102. 
One hundred seeds for each depth were planted one inch apart in 
each row, in drills about six inches apart. An instrument upon 
which distances could be gauged, was employed to force the seeds at 
its point to the depths desired. In this way all errors in depth of 
planting were avoided. For 14 successive days the vegetations in 
each plat were counted, and ten and eleven days after the last re- 
cording, the plats were again carefully counted. ‘The count in 
each row was verified. In some cases it may be noted in the ta- 
ble below that the number of plants vegetated exceeds the final total 
result. This is explained from the fact that the discrepancy was 
caused either by insects or animals eating off or in some way de- 
stroying the plants which made up the total. 
A PLAT VEGETATIONS. 








Re) 
Depth Total —38| Winter 
Planted. Sept.30/Oct.2, 3) 4] 5] 6 7) 8 9] 10 | 11] 12} 18 24 | bo | Killed. 
44 inch - 62 27 On} 044 OO OF Ot OM ROTTS GOs eto ye aaa) 87 
Ube tr 16 42 O).. 04 2.1 000 00d oO oO TO) Rien aaa 31 60 
She lie Miad: 73 BO Oe erry eo OP OO SO Pea) Ce eae 30 48 
sien! eee 63s es Le TO On GTO. 0 Fe re) 8 84 | 35 49 
Ab A bie nd 40 038A Bal Bal G2 Od 0h Oat oak ta ee 80 | 64 16 
2 metre 92) dat 6 1) 64 BP ed | etn 0 ee hee eae 80 | 59 21 
De tee ABMO1T 1 864 2O.b OM G4 OOMO4 08) LONE 70 | 62 8 
3 or 411 21S 88 eo One Oe 81 70 nat 
4 ns 45 | 18 11000 OV ORO 0!| 0 64 51 13 
5 “s 31110|°0} 0} O| 0} Of] O| O} 88 | 28 15 
6 ty 1] Th tO! O-PRRONP Oy Gir ar al ee 9 4 5 
7 iy 4 3 1 0 1 0 OU=6 OF e0 9 3 6 


At the last observation taken in 1884, and the first in 1885, the 
following conditions were noted in A plat: 
1 inch. Oct. 24: Very vigorous, stooling close to the ground, but 
not erect. May 15: All the plants killed excepting one, and that 
poor and weakly. 
} inch. Oct. 24: Stout and vigorous, little more erect than 4 
inch, but well branched. May 15: The major part of the plants 
killed, balance weak and sickly. 
8 inch. Oct. 24: Strong and vigorous, not quite as branching as 
in + inch, and more erect. May 16: Most of the plants killed, 
balance weak and sickly. 
1 inch. Oct. 24: Healthy, vigorous plants, but less branching 
and more erect than preceding. May 15: ditto 4 and # inch. 
14 inch. Oct. 24: Stout and vigorous. Some parts of plant pale 
green in color. May 15: ditto above. 
2 inches. Oct. 24: Ditto 1 inch. May 15: Ditto preceding. 
24 inches. Oct. 24: Growth of plants uneven, some strong and 
healthy, others smalland weak. May 15: Growth not very vigorous. 
3 inches. Oct. 24: Plants vigorous, though not so far advanced 
as 24 inches. May 15: Ditto 2% inches. 
4 inches. Oct. 24: Very irregular in growth and size, foliage 
much longer than in $ and 4 inch depths, and more spindling in 
appearance. May 15: Ditto three preceding. 
5 inches. Oct. 24: Plants weak, and in many cases only a part 
of a leaf appearing above ground. May 15: Ditto preceding. 
6 inches. Oct. 24: Only a few spindling leaves to be seen. May 
15: Plants backward. 
