SMALL GRAINS OX ARLINGTON EXPERIMENT FARM 
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Agronomic data for spelt and emmer varieties are presented in 
Table 1.2. The straw yield of the spelts is less than that of wheat 
and rye but more than that of oats or barley. The stiff straw of 
the spelts has prevented lodging in all but the most unfavorable 
years. Figure 5 shows heads of representative varieties of spelt and 
emmer. 
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WINTER RYE 
Rye varieties and strains have been grown in the varietal experi- 
ments since 1911. As rye is generally cross-pollinated, a varietal 
experiment can not be conducted satisfactorily unless new seed of 
each variety is obtained annually from localities where it is isolated 
