36 BULLETIN 297, U..S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
the 2-rowed barleys, though it is probable that the Gatami and the 
other 6-rowed varieties would have yielded more than any of the 
2-rowed barleys if they had not been injured by hail. 
Only the Hanna, C. I. No. 24, and the Nepal have been erown 
for the entire six years. The average yield of the Hanna for that 
period was 10.7 bushels, and of the Nepal, 7 bushels. Six varieties 
— have been grown for 
the five years from 
1909 to 1913. Of 
these, the highest 
yield. 9.7 bushels, 
HANNCHEN.--—-—- ——" L was produced by the 
7 Odessa, a medium- 
Fic. 11.—Diagram showing the average yields per acre, in bushels, 
oi the leading varieties of barley at the Belle Fourche Experiment early 6-rowed va- 
Farm, for five years, 1909 to 1913, inclusive. riet y- The Man- 
churia (Minnesota No. 6) averaged 8.2 bushels for this period and 
the Hanna and Hannchen about 7 bushels each. The average 
yields of these varieties are shown graphically in figure 11. 
LEADING VARIETIES OF BARLEY. 
The average date of heading and of maturity, weight per bushel, 
and the yield of grain and of straw for the leading varieties of barley 
grown at Newell are given in Table XX. 
TABLE XX.—Average dates of heading and of maturity, weight per bushel, and yields of 
the seven leading varieties of barley on the Belle Fourche Experiment Farm, 1909 to 1913, 
inclusive. 
[ee 
aes _ Date of Weight| Yield per acre. 
Group and variety. Ge i per 
Heading.|Maturity. bushel. Grain. | Straw. 
Six-rowed hulled: Lbs. | Bush. | Lbs. 
GALA ae eS Else te ee ee te 575 | June 254) July 14a) @45.1) @13.2 a870 
OGGSSA-tr otek Sees Loe ne or es epee eee 182 | June 26 6|._.do6__.| 645.5 9.7 760 
Manehunia(MiinnesNOe 6) 2542s 55 seek eee 638 | June 305) July 186) 644.3 8.2 600 
Two-rowed hulled: 
White Smyrna (Ouchac).........22..2....--2- 6585 |eeees= _...| July 15¢} @42.4 | @12.5 a940 
es Lea at dee Se ecg nee ae a ae ae TI gels 3 He S 24 | July 3c} July 22d) 446.9 tek 750 
HMannChen. +. 2 ise 2 ese eee ae wee shee | 531 |...do¢...| July 184 446.9 7.0 640 
Six-rowed naked: 
ING pal ss set hehe tae ae ee es ene ee ee June 286) July 200) 658.6 6.1 590 
a Two-year average, 1912 and 1913. 
b Four-year average, 1909, 1910, 1912, and 1913. 
¢1909 only; heads not fully exserted in 1910, 1912, and 1913. 
d Three-year average, 1909, 1910, and 1913; failure in 1911 and 1912 
The Odessa, C. I. No. 182, a 6-rowed bearded hulled barley, has 
given the highest average yield at Newell for the five years from 
1909 to 1913. This variety is early in maturing, ripening at Newell 
about a week before the Hanna and four or five days earlier than the 
Manchuria. It was introduced from southern Russia, where it is 
grown in the same region as the Sixty-Day and Kherson oats. It is 
recommended as one of the best varieties of barley for western South 
Dakota. 
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