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two hybrids, Nesbian and Omar, are spring varieties that have 
been grown from fall seeding. In 1911 several of these 2-rowed 
spring barleys outyielded the best 6-rowed winter barleys, but the 
following year more than half of them were completely winterkilled 
during the severe weather in January. It is doubtful whether any 
of the 2-rowed spring varieties can be grown successfully from fall 
seeding during a series of years. 
The yields obtained from the naked barleys also are unsatisfac- 
tory. The yields of these varieties shown in Table XII are calcu- 
lated at 60 pounds to the bushel, the standard weight for this group. 
The average dates of heading and of maturity, height, yield of 
grain and of straw, and weight per bushel of the four leading varie- 
ties of barley at College Park for the seven years from 1908 to 1914 
are shown in Table XIII. The same data for 16 of the more impor- 
tant varieties and strains grown at Arlington Farm for periods rang- 
ing from two to six years are also given. 
Table XIII. — Miscellaneous data for varieties of winter barley grown at the Maryland 
Agricultural Experiment Station (College Park) and at Arlington Farm, Va.,for the 
years stated. 
Variety. 
College Park (l Leading 
Varieties), 1908 to 1914, In- 
clusive. 
Maryland Winter 
Mammoth Winter 
Tennessee Winter 
Winter 0-rowed 
Arlington Farm (16 Varieties 
and Strains); 1909 to 1914, 
Inclusive. 
Six-rowed hulled: 
Tennessee Winter 
Wisconsin Winter 
Maryland Winter 
Texas Winter 
Virginia (Virginia Hooded).. 
Large-grained Winter 
Hybrid 
Ho 
Canada Winter 
Tenkau : 
Squarehead Winter 
Arlington (Arlington Awn- 
less) 
Two-rowed hulled: 
Svanhals 
Nesbian 
Omar 
Naked: 
Hansee 
C.I. 
No. 
5 IS 
410 
257 
328 
257 
519 
518 
554 
648 
408 
896 
895 
713 
646 
252 
702 
187 
647 
S98 
Num- 
ber of 
years 
grown 
Average date 
Headed. 1 Ripe 
May 8 
..do 
..do 
May 11 
May 6 
May 8 
May 7 
..do 
Apr. 2(5 
May 17 
May 9 
May 10 
..do 
..do 
May 11 
Apr. 26 
May 6 
May. 8 
May 11 
May 1 
June 10 
..do 
..do 
June 12 
June 3 
June 6 
June 3 
June 4 
May 30 
June 14 
June 2 
..do.... 
June 3 
June 4 
June 6 
May 26 
June 5 
June 4 
June 6 
May 31 
Average yield 
Aver- 
per acre. 
age 
heicht. 
Grain. 
Straw.2 
Inches. 
Bush. 
Lbs. 
34 
33. 97 
2, 050 
34 
33. 35 
2,200 
33 
33.33 
2,140 
34 
29.39 
1,880 
2 33 
27.97 
3 2, 230 
2 34 
27.52 
3 2,540 
30 
3 28. 10 
5 2, 050 
30 
24.60 
a 2, 050 
34 
21.40 
5 1,970 
3J 
4 27. 65 
6 3, 230 
34 
27. 44 
2,030 
33 
26.84 
1,800 
35 
24.70 
1,980 
35 
28.33 
2,650 
30 
27.56 
2,570 
37 
20.11 
1,330 
33 
19.18 
3 1,840 
33 
19.26 
4 2, 260 
37 
25.30 
2,690 
33 
20.80 
2,570 
Aver- 
age 
weight 
per 
bushel. 
Lbs. 
3 40.4 
4 43. 
139.7 
M2.5 
43.3 
43.6 
43.8 
44.7 
38.8 
45.6 
41.6 
40.5 
42.5 
13.3 
44.0 
48.1 
47.8 
47.5 
60.5 
1 Data for 6 years only. 
2 Data for 5 years only. 
3 Data for 4 years only. 
* Data for 3 years only. 
s Data for 2 years only. 
6 Data for 1 year only. 
Table XIII shows that the more important varieties have ripened 
about June 10 at College Park and from June 3 to 6 at Arlington Farm. 
The earliest varieties at Arlington Farm are the three hybrids, Arling- 
