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EXPERIMENT STATION, 



[Jan. 



Decrease in certain of the above items, notably that in the 

 number of soil analyses, is due to definite attempt on the part 

 of the station to discourage requests for this kind of service. 



Analysis, Germination Tests and Separation of Seeds. 



Department of Botaxy, 

 Prof. A. V. Osmun, Head. 



Germination Tests. 

 During the year germination tests were made on 448 samples 

 of seeds, as listed below. In nearly all cases the tests were 

 made in duplicate, thus doubling the time, labor and expense 

 involved. 



The 127 samples tested were submitted from 4 cities and 

 towns of the Commonwealth, and 1 from another experiment 

 station. 



Alfalfa . 

 Barley 

 Beans, soy 

 Beets, mangel 

 Clover, alsike 

 Clover, red 

 Clover, sweet 



3 

 3 



3 



207 



1 



62 



1 



Of the total of 293 samples tested, 6 were submitted from 

 other experiment stations, 156 from 21 villages, towns and 

 cities of the Commonwealth, and 131 were tested for outside 

 parties but for the benefit of resident growers. 



