TABLE 3
Tests by the same operator of duplicate samples of Ohio black walnuts, treated
in various ways before cracking. 25 nut samples. 1942 crop.
| Sample | Treatment | Wt 1 nut grams | % kernel 1st crack | % kernel total | Quarters number | Penalty | Score | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | *Dry | 16.9 | 25.8 | 27.1 | 98 | —0.5 | 72.7 | 1 shr., 5 bnd. qtrs., 7 halves |
| 10 | *Dry | 16.8 | 23.8 | 25.2 | 95 | —3.0 | 83.5 | 1 empty, 4 shr., 7 bnd. qtrs. |
| 12 | *Dry | 16.2 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 97 | —2.0 | 86.1 | 4 shr., 8 bnd. qtrs., 13 halves |
| 24 | *Dry | 16.2 | 24.8 | 25.7 | 86 | —3.0 | 84.2 | 2 empty, 2 shr., 4 bnd. qtrs., 8 halves |
| 17 | *Dry | 17.3 | 24.8 | 27.3 | 97 | —0.5 | 89.7 | 1 shr., 9 bnd. qtrs., 12 halves |
| 21 | *Dry | 15.9 | 22.0 | 25.5 | 96 | —4.0 | 78.2 | 1 empty, 6 shr., 14 bnd. qtrs., 17 halves |
| 8 | *Dry | 16.6 | 25.2 | 26.9 | 99 | —1.5 | 88.8 | 3 shr., 6 bnd. qtrs., 10 halves |
| 15 | *Dry | 16.6 | 25.5 | 26.7 | 99 | —1.5 | 89.8 | 3 shr., 5 bnd. qtrs., 12 halves |
| 23 | *Dry | 16.4 | 25.2 | 26.2 | 96 | —3.0 | 87.0 | 6 shr., 4 bnd. qtrs., 10 halves |
| 11 | Soaked | 16.9 | 27.0 | 28.2 | 100 | —1.5 | 93.5 | Soaked 1 hr., moist 18, dried 12 hrs., 3 shr., 5 bnd. qtrs., 25 halves |
| 16 | Soaked | 16.8 | 27.1 | 28.2 | 100 | —0.8 | 94.3 | Soaked as above, 1 shr., 5 bnd. qtrs., 16 halves |
| 4 | Dry | 16.2 | 23.6 | 26.4 | 98 | —3.5 | 82.9 | 7 shr., 10 bnd. qtrs., 15 halves |
| 5 | Dry | 17.1 | 23.6 | 25.0 | 93 | —3.0 | 83.1 | 1 empty, 6 shr., 5 bnd. qtrs., 10 halves |
| 18 | Dry | 17.0 | 25.3 | 26.6 | 97 | —2.0 | 88.6 | 4 shr., 6 bnd. qtrs., 8 halves |
| 19 | Dry | 16.3 | 21.5 | 23.7 | 85 | —4.5 | 75.1 | 3 empty, 3 shr., 9 bnd. qtrs., 8 halves |
| 3 | Dry | 15.4 | 24.7 | 27.0 | 97 | —3.0 | 85.0 | 6 shr., 8 bnd. qtrs., 5 halves |
| 7 | Dry | 16.0 | 25.7 | 25.7 | 94 | —3.5 | 86.1 | 7 shr., 6 halves, end reversed in cracking |
| 22 | Dry | 17.4 | 24.1 | 25.8 | 94 | —2.5 | 85.4 | 5 shr., 8 bnd. qtrs. |