CULTURAL PRINCIPLES HARVEST I9 



thrasher in comparison with whole seed, the aver- 

 ages were lo bushels grain for the former and 30.7 

 bushels for the latter. Only about 30 per cent of 

 weevil-infected peas were found to germinate. 



Buchanan^ reports a yield from sound pea seed 

 of 28 bushels to the acre ; broken seed, 10.2 bushels. 



MOWER WITH PEA-LIFTIXG ATTACHMENT FOR 

 CUTTER BAR. 



This covered a test of six years. Ward^ declares 

 that soaking pea seed in pure water tends to dissolve 

 materials needed in the germination and growth 

 of the seed. He recommends soaking in a solution 

 of some fertilizer salt, which will add to. rather than 

 detract from, the vigor of the seed. Electricity in 



* Ont. Agri. Col. Annual Rpt. for 1906. 

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