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Grain badly shrunken. The seed was received late, which accounts 
for the late sowing. 
, Barley. 
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Probsteier Barley .— Two plats of this variety were sown, one 
with seed raised upon the University Farm in 1871, from seed im¬ 
ported from Hamburg by the Department of Agriculture at Wash¬ 
ington, the other with seed directly from Hamburg, furnished by 
the Agricultural Department. Both plats were one-eighth of an 
acre in area, and were sown May 2d. 
Plat 1. Seed raised upon University Farm. 8 1-2 pounds 
seed. Harvested July 18th. Weight of straw and grain, 480 
pounds. Weight of grain, 119 1-4 pounds. One bushel weighs 
43 1-2 pounds. Yield per acre, 19 8 9 bushels. Percentage of 
grain, to weight of straw and grain, 24.83. One pound seed yields 
14 pounds. 
Plat 2. Seed from Hamburg, 9 pounds. Harvested July 20th. 
Weight of straw and grain, 434 pounds. Weight of grain, 139 1-2 
pounds. One bushel weighs 44 1-4 pounds. Yield per acre, 
23 1-4 bushels. Percentage of grain to weight of straw and grain, 
32.16. One pound seed yields 15 1-2 pounds. 
Manshury Barley .— Seed from H. Grunow, Esq., Mifflin, Iowa 
county, Wis. A six rowed variety, sample 21. One-eighth acre 
sown to 14 pounds seed, May 2d. Harvested July 15th. Weight 
of straw and grain, 464 lbs. Weight of grain, 196 1-4 lbs. One 
bushel weighs 42 lbs. Yield per acre, 32.7 bushels. Percentage 
of grain to weight of straw and grain, 42.27. One pound seed 
yields 14 pounds. 
Mr. Grunow claims that this is the best of all varieties of bar¬ 
ley for general culture, he having tried it since 1862. It is earlier 
than other varieties grown by us, and promises well. 
Saxonian Barley .—Seed raised upon University Farm in 1871, 
from seed imported from Saxony by the Department of Agricul¬ 
ture. Forty-two pounds (24 3-4 quarts) were sown upon a plat 
containing 65 1-2 square rods, May 2d. Harvested July 18th. 
Weight of straw and grain, 1,682 lbs. Weight of grain, 582 1-4 
lbs. One bushel weighs 45 lbs. Yield per acre, 22 1-5 bushels. 
