Relation of Size of Seed and Sprout Value to Yield 
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Table 1 — Chemical analyses of wheat grades tested for sprout value 
{1913 cropY 
Nitrogen-free 
Average 
extracts 
Kind of seed 
kernel 
Ash 
Ni- 
Protein 
Fat 
tested 
weight 
trogen 
Crude 
Carbo- 
fiber 
hydrates 
Grams 
Per cent 
Per cent 
Per cent 
Per cent 
Per cent 
Per cent 
(1) 
(2) 
(3) 
(4) 
(5) 
(6) 
(7) 
(8) 
TURKEY RED WINTER WHEAT fPURE STRAIN NO. 42) 
Unselected 
.0183 
2.569 
2.937 
18.748 
2.250 
2.094 
70.592 
Large plump . . . 
.0284 
2.246 
2.617 
16.710 
2.152 
2.908 
73.367 
Large shrivelled. 
.0181 
2.651 
3.228 
20.605 
2.253 
2.817 
68.446 
Small plump . . . 
.0152 
2.491 
2.934 
18.716 
2.055 
2.916 
70.888 
Small shrivelled. 
.0135 
2.695 
3.365 
21.451 
2.145 
3.030 
67.314 
Dough stage . . . 
.0162 
2.620 
2.638 
16.830 
2.352 
2.888 
72.672 
Average 
.0182 
2.545 
2.953 
18.843 
2.201 
2.910 
70.546 
TURKEY RED WINTER WHEAT (STANDARD VARIETY) 
Unselected . 
Large 
Medium . . . 
Small 
Horny 
Starchy 
Average . 
.0225 
2.405 
2.646 
16.549 
1.337 
2.213 
74.851 
.0298 
2.101 
2.255 
14.093 
1.100 
2.486 
77.965 
.0262 
2.161 
2.256 
14.108 
.862 
2.989 
77.624 
.0199 
2.213 
2.269 
13.924 
1.442 
2.795 
77.357 
.0204 
2.336 
2.770 
17.313 
1.615 
2.770 
73.196 
.0266 
2.258 
2.175 
13.604 
1.509 
2.280 
78.174 
.0242 
2.245 
2.395 
14.931 
1.310 
2.588 
76.527 
BIG FRAME WINTER WHEAT 
Unselected 
.0238 
2.016 
2.191 
13.958 
2.202 
2.606 
77.027 
Large plump . . . 
.0271 
2.180 
2.213 
14.123 
1.986 
2.257 
77.241 
Large shrivelled. 
.0225 
2.031 
2.367 
15.097 
2.175 
2.375 
75.955 
Small plump . . . 
.0160 
2.058 
2.338 
14.927 
2.086 
2.758 
75.833 
Small shrivelled. 
.0146 
2.269 
2.963 
18.888 
2.358 
3.411 
70.111 
Dough stage . . . 
.0145 
2.300 
2.397 
15.297 
1.989 
3.225 
74.792 
Horny 
.0214 
2.186 
2.501 
15.961 
1.986 
2.447 
74.919 
Starchy 
.0243 
2.149 
1.990 
12.705 
2.165 
2.509 
78.482 
Average 
.0205 
2.148 
2.370 
15.119 
2.114 
2.698 
75.545 
SCOTCH FIFE SPRING WHEAT 
Unselected 
.0202 
2.363 
3.481 
21.760 
1.619 
2.677 
68.100 
Large 
.0249 
2.284 
3.211 
20.063 
1.570 
2.867 
70.005 
Medium 
.0203 
2.105 
3.456 
21.604 
1.938 
2.69,2 
68.205 
Small 
.0174 
2.500 
3.205 
18.743 
2.143 
4.102 
69.307 
Milk stage 
.00586 
2.136 
3.028 
18.930 
2.392 
4.924 
68.590 
Average 
.0177 
2.277 
3.076 
20.220 
1.932 
3.452 
68.841 
MARQUIS SPRING WHEAT 
Large 
i .0250 
[ 2.522 
3.299 
21.053 
2.439 
2.273 
68.414 
Small 
1 .0163 
2.675 
3.368 
21.041 
2.719 
2.489 
67.708 
Average. . . 
. . 1 .0206 
1 2.598 
3.333 
21.047 
2.579 
2.386 
68.061 
'Sprout value data for this wheat are given in table 2. The^composition is based upon 
moist ire-free wheat. ^ 
[These analyses were made under^the^supervision of_Dr. F. W. Upson.'Station Chemist.] 
