1920.] The Quality of Farm and Garden Seeds. 1103 



Table showing the Quality of Clover and 

 Grass Seed. 





No. of 





























on 



Percentage — 



Germination 



Percentage 





vVi-UL/JJ. 



(a) and Hard Seed (b). 



Purity. 





x\. vex C*gC 





























1919- 



1919-1920. 



1918-1919. 



1919- 







1918- 





1920, 



(a) (b) 



(«) 





1920. 



1919- 



Red Clover 



500 



Si z ; 4-9 



81 -I ; 



4*5 



95 7 



95 '9 



Alsike Clover . . 



120 



78 5; 100 



84-0 ; 



7' 5 



94-5 



96-5 



White Clover . . 



180 



73 6 ; 8 9 



76-5 ; 



7-2 



94-2 



917 



WllQ WiUXu V-lUVcl. 



50 



74 2; 12 5 



74 -o ; 



12*1 



85 3 



85-1 



Trefoil . . 



150 



80 2 ; 2 9 



67-2 ; 



2-6 



98-8 



98-1 



Lucerne . . 



36 



86-2 ; 5-5 



87-2 ; 



4*7 



97 7 



977 



Crimson Clover . . 



100 



90 '2 ; trace 



87-1 ; 



•2 



97 



95-8 



Perennial Rye - 











grass . . 



200 



84-4; — 



827 ; 





97-9 



97*6 



Italian Rye -grass 



250 



85 5 ; — 



82-4 ; 





986 



97-9 



Cocksfoot 



80 



82 1 ; — 



78-0 ; 

 88-8; 





97 3 



97-1 



Timothy 



60 



92-2 ; — 





990 



98-7 



Meadow Fescue . . 



50 



84 3 ; — 



84*5 ; 





982 



98-1 



Dogstail . . 



30 



59-9 ; — 



70*2 ; 





98-1 



97'4 



Table showing the Quality of Cereal, Root 

 AND Vegetable Seed. 





No. of 











Samples 



Standard of Germination 









on which 



Specified in Testing of 



Germination] 





Average 



Seeds Order. 



per Cent. 



lunds of Seed. 



is based. 











1919- 

 1920. 



Per Cent. 



1919- 

 1920. 



1918- 

 1919. ■ 



Wheat . . 



924 



90 



962 



97*3 



Barley . . 



118 



90 



96-2 



95*7 



Oats 



480 



85 



95-7 



95*1 



Rye 



60 



80 



92-4 



96-5 



Turnip . . 



250 



Field, 75. Garden, 70. 



90-9 



88-8 



Swede 



150 



75 



82 7 



84-9 



Rape 



16 



80 



83 2 



83 -o 



Kale 



100 



Field, 70. Garden, 65. 



797 



77'4 



Cabbage 



400 



Field, 70. Garden, 65. 



78-6 



75-8 



Brussels Sprouts 



90 



65 



78 5 



84-3 



Cauhflower and 





Cauliflower, 60. 



75 8 



75-1 



Broccoli 



300 



Broccoli, 65. 3 



Peas 



750 



65 



84-7 



7S7 



Vetches . . 



150 



90 



93 8 



92-7 



Mangold. . 



350 



120 



123 5 



1257 



Beet 



300 



90 



120 8 



109-2 



Parsnip . . 



100 



40 



67 8 



63-8 



Carrot . . 



300 



50 



66 7 



64-4 



Onion 



600 



55 



71 1 



75*2 



