Table 1.

Interview data on barley diversity, field size, and seed exchange practices, compared by location and elevation group

	Total	North	South	Low	Mid	High
Avg # of barley varieties per farm	2.27	2.28	2.26	1.43	2.55	2.77
Avg size of barley fields (m2)	1010	791	1205	959	824	1341
Avg size of 6-row barley fields (m2)	1297	948	1631	1290	1307	1598
Avg size of 2-row barley fields (m2)	436	528	212	409	341	570
% of farmers responding
Farmers acquired barley seed in past year	42	40	43	53	37	36
Farmers getting new seed due to loss	69	66	73	79	69	59
Farmers getting new seed for experimentation	24	24	24	14	31	31
% of barley fields surveyed
Planted from own seed	55	62	49	39	62	58
Planted from  Neighbors' seed	16	13	18	23	14	14
Planted from market seed	25	19	30	36	24	21

Quantities represent averages over the group (# of barley varieties and field size), percent of respondents in that group, or percent of barley fields surveyed in that group. Bold figures represent significant differences from other locations or elevations at α = .05.