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 MANITOBA BARLEY. 
 
 iiinipcg Board of Iradu. - Winnipeg Grain and Produce Exchange. 
 
 Issued by the IViniiipfti Bmrd of Tmde vtd the iriHMi/>«/ (lmi» und Pr,}duce Eifhatujf. 
 
 Following is the substance ot a Report made to the Winnipeg Board of Trade and the 
 
 Winnipeg Grain and Produce Exchange, by S. W. Farrell & Co., 
 
 and adopted by both bodies : 
 
 Tlu' ostimnUd harlov cro|» of 1>SS7 in Manitoba \va.s only -J.OOO.oOO bnshel.s. Tliis shows that 
 (Mil- farniors have n(*t vet tak.'n that interest in the j^Towtli of bailey which its in»portancc siion.d 
 eoniinan.i. Instemi o'i' inakini; early .icliveiy in a.lvanet- of wheat the t«irloy wa,s helil baek to the 
 manifest injury of the pru.lurer. Karly n»atkelni<,' -,Mves a l>ettcr priee, as tht^ grain can be shipped 
 by rail and water to points ui the United Suites, and the Americans are, at present, our best customers. 
 
 The Ontario farmer markets his barley as tarly in SeptemlM-r ns is possible. The Manitoba 
 farmer so ftir, has not begun t.. d.liver b.-fore November. We desire to point out to the fanners of 
 Manitoba that it much .Mneerns thtin to mukt- special eir(»rts in the direction of raising first <piality 
 grain bv paving parti. -uiar attention to seeming the best of seed, and having their ground pioperly 
 prcpareil to' receive it. Wlnat can be grown in nearly every country, bnt there is no portion of the 
 coniijjent that can produce barley erpial to tliat gr.iwn in Maintoba, or which will give to the 
 malster and Itrewer such large retiniis from a given cpiantity. 
 
 Out of the total shipments of this cn.p, about •i.')0,(M)u bushels pa.s.sed under the examinaticm 
 V *■ the official grain inspector, and was gra<lcd accordiiiL' t'> the Donunion standards. VVe would 
 suggest to v..ur Hoard that there is no possibility of fairly judging of the relative value of our bar- 
 ley as coinjiared with tliat raised in Ontario, according to the standards now in force. We consider 
 tllac li<'ht l»arh'y, say 4+ to +;• poun<ls to the bushel and graded as No. 1, camiot be comi»ared with 
 barley "weighing +!• to •").". pounds, and grade.) the sam.'. We shippe.l insj.ccte.l No. 1 l)arley, weigh - 
 ing.VsA poun.ls"to the bushel, bright an.l clean, and far ahead of any other barley raised in Caiwida, 
 and yet it classe.l on!v as standani N.. 1. Wv c.nsi.ler th.- insi-eclcl N.. i.-shippcl froni Manit..ba, 
 
 ..f bitter value than "t I dinary .stan-lanl N<. 1 of the Dominion, an.i exn-pting for .-olor, tlie N.>. 
 
 :'> barley exported fr.m Manitoba was well suited for lie- mainifacture ..f goo.l malt, becau.se the 
 
 dew stain on ..ur grain ernes ..fi' i •.■ rea.lily in st.'.'ping than the weath.M-staine.l )cinils of other 
 
 districts It take'!^ about 1^ hours longer to "stcj.. «itli m.-r.' fre.pieiit .hanges ..f tb.' water, result- 
 
 ini: in an astonishing brightness in .-olor when finished. A g 1 many ears were inspecte.l here an.l 
 
 elass.'d as "rej.'cted," -.imply because the barl._\ . though h.;.vy an.l fairly goo.l, was so dirty that it 
 i- almost inconceivable that fanneis w.udd market grain in sd.b eonditioii when a little troubU- ex- 
 pended wouhl cleanse it thoroughly. This •rejecte.l ' has. t.. s..me extent. Inen shippe.l to the east 
 tot feed, an.l pn.babiy is the barley otf.-ie.l for sr,'il in Ontari... against which the Tor.mto Hoard of 
 Tratle has Ixjen warning farmers. 
 
 Manitoba ship|.ers have ha.i a great .leal i.. .onten.l with, ..wing t.. preju.lices raised by ship- 
 ments in IS.s.jol sliehtlv frost.'.! grain, but chiefly by Ontario .lealcrs mixing inferior varieties of 
 Ontaiiogr..wn barley w"ith the Manitoba probi -t" whi.h mixtuiv will n..t st.-ep or grow proj.erly, 
 in fa«-t both samides aiv sp..iled, for the Manitoba barley, owing to its hardness an.l great, r weight, 
 iXMMjires tr..m \.i to IS h..urs longer sU'cping. This acc.unts for the staleinents made that at lea.st 40 
 per cent of .'ur barlev ssill n..t g.-rminat.-, but f..itunat.-ly w.- ean pr.Mlu.e statements of fact-s to 
 sh..w that tb.- opp.'.sit.- ..f this is the ca.s.- Tli-- lollowing is a eon.leiise.l ivp.ut tftken fi<un 
 r.ulletin No. -2. <lated i.')tli Sept.. ]^^1, issue.l by Pn.f Saun.l.-rs, Director of the Central Oovern- 
 ment Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada 
 
 • Invitations were issued to faim.-rs an.l others to send samples of grain, b. be tested as to vita- 
 lity an.l g.-rminating powers. 1S7 sampl.-s were r.'ceiv.-.l, prin.-ipally fr..m Ontario ami Manitoba. 
 Tliese .s.t"ls w.re fuon-l to vary as t.. vitality, s.)me being le-arly perf-.-t se|,ile .)th. is were^woithless 
 fr.im the I..S-. .,1 all geiminatirlg powei-s. The specimens s.i.t from Manit..ba an.l the Northw.-st 
 Territories shewed a high.-i aveiag.- -.f vitality than tlo.se from the hkstern Provinces of the 
 Dominion, an indicati.>irof the c.rrectne.ss .if the opinion, that <jrain jroirii in notthern countries 
 
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 poHnessefi move vigor and vitality than that produced in more northern latitudeH, which makes it 
 more vahiable for seed. 
 
 
 Comparing Matiitoba and thu Northwest Territories with Ontario and tlie Provinces East, the 
 tests thus far matie shew the foih)wing averages: 
 
 
 N. VV PROVINCES. EASTERN PROVINCES. 
 
 I'ROI'CMITION OF VITALITY. PROPORTION OK VITALITY. 
 
 
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 Wheat 9«; per cent. Wheat 92 per cent. 
 
 Barley 97 " Barley 73 
 
 Oats 95 " Oats fi5 
 
 Wo give the above figures without comment as they are published by the Dominion Govern- 
 ment. But we have still further evidence to offer on tliis point, and we ate in a position to prove 
 that not only does Manitoba barley produce first class malt, but also that the malt gives a much 
 betior retuin to the brewer than tliat nmnufactured from any other barley grown on tli is continent. 
 
 The Canada Malt Company, of Detroit, Michigan, U. S., who also have a brewing establishment 
 in that city, received from us this year between 8o,()00 and 4n,(K)() bu.sheis of Manitoba barley. 
 The following statement from them may be depended on as correct : 
 
 " We arj well satisfied with your barley shipments. We prefer the brighter descriptions, but 
 it all grows well and evenly. We send you a sample of the malt made from the best barley and 
 also an average samnle of the whole and you can judge for yourselves. We have a letter from a 
 customer in which he states " I got lij barrels for 100 bufhels more ale out of the Manitoba malt 
 than I got out (>f the same ipiantity of best California." We also gave instructions to our brewer 
 to make three special brewings, one from Manitol)a barley, one from 1' t western barley and one 
 from Ontai-io bailey, in order t > faiily tost their respective merits. The result ivas Jour and one- 
 half harreb more ale per 100 hiiKltcIs from Munitoha mult than from iventern, and grf(i(<ir gravity; 
 and four barrels more per lOObuHlieU than that produced from xame (inantity of Ontario malt." 
 
 Of the samples of li.i'l, sent we may state that the best <|uality was as nearly jierfect as could 
 be desiretl. The average of the lot showed a vitality of ninety-eight per cent.; very conclusive 
 evidence as U) the germinating power of Manitoba barley. 
 
 The barley shipments madi.' by us came from all sections of the country, the Stonewall district 
 furnish'rig the briglitest samples. The average of the l)arley carried by the Manitoba and North- 
 western Railway was very good in (juality, and cleaner than the majority of the barley receivetl 
 from the .south and west ; and we eaniiot sec any reason why the barley of one section should not 
 compare favuiably with that raised in any other part ot the country. 
 
 With regard to the seed to be used, it is the best policy to grow what our customers, the Ame- 
 ricans, recpiire. Four or six roweil barley is about the oidy description they will purcha.se, and as 
 mixing old with U'jw harh-y. or 2 rowed with (i rowed, will ruin the whole for malting pui|»o.ses, it 
 should be avoided. 
 
 The best and cleanest ground sluMlld be chosen, free from weeds or the droppings from last 
 season's crop, and as this crop comes in ahead of wheat great care should be taken in Imilding and 
 stooking up, and covering with cap sheaves to secure it from dew or rain. Many farmers cut their 
 barley and leave it lying On the ground for weeks just as it canie from the reaper. The top .sheaves 
 ^houfd all be carried and thn-shed by themstlves; the barley is just as good for seed, while the 
 better pie.served barley in the stook will yield brighter grain and i>ring lull prices. 
 
 If the farmers 'jf Manitoba will make up their nunds to produce such bailey as we have des- 
 crilxjd, they can rely upon obtaining the very best prices prevailing, for there is no doubt but that 
 a goo«l demand will spring up Malsters want the best barley that can be had, and if they can pro- 
 cure it in Manitola they will s(>nd their orders here. We advise farmers t) get ready to supply 
 them. We have good hopes of obtaining lower freight rates in the near future, the benefit of which 
 will go to the producer, and make the raising of barley even more |trofitable than it has been in the 
 paht. The crop iwi suie one in this country if propeily taken care of Let farmers use oidy the 
 best and cleanest of seed, have the groun-l properly prejiared, give strict attention to sDwing and 
 harvesting, properly thresh ami clean the giain, deliver early in the season, and the result will be 
 highly .satisfactory. 
 
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