SEED INSPECTION 7 



The minimum weight of seed forwarded for purity analysis and germination 

 test should be: 



(a) Two ounces of grass seed of any kind or of white or alsike clover, 



(b) Five ounces of red clover, crimson clover, alfalfa, millet, flax, or seed of 

 like size. 



(c) One pound or more of cereals, or seed of like size. 



The minimum weight forwarded for germination test alone should be: 



(a) One-half ounce of grass seed of any kind or of white or alsike clover, or 

 vegetable seeds. 



(b) One ounce of red clover, crimson clover, alfalfa, millet, flax, or seed of like 

 size. 



(c) Eight ounces or more of cereals or seed of like size. 



(d) Two hundred seeds or more of any flower seeds. 



(4) Each sample should bear an identification mark, the name of the kind of 

 seed, and the name and address of the vendor. Also the sample should be accom- 

 panied by a letter stating exactly what is desired, — ^whether a purity analysis, a 

 germination test, or both. 



(5) Tests and analyses made under the provision of the Massachusetts seed law 

 are conducted under the supervision of the Director of the Massachusetts Experi- 

 ment Station. The name of the Experiment Station, the Seed Laboratory, or of 

 any individual associated therewith, must not be used for advertising purposes in 

 connection with the report issued upon any sample. The information given on 

 the report may be copied on to a tag or label for purpose of declaration of sale, but 

 the party doing this is thereby guaranteeing that the quality of the seed to which 

 this label is attached is equal to that indicated by the label. 



(6) Samples sent by mail or express must be fully prepaid, and should be care- 

 fully put up and securely wrapped to insure their arrival without damage. Each 

 sample should be plainly adddressed to the State Seed Testing Laboratory, 

 Amherst, Massachusetts. 



(7) The fees to be charged for seed tests made at this laboratory are as follows: 



Germination test for all seeds except grasses other than timothy,- but including 



clovers and alfalfa, thirty cents each. 

 Germination tests of grasses except timothy, fifty cents each. 

 Purity analyses of cereals, fifty cents each. 

 Purity analyses of timothy, and all other kinds of crop seeds, except grasses, 



seventy-five cents each. 

 Purity analyses of grasses and of all mixtures of not more than two kinds of 



agricultural seeds, one dollar each. 

 Purity analyses of special mixtures, including lawn grasses and pasture mixtures, 



a charge sufficient to cover the actual cost of working the sample submitted 



for test, minimum charge one dollar and twenty-five cents. 

 In no case will final report be rendered until all fees are paid. 



(8) The methods and rules of testing in this laboratory will be in practically 

 all cases those rules recommended and followed by the Association of Official 

 Seed Analysts of North America. In order to prevent wide variations due to use 

 of different methods of testing, it is advised that seedsmen and others doing their 

 own testing employ the rules and methods followed by the State Seed Testing 

 Laboratory. A copy of Rules for Seed Testing, Circular No. 406, may be obtained 

 upon request from the United States Department of Agriculture. 



Field Tests of Alfalfa and Clover Seeds 



Dr. Cubbon for the Department of Agronomy issued the following report on 

 alfalfa and clover seeds submitted for field tests: — 



