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conclusions possible. Nineteen varieties were tested in two or more of the seven 
years. Six were grown for the full period. 
During the earlier years of the experiments five spring barleys, Bavarian 
(C. I. No. 159), Chevalier (C. I. No. 156), Hannchen (C. I. No. 531), Hanna 
(C. I. No. 287), and Princess (C. I. No. 529), were tested along with the winter 
varieties. Both Bavarian and Hannchen were continued for six years, Vjut it 
is obvious that none of the spring varieties can compete successfully with the 
winter sorts. While Hannchen produced the third highest yield of all varieties 
grown in 1920, it was surpassed by a number of the winter sorts in all the other 
years. 
Of the varieties grown for the seven years, Turkestan (C. I. No. 711) produced 
the highest average yield, 44.7 bushels. Tennessee Winter (C. I. No. 257) was 
almost its equal, with an average yield of 44.1 bushels. Wisconsin Winter 
(C. I. No. 519), which was third, was also a superior variety at Arhngton Ex- 
periment Farm, near Washington, D. C. Argentine (C. I. No. 223), Mammoth 
Winter (C. I. No. 220), and Greece (C. I. No. 221) follow in the order named. 
None of the other winter varieties seems at all promising. Orel (C. I. No. 351), 
which has produced high yields at several of the stations as a spring variety and 
at others as a winter sort, does not appear to be hardy enough to withstand the 
winters here. Because of the absence of rough awns, Virginia Hooded (C. I. 
No. G48) and Arlington Awnless (C. I. No. 702) are desirable sorts, but they were 
very poor yielders, as was Tanbash (C. I. No. 578), a hull-less variety. These 
varieties have not been highly productive at any of the stations where they 
have been tested. Black Russian (C. I. No. 705), which was grown during the 
years 1916 to 1920, inclusive, produced only a fair average yield. 
The results show conclusively that spring barleys are not at all dependable 
when fall sown at Athens. Turkestan, Tennessee Winter, and Wisconsin Winter 
were all satisfactory varieties well adapted to conditions here. The small acre- 
age of barley grown in Georgia is largely of the Tennessee Winter type. 
Table 84. — Annual acre yields of varieties of barley grown at the Georgia State 
College {at Athens) in some or all of the seven years from 1914 to 1920, inclusive 
[Data obtained in cooperation with the Georgia State College of Agriculture. Yields in 1921 were de- 
stroyed by fire] 
Variety 
C.I. 
No. 
Acre yields (bushels) 
Years 
grown 
Aver- 
age 
yield 
(bus.) 
Percent- 
age of 
1914 
1915 
1916 
1917 
1918 
1919 
1920 
weighted 
mean 
Turkestan --- 
711 
257 
519 
220 
223 
221 
518 
648 
702 
647 
351 
159 
156 
531 
287 
529 
578 
705 
754 
43.0 
40.6 
35.1 
33.4 
33.0 
80.2 
23.9 
21.9 
"u.b 
20.8 
16.9 
16.0 
21.3 
21.3 
11.5 
26.8 
46.6 
43.8 
44.0 
42.7 
41.9 
39.8 
34.1 
25.5 
22.9 
32.7 
33.5 
36.7 
35.7 
29.7 
28.9 
30.0 
22.9 
54.2 
61.5 
57.9 
56.3 
55.3 
39.6 
14.1 
8.6 
11.7 
6.8 

4.2 
55.2 
70.8 
56.3 
7.3 
39.8 
20.0 
48.9 
43.2 
42.1 
44.7 
50.0 
39.0 
51.2 
40.4 
37.7 
50.0 
44.5 
44.4 
7 
7 
7 
7 
7 
7 
2 
4 
5 
5 
6 
6 
2 
6 
2 
2 
5 
5 
3 
44.7 
44.1 
40.7 
34.5 
37.8 
31.0 
29.0 
20.1 
18.1 
20.0 
22.3 
20.5 
26.1 
22.0 
25.1 
20.7 
14.0 
28.2 
16.2 
154.7 
152.0 
140.8 
Mammoth Winter 
119 4 
130.8 
Greece 
107.3 
93.9 
Virginia Hooded 
32.8 
37.0 
36.0 
26.6 
35.4 





74 7 
4.2 

11.9 
4.7 
26.3 
63.9 
N^csbian 
76.6 
Orel 
'29.1' 
41.1 
79.6 
Bavarian _ . .- . 
75.1 
84.5 
Ilannchen 
27.1 

6.3 

7.7 
78.6 
llanna 
81.2 
67.0 
Tanbash 
19.1 
48.0 
46.4 



1.0 
30.7 
2.1 
53.6 
Black Russian 
18.7 
43.7 
101.1 
Nakano Wase (See PI. Ill, 
fig. 1, D) 
72.0 
ASHBURN, GA. 
The results at the substation at Ashburn, Ga., were obtained in cooperation 
with the Georgia State College of Agriculture. The yields of the barley varieties 
grown in the years 1915 and 1916 are shown in Table 85. With the exception of 
Nesbian (C. I. No. 647), all of the barlevs were grown both years. Greece 
(C. I. No. 221) produced the highest average yield, with Orel (C. I. No. 351) 
second and Tennessee Winter (C. I. No. 257) third. Following Tennessee 
Winter were Argentine (C. I. No. 223) and Turkestan (C. I. No. 711). Arhngton 
