Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-22
TO GROW
BETTER
BARLEY
United states Experiment
Station Wants to Try
VaritieS Here


used for brewing purposes and to this
end Is experimenting with varieties,
in order TO get a perfect barley both
as to yield and flavor, and to dis
cover the kinds best suited to the
different barley-growing sections.
The following letter from the sta
tion at Madison, Wisconsin, speaks
for Itself
United States Department of Agri-
culture.
Bureau of Plant Industry.
Office of Seed and Plant Introduction
Agricultural Experiment Station.
Madison. Wis. Nov 16, 1906.
Salem Brewing Association,
Salem, Oregon.
| Gentlemen:-I am carrying on
work for the. United States depart
ment of agriculture in the improve
ment of brewing barley in the Uni
ted States, n work initiated by DR..
David Fairchild. of the bureau Of
plant industry. write you at this
time at the suggestion of a number
OF eastern brewers, whom have re-
Gently visited to get I'm touch with
you on the barley question and 10
solicit your opinion and aid In this
matter as far as you are able and Il
is convenient for you to give Il.
It Is the common opinion among
brewers and masters that the pres
ent barleys in the United States are
mixtures OF various distinct botanical
varieties, and that they are poorly
harvested and cared for. These and
other evils cause unequal and poor
termination and the development Of
bad flavor.
We purpose 70 remedy these and
other evils In the following manner
At our breeding station, the Wiscon.
sin experiment station, we are pro-
ducing pure-bred pedigreed varieties
OF barley started from single seeds,
and improved by a subsequent vigor-
GUS selection. We are introducing
similar varieties from Europe, where
they have been worked upon in a like
manner for over fifteen years. We
intend to test all OF these varieties
in the barley section Of the United
States, and locate in each the one
which proves TO be the best 10 the
exclusion II possible OF all others
covering with each variety thus To-
Gated so large an area as possible.
We do this TO make n practical brew.
ing market of each variety with It's
characteristic qualities and favors
obtained from being grown In a par
ticular soil and climate.
Now, in order TO test the varieties
preliminary TO locating them, / am
planning the coming year and a few
years TO follow TO have about ten
varieties grown in the different bar
ley sections, each on plot from lao
to 1870 of an acre in size. For the
whole experiment there viii there
for, be required an area OF from one
fourth TO one-half acre. Most of
these experiments will be inspected
by me personally, but in addition I
shall endeavor to get reports of the
yield. etc, from the person growing
them.
IL this matter fnds favor with
YOU, may ask for your cooperation
as follows;
II you have access 20 a farm,
should like TO have you raise the
eight or ten varieties on lao to 1-2O
acre plots. II you are so situated
that you cannot, should like to have
you place me in communication
with some one who can. should also
appreciate what information you can
give men concerning your section of
the state as a barley area, the time
OF sowing and harvesting and the
kinds OF barley you use.
Information concerning the rails
ing OF these varieties OF barley is of
the utmost Importance to our work.
May I ask, therefor. that you favor
me with a reply, and as the sowing
time Is rapidly approaching and
much viii ela9se before the seed
can reach you. viii you kindly write
be at your earliest convenieneeg
Hoping that you may be able TO
cooperate with us. or at least be
able TO locate an experiment. I am.
Respectfully yours
C. p. NoRGooD.
Special Agent on breeding and In