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In the release of this Elite stock seed of these various varieties care- 

 ful arrangements have 'been made to have it inspected to maintain its 

 identity. 



In taking over the work of inspection for the Crop Improvement 

 Association a new system has been put into practice which follows the 

 suggestions of the International Crop Improvement Association as re- 

 ported at their third annual meeting at Chicago. 



The new system recognizes three classes of seed: Elite, Registered and 

 Certified. The Elite and Registered will be the source of seed for seed 

 (production while the Certified will be the source of seed for crop pro- 

 duction. By this system the farmers of Michigan are given a source of 

 seed of superior quality and at a reasonable price. 



Applications for inspection on 393 farms have been received this year 

 for Pedigreed seed, distributed as follows : 



Crop No. of Farms 



Rosen Rye 72 



Red Rock Wheat 21 



American Banner Wheat 9 



Wolverine Oats 63 



Worthy Oats 20 



College Wonder Oats 11 



College Success Oats 3 



Iowa 103 Oats 3 



^Wisconsin Pedigree Barlev 13 



Black Barbless Barley . . .\ 11 



Winter Barley 3 



Soybeans , 11 



Robust Beans 60 



Elite Robust Beans 21 



Hardigan Alfalfa 19 



Hubam Clover 11 



Bickett Corn 13 



Silver King Corn 2 



Duncan Corn 6 



G-olden Glow Corn 10 



M. A. C. Yellow Dent Corn 11 



Crop Varietal Demonstration by D. F. Rainey. 



Usually only one variety demonstration of any crop is placed in a 

 county. Perhaps of greatest importance is the establishment of alfalfa 

 variety demonstrations of which thirteen have been planted this year 

 and five in previous years. These serve a' double purpose ; first, showing 

 the value of the variegated varieties over common strains, and second, 

 the methods of obtaining successful strains of alfalfa. Beginning next 

 year we hope to obtain data on the yields of these different varieties. 



To aid the farmers of Michigan to determine what place Hubam clover 

 may occupy in our farming practices, 375 pounds of Hubam was dis- 

 tributed in 15 pound lots. Usually an equal amount of Biennial White 

 Blossom sweet clover was also sent so that the growth of the two 

 clovers could be compared when growing under similar conditions. 



