TESTS OF BARLEY VARIETIES IN AMERICA 
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CROOKSTON, MINN. 
The annual yields of barley varieties from the Northwest Experiment Farm at 
Crookston, Minn., were furnished through the courtesy of the Minnesota Agri- 
cultural Experiment Station. The yields for the years 1919 to 1921, inclusive, are 
reported in Table 32. Of the 21 varieties 13 were tested for the three years. 
Minsturdi (C. I. No. 1556) produced the highest yield for this period, while Man- 
churia (C. I. No. 2330), Beardless (C. I. No. 3144), O. A. C. 21 (C. I. No. 1470), 
and Hybrid (C. I. No. 2935) were second, third, fourth, and fifth. Of the varie- 
ties grown but two years Samofa (C. I. No. 1211) and Manchuria (C. I. No. 1189) 
were the best. Several of the varieties tested were produced at the Minnesota 
Agricultural Experiment Station at St. Paul. The origin, identity, and general 
value of the better ones are discussed elsewhere in this bulletin. At Crookston 
barlevs of the Manchuria group are the superior ones. French Chevalier (C. I. 
No. 2900), Hannchen (C. I. No. 531), and Svanhals (C. I. No. 187), which repre- 
sent three 2-rowed groups, did not compare favorably in yielding capacity with the 
Manchuria barleys. 
Table 32. — Annual acre yields of varieties of barley grown at the Northwest Experi- 
ment Farm at Crookston, Minn., in part or all of the three years 1919 to 1921, 
inclusive 
[Data obtained through the courtesy of the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station] 
Variety 
C.I. 
No. 
Acre 3aelds (bushels) 
Years 
grown 
Average 
yield 
(bus.) 
Percent- 
age of 
1919 
1920 
1921 
weighted 
mean 
2330 
2823 
2900 
2935 
1556 
1907 
1577 
319 
1470 
3144 
531 
187 
2700 
529 
595 
2823 
1189 
1211 
2933 
912 
1478 
25.9 
22.2 
14.4 
15.8 
25.2 
15.5 
22.4 
16.6 
26.9 
27.2 
9.3 
12.8 
20.2 
13.4 
12.0 
30.7 
22.3 
30.8 
31.0 
34.3 
28.2 
24.4 
17.8 
17.0 
26.4 
25.2 
23.1 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
1 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
3 
1 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
27.0 
20.8 
20.7 
24.4 
28.2 
22.3 
22.4 
21.5 
24.8 
24.9 
18.9 
19.8 
22.2 
19.4 
12.0 
18.6 
26.1 
26.4 
22.8 
21.1 
22.3 
120 
Do 
92 4 
French Chevalier 
92 
Hybrid .-. - . 
108.4 
125 3 
Svansota 
99 1 
Aker 
119 8 
26.6 
25.8 
32.7 
31.3 
31.6 
26.4 
26.7 
21.4 
21.6 
14.7 
16.0 
14.9 
20.0 
18.1 
95.6 
O.A.C.21 
Beardless 
110.2 
110 7 
84 
88.0 
Oderbrucker 
98 7 
Princess.- . . .. 
86.2 
Nepal - 
64.2 
Manchuria 
22.3 
34.7 
36.7 
25.7 
26.9 
29.7 
14.9 
17.6 
16.1 
19.9 
15.2 
14.9 
77 5 
Do 
108 7 
110.0 
95.0 
Mahrische 
87 9 
Manchuria 
92 9 
Table 33. — Annual acre yields of varieties of barley grown at the West-Central 
Experiment Farm at Morris, Minn., in part or all of the four years from 1918 to 
1921, inclusive 
[Data obtained through the courtesy of the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station] 
Variety 
C.I. 
No. 
Acre yields (bushels) 
Years 
grown 
Aver- 
age 
yield 
(bus.) 
Percent- 
age of 
1918 
1919 
1920 
1921 
weighted 
mean 
Manchuria 
2330 
2900 
2823 
835 
244 
2700 
2935 
1556 
1907 
1478 
1189 
1211 
1577 
2933 
38.1 
35.2 
41. 1 
35.7 
30.4 
42.7 
29.4 
32.7 
'"25."7" 
32.1 
""23.'o' 
24.9 
28.8 
2L0 
29.5 
4 
3 
3 
3 
1 
1 
3 
3 
3 
2 
2 
2 
1 
1 
32.1 
29.6 
31.2 
28.8 
30.4 
42.7 
17. 7 
25.0 
27.2 
25.7 
30.5 
2ai 
23.4 
22.0 
117.2 
French Chevalier 
102.8 
Manchuria . -- -. - 
116.0 
98.0 
Manchuria 
81.7 
Oderbrucker 
114.8 
Hybrid -.. 
24.4 
34.3 
31.5 
17.0 
19.4 
28.7 
24.4 
30.5 
16.4 
11.6 
2L3 
21.5 
27.0 
30.6 
23.7 
23.4 
22.0 
70.2 
99.2 
Svansota 
107.9 
Manchuria 
ias.0 
Do 
128.2 
Samofa 
84.5 
Aker 
98.7 
Bohman 
92.8 
