SMALL GRAINS ON ARLINGTON EXPERIMENT FARM 27 
lias returned the highest average net yield. Varieties have responded 
somewhat differently to different rates of seeding. 
Winter spelt produces more pounds of grain to the acre than either 
winter oats or winter barley. Winter emmer has been a very poor 
yielder. 
Winter rye has given good returns. Abruzzes (C. I. No. 40) and 
Von Riimker No. 2 (C. I. No. 173) are the highest yielding varieties. 
The Winter Turf oat has produced the best yields. Two selec- 
tions, C. I. Nqs. 541-4 and 435-4, are outstanding in yield. 
The 6-rowed barleys have outyielded all other types. Wisconsin 
Winter (C. I. No. 2159) leads in the varietal experiments. Orel, a 
2-rowed barley, has produced excellent yields during a 6-year trial. 
Winter wheat, rye, spelt, barley, and oats have all produced satis- 
factory yields. The varieties recommended for eastern Virginia and 
eastern and southern Maryland are: 
Winter wheat: Purplestraw, Potomac, Fultz, Poole, Shepherd, Fulcaster, and 
Mammoth Red. 
Winter spelt: Alstroum. 
Winter rye: Abruzzes and Von Riimker No. 2. 
Winter oats: Winter Turf and Culberson. 
Winter barley: Wisconsin Winter, Orel, Han River, and Pidor. 
