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Building Permits.

Van Camp Packing Company, brick
warehouse. corner Kentucky avenue and
river. So 600.
Frank Edwards, addition, 1916 East Twen-
tieth street, S175.
George Hust. repairs. 1040 East Wash
ingSon street, 800.
Mamie z. Powell, barn, 23l4 Brookside
averue. $50.
Jchn Kruger. frame cottage. 1913 Howard
street $S75.
William F. Fennell. kitchen. 1869 High
street, s35.
Louise Treter, frame cottage, 1404 St.
Paul street. $500.
G. H. Clay. repairs. 416 Blackford street.
$40.
Indiana Schafer. frame cottage, Camp
street between California and Paca streets
$500
John Irish. addition. 2120 Barth avenue
s258
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Metals.

NEW YORK. May 10.-While trading was not
very active in the market for metals to-day
price changes were numerous. Cables were again
unsatisfactory from London. and this. together
with the local pressure to sell, caused general
weak undertone. Lead prices were reduced Is
points by the New York Smelling and Refining
Company, closing weak in tone at Csc bid and
4.30c asked Tin was some 30u35 points of again
on the continued large receipts and the drop in
London. The close weak at Is. SOC bid and
29c asked. Pig iron was quiet and very weak at
SIS. Northern No. foundry was quoted nominal
at $21422. Spelter however. ruled quiet at fully
sustained prices. closing at 4.57hc bid and 4621zc
copper lie.
ST. LOUIS. May 1O.-Lead dull at 43oc. spelter
firm at 450c.
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Deaths.

Christian Koepper, fifty-six years. 1924
Union street, general debility.
Fannie Brown, seventy-one years 1926
Hyatt street, senile debility.
Mrs. John Carey, ffty-six years, cancer.
Hattie h. Bird, nine months, 231 East
New York street, meningitis.
Caroline Brown, fifty-seven years 500
Spring street, tuberculosis.
Jefferson M Ford, sixty-nine years, 43
Eastern avenue. tuberculosis.
Amanda Norris, thirty-nine years, 419
East Washington street. tuberculosis
Mrs. Ida Andrews. forty-seven years, 126
North New Jersey street, consumption.
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Dry Goods,

NEW YORK. May 10.-There has been q poor
attendance of buyers in the market to-day and
store trade has been very slow: Other business
also on a limited scale in all lines of merchan-
disc. Tone of market for cotton goods in such
staple lines as brown and beached cottons easy
and market irregular Coarse colored cottons
generally steady. but some sellers reported weak
ening somewhat for forward deliveries of denims
Print cloths continue idle Prints slow of sale and
irregular for fancies. No change in ginghams
Cotton Innings dull, with easier tendency in
all business.
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Wool.

LONDON, May 1o.-The offerings at the wool
auction sales to-day were smaller than usual
numbering but 6,30S bales. Competition was
keen for all classes The home trade and conti-
nent were eager purchasers of the best merinos.
which sold brskly. Poor greasies and faulty
scoureds were irregular. American representa-
tives purchased fair proportion. of the greasy
scoureds offered. Following the sales: New
Zealand. 300 bales; secured. 6AdqIs Sd: greasy.
5Q1012d. New South Wales, 400 bales; secured,
5lsddls 7izd; greasy, 6%d@1s Id. Queensland 400
bales: secured, Is 5dq1s I'D greasy, 69l01zd.
Victoria, 1900 bales; secured, Is 21fd@ls SID;
greasy, 511dq1s 6l2d.
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Cash quotations were follows: Flour dull
and lower. No. spring wheat. 65ikd661kc: No. 3,
ss1Sgss'4s; No red re; No o;. corn $50 No
2e1k@27c; No. white, 25AQ26izc. No. rye,
5sikc. Good feeding barley, se5s9s7c; fair to
Northwestern, $3.50. Prime timothy seed. $3.50.
Glover seed. contract grade. 81. Mess pork. per
bril- s11 50111.55. Lard, per 100 lbs, s6S5G6S71a.
short-rib sides Qoose) se.45as.7o. Dry-salted
shoulders (boxed), Sc. 5Od6.75 Short-clear sides
(boxed), s0567l5. Whisky, basis of high
wines, 81 25ia.
Receipts-Flour $1,000 brls; wheat 10000 blu:
corn. 2SS 900 bu: oats. 12Sc00 bu: rye. 1000 bu;
barley. 10000 blu. Shipments-Flour, 5000 brIs:
wheat. $4,000 bu: corn. 2ss.000 bu; OATS 115, 900
blu: barley, IL. 900 blu.
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VITAL STATISTICS-MAY 10.


Mrs. and Dan Kelly. 6S5 South Missouri
street, boy.
Maggie and Mitchell Robson, City Hos
pital, girl.
Cora and John Lantry, 3O0S West YER
mont street, boy.
Juliet and Hartford Rogers 1926 North
Illinois street, girl.
Emma and Albert Kelley, 1927 East Ne
braska street. boy.
Matilda and Edward Smith, 3Ol7 West
Michigan street, girl.
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Marriage Licenses.

David Turner and Hattie Dean.
William Howard and Laura Mitchell.
John Kelley and Sylvia Claymond.
John s. koeppen and Johanna Z. Wolff
Moses Gates and Bette McAfee
George F. Wolff and Hattie E. Jordan
Timothy Ellington and Cecilia Wood.
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NEW ORLEANS, May 10.-Cotton steady
Sales, 600 bales. Ordinary. SIC; good ordi-
nary S&c low middng, 3-l6c; middling.
7-i6c: good middling. csc; middlng fair, SIC.
Receipts 1.sl1 bales; stock 170041 bales.
NEW YORK. May 1O.-Cotton closed quiet;
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Thursday,s Bank Clearing.

AT New York-Clearings. s1s6. Oo5. OBS; balances.
8, 307. 353
At Observation-Disclosures. 1914 l2s: balances. ST.
9s3 12s.
At Chicaeo-Clearings s24. 7s4. 600: balances 81.
COG. 900.
AT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, sl2. 30; balances,
N.s55.950.
At St. Louis-Clearings. s5.0s 22s; balances.
At MISUNDERSTANDING, ss.sl7.7OO; balances,
scar. 939
At Cincinnati-Clearings. 81. 334. 400.
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TONS 5.57c; cubes, 5.s2c; mold A. al2c: confec-
wood Acentennal a Bic PhosnI. A7c all.
ideal Golden Es; c.Ksys.os,s 3. p ssss;
c cs cef B. ass 3 g. yellow s
nsi EN- Is1 E1 i s EH G.
Flour sacks siisw tpap sas Iss per
sss LIS 5Is,I STi b5 g ssl sli i:,s No sr
s:so; bri $40; brl: $50; No. cream. plain
Satin car lots. si.l59iaO; small lots. s1-as
spIces-pepper; lsslsc: alsplce; lsglsc; GLOVES.
'f Besnsecsoice d navy q soSsso per
bu; Limas. California = ssgs*c per ID.
Moiasses and syrups-New Orleans molasses.
fair to prime, 2s@ssc: choice ss04oc: syrups.
Rice-Louisiana. 4,1@sAc; Carolina. sMaslsc
Shot-si 6oq1e5 per bag for drop.
s. Ss ss No s tubs:
s g s5as IS 81; common yashbOards si5oai-75;
81 SSa Ri Me- 7sa Ser No a s5@sss
sa papsa ? uss pfa s Isl Isso
Iron and steel.
Bar Iron-2.5oc; horseshoe bar; a7s9sc; nail
rod. 7c; plow slabs. t50c: American cast steel,
s6i1c; tire steel. sgs1ic; spring Steel 4,s95c.
Leather.
Leather-oak sole; ss0ssc; hemloek sole. 2sS
SO; city cafskin. socGsiio French caifsEin
Nails and Horseshoes.
Steel cut nails. Sass; wire nails. from store.
ssSS rates from MILL SO sr ra Tes 90 hors:
halls as per box f BafS w T galvanized
&c per gall coal oil, legal test. si9G14isc; bank,
best straits se iner &c. iard
oils. winter strained. in brls. 5o06oc per gal;
half brls. &c per gal extra
Produce, Fruits and Vegetables.
Apples-s4 per brl for cooking eating APP
nsn navei ,s75 seedlings 50 IS
300 St to box, ss5: California lemons, ss75
fosssoss5 Der per Su: aG sso per bril-
EeS GLOBE So per 10 lbs per bu
blu.
Honey-New white, lie per ID; dark. Ice.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS y per per s sn., boz.
Peas-$1. 50d1.75 per bu.
Green or Wax Beans-s2.5o per bu
HettuceIiocp PEP per h.
Green Onons-25c per three doz punches.
Rhubarb-15c per doz punches.
Radishes-221ac per dog punches.
Asparagus-20d25c per doz punches.
Pineapples-s1.2562. per doz.
Strawberries-24-qt crate, 81. 25Q2I5
Florida Tomatoes-s2 506350 per 6-baske
crate: Mexican 7-basket. $s9325.
PrOvisiOna.
Bacon-Clear sides, 80 to go lbs average. SIC
| 81 to 40 lbs average &c: % to 80 lbs average
9Ac; bellies, 25 lbs average, sc: Is to p lbs av
| erage. SIC; IA to 1s lbs average. sstc;. clea
backs. 20 to Is lbs average, SIC; IL to l6 lbs av
| erage. SIC; to lbs average &c. In dry-sal
| nc less.
| Hams-Sugar cured. IS to 20 lbs average. liz
| gi2c; Is lbs average, l2ql2hc; u lbs average
| 1.hG12%c: 10 lbs average. 12isdl2%c.
| Lard-Kettle rendered, 91sc pure lard. SIC.
| Pork-Bean, clear SIG so: rurnp, sl4. so.
shoulders-is lbs average. SIC; 10 to II ID
| average, SIC
.Cloyer-Choice. prime. s!:.sa5; English choice
| 4.75d5: alsike. choice, s7dS: alfalfa. choice
| s667: crimson scarlet clover. s46p4 so: tim
othy. rs lbs. prime, $1.3031. 35: strictly prime
s1.S5Gl4o; choice. s.4Oal.i AZ fancy Kentucky.
lbs. sl;lo; extra clean sOG75c: orchard grass
lish bluegrass. "a lbs 2@2 50; German miiiei
S5cGsl; Western millet- S099oc: common millet
7oGsoc.
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The most of the best ad.
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in it. Do you?

s@sso; heavy lots OF over % lbs full SOC 70 7se
lower than handy ones: mixed sheep tops. slice
s a0 culs to good. s. 756l5: handy wethers. - go
500 yearlings s. 75Q6; spring lambs. s646i0.
Closed strong: all sold but few late arrivals and
a load OF sheep held strong.
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Hogs-Receipts. $500; shipments, 2460
The supply was fairly liberal to-day. The
quality was generally fair, but there is
still quite a scarcity of choice heavy
weights for which there continues strong
demand at top quotations. The receipts
were made up entirely of light and mixed
grades. The market opened active and
possibly a shade higher. Trading was quite
lively. and all sold early. Quotations:
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TransactfOns at the Interstate Yards.
INTERSTATE sTOCKYARDs, INDIAN
APOLlS. May 0.-Cattle-Receipts. 100;
shipments. 62. The quality of to-day's Of
ferings was rather ordinary, the supply
consisting entirely of light steers and
mixed butcher stock. The market opened
steady at unchanged prices, trade ruled
fairly active. and all sold early. The clos
ing was steady. Quotations:
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Prom the Persian-l
cried out in my sorrow; Allah. thou
Hast rnsde wretched world i pray thee now
Remodel all creation-pull IL down
And build Il over. 1 will tell thee how
Twas done as had prayed II might be done
A few pleased beforc-noU there mcneil
I looked al Allah sadly. and he said;
II knew my business. you perceive. my sonf'
- T. Kissr. In Chicago Times Hera1d.
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RAyu.nOAD TIME GARD

p. NJ. time lie in BLACK hgures.-Trains marked
thus: s-Daily, s-Sleeper. P-Parlor Car. U
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Sheep-Receipts, 20; Shipments none.
The quality of to-day's arrivals was only
fair. The market opened rather quiet at
steady quotations, and trade ruled fairly
active. most all finding good sale. The
closing was steady. Quotations:
Spring lambs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sc. 0oI7 so
Good to choice clipped yearlings.. 4.50Q5.Oo
Common TO medium clipped year.
lings ..........-............... 4O0G4 IS
Good to choice clipped Sheep. 42Sd4. Is
Common to good clipped Sheep. 350a4. Is
Bucks per head .................... 2O0d4. 90
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caves ..----..-.-..---.--.-.-.-- lo.VoqSo-u
Hogs-Receipts, 1000; shipments, $500. The
hog market was active with good demand
from both packers and shippers. and a good
clearance was made In good season at an
average advance of about &c in prices over
yesterday. There is continued great
scarcity of choice heavy hogs. and conse-
quently there are few sales reported at the
top prices. Quotations:
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Sneep-fteceipts, Ib0; shipments small.
there was quite nice improvement in the
receipts of sheep and lambs. but the sup
ply was only about large enough to in
terest local butchers. and the trading was
active at steady to strong prices. Spring
lambs sold as high as $40. and quite a num-
Der were reported at $1,000. Clipped year
lipgs sold as high as IS and other sales
were at $4,000. Quotations:
Spring lambs. Sc. O0qS0o
Good to choice clipped yearlings.. 4609500
Common to medium clipped year
lings Observation-Disclosures. 4OOa4 IS
good to choice clipped Sheep. 40OG4 90
&C mmon TO medium clipped sheep. 2.5063 IS
BUCKS, per head. ...-.-.............. 2.00Q40O
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-11-21
HISTORY OF THE COLUMBIA.
Various Names Which the MAjes,ie Stream
Has Borne.

4 reader asks for information rs 10 the
lndia0 name OF the Columbia river.
When the first white explorers came into
the country the Indians dwelling along
the stream had various names for the
great MISREPRESENTATION, or Friend.
" Water. WANNA, or Zig river. aud for
the upper stream the melodlous name
Multn0mah was sometimes used.
The earlier navlgatorS aud explorers
found II Liititult To unite upon name tor
this majestic river. The older charts
marked considerable stream falling into
the Pacific, aud termed II the Rio de
Aguilsr, In honor ot Spanish lieutenant
who Is said to have sailed into these
waters IN the 10Th century. II is the gen.
eIal belief ot historians, however. that
Agullar paused before reaching so north.
r'n point, and that the river he discov.
cred WAS one oi the smaller streams flow.
,ng down from the mountains OF southern
Oregon.
Other charts indicated the Rivei Of the
West. the River rhegays. and later the
River Oregon. The origin Of the latter
name Is lost IN mystery. Jonathan Car.
ver, who penetrated the wilis west OF the
Mississippi river during the 18th century,
rs thought To have been the irst TO EN-.
yloy II. IN his quaint and interesting
hook he stated that the Indians he en-
,ountered in the Rocky mountains told
him Of a great river rollirg Tar TO the west
ward, and this river he called the Oregon,
The most plausible theory OF III. origin
oi this name is that II was bestowed by
early Spanish naviga,ors in honor OF the
province OF Araeon In their native land.
The name Columbia, II is hardly netes'
sary 10 add. w,s bestowed by the rivers
discoverer, Captain Gray, OF Boston, who
sailed In over the bar IN May. i7o,, IN the
sloop Columbia.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-11-21

A few other points In connection with
the history Of this river may be Of inter
est. The trading post at Astoria was no,
the first white settlement upon the rivers
banks. IN 1910 Captain Winship at.
tempted a settlement and built the first
house at point forty miles above the
mouth. The Astor enterprise came In
1871. The first white woman TO come
into this country was Miss Jane Barnes,
who arrived at Astoria In 1874, coming
from Engi and IN the ship Isaac Todd.
Prior to the advent oi the whites the
Indians had large villages along the river.
Among them Wishram. at the cascades,
peopled by villainous lot Of thieves and
cut.ihroats, whose descendants, half a
century later. became so troublesome to
Lieutenant Sheridan. The Indians along
the lower stream were more peateably In.
clined. They dwelt IN rude plenty, and
were fairly prosperous and happy until
one ot the sailing vessels dropping into
the river brought the deadly seeds OF
smallpox. The pestilence spread among
them, and the losses were appalling. So
thoroughly were the natives cowed by
this disaster that for forty years thereafter,
when they became turbulent, to bring
them to terms II was only necessary to
bring forth an empty bottle, securely
corked, and threaten to let loose the small.
pox. Spokesman Review.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-11-21
COLLECTED $4,000 IN TAXES.
LasResa Amount fos Halt Year Ia the
History Of Baker County.

The Baker City Democrat states that
the sheriff collected taxes amounting TO
s7o,4sS.,I from March ! to October !,
giving the collections In detail. Contin.
uing II says:
The amount collected and paid TO the
treasurer since O;toher Ist is 1919, max.
ing the total since March Ist, S78,80I. IL.
The amount collected and still in the hands
Of the sheriff will swell the amount In
round numbers to SIC. 900.
This is the largest amount ever col.
lected IN the same length Of time In the
history Of the county. It has been paid
in without any undue pressure from the
sheriff and Is an index to the financial con.
dition of our taNpavers--an indication that
the people generally are prosperous in
Baker county.
While there are some who are delin.
quent, yet the percentage Is smaller than
for years past.
Il will he noted that S3,.oo6.II In out.
standing warrants have been redeemed In
payment Of taxes. This represents about
SO. 900 more than the amount Of warrants
issued in payment Of the expenses for the
year.
Baker county is slowly but gradually
reducing her enormous debt. The taxa.
bic property in the country is almost
double what II was 10 years ago, while
the expenses Of government is great deal
less. With these facts and figures before
them those who have charge Of county Il.
nances begin to see bright light in the
distance.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-11-21
Through the Yellowstone.

The new route via the Oregon Short
Line Railroad and MonIda, Mont, enables
YOU TO make delightful trip through the
Yellowstone National Park, entering via
Monida and coming out via C,nnabar,
making II unnecessary TO cover any por'
ton OF the route twice. For beautiful
descriptive booklet, write or call at Ore.
gon Short Line Ticket Office, iA2 Third
street, Portland, Oregon.
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Mrs. Marsh, next door 10 MINER Office, /,
will give practical instructions In lace
work. Materials and hundreds Of pat.
terms to select from.
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Only the best Of Wines, Liqu ors, ,:lee
Cold Beer and temperance drinks at
Barnard's Halfway House.
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Electric Belt Cures Rheumatism

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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-03-02
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

Use fresh mold for potting plants.
Never plant tree unless you are
willing to take care of it.
Trees on which the leaves remain
until spring are not healthy.
In commercial fruit growing, make
quality rather than quantity the aim.
1t is best to plant out young trees
not more than two years old, rather
than older ones.
There is no use in planting out an
orchard unless the ground is well pre-
pared.
When setting out canes of black
berries and raspberries, cut them to
within six inches of the ground.-St.
Louis Republic.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-03-02
LESSON FROM MARYLAND.
An Excellent Presentation of the
Economy Effected by the Com
struction of Good Roads.

report recently made by the high
way division of the Maryland state
geological survey affords an excellent
presentation of the economy effected
by the construction of good roads. The
report shows that the cost of building
extensive roads is exceedingly small
compared with the saving effected by
the reduced cost of transportation.
The main country roads of the state
are 1,500 miles in length, and the cost
of thoroughly improving these roads
being placed at $4,000 a mile, which will
provide the best kind of roads, the
total expense to the state would be
s6,0O0,000. A computation is made OF
the cost of hauling freight from the
farms to the markets. The report
states that 1.-The average distance each
ton of freight is hauled to or from the
Maryland farm is Ga miles; the aver
age cost is 26 cents mile per ton, or
S1.74 ton for the whole haul. There
are about 100000 acres of farm land
in Maryland, and there is about one
ton of freight hauled annually per
acre to or from each farm. The total
is over Ss,500,0O0 a year. The cost of
hauling in New Jersey has been re-
duced one-half since the roads were
improved. Therefore, by improving
Maryland roads one-half of this sum
could be saved"
This calculation makes it appear
that the construction of good roads
would effect an annual saving to the
Maryland farmers of over $4,000, 600
every year, whereas the total cost of
building 1.5OO miles of improved roads
would be but S6,OOO,OOO The returns
on this investment would be tremen-
dous. This calculation as made in
Maryland applies equally well to Wis
consin and other states. The money
put in good roads pays enormous
Observation-Disclosures Sentinel.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-03-02
VITALITY OF SEEDS.
Interesting Bulletin Issued by the
Botanical ONCE of the Knnsns
Experiment station.

1t is well known that the vitality CT
seed diminishes rapidly with age.
Dealers sometimes keep seed over
from one season to another, and, If
the vitality is too low, may mix fresh
seed with this. Low vitality may not
be due to age, but to unIavorable con-
ditions at time of harvesting, or to inn
maturity In any case, it is well to de-
termine the vitality before planting.
While it requires some experience to
determine the impurities in seeds, the
farmer can at least test his seed for
vitality.
A cheap and convenient form of APP
paratus for testing the vitality of
seeds at home is the following: Choose
two earthenware plates of the same
size. Cut out two circular layers of
flannel somewhat smaller than the
plates. Between the two layers of
flannel place 100 seeds of the variety
to be tested. Moisten the flannel with
all the water it will absorb. The two
layers of flannel are placed in one
plate and covered with the other and
set in a warm place. If the flannel
is thin, several pieces should be used
in order to absorb sufficient water.
Other kinds of absorbent cloth or
blotting paper can he used, but thick
flannel is rather more satisfactory. At
the Kansas experiment station we
have used damp sand for a seed bed
with good success. The dishes should
be placed in a room which is kept
warm at night, or at least where the
temperature does not fall to freezing.
The flannel should be kept moist by
the addition of more water when nec-
essary. Some seeds will commence to
germinate by the third day. Each day
an examination should be made, and
those seeds which have terminated
should be recorded and removed. For
practical purposes, two weeks is a suf-
fcient time for the test. The results
obtained may be considered as repre-
senting the per cent. of vitality under
| favorable conditions. The per cent.
terminating in the ground is likely to
he less. In counting out the 100 seeds,
care should be taken to discard poor
or shriveled seeds or the seeds of
weeds or other plants which may be
present.
Grass seeds require as much as
three weeks, and seeds of some trees
ii still longer time. Beet balls contain
from three to seven seeds. With very
small seed it may be necessary to pro-
vide for the circulation of air by pla-
cling small pieces of wood between
the layers of cloth among the seeds.
With most varieties of garden plants
the majority of seeds should germi-
nate within a few days after the first
sprout appears. If the period of GER
mination extends over a longer time,
it shows that the vitality of the seed
is low. Seeds of the carrot family and
some melon seeds may not show as
high results in the terminating dishes
as they do in the ground. Below is
given list of common seeds. with the
average number of years that they
will retain their vitality (tallen from
Prof Bailey's Horticulturists' Rule
| BoolI1.