l6o MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



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As in the previous instance, the percentage of germination 

 was low (sixty-three per cent), but was about uniform in the 

 two lots. The number of first-class roots from the large seed 

 exceeded that from the small seed by about twenty-eight per 

 cent. In weight about the same difference was obtained. 



Condnsions: From the above, it is evident that plants from 

 large seed grow larger and mature earlier, than those from 

 small seed. Inasmuch as the cost of seed is slight as compared 

 with the cost of labor and fuel, and in view of the importance of 

 having the crop ready for market in the shortest possible time, 

 the gardener can well afford to sift the seed before plant- 

 ing and discard all which is small and inferior. For the 

 purpose of sifting, common wire cloth which is used for win- 

 dow screens ( 1-12 inch mesh) will answer: though a screen 

 with i-io inch mesh is better, as many of the small seeds will 

 not readily pass through the window screen. 



