SEED INSPECTION 



1954 OFFICIAL INSPECTION OF AGRICULTURAL SEEDS 



From November 1, 1953, to December 31, 1954, the Seed Laboratory received 

 6452 samples of seed, of which 1322 were collected by the State Department of 

 Agriculture and 5130 were sent in by seedsmen, farmers, and various State 

 institutions. 



Classification of the samples for which tests were completed, with the total 

 number of laboratory tests involved, is listed in the following summary. It will 

 be noted that the total number of tests required for the 6452 samples was 247 

 for purity and 6723 for germination. 



NUMBER OF NUMBER OF TESTS 



SAMPLES PURITY GERMINATION 



177 Field Crops for Purity and Germination.__ 177 177 



766 Field Crops for Germination Only 766 



2 Field Crops for Purity Only 2 



52 Lawn Mixtures and Other Types of Mixtures, for 



Purity; Germinations involving 234 ingredients 52 234 

 33 Lawn Mixtures for Germination Only; Germinations 



involving 140 ingredients _ 140 



16 Lawn Mixtures for Purity Only 16 



4828 Vegetables for Germination Only 4828 



9 Tree Seeds for Germination Only._ 9 



134 Tobacco Seeds for Germination Only 134 



435 Flower Seeds for Germination Only 435 



6452 247 6723 



Field tests to determine trueness to type consisted of 176 samples of vegetable 

 seeds and 422 samples of flower seeds, respectively. 



The Seed Laboratory cleaned 91 lots of tobacco seed for Connecticut Valley 

 farmers. The gross weight of the tobacco seeds was 102.6 pounds, and the net 

 weight for the cleaned seed was 79.4 pounds. 



