978 Report on the Treatment of Seeds. [Jan., 



Two other trials with barley gave similar results : — 



Crop. 



Untreated 

 Seed. 



Treated 

 Seed. 



Gain 

 due to 

 Electrolytic 

 Treatment. 



Little Snoring (supervision of 

 Cambridge University) — 



Cambridge University Farm — 

 Crop weight per row (a) . . 



(b) . . 



5 coombes 

 5^ stone 

 5 



lb. 



121*5 



94-1 



5 coombes 

 4 stone 

 6 



lb. 



121*6 

 92 'O 



None 

 None. 



None. 

 None. 



Farmers' Tests. — A number of farmers are said to have used 

 electrified seeds and to have expressed themselves as satisfied 

 with the result. Unfortunately, few actual results are avail- 

 able. In two cases weighings have been sent in to the Food 

 Production Department. The results are as follow : — 



Essex — Barley, after Roots fed off with Sheep. 



Crop. 



Untreated 

 Seed. 



Electrified 

 Seed. 



Percentage Variation 

 in Electrified Seed. 



Barley Grain . . 



46*7 lb. 



21-3 lb. 



Loss of 54 per cent. 



Hampshire — Wheat: Yield per Plot (20 sq. yd.). 



Heads. 



Untreated 

 Seed. 



Electrified 

 Seed. 



Percentage Variation 

 in Electrified Seed. 



Heads . . 

 Straw . . 



14 lb. 4 oz. 

 12 lb. 4 oz. 



14 lb. 7 oz. 

 13 lb. 14 oz. 



None. 

 Gain of 12 per cent. 



In a single trial of this sort it is impossible to lay any stress 

 on a difference of 12 per cent. 



The following weighings of the crop harvested in 191 8 were 

 made on farms in Dorsetshire selected from a Hst supplied by 

 the County Executive Officer. The selection was made and 

 the weighings carried out by one of the assistants at the 

 University College, Reading. The weights may be accepted as 

 reliable : — 



