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THE RYEGRASS CROP. 



The two tables now given" show not only the proportion 

 of adulteration, but the class of seeds found mixed up in 

 the samples, most of which are well known in our fields, 

 and put us every year to no little trouble and expense to 

 get rid of: 



TABLE L ANALYSIS OF RYEGRASS SEEPS. 



"In this table, we may remark, in the first place, upon 

 the great difference in the weight of a bushel of ryegrass 

 seed. The lowest weight here tabulated is 14^ Ibs. per 

 bushel ; but we have examined even lighter. Of course, 

 in these cases the preliminary test of weighing ought to 

 satisfy any one that if of less weight than 20 Ibs. per 

 bushel and this is quite a low quotation the seed is 

 not worth buying. This is a matter which can easily be 

 approximately ascertained from as small samples as 2 oz. 

 by measure; and for ourselves we would say that we 

 would not look at a ryegrass sample of 2 oz. of it by 



