12 ELECTRICITY IN AGRICULTURE 
the south of Finland, whose owner, the Baron E. Hisinger, 
I had the good fortune to interest in the experiments, and 
to whom I am under a great obligation for assistance in all 
directions given with the utmost courtesy and kindness. 
The experiments, executed on a wheat field of exceptionally 
good development, began first on June 20th, when the 
wheat was just flowering. When the crop was sifted in 
first and second qualities the result was: 
On thefexperimental field (0°5 hectare). | On the control field (05 hectare). 
1,226'2kg. 1,292'5kg. 
198'1kg. 1st quality, 1,028'1kg. 2nd. 126'1kg. rst, 1,166°4kg. 2nd. 
As thejexperiments began as late as the time of flowering 
of the wheat, an increase of the total crop could not be 
expected, but only an improvement in quality. .That had 
really been the case, and we find that the first quality is 
augmented on the experimental field by 57 per cent. 
(4) As the experiments hitherto performed had, as shown 
above, given very encouraging results, we were induced to 
make an extensive ‘series of experiments at Brédtorp in 
the year 1887, to which Baron Hisinger consented and 
gave, as before, his friendly assistance. 
We give below the results obtained, and refer the reader 
to the extensive treatment of this subject in the Paper 
“Expériences sur Influence de l’Electricité sur les Végé- 
taux ” :—* Average increase 
per cent. 
Rye 3'7%, \ The experiments came about so late t tere 
ee 5°7/4,) that the ears began to be formed.. 
Wheat { sie \ a tavcetepte mn atin enisrtern lier sige nclslgntcidstehan es 45°1 
Oats ie aconwanranedcremmminniran ses aceasmeanraucasanneeseianat 54'0 
Bat ly inasneinasedecobaarasteileian cabavnasaraasaagestentin’ 850 
Sip, aesah Aca wile aoraronrmdtemte dneeunacimensntin art amans guages 45°0 
POtAatOeS: atosgnewer pnts dopa eaneneeunesdeanmnnatuins aetodanens 24°3 
REG De CES asec caroreeties qemmertnbscannsne dem aunetnraeersesmsnslene 31°7 
Reais PRET H CS ites siewaunsaeaunna canarias ae osnpacelwiaisaa whieeletnctuabien 951 
* “ Commentationes varize in memoriam actorum CCL, annorum.”’ Edidit 
Universitas Helsingtorsiensis, 1890; and in the Alectrical Review (London), 
November 4 and 25 and December 2 and 16, 1898. 
