same way as the
color of the shell by comparing with a standard color scale, and the
step of the scale whose color most nearly matches the color of the
kernel being examined gives the figure to be awarded.

PROPORTION OF KERNEL: This is the ratio of the weight of the
kernels of five average nuts to the entire weight of such average nuts.
After this has been determined a comparison with the table below which
was made up after an examination of the proportion of kernel of a large
number of nuts, the number of points to be awarded is readily
determined. If we take for example the Lutz black walnuts again we find
the weight of five average nuts 132.0 grams and the weight of the
kernels of these nuts 32.5 grams which gives for the proportion of
kernel 24.0% which would be awarded 8 points.

BLACK WALNUTS--PROPORTION OF KERNEL

Ratio of weight of kernel to weight of entire nut (without husk)
Highest, Ten Eyck 36.4%; Lowest, Seefeldt, 16%.

Percent of Kernel. Points

36% and less than 37% 20
35% and less than 36% 19
34% and less than 35% 18
33% and less than 34% 17
32% and less than 33% 16
31% and less than 32% 15
30% and less than 31% 14
29% and less than 30% 13
28% and less than 29% 12
27% and less than 28% 11
26% and less than 27% 10
25% and less than 26% 9
24% and less than 25% 8
23% and less than 24% 7
22% and less than 23% 6
21% and less than 22% 5
20% and less than 21% 4
19% and less than 20% 3
18% and less than 19% 2
17% and less than 18% 1
16% and less than 17% 0

QUALITY AND FLAVOR: Absolutely no progress has so far been made
in measuring this characteristic or more correctly these characteristics
for, strictly speaking, there are a number of them instead of one and
the only method available at present is tasting by experts. It is very
much to be desired that methods for measuring this be worked out and
several lines on which to work in order to accomplish it have been
thought of but as yet no definite progress has been made.

While the characteristic as yet unmeasured is one of the most important
and most difficult even for experts to estimate correctly when there are
large numbers of nuts to be examined, the fact that it is possible to
measure the other eight is a matter of a good deal of satisfaction and
thi