CONTROL SERIES No. 56 5 



1930 Official Inspection of Agricultural Seeds 



Explanation of Tables 



In these tables the seeds are listed in alphabetical order by groups, each 

 group containing only those seeds, the sale of which is regulated by a definite 

 section of the Massachusetts Seed Law. Section 261-A of the Acts and Resolves 

 of 1927, Chapter 274, defines the group from Alfalfa to Vetch, inclusive; 

 Section 261-B, Mixtures; Section 261-C, Special Mixtures; and Section 261-D, 

 Vegetables. 



The number preceding each analysis is for identification and reference. The 

 line to the right of the letter "L" gives information copied from the label, 

 that to the right of "F" what was found in the laboratory analysis. Attention 

 is called to certain irregularities by the following: 



(1) Date of test indicates that tjiis seed was matured and possibily marketed 



prior to 1929. 



(2) The "F" percentage of weeds is more than the "L" percentage by an 



amount exceeding that allowed by tolerance. 



(3) More noxious weed seeds are present than are allowed by law, unless 



the number appears on label. 



(4) The "F" percentage of inert matter is more than the "L" percentage 



by an amount exceeding that allowed by tolerance. 



All lots of seed included in this report have been tested according to the 

 Official Rules for Seed Testing established by the Association of Official Seed 



Analysts. 



"Tolerance" is applied only to purity. For this application the sample is 

 considered as made up of two component parts: (1) The component being 

 considered, and (2) the balance of the sample. The tolerance in percentage 

 allowed for each component shall be two-tenths of one per cent (0.2%) plus 

 20% of the lesser of the two parts. 



