CONTROL SERIES NO. 159 



1953 OFFICIAL INSPECTION OF AGRICULTURAL SEEDS 



From November 1, 1952, to November 1, 1953, the Seed Laboratory received 

 5982 samples of seed, of which 1521 v^^ere collected by the State Department 

 of Agriculture and 4461 were sent in by seedsmen, farmers, and various State 

 institutions. 



Classification of the samples for which tests were completed, with the total 

 number of laboratory tests involved, is listed in the following summary. It will 

 be noted that the total number of tests required for the 5982 samples was 393 

 for purity and 6466 for germination. 



NUMBER OF NUMBER OF TESTS 



SAMPLES PURITY GERMINATION 



318 Field Crops for Purity and Germination 318 318 



529 Field Crops for Germination Only 529 



55 Lawn Mixtures and Other Types of Mixtures, for 



Purity ; Germinations involving 259 ingredients 55 259 

 88 Lawn Mixtures for Germination Only ; Germinations 



involving 388 ingredients 388 



20 Lawn Mixtures for Purity Only 20 



4428 Vegetables for Germination Only 4428 



42 Tree Seeds for Germination Only 42 



87 Tobacco Seeds for Germination Only 87 



415 Flower Seeds for Germination Only 415 



5982 393 6466 



Field tests to determine trueness to type consist of 197 samples of vegetable 

 seeds and 322 samples of flower seeds, respectively. 



The Seed Laboratory cleaned 48 lots of tobacco seed for Connecticut Valley 

 farmers. The gross weight of the tobacco seeds was 47.45 pounds, and the 

 net weight for the cleaned seed was 37.60 pounds 



