soaking had little effect except to increase the number of
halves recovered.

TABLE 2

Cracking tests by single operator with 10 random replicate samples of
Snyder black walnuts. 1942 crop. 25 nut samples.

KEY:
A: Wt. 1 nut grams
B: % kernel 1st crack
C: % kernel total
D: Quarters number
E: Penalty
F: Score

Sample Treatment A B C D E F Remarks
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1 Dry as received 18.1 21.8 23.1 85 -9.0 72.7 3 empty, 12 shr.
2 Dry as received 18.5 24.0 25.8 99 -5.0 84.3 10 shr.
3 Soaked 9 hrs.,
dried 14 hrs. 18.6 25.7 28.0 94 -6.0 87.4 1 empty, 10 shr.,
8 bnd. qtrs.,
16 hvs.
4 Soaked as above 18.3 26.9 28.4 99 -4.5 91.7 9 shr., 5 bnd.
qtrs., 19 hvs.
5 Held in cellar 4 days 18.0 24.4 25.7 90 -6.5 82.1 1 empty, 11 shr.,
(high humidity) 8 bnd. qtrs.
6 Held in cellar 7 days 19.0 25.6 27.2 99 -5.0 88.7 10 shr., 7 bnd.
qtrs., 3 hvs.
7 Held in cellar 7 days 18.4 23.9 26.1 96 -6.5 82.3 1 empty, 11 shr.,
9 bnd. qtrs.
8 Held in cellar 4 days 19.2 24.8 26.6 98 -5.5 86.4 11 shr., 4 bnd.
qtrs.
9 Held in cellar 4 days 18.4 23.7 26.7 92 -7.5 81.6 2 black counted
as empty, 11
shr., 12 bnd.
qtrs.
10 Held in cellar 4 days 18.6 23.5 25.9 94 -5.5 83.4 1 empty, 9 shr.,
10 bnd. qtrs.
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Another lot of 24 random replicate 25 nut samples of Ohio black walnut
from the original tree was made by scooping the nuts out of a bag with a
quart berry box which held about 25 nuts. Care was used not to select
the samples in any way. The lightest sample 3 weighed 385 grams, the
heaviest 22 weighed 434 grams or a difference of 2 gr