No. 740). 
Nepal (C. I. No. 595), as usual, was inferior to Success. The range of varieties 
in this test is not sufficient to draw any conclusions as to the tj-pes best adapted 
to this region. It does appear, however, that Manchuria does very well in the 
Fort VermiUon section. 
ST. BERNARD MISSION SUBSTATION, GROUARD, ALBERTA 
Two varieties of barley, Odessa (C. I. No. 182) and Manchurian (C, I. No. 
739), were grown at St. Bernard IMission substation, Grouard, Alberta, in 1913. 
Their yields were 35.2 bushels and 34 bushels, respectively. Manchurian was 
grown again in 1914, when it produced 40 bushels to the acre. It would seem 
that barlej^s give good yields as far north as Grouard. 
BEAVER LODGE, ALBERTA 
Three varieties of barlej' were grown at Beaver Lodge, Alberta, in 1915. Ow- 
ing to an accident the yield of Success (C. I. No. 2707) was not determined, 
although it appeared to be the poorest of the three. Manchurian (C. I. No. 739) 
yielded 42.5 bushels and French Chevaher (C. I. No. 175) 38.7 bushels. 
EXPERIMENTS IN THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY 
In 1915 barley was grown at three points in the Northwest Territory, but the 
yields were not reported. At Fort Resolution, in the Mackenzie district, barley 
and wheat did not mature successfully. They were seeded rather late and did 
not ripen before frost. At Fort Providence, also in the Mackenzie district, 
Manchuria and Success were grown. They were seeded on April 23 and ripened 
about August 1. At Fort Smith the results were considered promising, although 
the plats were injured by heavy frosts in June. 
AGASSIZ, BRITISH COLUMBIA 
Barleys were first grown at Agassiz in 1891. More than 70 varieties were 
tested in one or more of the 3'ears from 1891 to 1915, inclusive. The annual 
yields are reported in Table 15. 
A comparison was made of six groups of barley. The Thorpe was the best of 
the six. The Manchuria was almost as good as the Thorpe, while the Hybrid, 
Chevalier, Hanna, and Himalaya groups follow in the order named. There 
were not sufficient varieties of the Coast tj-pe to include a Coast group. Ten 
well-known varieties of various types are compared in the summarized digest of 
Table 15. Hannchen (C. I. No. 531) was grown only four 3'ears, but was 
superior to the other nine varieties for the years in which the yields were 
comparable. Mensurv (C. I. No. 2657) exceeded all varieties except Hannchen. 
Since Blue Long Head (C. I. No. 2685), Danish Chevalier (C. I. No. 180), 
Canadian Thorpe (C. I. No. 740), and Odessa (C. I. No. 182) also produced 
good yields, it is evident that barleys of many types grow well in the valley 
in which Agassiz is situated. This is not true in the barley-growing districts 
of California, eastern Oregon, and Wasliington, where varieties of the Coast 
type are outstanding. 
