RESULTS OF SEED TESTS 

 Made July 1, 1956, to June 30, 1957 



This report contains the results of the seed inspection work for the 

 State Department of Ag-riculture of 680 official samples collected through- 

 out the state during the period from July 1, 1956, to June 30, 1957, by Mr. 

 George H. Laramie, Control Supervisor, and Mr. Daniel Graham, Inspector. 

 In addition to these official samples, 1173 private samples were analyzed, 

 making a total of 1853 samples inspected. 



Wholesalers are listed in alphabetical order except when samples are 

 presumed to have been carried over, in which case they are listed alpha- 

 betically by dealers. The New Hampshire seed law requires that both agri- 

 cultural and vegetable seeds must be labeled with the calendar month and 

 year when 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 word "None" appears indicating a violation; if the date 

 was a violation of the law because the test was not made within nine 

 months, the date given on the tag or label appears in that column. 



The first part of the report deals with 189 samples of agricultural 

 seed tested for purity, germination and noxious weed content. There is a 

 tolerance or allowable variation from the guarantee for both purity and 

 germination, in accordance with the Rules for Seed Testing adopted by 

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

 falls within the allowable variation, it is marked "S" (satisfactory) ; if be- 

 low the allowable variation, and therefore a violation, the actual figure 

 found for purity is given. The same is true for germination in the case of 

 agricultural seeds. 



The second part of the report applies to 491 samples of vegetable 

 seeds which were tested for germination only. The New Hampshire seed 

 law requires that unless each packet or other container is plainly marked 

 "Below 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 column headed 

 "Found" 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 

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

 if the seed is found to be below the regular tolerance from that guaranteed 

 figure, the figure found upon test followed by "f" is listed as "mislabeled" 

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



The New Hampshire seed law and the rules and regulations thereunder, 

 including the germination standards for vegetable seed, follow : 



