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AGRICULTURAL KXPERIMENT STATION. 



Comparative Rssults of Gardknt Seeds Germinated. 









Emerson's 





Iowa Seed 







Chick's 

 seed in 



DunnJDg's 

 seed in 



commission 

 seeds in 



Ferry's 

 seeds in 



Company's 

 seeds in 



Dept Ag — 

 seeds iu 





bulk. 



bulk. 



packets. 



packets 



packets. 



packets. 



Name. 



"S -3 



a, ^ 



< § a 



.2 



a 'a 



> 2. 



Average 

 per cent ger- 

 minated. 



.2 'i 



> 2 



p-a 





® .JL 



>; g a 



IS 



II 



^ S « 



ll 



> S. 



°-a 



PI 

 < o a 



Lettuce 



99 





77 





10 



1 



98 



- 



- 



2 



90 



Turnip 





76 





29 





97 



1 



71 











Cabbage 





69 





88 





92 



1 



73 



- 



- 



4 



80 



Parsnip 





44 





34 





49 



1 



70 











Celery 





27 





62 





48 















Onion 





74 





62 





95 



1 



67 











Beet 





63 





18 





77 



1 



76 



1 



60 







Carrot 



- 



- 





51 





48 



1 



60 







6 



66 



Tomato . 



- 



- 



- 



- 



- 



- 



- 





- 





4 



58 



The complaint about commission garden seeds is hardly sustained 

 by our experiments. Emerson's seeds, the only ones tested, make 

 a fair average showing. The lettuce seed was very poor, onl^' ten 

 per cent sprouted. The turnip seed was the best examined and the 

 cabbage and beet seed were excelled only by varieties from the 

 department of agriculture. The onion seeds were superior. The 

 carrot seed was the poorest examined and the tardy germination 

 showed it was old. The freshness of the garden seeds from the 

 department of agriculture is shown by their early germination and 

 good germination per cent. 



The garden seeds, Nos. 1 to 51, vary considerabl3\ Farmers and 

 gardners find it difficult to get these kind of seeds to " come up" 

 well. Although at times it may be due to unfavorable conditions of 

 the soil or weather, it is more often due to the seed. If poor seeds 

 are planted, poor results are certain. Beet seed is one of the bardest 

 to sprout. By comparing the beet seed of different dealers, we find 

 the range from 18, to 94, more than five times as many in one case, 

 as in the other, and of greater vitality, as is shown by the number 



