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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



Off. Doc. 



Sioeet Corn. There is very little opportunity for fraud iu Sweet 

 Corn seed. The impurities are reduced to nothing, and many of the 

 varieties can be readily identified by the grains. It is possible, how- 

 ever, to sell seeds of low germinative power and thus impose upon 

 the purchaser. Out of twenty-five samples of the Stowell's Ever- 

 green Corn, only three samples fell below the standard per cent, in 

 germination, one sample being so low as 53.5 per cent. The prices 

 varied greatly without apparent cause. It is certain the prices 

 in no manner corresponded with the germinative power of the 

 seeds. 



SWEET CORN— STOWELL'S EVERGREEN. 



Character and Cost of the Seeds on the Market. Standard of Purity, 

 99 Per cent. Standard of Germination, 85-90 Per cent. 



Number of Sample. 



13 

 <ll 



3 



3 

 .S 







1> 



a 



u 



3 



O 



14. 



29. 



.11, 



56, 



64, 



72, 



78, 



97, 



109, 



111, 



123, 



127, 



136, 



140, 



148. 



157, 



178, 



195, 



1!39, 



200, 



201. 



202, 



203, 



100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 lOO 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 



96 



88.5 



91 



98 



97.5 



98.5 



86 



90 



93 



91.5 



97.5 



92 



94 



81 



53.5 



95.5 



99.5 



89 



94.5 



92 



97 



98.5 



98 



79.5 



