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ington ; 2 pounds and 10 ounces sowed April 18, upon 1,651 
square feet. Harvested July 24. Weight of straw and grain, 
285 pounds. Weight of grain, 78 1-2 pounds. One bushel 
weighs 47 1-2 pounds. Yield per acre, 45.9 bushels. One 
pound seed yields 29.9 pounds. 
These varieties of two-rowed barley were imported from 
Europe by the Government Department of Agriculture, on 
account of their valuable malting properties. They promise 
to be valuable varieties for general cultivation, although fur¬ 
ther trial is needed to fully prove their value. The quantity 
of seed at our disposal of Probstier and Saxonian varieties, was 
too small for an accurate test-experiment of their yield. The 
amount of seed that we now have will enable us to obtain 
more definite results another year. 
Comparison of Different Varieties of Corn.— The 
following table gives the results of an experiment with five 
varieties that were planted May 12 ; distance apart 3 1-2 feet 
by 3 1-2 feet three grains to the hill. Cultivation the same 
with all varieties. Of the White Australian, about one dozen 
hills' were accidently destroyed in July: 
\ 
Varieties. 
First ripe 
ears. 
n 
Time of har¬ 
vesting. 
__ 
Yield per 
acre. 
Per cent, of 
ears to gross 
weight. 
Early Dent. 
Aug. 5 
Aug. 25 
49.58 bu. 
43 
Dutton. 
Aug. 11 
Aug. % 25 
47.12 bu. 
33 
Sanford. 
Sept. 5 
Sept. 5 
45.69 bu. 
22 
Cherokee. 
Aug. 28 
Sept. 5 
56.58 bu. 
32 
White Austalian. 
Aug. 17 
72.49 bu. 
42 
The yield per acre is given in bushels of ears weighing 75 
pounds each, and was taken as- the corn was drawn from the 
field. The White Australian corn is a new variety, not yet 
introduced into general cultivation. The following quotation 
pertaining to its history is from the Transactions of the Colo¬ 
rado Agricultural Society for 1868 : 
“ The White Australian Corn is a new variety of flint corn, 
