GUARANTEES IN THE TRADE IN SEED 83 



the year 1 91 5-1 6. l The total number of analyses of samples 

 from consignments sampled after delivery was 2186. The 

 number of samples showing that the buyer was entitled to com- 

 pensation, on the ground that the deviation exceeded the limit 

 fixed, was : 



Number of samples showing deficiency in purity of : 



Per cent. : 2-3 3-5 5-8 8 or more. 

 Numbers: 32 23 16 4 



Number of samples showing deficiency in germination of : 



Per cent. : 3-4 4-6 6-9 9 or more. 

 Numbers : 6 22 39 46 



Of these 2186 samples 1586 were derived under the " auto- 

 matic control " from consignments from thirteen named firms 

 or associations. For some of these consignments, however, no 

 guarantee had been given. In the case of 1504 samples the 

 purity had been guaranteed : 



Per 



Number, cent. 



Equal or superior to the guarantee were 995 66 



So much below the guarantee that compensation was due to 



buyer were 42 3 



In the case of 1420 samples the germination had 

 been guaranteed : 



Equal or superior to the guarantee were 950 67 



So much below the guarantee that compensation was due to 



buyer were 77 5 



Total number of samples for which compensation was due . . 112 

 Percentage of the total quantity of seed delivered and controlled 



for which compensation was due . 2*92 



By six named firms of the thirteen a guarantee had been 

 given as to the maximum proportion of weed seed. 635 

 samples were tested, and of these twenty-four samples were 

 found to contain so much weed seed that compensation was 

 due to buyer. 



Three of the (named) firms had no samples deficient in 

 purity ; four firms had no samples deficient in germination ; 

 one of the firms had no deficiency in either respect. One 



1 Report from the Seed Testing Station of the State, 45th working year, 

 Tidsskrift for Planteavl, 23 vol., p. 785. 



