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Barley. Barley. originated in western Asia about 5,000 B.C. introduced in the Colonies to be used for brewing popular near large cities Wheat allotments in 1954 made 1,000,000 acres in MT available for other uses, Barley was most attractive alternative ranks 5th in importance in ND
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Barley originated in western Asia about 5,000 B.C. introduced in the Colonies to be used for brewing popular near large cities Wheat allotments in 1954 made 1,000,000 acres in MT available for other uses, Barley was most attractive alternative ranks 5th in importance in ND USA is 10th as a nation for producing barley
2 Row = main spike only fertile Lower protein content More sugar content 6 Row = lateral spikes are fertile Higher protein content Lower sugar content
Uses 1 – Soup 2 – Cookies 3 - Alcohol
Diseases Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus Pythium Root Rot Ergot Powdery Mildew
Insects and Weeds Capeweed Redbacked Cutworm Annual Grasses