WHEAT, OATS, AND BARLEY IN SOUTH DAKOTA. 
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the results obtained at the station rather than to test new varieties or 
strains at his own expense. 
COMPOSITION OF VARIETIES. 
The weight per bushel, the weight of 1,000 grains, and the water 
and protein content of seven 6-rowed and seven 2-rowed varieties 
of barley grown at Highmore in 1910 are given in Table XV. This 
table shows that the seven varieties of 2-rowed barley averaged 
3.6 pounds to the bushel heavier than the seven varieties of 6-rowed 
barley and that the protein content was 1.5 per cent higher. On the 
other hand, the 6-rowed varieties averaged 1.9 grams heavier per 
1.000 grains. There was practically no difference in the water con- 
tent. There was a wide variation in the weight of 1,000 grains of the 
6-rowed varieties. 
Table XV. — Weight per bushel and of 1,000 grains and the water and protein 
contents of 14 varieties of barley grown at Highmore, 8. Dale., in 1910. 1 
.Dak. 
G.I. 
No. 
No. 
105 
576 
178 
124 
190 
182 
182 
123 
261 
122 
575 
127 
617 
24 
24 
20 
531 
189 
189 
364 
529 
107 
35 
106 
187 
27 
27 
Variety. 
Weight 
per 
bushel. 
Weight 
of 1,000 
grains. 
Water 
content. 
Protein. 
SIX-ROWED. 
Manchuria (Minn. No. 105). 
Oderbrucker 
Beldi 
Odessa 
Mariout 
Gatami 
Manchuria 
Pounds. 
46.0 
43.0 
40.0 
43.0 
45.0 
50.0 
42.0 
Grams. 
25.1 
24.1 
34.5 
25.8 
43.2 
30.2 
23.6 
Per cent. 
8.46 
8.65 
87 
63 
0s 
77 
44 
Per cent. 
16.7 
17.4 
17.4 
17.3 
14.9 
18.8 
16.7 
Average of seven 6-rowed varieties. 
TWO-ROWED. 
44.1 
29.5 
lis 
17.0 
Hanna 
Hannchen . 
Kitzing . . . 
Princess . . 
Chevalier . . 
Svanhals . 
Bohemian . 
48.0 
49.0 
48.0 
47.0 
45.0 
49.0 
47.0 
27.1 
25.5 
28.5 
27.3 
27.2 
29.5 
28.3 
7.82 
9.33 
8.63 
8.79 
8.79 
8." 57 
8.53 
19.7 
18.7 
19.6 
18.8 
17.7 
16.7 
18.2 
Average of seven 2-rowed varieties 
47.7 
27.8 
8.64 
18.5 
1 Analyses made in Plant Chemistry Laboratory, Bureau of Chemistry. 
LEADING VARIETIES. 
As already stated, the 6-rowed varieties appear to be most pro- 
ductive in the eastern portion of the State, while in central South 
Dakota the 2-rowed varieties are to be preferred. From the tests 
conducted at the Brookings and Highmore stations, the best 6-rowed 
varieties are the Manchuria and Odessa, with the Hannchen and 
Kitzing ranking highest among the 2-rowed barleys. 
SIX-ROWED VARIETIES. 
Manchuria. — The Manchuria (Minn. No. 105) was obtained from 
the Minnesota station, by which it was secured from the Ontario 
