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BL^LLETIN 1334^ U. S. DEPAKTMENT OE AGEICULTTJEE 
SIDNEY, BRITISH COHJMBL4 
At Sidney, British Columbia, two varieties of spring barley were grown in 
1914 and 1915 and two varieties of winter barley in 1915. The yields are reported 
in Table 16. The number of varieties tested was not sufficient to determine the 
general type of barley best suited to the region. The spring varieties, however, 
were superior to the ^-inter varieties. The yields were not so good as those ob- 
tained at Agassiz in the same years. 
Table 16. — Annual acre yields of varieties of barley groivn at the Sidney (British 
Columbia) Expenmental Station in one or both of the years 1914- and 1915 
[Data compiled from the Canadian Experimtntal Farms Keports] 
Variety 
C.I. 
No. 
Acre yields 
(bushels) 
1914 
1915 
1 
739 
740 
702 
1707 
30.0 
23.1 
35.2 
34.9 
30.0 
20.5 
Years 
Average 
vield 
grown 
(bus.) 
2 
32.6 
2 
29.0 
1 
30.0 
1 
20.5 
Percent- 
age of 
weighted 
mean 
Spring barley: 
Manchurian 
Canadian Thorpe. 
Winter barley: 
Arlington Awnless 
Tapp ^Yinte^ 
112.8 
100.3 
99.7 
68.1 
INVERMERE, BRITISH COLUMBIA 
Barley yields were reported from Invermere, British Columbia, only for the 
vear 1915. I'our varieties were tested during that vear. The vields were as 
foUows: Manchurian (C. I. No. 739), 25 bushels; Gold (C. I. No. 1145), 24.2 
bushels; Early Chevaher (C. I. No. 2725), 20 bushels; Success (C. I. No. 2707), 
16.9 bushels. In this year at Agassiz and Sidney barleys of the Manchuria type 
gave very good yields. 
DATA FROM NORTHERN AND WESTERN STATIONS IN THE UNITED 
STATES 
The data from the agricultural experiment stations in the United 
States are presented in two sections, namely, (1) those from northern 
and western stations and (2) those from southern stations. As noted 
previously, the stations are arranged in sequence from east to west 
in each section. 
The yields of barley at the Canadian stations which have been 
followed across Canada from east to vrest can be used as a back- 
ground for interpreting the results of experiments at the stations in 
the northern United States. The barley area in the United States 
with the exception of the Southwest lies*^ mostly along the Canadian 
border. The tests at stations in Canada have been more extensive 
and less subject to interruption than those at experiment stations in 
the United States. The results at points just north of our northern 
border are fully applicable to our northern tier of States. In many 
cases the Canadian stations are closer to the northern counties of our 
States than are our own stations. 
ORONO, ME. 
In the annual reports of the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station from 1886 
to 1889, yields are given for seven varieties of barley. These yields are reported 
in Table 17. It will be seen that the best two varieties were Chevalier (C. I. 
No. 2802) and Champion of Vermont (C. I. No. 1S92). The latter is a barley of 
the Hanna type. The Golden Melon (C. I. No. 411) and Imperial (C. I. No. 
2805) are barleys of the Thorpe group, but Mensury (C. I. No. 2657) belongs to 
the Manchuria group. It is of special interest that the Hanna type gave good 
