72 MAIN^ AGRrCULTURAI, EJXPERIM^NT STATION. I914. 



Method II. The bucket was filled rounding full hy dipping 

 it directly into the grain. The grain was not settled in any way. 

 Then the top was levelled as in Method I. 



Method III. The bucket was filled rounding full by dipping 

 it into the grain and then shaken down once. After shaking the 

 top was smoothed off as in Method I. 



Method IV. The grain was poured into the bucket filling it 

 rounding full and settled by shaking down five times. After 

 this the straight edge was used to level off the top surface as in 

 Method I. 



In case shaking settled the grain below the rim of the bucket 

 more grains were poured on top and then levelled off. In 

 shaking, the bucket was held firmly with Iboth hands. Each shak- 

 ing involved a short, quick downward movement of the bucket 

 brought to an abrupt stop. 



Tabids; i. 



Frequency Distributions for Variation in the Percentage 



Determinations of Weight per bushel of Oats. 



Class. 

 Per cent. 



Grain poured into 

 bucket. Not sha- 

 ken or settled. 



II. . 



Bucket filled by 



dipping it into 



the grain. Not 



shaken or 



settled. 



III. 



Bucket filled by 

 dipping it into 

 the grain Sha- 

 ken once to 

 settle grain. 



IV. 



Grain poured into 

 the bucket. Sha- 

 ken down 5 times. 



52.0-52.4 



7 









52.5-52.9 



6 



_ 



_ 



_ 



53.0-53.4 



3 



_ 



_ 



_ 



53.5-53.9 



27 



_ 



- 



- 



54.0-54.4 



27 



- 



- 



- 



54.5-54.9 



16 



- 



- 



- 



55.0-55.4 



11 



_ 





- 



55.5-55.9 



3 



3 



_ 



- 



56.0-56.4 



- 



8 



1 



- 



56.5-56.9 



- 



3 



1 



- 



57.0-57.4 



- 



18 



5 



- 



57.5-57.9 



_ 



27 



16 



- 



58.0-58.4 



- 



20 



27 



- 



58.5-58.9 



- 



10 



19 



1 



59.0-59.4 



- 



8 



22 



3 



59.5-59.9 



_ 



2 



6 



18 



60.0-60,4 



_ 



1 



2 



36 



60.5-60.9 



_ 



- 



1 



31 



61.0-61.4 



_ 



- 



- 



10 



61.5-61.9 



- 



- 



- 



1 



Totals 



100 



100 



100 



100 



The results derived from the data collected in each method 

 are tabulated in tahle 2. Here it will be noted that the mean 

 weight per bushel increases 2.4 lbs. or 7 percent when the 

 bucket is filled by dipping it into the grain as compared with 



