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tive of the bulk lot of seed from which they are taken. (See directions for 

 sampling, page 2, RULES FOR SEED TESTING, United States Department of 

 Agriculture, Circular 406.) 



(3) Only samples which are of sufficient size for taking a re|)resentative test- 

 sample wiU be analyzed or tested. 



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 seecJ of 

 like size. 



(c) One pound or more of cereals, or seed of hke 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 likr 

 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 ac- 

 companied 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 informa- 

 tion given on the report may be copied onto a tag or label for purpose of declara- 

 tion of sale, but the party doing this is thereby guaranteeing that the quaHty 

 of the seed to which this label is attached is equal to that indicated bj' the label. 



(6) Samples sent by mail or express nmst be fully i^reijaid, and should be 

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

 Each sample should be plainly addressed 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 except for grasses other than timothy, but including doA'^ers 

 and alfalfa, thirty cents each. 



Germination tests of grasses except timothy, fifty amts 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 mix- 

 tures, a charge sufficient to cover the actual cost of working the sample, the 

 amount of such fee depending entirely upon the character of the sample sub- 

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

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



