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| Hoody is a beardless winter forage barley. Plant in late August or September, graze over winter, then harvest a super barley hay or barley silage crop in April or May with enough time to plant corn. In the fall of 2000 in the lower Snake River Valley we planted 50 acres of Hoody Winter Barley in an old alfalfa stand about Sept. 10. That 50 acre field of Hoody along with 28 acres of corn stubble kept 50 head of cows from Nov. 1st until April 1st without any additional feed. The winter was open with no snow cover and the temperatures were above freezing most of the time. The Hoody Barley seemed to grow anytime the temperature was above freezing. Barley hay or silage is higher quality than oat, wheat or triticale hay or silage. | ||||
Two
Year Summary of Winter Forage Barley Variety Trials COCARC Powell
Butte Oregon Yield in tons per Acre |
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Fall 91 Harvest Spring 92 |
Planted
Fall 92 Harvest Spring 93 |
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Variety |
Late
Boot |
Soft
Dough |
Late
Boot |
Soft
Dough |
Patriot |
3.41 |
5.53 |
2.26 |
5.63 |
Hoody |
4.86 |
7.34 |
2.97 |
6.07 |
Henry |
3.60 |
6.52 |
.88 |
5.63 |
Boyer |
3.29 |
6.75 |
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Maury |
3.36 |
6.76 |
1.16 |
5.33 |
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