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THE agricultural data derived from five conferences on malting barley held at Rothamsted Experimental Station in the years 1934-38 have been described and discussed by H. V. Garner and J. W. Weil (Empire J. Exp. Agric,8, 65). More than a thousand samples of English malting barley were sent in by growers from the more important barley-growing districts, grading being carried out by the Valuation Committee of the Institute of Brewing. Six malting grades were distinguished, three for pale-ale and three for mild-ale barleys, the largest number always falling into the latter groups. Spratt Archer and Plumage Archer were by the far the most popular varieties, and their stiffer straws had encouraged generous manuring. Autumn-sown crops usually proved superior in quality but inferior in yield to the spring-sown barleys of the same district and year, and early sowing was generally found to-improve the quality in the latter case.
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Malting Barley. Nature 145, 738 (1940). https://doi.org/10.1038/145738a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/145738a0