41. 

 SEED PROGRAM = 



A total of 1,104 official samples were drawn in the past fiscal 

 year (July 1, 1974 - June 30, 1975), "by our licensed seed inspectors 

 in the Division of Markets and sent on to the University of Massachusetts 

 Seed Laboratory where they were tested and analyzed for confortnance with 

 the Massachusetts Seed Law. 



In addition the laboratory ran 315 general services samples which 

 were submitted by farmers and the general public. 

 SEED LABORATORY TESTED ; For the year ending June 30, 1975 = 



General Sample s 315 



Official Samples (Total 1104) 



Agricultural 90 



Mixtures 50 



Vegetables 604 



Flowers 355 



Trees & Shrubs 5 



TOTAL SAMPLES TESTED 1,419 



Total Violations.... 35 



Stop Sale Orders.... 136 issued by control 



officials involving 405 seed lots. 



It is noted that there v/ere fewer serious violations of the seed 

 act this year as to low germination, contaminations by noxious weeds 

 and seed unfit for seeding purposes. 



However, from the laboratory report official stop sale orders 

 were issued by the department on 11 lots of flowers, 2 vegetables and 

 1 grass mixtures. The lots were called to the attention of the inspect- 

 ors and were taken off retail sale wherever found in the state due to 

 a serious violation. 



In addition, stop sale orders were issued by the inspectors in 

 1.36 retail establishments across the state covering 405 lots of seeds. 



