
ALPHA BARLEY 
Alpha Barley originated from a 
cross of the Manchuria, a six-row 
Barley, and the Champion of Ver- 
mont, a ‘two-row, sort.) -It> 654 
medium-tall, stiff-strawed, two-row 
variety maturing somewhat later 
than standard stx-row types. These 
characteristics make it especially de- 
sirable for sowmg with oats for 
growing a mixed grain crop. This 
Barley has been a consistently high- 
yielding variety at the Cornell 
Experiment Station for the past 
twenty years. It is now the leading 
variety in New York State. The 
kernels are large, plump, and heavy 
and the yield of the grain excellent. 
Alpha Barley has yielded 70 bushels 
per acre on our own farms. 
° Best for Feeding 
WISCONSIN No. 38 
A Six-Row Barley 
This is a new, smooth-awned 
variety developed by the Wisconsin 
Agricultural Experiment Station. It 
is a little later In maturing than 
most of the six-row types and has a 
fairly stiff straw if harvested before 
it is fully ripe. It matures at about 
the same time as Alpha and is the 
highest-yielding smooth-awned Bar- 
ley yet tested at the Cornell Agri- 
cultural Experiment Station. 
° Best for Malting 
WONG WINTER BARLEY 
AVAILABLETAETERSAU:G.U Silent, 
Wong Winter Barley is a new cross made in China 
by Professor Wang (pronounced Wong). It Is a six- 
rowed Barley with short heads and grayish white 
kernels. Its chief merit is high yield and exceptionally 
stiff straw. (See picture on back cover.) 
The Plant Breeding Department of Cornell Agri- 
cultural Experiment Station at Ithaca brought this 
Barley from China in 1934. Tests made at the Ithaca 
Station and on regional plots indicated the superior 
qualities of this new Winter Barley both in yield and 
stiffness of straw. 
For three years the Plant Breeding Department 
from our State College conducted trials of Winter 
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1943, FOR SOWING IN SEPTEMBER 
Barley on one of our farms and each year this new 
variety, Wong, surpassed all others. From their trial 
plots we obtained 2 bushels of seed in the fall of 1940 
and planted it on 2 acres of ground. From these 
2 acres, using only 1 bushel of seed per acre, we ob- 
tained 120 bushels of clean seed. Several fields were 
planted in the fall of 1941. These fields averaged 
55 bushels of seed per acre. Our 1942 plantings are 
looking fme and will be available after August 1, 1943. 
By all means try some of this Wong Barley, using 
5 to 6 pecks per acre, and sow a little earlier than for 
winter wheat. 
May we send you a price-list on August 1, 1943? 

DIBBLE*S FARM MS EEDSCATALO Gamat 44 

