. Report of the Alaska Agricultural Experiment Stations. FiQ. 1.—General View of Buildings, Fairbanks Station, FiQ. 2.—Work Team, Fairbanks Station. ALASKA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 45 Gray Mayle, a huU-less barley, seeded May 22, from home-grownseed, began heading July 2 at about 22 mches high. This varietyripened by August 15, the average heiglit being 34 inches. Whileon this occasion it ripened a little earlier than any of the othervarieties, it is not as good a yielder as the others. It is bearded, hasshort heads, and the upper glumes did not fill, as was the case lastyear.
. Report of the Alaska Agricultural Experiment Stations. FiQ. 1.—General View of Buildings, Fairbanks Station, FiQ. 2.—Work Team, Fairbanks Station. ALASKA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 45 Gray Mayle, a huU-less barley, seeded May 22, from home-grownseed, began heading July 2 at about 22 mches high. This varietyripened by August 15, the average heiglit being 34 inches. Whileon this occasion it ripened a little earlier than any of the othervarieties, it is not as good a yielder as the others. It is bearded, hasshort heads, and the upper glumes did not fill, as was the case lastyear. Beardless barley No. 19852, seeded May 22, from home-grown seed,began heading July 4 at 30 inches high. This variety was ripeenough to harvest by August 20. It was cut on August 22. Itstood 4 feet high. One acre yielded 1,275 pounds of thrashed grain. Beardless barley No. 616, from University farm at Davis, Cal.,seeded May 22, began lieading June 30, and ripened by August 14,standing 40 inches high. This is the earliest of any variety testedthis year, but it proved to be about haK bearded and with smallslender
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