Massachusetts 

 Agricultural Experiment Station 



CONTROL SERIES BULLETIN No. 47 FEBRUARY. 1929 



Seed Inspection 



"The Massachusetts seed law is written with intent of being of real 

 benefit to the people of Massachusetts. It is hoped that it will bring 

 about a very marked improvement in the quality of seeds which are 

 bought and sold^in the Commonwealth, by causing seeds to be purchased 

 and sold on a more intelligent basis. 



"But while the law is kindly in purpose it seeks aid in furthering its 

 efficiency through a certain police power, namely that of publicity. 

 The law provides for the publication from time to time of the results of 

 the analyses and tests of samples of seeds procured on the market. This 

 gives the purchaser an opportunity to study and compare the seed dealer's 

 promises and practices from year to year." (Elizabeth F. Hopkins.) 



This bulletin is the first to be published under the new seed law which 

 became effective November 1, 1927. 



Requests for Bulletins should be addressed to the 

 Agricultural Experiment Station 

 Amherst, Mass. 



