Evaluation of Barley Quality
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1957
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The North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station decided in 1947 to intensify the barley breeding program and begin a barley quality testing laboratory to provide a fairly rapid and accurate means of evaluating quality on early generation barley. The author addresses the color of the grain, the fertilizer used and the loss of grade due to careless handling. Various aspects of the testing process is detailed, including malting.