RESULTS OF SEED TESTS 

 Made July 1, 1954, to June 30, 1955 



This report contains the resiihs ot the seed inspection work for the 

 State Department of Agriciiltme of 575 official samples collected throughout 

 the state during the period from July 1, 1954, to June 30, 1955, by Mr. 

 George H. Laramie, Control Stipervisor, and Mr. Harold Ayer, Assistant 

 Control Supervisor. In addition to these official samples, 1052 private sam- 

 ples were analyzed, making a total of 1627 samples inspected. 



Wholesalers are listed in alphabetical order except when samples are 

 prestmied to have been carried over, in ^vhich case they are listed alpha- 

 betically by dealers. The New Hampshire seed la^v requires that both agri- 

 cidtural and ves-etable seeds must be labeled with the calendar month and 

 year Avhen last tested for germination, and requires that this germination 

 test shall have been completed within nine months of being offered for 

 sale. In the following tables, if the date of test was within the prescribed 

 nine months, the sample is marked satisfactory, "S" in this respect; if no 

 date was given, the ^vord "None" appears indicating a violation; if the date 

 was a violation of the la^v because the test was not made within nine months, 

 the date given on the tag or label appears in that cohmin. 



The first part of the report deals Avith 173 samples of agricultmal seed 

 tested for purity, germination and noxious ^veed content. There is a toler- 

 ance or allowable variation from the guarantee for both ptnity and germina- 

 tion, in accordance ^vith the Rules for Seed Testing adopted by the 

 Association of Official Seed Analysts. If a sample when tested for purity 

 falls within the allo^vable variation, it is marked "S" (satisfactory); if below 

 the alloAvable variation, and therefore a violation, the actual figme found 

 for purity is gi\'en. The same is true for germination in the case of agri- 

 cultmal seeds. 



The second part of the report applies to 402 samples of vegetable seeds 

 Avhich were tested for germination only. The New Hampshire seed law 

 requires that unless each packet or other container is plainly marked "Be- 

 loA\' Standard" together with the percentage of germination, vegetable 

 seeds must test up to the prescribed standard for that kind of seed, and 

 that there is no tolerance from the adopted standards. In the cohmin headed 

 "Foinid" if the same was up to standard, an "S" (satisfactory) appears. The 

 exception to this is in the case of a given sample being marked with a guar- 

 antee, which is not required if vegetable seed is up to standard; then, if 

 the seed is fotuid to be below the regular tolerance from that guaranteed 

 ftgtire, the figure found upon test follo^ved by "f" is listed as "mislabeled" 

 even though it might in some cases be up to standard. 



The NeAv Hampshire seed law and the rules and regulations there- 

 tnider, including the germination standards for vegetable seed, follow: 



