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ceased ; but as, in later numbers of the Gazette, his 

 opinions have been somewhat modified in this re- 

 spect, we yet think him capable of riding a hobby 

 too hard, though not until the pace has thrown him 

 down and broken his knees will he own it. 



3. TABLE OF THE GERMINATION OF BARLEY, 1863. 



Price 

 per 



quarter 



From Sherborne . . 

 Martock .... 

 Lulworth . . 

 Crewkerne . . 

 Mr. Masters 



From Salisbury 

 Ditto 

 Ditto 

 Ditto 

 Ditto 

 From Langporfc 

 Chard . . . 



Stiff-straw 



Nottingham . . . 



Chevallier 



From Yeovil . . . 

 Ditto 

 Ditto 

 Ditto 

 Ditto 



{ Chevallier, sown ) 



( on farm \ 



American, ditto 



Ditto 

 New from farm, 1861 



Average 



29 

 29 

 24 

 28 

 28 

 24 

 24 

 24 

 24 

 24 

 24 

 28 

 27 

 28 

 32 

 26 

 26 

 26 

 26 

 26 

 26 



28 



28 



30 

 30 



All market samples. 



Salisbury is considered one 

 of the best places for 

 seed barley. The samples 

 are mostly from the Chalk 

 Rock. 



Like most of our specimens, 

 market samples. 



This is a low- germinating 

 series ; their uniformity of 

 price and difference in ger- 

 | mination is remarkable. 



' Two good samples, and the 

 ) yield of the crop of fifty 

 ) acres each about 36 bush, 

 per acre. 



In round numbers. 



Seeing, then, that there were such variations in the 

 germinating powers of wheat, we determined to try a 

 series of experiments with barley; and from the 

 results (table 3), it will be seen that, though the 

 margin is not so wide, yet great differences occur; 

 still, with regard to this grain, we constantly find 



