Cost per Million of Germinating Seeds. 129 



APPENDIX I. 



PAPER CONTRIBUTED BY MR. JAMES HUNTER, 



AGRICULTURAL SEED MERCHANT, CHESTER. 



Table showing the per centage of germination, weight per bushel, number 

 of seeds in 1 lb. , number of germinating seeds in 1 lb. , average price 

 per lb., and cost per million germinating seeds of the various Orass 

 and Clover Seeds of the highest standard of quality and purity : — 



NAME OF SPECIES., 



Alopecurus pi-atensis {Meadow Foxtail) 



Antlioxaathnm odoratum {Sweet Vernal) 



Avena elatior {Tall Oat-like Gra&s) 



Aveua flavescens {Golden Oat Gi-asa) 



Cynosurus cristatus {Crested Dogstail) 



Dactylis ^lomerata {Cocksfoot) 



Festiica duriuscula {Hard Fescue) 



Festuca elatior {2'aU Fescue) 



Pestuca ovina tenuifolia {Fi/ne-leaved Fescue) 



Festuca pratensis {Meadow Fescue) 



Lnlium italicuin {Italian Ryegrass) 



Lolium perenne {Perennial Ryegrass) 



Phleum pratense {Catslail or Timothy) 



Poa nemoralis ( (food Meadow Grass) 



Poa pratensis {Smoutft-stalked'Meadow Grass). . . . 



Poa trivialis {Rov.gh-stalked Meadofw Grass) 



Achillea MUlefolium ( Farrow or Milfoil) 



Authyllis vulneraria {Kidney Vetch) 



Cichoriwm intybus (Chicory) 



Lotus coruiculatns {Birdsfoot Trefoil) 



Medicago lupulina {Trefoil or Yellow Clover) 



Medicago sativa {Lucerne) 



Petroselinum sativum (Parsley) 



Poterium saiiguisorba (llurnet) 



Trifolium hybridum {Alsike Clover) 



Trifolium incamatum (Italian or Crim. Clover). . 



Trifolium pratenso (yicd or lirnad Clover) 



Trifolium pratense pcreune (Perl. Red Clover) . . 

 Trifolium pratense perenne var. {Late-fiow'g Red) 

 Trifolium repeus ( White or Dutch Clover) 



V a 



98 

 96 

 98 

 88 

 86 

 97 

 90 

 98 

 86 

 98 

 98 

 98 

 85 

 120 

 98 



98 

 98 





C« 



490,000 



738,000 



138,000 



1,400,000 



886,000 



426,000 



578,000 



246,000 



1,.'.61,000 



236,000 



270,000 



223,000 



1,320,000 



2,325,000 



1,860,000 



2,235,000 



3,610,000 



193,000 



336,000 



412,000 



319,000 



224,000 



230,000 



54,000 



718,000 



118,000 



23-.i,000 



218,000 



218,000 



732,000 



S c3 _ 



■s.a-S 



441,000 



690,400 



124,200 



1,120,000 



828,980 



404,700 



549,100 



230,160 



1,326,860 



233,040 



264.600 



214,080 



1,293,600 



2,046,000 



1,681,000 



2,167,950 



3.169,000 



189,140 



284.760 



403,760 



312,620 



219,620 



195,600 



64,800 



703,640 



115,640 



227.360 



213,640 



213,640 



717,360 



S P- 



1 2 

 1 9 

 1 



3 

 1 3 

 10 



~i 



1 

 1 2 

 7 

 8 

 2i 



6 



1 3 



9 



1 a 



4 6 



10 



1 

 1 2 

 6 

 10 

 6 

 4j 

 10 

 4 



10 



1 

 1 2 

 1 



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5 11 

 8 1 



2 



1 2 

 4 6 



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2 6 



Hi 



1 0} 

 3} 

 7i 

 II 6} 



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1 6 

 4 4i 



3 6 



2 10 



1 4 



3 9 



2 7 

 6 



1 2 



2 10 



3 7 



4 9 

 6 6 

 1 34 



When seeds have been harvested under unfavourable conditions, or 

 when there is a partial failure of crop of any species, the standard of 

 germination for that species may be somewhat lower, and the price 

 of the seed higher, so that due allowance must be made for such causes 

 when they arise. It should also be borne in mind that these figures 

 apply only to seeds of the highest standard of quality. Seeds of lower 

 quality have a lower germination, are lighter in weight per bushel, 

 have a greater number of seeds in 1 lb. weight, and, although cheaper 

 by the lb. , the cost per million germinating seeds is usually greater 

 than for the best seeds. 



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