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The Gatami, C. I. No. 575, has been grown at Newell only in 1912 
and 1913. In 1912 it yielded 18.3 bushels to the acre, nearly double 
the yield obtained from any other variety. In 1913 it was exceeded 
in yield by several varieties. Its average yield for the two years is 
4 bushels greater than that of the Odessa for the same period. The 
Gatami matures a little earlier than the Odessa, and for that reason 
is to be preferred to it. The grain, however, is black and hence is 
lower in market value than the Odessa aad other light-colored 
barleys. 
The Manchuria (Minnesota No. 6), C. I. No. 638, is the 6-rowed 
bearded barley commonly grown in Minnesota and Wisconsin. It is 
several days later in maturing than the Gatami and Odessa, and its 
average yield for the five years from 1909 to 1913 is 14 bushels less 
than that of the Odessa. It can not be recommended for western 
South Dakota. 
Fig. 12.—Plat of Hanna barley on the Belle Fourche Experiment Farm, 1910. 
The Hanna and Hannchen are 2-rowed bearded hulled barleys 
which yielded well in 1909 and 1913. The Hanna was also grown in 
1908, when it produced the highest yield of any variety included in 
the test. The Hanna and Hannchen matured no grain in 1911 and 
1912 and only a very small crop in 1910, so that their average yields 
for the five years from 1909 to 1913 were only 7.1 and 7 bushels per 
acre, respectively. This is more than 24 bushels less than the average 
yield of the Odessa for the same Se These 2-rowed barleys are 
a week to ten days later in maturing than the Odessa and the Gatam1, 
and ordinarily they mature later than the Manchuria. At Newell 
they have usually ripened prematurely, so that the length of their 
growing season there is below the normal. A field of Hanna barley 
on the experiment farm in 1910 is shown in figure 12. 
