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On the average, barley contains 3 percent more protein than corn and can be substituted for corn in feed mixes. Some people prefer the taste of barley-fed beef.<br />
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The soil should not be too acid and should receive a generous amount of rotted manure or compost. Beans are sensitive to soil levels of zinc. Deficiencies are not uncommon on alkaline soils - especially where pH is well above 7 due to their free lime content. Nitrogen is best supplied from organic matter and from the nodule bacteria. Beans require only a little nitrogen at a time.<br />
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Because of the different purposes of the grain, there are many varieties of barley available and new ones are being constantly developed. Most new varieties are bred to be stiffer strawed to prevent lodging. There are varieties adapted to every area. Barley may have bearded heads or be beardless. Bearded barley has a slender bristle about three inches long, called an "awn," attached to each seed. Beardless varieties are generally preferred for forage, but the bearded varieties have proven resistant to deer in Pennsylvania.<br />
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Grow barley as you would wheat. Some varieties are spring planted and some are fall planted. Barley ripens sooner than wheat; spring-planted barley ripens in 60 to 70 days, fall-planted barley about 60 days after spring growth begins. Barley thus fits well into a double-cropping scheme and a variety of crop rotations. Be careful when planting barley with a drill because bearded varieties may cause planting tubes to clog.<br />
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B. vulgaris, the common barberry, grows from four to eight feet tall and is attractive year-round. In the spring its foliage is light green and its flowers golden yellow. while in the fall it develops brilliant scarlet to purple fruits which last throughout the winter.<br />
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Evergreen varieties of the barberry are marginally hardy in the northeastern states unless somewhat protected in winter. B. buxifolia, often called Magellan barberry, is a graceful shrub, with orange yellow flowers and deep purple fruits. It grows to a height of one to three feet. B. verruculosa is another hardy and handsome shrub, growing to three feet. Dwarf and spreading, its dense, lustrous, dark green foliage and violet black fruit make it a valued ornamental.<br />
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Beans are subject to a number of bacterial and viral diseases, especially in years of high temperature, high humidity and high rainfall. Dry beans are more vulnerable than snap beans because they are permitted to grow to maturity. Early stages of these diseases characteristically look like watery spots, then leaves yellow, die and drop prematurely. Beans dry up and appear to mature but remain small in size and show shrunken yellow seed coat abnormalities.</div><div class='uawresource'><div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br />
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