The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-02-14


Tor the wheat. votch. cor!ndcr and oth- |
or seeds tried happened to be put into |
solutions that proved fatal 20 luccrno |
100. The seeds were put into small |
Dubbed tubos. Into which dry grass
was passed. and the tubes were then
scaled and kept In the dark; others |
were put into alcohol. ether. chloroform
?nd other liquids. but the alcoholic so
lutlons alone could be tested. as the
other liquids oyaporated.
Out OF 800 seeds kept In nitrogen
ISL terminated; Of 5O2 kept In arseni-
urettcd hydrogen, 35l germinated, na
did 22l out Of eco kept In carbon mon
oxide; 10 out OF co lived that had been
kept In strong alcohol, originally abso-
Lutte. seeds kept In chloroiorm, In by
drogen, Ia alcoholic solution OF phenol'
and In carbon dioxide all died. WIN
other gases and solutions the results
were not 80 decisive; only 2 out OF 29S
In oxygen lived: 80 out Of 900 In chic
rine and hydrochloric acid; / out OF
i0i lucorno seeds and none out OF 80
wheat seeds In sulphurotted hydrogen;
. ont Of 600 In nitric oxide. In alco-
| hollc solutions. iG seeds ont OF 10 kept
/ IN solution OF corrosive sublimato
gcrmlnated: out OF CAS- In that OF sui
phur dloxlde:ii out OF 5S3 In that OF sui
/ phurottcd hydrogen. and II out OF 2SS
In that OF nitro oxide.
Many Of the terminating plants were
put into flower pots. where they grew
we'll. lowered and seeded normally.
Whom the seeds were put away Pro-
fcssor Giglioli was not aware OF tho evil
effect OF even small proportions OF
moisture; he thinks n he had taken
more caro- In excluding moisture from
the seeds and from the gases. n much
larger number OF seeds would have re-
talned their vitality. There Is no rea-
son apparent why the seeds planted
could not have been kept indefinitely
In the solutions without further change.
lie has established that. for some seeds.
NJ least. respiration or exchange with
the surrounding medium Is not neces-
sary for the preservation OF germ life.
There Is reason for believing that
living matter may exist In a complete
ly passive state. without any chemical
change. and may maintain It's special
properties for an indefinite time. as IL
the case with mineral and all llfelese
matter In experimenting with seeds
from Pompei and Hcrculaneum, he
has not yet found any living grain.
they nre too much carbonized TO adj
nit OF much hope, especially those
from Pompeli. which have been ex-
posed TO the slow action OF moisture.
II the seeds found In the granarles OF
the Casa dArgo" at Horculaneum In
1928 had been planted at once. n fair
test might have been had. as they had
been preserved under favorable condl-
lions: Il Is too late now. as they have
been so long exposed to light and air.
Fall Flowing Sod Ground.-where
there Is a heavy old sod OF natural
grasses the soil beneath II Is TO great
extent protected from freezing. When
once frozen II Is equally protected from
thawing until warm weather comes In
spring In this condition the grass
roots remain uninjured. and when the
rod is turned under In spring they are
ready to grow. But II the sod is fall
plowed with an open soil surface II
freezes and thaws with the sllghtes,
change In the weather. Before spring
time the soil to the depth OF the furrow
will be thoroughly melowed and many
OF the grass roots Will be destroyed. II
makes n great deal OF difference to the
cultivation whether the sod IL turned
under In fall or spring, There may be
some loss from blowing or washing the
surface OF fall-plowed sod. but this II
more than balanced by the ease OF cul.
tlyation and the greater availability oi
what fertility the soil possesses.-Ex
Farm Teaching, New Hamp-
shire Agricultural college has devised
plan for dlffuslng agricultural infor'
nation that Is worthy OF notice as Q
step In the onward march OF farm edu
cation. The faculty representing IN,
sciences related to agriculture have or
eanized a kind Of lecture bureau 10 give
addresses before oranges, farmers
clubs. horticultural societies and othel
similar organizations. the organizaticI
extending the invitation paying mile
age, meals and lodgings. no charge be-
: ing made for time or services OF the lee
turer. About thirty titles OF lecturel
alrendy prepared are given in the cir
cular announcing the plan, the lnyitini
organization making its own selection
as TO topic and lecturer. OF whom therI
arc tan on the llst.-EK.