substantially the same results as those tested in 1918. Another like it was afterward found where the result was repeated. This proved definitely that the trouble was not with the methods, and that, in off years, with the Clark hickory at least, some few nuts were borne that would test out as well as those borne in good years. The results of the tests on these good nuts borne in 1919 were substituted for those on the inferior nuts previously tested for in contests it is always the intention of those sending in nuts to send in the best. It will be noted that the number of points finally awarded the Clark hickory for example this year is less than awarded last year. This difference is due to the method of scoring. In a matter as new as methods for measuring nut characteristics, the constants which have to be determined by experience must change somewhat at first. The method used this year in testing nuts sent in to the contest was to judge them on the basis used in 1918, redetermine the constants that required it, and work out the results again. An example will help to make this clear. Take the matter of proportion of kernel, the highest award for which was 15 points in 1918 and also in 1919. Up to the time the 1918 contest was decided the hickory with the largest proportion of kernel was the Beam, Nut No. 3, of the 1918 contest with over 50% of kernel and the lowest was the Brown mockernut of the 1918 contest with 18% of kernel. On the basis of the difference between the highest and lowest the number of points to be awarded each was worked out. On this basis the Clark hickory was awarded, in 1918, 10 points for a proportion of kernel of 40.8%. In the case of the 1919 contest nuts with larger proportion of kernel were found, the Hatch bitternut with 65%, and the Halesite bitternuts with 69% kernel. A mockernut from Sliding Hill, Jackson, S. C. with only 14% kernel was also found and the figures for awarding points for proportion of kernel were recalculated as follows: Points Points 69% and over 15 65.3% to 68.9% inclusive 14 61.7% to 65.2% inclusive 13 58.0% to 61.6% inclusive 12 54.3% to 57.9% inclusive 11 50.7% to 54.2% inclusive 10 47.0% to 50.6% inclusive 9 43.3% to 46.9% inclusive 8 39.7% to 43.2% inclusive 7 36.0% to 39.6% inclusive 6 32.3% to 35.9% inclusive 5 28.7% to 32.2% inclusive 4 25.0% to 28.6% inclusive 3 21.3% to 24.9% inclusive 2 17.7% to 21.2% inclusive 1 14.0% to 17.6% inclusive 0