36 BULLETIN 33, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
MISCELLANEOUS DATA ON BARLEY. 
Some of the more important data on the varieties of barley in- 
cluded in Table XVII are given in Table XVIII. The data were 
obtained in the same manner as similar data upon the wheat and oat 
varieties. Table XVIII shows the comparative behavior of the dif- 
ferent varieties during the growing season, as well as the yield of 
straw and grain, weight per bushel, height, and stand. 
TABLE XVIII.—Average miscellaneous data on seven varieties of barley grown 
at the Dickinson substation for periods of three to seven years (1907 to 1913). 
Superior index figures indicate the number of years in which the data were obtained when this number is 
less than the number of years in which the variety was grown. For comparison, the yield of the 6-rowed 
naked variety is given in bushels of 48 pounds. The actual yield in bushels of 60 pounds, the standard 
weight, would be one-fifth less.] 
Growth factors (data for 1912 | | = 
not included). a 
di ~ Average | % 
es 3 | actual 5 
2 7 velage a | yield =, 
} 0 ime to | ase g 
Averace date { es | per acre. 
C. I. Group and variety. K eran dal maturity | |; ae i 
No. & 6 hoon || aS) iS 
a BY aie J 
| 3 See ee le S 
| oN | bn | 
| B | | iS hase Eo Sp lie) 9 : Sb 
| ‘gq | Headed.| Ripe. a S E = | § B g 
jee oni 8 > S eee sree 
Aa | ah als < Rake peda lb 
9-rowed common: | Days.) Days.| In. Bu. | Cwt.| Lbs. 
531 iHannchene-2552¢ GA dhplliys 9G UNI, 8 104 27 A POO eis 24 IP Igoe! 49.6 
187 Svan Wallsre snes 5) le daalhy; © ously. 28 104 23 27 | 3 499,090] 33.7 | 16.1 48 4 
903 Wanna 652025 eS. Teal i Siva Sh arial CoN se) 109 31 26 | 4538,000| 34.9 | 19.8 49 5 
532 SRT See eee 6| July 8| Aug. 6 107 29 26 | 4535,000} 33.2 | 19 49.2 
6-rowed common: 
575 Gatamiy ease 6 | June 28 | July 28 99 30 26 | 2 669,000] 28.3 [512.8 | 49.3 
863 Manchuria......-- 6) July 4] Aug. 4 104 31 32 | 551,000} 23.5 | 17.4 | 5 48 
6-ro‘ved naked: 
262 ING Dalia cee \aGu le Oitlya soe Ato rd Ser Os: 33 26 | 3 420,000] 23.2 | 17.4] 61.8 
Table XVIII shows that the barley varieties are all headed by 
July 8 and ripe a month later, most of them requiring about 104 
days from planting to maturity. The Gatami is the earliest variety, 
requiring only 99 days from planting to maturity. The Hannchen 
and Svanhals are the earliest 2-rowed varieties. The average height 
of. all varieties is about 27 inches. The Manchuria is the tallest 
variety, with an average height of 32 inches, while the Hannchen is 
the shortest, averaging only 25 inches. This is sufficient, however, to 
permit binding with the ordinary harvesting machinery. Stand 
notes for a number of years show no definite correlation to yield. 
The yield of straw is correlated with the length of the growing 
period, the later varieties producing the largest yield of straw. The 
highest average weight per measured bushel is 49.6 pounds for the 
Hannchen variety. 
MISCELLANEOUS CEREALS. 
A number of other cereal crops have been tested at Dickinson 
during some of the years covered by this report. They are emmer, 
winter rye, spring rye, flax, proso, and grain sorghum. 
