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did not yield more than the early and midseason varieties, while in 
less favorable years, such as 1908 and 1910, they were considerably 
lower in yield. The growing of these late side oats was discontinued 
in 1911. None of them can be recommended for growing on the dry 
lands in Montana. 
EXPERIMENTS WITH BARLEY. 
Barley is not as important a crop in Montana as wheat or oats. 
The estimated area sown to barley in the State in 1915 was 80,000 
Fig. 13. — Heads of representative varieties of barley: 1, White Smyrna, and 2, Hannchen, 2- rowed 
hulled varieties; 3, Coast, and 4, Mariout, 6-rowed hulled varieties; and 5, Nepal, and 6, Himalaya, 
6-rowed naked varieties. 
acres, about 13 per cent of the oat acreage and 6 per cent of the wheat 
acreage of that year. The results of the experiments at Moccasin 
show that good yields of barley can be obtained on dry land and that 
the crop is a profitable one. Barley is grown chiefly for feeding pur- 
poses. 
The varietal tests at Moccasin have included both the hulled and 
the naked, or hull-less, varieties. As with the other spring cereals, 
early seeding has given the best results. The hulled varieties are 
seeded at the rate of 5 pecks per acre and the naked varieties at the 
rate of 4 pecks. 
VARIETAL EXPERIMENTS IN FIELD PLATS. 
Seven varieties of barley were grown in 1908. Because of the poor 
seed bed and drought, low yields were obtained. In 1909 fairly good 
