30 ELECTRICITY IN AGRICULTURE 
On August 28th the first rye-germs were observed ; un- 
favourable weather delayed the germinating. 
On August 29th the rye-germs in the experimental fields 
were much longer and more numerous than on the control 
fields. ' 
On August 30th the wheat had come up in all the experi- 
mental fields, but only a few germs were observed in the 
control fields. 
On August 31st the influence machine was stopped. 
On September Ist the germs were carefully observed in 
all the fields. In the experimental fields they were remark- 
ably better and more numerous than in the control fields. 
The difference in germinating time was 12 to 24 hours. 
In a square of 40cm? the number of germs were counted 
and their lengths measured, as follows :— 
Wheat. 
EXPERIMENTAL FIELD. CONTROL FIELD. 
Number of = Average Number of Average 
Germs, Length. Germs, Length, 
Ti gesacts 48 eee — Tenens ene —_ 
2s sassidne BQ seeeee Io"g9 cm Brida eas 49 rene 10°3 cm 
erore 69 «eee _ B sawn BOL akin —_ 
176 154 
Rye. 
EXPERIMENTAL FIELD. 1 CONTROL FIELD. 
Number of — Average . Number of Average 
Germs. Length. Germs, Length. 
To eaves WT casinienis —_— Tonge 47] oo — 
2 siaages 65 we 11'5 cm eri BA. cones 10°8 cm 
3 wanes 58 ..... — Bienses BB nssens — 
194 159 
The growth on the experimental fields appeared tighter 
and more developed. 
During the summer of 1900 the experimental fields 
proved to be superior to the control fields both for wheat 
and rye. On July toth in that year both rye and wheat 
lay down so that the wire net came to stand higher than 
