MARETT’S PEDIGREED 
CALHOUN BARLEY 
1950 BREEDER FOUNDATION STOCK 
CALHOUN BARLEY needs no introduction in its area of adaptability 
which ranges from North Carolina to Alabama primarily in the piedmont 
and mountain region. To those growers who are accustomed to growing 
the best barley available in these areas, Calhoun is a must. 
Originating from a cross made by Mr. J. W. Taylor, Senior Agronomist 
in the division of Cereal Crops of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, 
Calhoun barley was first distributed by Marett in 1946. Since that time 
Calhoun has had an excellent and enviable record of production. Calhoun 
was developed for combine harvesting on lands of higher fertility and has 
surpassed all expeditions in its ability to stand until after dead ripe. How- 
ever, unreasonably heavy applications of soluble nitrogen will cause 
weakness of straw in any of the cereal grains. We recommend shallow 
seeding at the rate of two (2) bushels per acre. Hot water treatment of our 
seed prior to multiplication for sales is doing much to control brown 
loose smut of barley. 
DESCRIPTION 
Season: About 3 days later than Head Type: Long, compact, awnless 
Hooded type, with few short awns: highly 
: shatter-resistant. 
Plant Type: Short, erect, heavy stool- Grain: Much larger than average, 
ing. plump. (Illustrated on front cover.) 
Production: Yields are highly satis- 
Straw: Very stiff straw. factory. 
1-10 Bu. $4.00 per Bu.; 1212-45 Bu. $3.75 per Bu.; 
47/2 Bu. up $3.50 per Bu. 
F. O. B. Westminster, S. C. 
22 Bu. Bags. Ceresan Treated 
Showing superior 
straw of Calhoun in 
our nursery plots. 
Note the = straight, 
erect straw of Calhoun 
(eft), and lodging in 
competing variety 
(right). 
Photo after dead 
ripe. 

