A 2-year wet seasons experiment was carried out to evaluate varieties of pearl millet and sheltered distances in an arid and semi-arid area of Bauchi State, Nigeria. These were set in a fixed-nested passion under a randomized complete block design and replicated four times. Within a range of distances, crops performed well on the lee than wind sides of the shelter. Based on inferences recommendations for scaling - up production and qualitative yield were made to farmers in the study area.