RULES AND REGULATIONS 



Sampling 



(a) In order to secure a representative sample, equal portions shall 

 be taken from evenly distributed parts of the quantity of seed to be sampled. 

 Access shall be had to all parts of that quantity. 



(b) For free-flowing seed in bags or bulk, a probe or trier shall be 

 used. For small free-flowing seed in bags, a probe or trier long enough to 

 sample all portions of the bag should be used. 



(c) Non-free flowing seed, such as certain grass seed, uncleaned seed, 

 or screenings, difficult to sample with a probe or trier, shall be sampled by 

 thrusting the hand into the bulk and withdrawing representative portions. 



(d) The portions shall be combined into a composite sample or 

 samples. 



(e) As the seed is sampled, each portion shall be examined, and when- 

 ever there appears to be a lack of uniformity, additional samples shall be 

 taken to show such lack of uniformity as may exist. 



Bulk seeds shall be sampled by inserting a long probe or thrusting the 

 hand into the bulk as circumstances require in several uniformly distributed 

 parts of the quantity being sampled. 



Bags. (1) In quantities of five bags or less, each bag shall be sampled. 



(2) In quantities of more than five bags, at least every fifth bag but 

 not less than five bags shall be sampled. Samples shall be drawn from un- 

 opened bags except inider circumstances where the identity of the seed has 

 been preserved. 



In sampling packet seeds, entire unopened packets shall be taken. 



Size of sample. The following are minimum weights of samples of 

 seed to be submitted for analysis, test, or examination: 



(1) Two ounces of grass seed not otherwise mentioned, white or alsike 

 clover, or seeds not larger than these. 



(2) Five ounces of red or crimson clover, alfalfa, ryegrass, brome- 

 grasses, millet, flax, rape, or seeds of similar size. 



(3) Two pounds of cereals, vetches, or seeds of similar or larger size. 



(4) Two quarts of screenings. 



Analysis 



The New Hampshire seed laboratory will be guided in making purity 

 and germination tests by the rules and regulations prescribed luider the 

 Federal Seed Act. 



Tolerance 



Owing to the natural variation between tests, the following tolerances 

 shall be allowed between the percentages found by analysis, test or examina- 

 tion and the percentages stated on the tag accompanying the seed: 



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