94 



THE CONNECTICUT AGRICULTURAL 



cases do full justice to tlie dealer, while they furnish to the pur- 

 chaser a very fair idea of the quality of the stock. It should be 

 remembered that while seed is too often put on the market which 

 is known by the seller to be old and poor, there may be great dif- 

 ferences in the quality of new seed, occasioned by the weather, 

 and other less obvious causes, differences which may not be appre- 

 ciated by the seed grower himself until the next planting. Cases 

 have come to our notice repeatedly, where fresh seed was sold by 

 one dealer to another which was almost worthless. 



Variety. Station Seed 



No. sprouted, 

 fer cent. 



Clover : 



Red Clover 158 75.8 



Timothy 1,59 90.5 



Oats 146 94.5 



147 95.0 

 Maize : 



Mammoth Sweet 140 14.0 



Moore's Concord Sweet 141 38.0 



Minnesota Sweet 142 94.0 



Evergreen Sweet 143 43.0 



" " 145 92.0 



Crosby's Sweet 144 90.5 



Cabbage : 



Jersey Wakefield. 13T 12.7 



157 71,8 



FlatDutch 150 75.8 



149 46.3 



Sage..... 152 39.8 



153 26.7 

 Onion : 



Red 138 44.3 



Wethersfield large red 139 82.7 



151 59.5 



Yellow Danvers .' 155 47.8 



" '■' 156 86.8 



" " 118 88.5 



" " 148 44.0 



Leek 154 48.5 



One-half 

 Seed sprouted 



remained Seed seed 



sound, rotted, germinated 

 Per cent. Per cent, in days. 



7.5 



5.5 



16.7 



4.0 



18.5 



33.0 



The sample of Oats No, 147, was from a lot purchased in this 

 State, and was sent to the Station for examination, because, so it 

 was asserted, horses refused to eat it. The oats were very rau.^ty 



