Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1889-02-22

Answer TO New Enmpshire sub
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Answer 10 New Inmpshire sub
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Ed'tor iH~"Lr: have Just read the
arvlcle on barley raising printed IN response
,,iii al, ''i , ~ an" WIN your permission
gard to the matter
l. For this locality. which variety would
he most likely to succeed-the two, four or
80 'o"eu klhus anu why
Sou, +bo sonJ ,I1at Wv LlesSiu. io"eis
3 Is the stray. If ,-oI,,a e., foa,I;,,,, st,,.l,
and how does it compare with the straw of
other grains-oats for instance
A.. nave piece oil good corn ground
tbon,rbt ,,l,,li , E.''ss ''!.ee leais, nav
sow It to barley for the reason Tint ronij
do it with less help Is the plan advisable
., Is phosphate good for this grain, and
"hIch element Is best calculated for its
ar se"' P"oSi''"llc "c'" vi Po'-
An answer IN those ,,ues,i,,,,s ,.;lI ,,raotl,,
oblige New HANPsuIRE St.BscRrRFR
I There is . GRANT ,,,,,,l,.,. ~ ,.,.i,tiay
of barley as there is or wheat o,ts and
other grains Wa ara r,oll, r., s,,.al, Of
the merits of tI. lir...,,,, LII. r..,,., go
sonal tests, having raised no barley for
many veore Ua r,,,,o,,,t,,,,. T.. ~. u,,i,.,,.
disayreeable grain tobordlo tbo lo,,,, tia
harsh beard getting into the clothing and
irritating the skin. There is however,
kind of barley that is not open to this ob
lection, having very little or no beard. But
this variety is not cultivated to any consid
cradle extent in the northern states. The
four and six rowed kinds are most in use
VIM H. Brewer of New Haven. special
agent of the tenth census ON cereal pro
auctions, says that Of the whole amount
produced the most is probably Of the six
rowed varieties. Flint. in his treatise on
grasses and forage plants. saws: The
common barley. or HoairuD ruI,,,uc. is
spring species, and this is the kind most
commonly cultivated. 1t /, ,ix-rowed. the
rows being slightly irregular. the interme
diate ones a little the most prominent"
Another writer, noting the various kinds
of barley, says very truly that at different
periods new varieties have gained treat
reputation on account of their suuuosed su.
perior qualities following the same history
that has been recorded of divers species Of
wheat. oats, etc. For instance the Cbeva
lier barley, named from the gentleman who
first brought it into notice almost causad a
mania in countries where this ,rain was
largely cultivated Samples Of il ware sold
at enormous prices. and the fortunate DOS.
SCISSOR of Il few acres of it was the object
of much consideration II seems Shat Cbav-
alier had observed in his field an ear gr4ot-
w superior to the rest. This he ,,otbered
with cara and ,,lautel -, Ii ,,o,.l..,, ,...l
''',' P'''''''' ~ Ms I"'"e"' uhIH
lie succeeded III procuring sufficient seed to
so" held' pom ITS diffusion, certain
eminent inaltSttrS ana brewers declared
thaC IL possessed more saccharne matter
than any other variety and agriculturists
regarded II as heavier m the grain and
more productive. One writer said of it
III Is one OF the greatest improvements of
modern times. This person was probably
lover OF beer
soon after tins mania subsidized, said the
same writer the Annat barley was intro
dnced ana had its supporters and admirers.
This was the product of three ears picked
IN field IN PerthShire, Scotland, and grown
afterwards at Annat gardens, whence its
name 1t ripened five days earlier than the
common barley and two week, earlier than
the Chevalier, and was , ) pounds per bush
el heavier than the latter. 1t had its pc
Rod of eNaltation aud decline, rs fancy va
rieties of other grains have had for years.