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be winter hardy and that it would be a valuable addition to the list 
of winter barleys, as its freedom from beards makes it much more 
pleasant to handle than the ordinary winter varieties. It entirely 
winterkilled, however, in January, 1912, and was rather badly injured 
in one or two other years. Its average yield for the five years from 
1910 to 1914 at Arlington Farm is 21.4 bushels, which is about 3 
bushels less than that of the Tennessee Winter, Texas Winter, and 
similar varieties for the same period. This variety matures about 
four days earlier than the Tennessee Winter. The yield of straw is 
rather less than from the bearded winter varieties. The grain has 
been light and chaffy, averaging only 38.8 pounds to the bushel, as 
compared with 43.3 pounds for the Tennessee Winter. 
THE 2-ROWED HULLED GROUP. 
Most varieties of the 2-rowed group which have been grown at 
Arlington Farm were originally spring barleys which have been sown 
in the fall. They have not proved to be winter hardy in years when 
low temperatures are recorded, though in favorable years they have 
produced very high yields. They are not sufficiently dependable to 
make them worthy of recommendation. 
Two selections from a hybrid between the Tennessee Winter and 
the Black Arabian, however, appear to be quite hardy and worthy of 
further test. These are the Nesbian, C. I. No. 647, and the Omar, 
C.T. No. 898. It is probable that the latter is the better of the two 
selections, though it has not been tested long enough to determine its 
value fully. These hybrids mature a day or two later than the 
Tennessee Winter. In the tests so far conducted they have not been 
high in yield. The average yield of the Omar for the two years in 
which it has been tested is 25.3 bushels, as compared with 26.2 
bushels for the Tennessee Winter and 32.45 bushels for the Wiscon- 
sin Winter in the same years. The quality of the grain produced by 
these 2-rowed varieties is much better than that of the 6-rowed 
barleys, the average weight per bushel being practically 48 pounds. 
THE NAKED GROUP. 
None of the varieties in the naked group have produced yields 
nearly as high as those of the 6-rowed hulled varieties. The best 
naked barley which has been included in the test is a selection from 
a hybrid which has been called Hansee, C. I. No. 703. This selection 
was made by Mr. H. B. Derr from a cross between the Tennessee 
Winter and the Hankau, C. I. No. 197, the latter a 6-rowed bearded 
naked variety. The Hansee is also a 6-rowed bearded barley. While 
it is apparently not a true winter variety, it is much more hardy than 
any of the other naked barleys which have been tested. Its average 
yield for the four years it has been grown at Arlington Farm is 20.8 
