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more than 1 ton. The average weight per bushel of the variety for 
six years at Arlington Farm was 43.3 pounds. 
Numerous other varieties which have been included in the tests 
are practically identical with the Tennessee Winter in appearance, 
hardiness, and yield. Among these are the Maryland Winter, C. I. No. 
518; Texas Winter, C. I. No. 554; Union Winter, C. I. No. 583; and 
Canada Winter, C. I. No. 713. Two selections from the cross between 
the Tennessee Winter and the Black Arabian, C. I. Nos. 895 and 896, 
are also much like the Tennessee Winter. They have been among 
the best yielders during the four years they have been grown. The 
Tennessee Winter and similar varieties seem to be better adapted 
for fall seeding in the locality of Washington, D. C, than any of the 
other winter barleys. 
Wisconsin Winter. — The Wisconsin Winter barley, C. I. No. 519, 
appears to be a winter variety from a region of mild winters. It is 
winter hardy in the vicinity of Washington, but the plants make a 
more vigorous top growth in the fall than those of the Tennessee 
Winter and similar varieties, while the leaves are much wider and the 
winter habit is less pronounced. The yield of the Wisconsin Winter 
at Arlington Farm during the six years from 1909 to 1914 was 27.52 
bushels, which is 0.45 bushel less than that of the Tennessee Winter 
for the same period. The average date of maturity for the variety is 
three days later than that of the Tennessee Winter. 
Arlington. — The Arlington (Arlington Awnless) barley, C. I. No. 702, 
is a 6-rowed awnless hulled barley which was developed by selection 
from a hybrid between the Tennessee Winter and the Black Arabian, 
the latter being a 2-rowed bearded hulled variety. This selection 
was continued through several years by Mr. H. B. Derr, formerly of the 
Office of Cereal Investigations. 1 It is the earliest variety included in 
the tests, ripening about May 26. Because of its awnless character 
and its earliness it was expected that the Arlington would become a 
very important winter variety, as it appeared to be nearly as hardy as 
the Tennessee Winter. The data on yield contained in Table XII, 
however, show that the Arlington is much inferior to the Tennessee 
Winter and similar varieties. In the three years from 1912 to 1914 
at Arlington Farm the Arlington averaged 20.11 and the Tennessee 
Winter 29.24 bushels. The heads of the Arlington are very brittle, so 
that a considerable part of the grain is lost by shattering in harvesting 
and subsequent handling before thrashing. For these reasons it is 
doubtful whether the Arlington will become of much importance. 
Virginia. — The name Virginia (Virginia Hooded), C. I. No. 648, 
was applied by Mr. H. B. Derr to a hooded selection from a hybrid 
between the Tennessee Winter and the Success, a 6-rowed hooded 
hulled spring barley. It was hoped that this variety would prove to 
1 Derr, H. B. A new awnless barley. In Science, n. s., v. 32, no. 823, p. 473-474, 1 fig., 1910. 
