Conclusion: Pure seed weed seed 



dirt What is the result when impure seed is 



sown?... 



EXERCISE No. 22 

 GERMINATION TEST OF LEGUME SEEDS 



Object: To find out what per cent of the legume seed 

 will grow. 



Material: Alfalfa, red, white, and sweet clover seed, 

 soy beans, vetch, cowpeas, plate, and blotting paper. (Use 

 as many of these samples as time will permit.) 



Method: Count out 50 or 100 seeds of each sample. 

 Take a piece of blotting paper 4x8 inches. Place the 

 sample counted in the blotting paper after the paper is 

 thoroughly wet. Leave it in a warm place for three days. 

 Count the number of seeds that have made a vigorous 

 growth, as strong; those just starting, as weak; and those 

 that have not started, as dead. 



Conclusion: % was strong. 



% was weak. 



% was dead. 



Was the seed good enough to sow? 



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