Southern field crops (exclusive of forage plants) . Fig. 27. — A Head andGrains of BYE AXI) BARLEY 75 the barley plant than on any other ofthe small grains (Fig. 28). The hull of the barley grain grows tightto the kernel, and the grain, instead ofbeing roundish, as in oats, has a dis-tinctly ribbed or angular appearance. The weight of liarley is -±8 pounds perbushel. 76. Composition. — The followingfigures are ciuoted from H. R. SmithsProfitable Stock Feeding to show therelative composition of the seed or grain —The Largeof barley, rye, wheat, oats, and Inchan Clasps of
Southern field crops (exclusive of forage plants) . Fig. 27. — A Head andGrains of BYE AXI) BARLEY 75 the barley plant than on any other ofthe small grains (Fig. 28). The hull of the barley grain grows tightto the kernel, and the grain, instead ofbeing roundish, as in oats, has a dis-tinctly ribbed or angular appearance. The weight of liarley is -±8 pounds perbushel. 76. Composition. — The followingfigures are ciuoted from H. R. SmithsProfitable Stock Feeding to show therelative composition of the seed or grain —The Largeof barley, rye, wheat, oats, and Inchan Clasps of Baelet Leaf. corn: —. Protein F.\t Crttde : hydrates Barley, CTain Rve, grrain Wheat, grain Oats, grain Com, dent 9 9 These figures show that barley- is a nutritious grain. In coolercountries where its yield is greater than in the South it is prizedas a food for hogs, since it produces a firm and excellent qualityof pork. 77. Species and varieties. — Some authorities di\-idebarley into several species, depending on whether thegrains are arranged in 2. 4, or 6 rows, thus gi^ing the nameof 2-rowed, 4-rowed, and 6-rowecl barley. There is also 76 S OUT BEEN FIELD CROPS ^^ ki a\ a form of naked loarlcy in which the hulls do not adhereto the kernels; unfortunatelj, the yield of this kind issmaU. Beardless barley has excited some interest. Its chief ad-vantage is its earliness and the absence of beards (Fig. 29).Its disadvantages are small jdeld of grain,weak straw, small number of stems produced,and extreme tenderness,
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