. Plant propagation : greenhouse and nursery practice . Plant propagation. SIlEU TICSTING 41 70. The value of "trial grounds" to seedsmen and to the public cannot be overestimated. The firm's stocks and those of competitors are grown side by side, and as the season advances, critical observations are made, with the result that inferior stock is discovered and disposed of in ways that will do no harm. 71. The importance of seed analysis is threefold: a, seeds are the most variable materials farmers have to buy; b, weight for weight they are the most costly; c, the success or faikire o
. Plant propagation : greenhouse and nursery practice . Plant propagation. SIlEU TICSTING 41 70. The value of "trial grounds" to seedsmen and to the public cannot be overestimated. The firm's stocks and those of competitors are grown side by side, and as the season advances, critical observations are made, with the result that inferior stock is discovered and disposed of in ways that will do no harm. 71. The importance of seed analysis is threefold: a, seeds are the most variable materials farmers have to buy; b, weight for weight they are the most costly; c, the success or faikire of the immediate crops and often of several generations of crops depends largely or perhaps even wholly upon the character of the seed. Hence seed testing is almost essential to the modern farmer who must leave no point to chance. Borlase furnishes an example in the following table and comment: A^ALUE OF Seed An-'Vlysis Illustrated -ID ^ V c V 0 M ^ £•^6 E CO c ^, ^ E-S S ZmPh 1 *T^ 8,906 9 *20 172,920 8,640 3 *18 132,660 7,37o *Price approximate, hence "num*ber good seed for a cent" also Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kains, M. G. (Maurice Grenville), 1868-1946. New York : Orange Judd Company
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