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Of all sorts tested at Svalof and Ultuna Ligowo stands first in thinness TTr . , . 



H eight per 



of hull. As regards weight per 1,000 kernels experiments again indicate the 10 oo kernels 

 superiority of grain grown at the northern station. Here again Ligowo 

 heads the list. 



The weight per bushel, while important, is liable to be misleading. An 

 excellent example is found in the case of the English Potato oat (Kubb) . As 

 will be noticed in the following table this variety stands at the head of the 

 list in weight per bushel, but at the same time possesses the very highest 

 per cent hull. Nigger, on the other hand, has a low weight per bushel with a 

 low per cent hull. That no definite relation exists between weight per bushel 

 and per cent hull seems clearly proven. 



Weight per Bushel in comparison with Per Cent Hull in oats tested at Svalof. 



An examination of the table of yields (See page 129) affords further 

 proof that no relationship exists between the productivity of a sort and its 

 weight per bushel. Thus the English Potato Oat, although weighing the most 

 per measured bushel, is not included in the table of yields as it was found 

 deficient in respect of yield as well as of quality. Awnless Probtier, although 

 at the foot of the list of White oats in weight per bushel, stands both among 

 the best yielders and among those possessing the best quality (thinnest hull) . 

 Weight per bushel is influenced most by shape of kernel. Short plump 

 grains pack more closely and therefore weigh more than do those which are 

 longer and more slender, although they are not necessarily of greater value. 

 While the weight per bushel of different sorts affords little indication of their 

 respective values, the weight of different lots belonging to the same sort and 

 grown under different conditions may constitute an important basis of 

 valuation. In describing the different sorts offered the public, the Swedish 

 Seed Company never makes use of the weight per bushel. 



