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(Form No. 2.) 

 Blank for describing seed samples. 



(This form must be filled out completely or the sample may be rejected.) 



(Do not write here. ) 189 



(Station No To the Director of the 



( Received Agricultural Experiment Station, 



SIR : I send you to-day, marked , contained in a , a fair sam- 

 ple of seed, drawn according to directions on the other side of this sheet. 



Kind of seed 



Sold by 



At city or town of 



Grown by ,in County, State of 



(Sender of sample must give following particulars:) 



1. Name under which seed is sold , 



2. The year in which the seeds were said to have been grown 



3. The price at which it was offered for sale 



Name of sender 



Post-office 



County 



State 



* Witness: I hereby certify that the above- described sample was taken in my pres- 

 ence, according to the rules on the back of this sheet. 



Name 



Address 



* To be used when guaranteed seed is sent for test. 



(Reverse of sampling sheet, form No. 2.) 



NOTE. This station assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of samples not 

 drawn by one of its agents. 



DIRECTIONS FOR SAMPLING SEEDS. 



1. The contents of packets should be emptied out, mixed thoroughly by stirring, 

 and small quantities taken from different parts of the mixture to make the sample 

 which is sent to the station. 



If seeds are in bulk or in large packages, take handfuls at random from the top, 

 middle, and bottom, and from these, after mixing, take the sample for testing. 



2. Samples of seeds sold under specific guaranty of quality must be taken in the 

 presence of a disinterested and reputable witness, who shall sign the certificate on 

 the other side of this sheet. The sample must be inclosed in an envelope or other 

 suitable package, securely fastened and sealed with wax in the presence of the wit- 

 ness. The names of the sender and witness must be written on the outside of pack- 

 age, which shall be snt to the station prepaid. 



3. Samples shall weigh approximately as follows : 



Grasses, except noted below, 1 ounce. 



Clovers and all seeds of similar size, 2 ounces. 



Cereals, vetches, beet " balls," and all larger seeds, 4 ounces. 



Rye grasses, bromes, sorghums, and millets, 2 ounces. 



All the smaller vegetable seeds, 1 ounce. 



All the larger vegetable seeds except beet " balls," 2 ounces. 



NOTE. A complete report on the sample can usually be made within two weeks in 

 the case of cereals and most vegetables and leguminous seeds, and within three 

 weeks for most grasses. The purity of a sample can usually be determined within a 

 few days. 



As samples of mixed seeds are difficult to separate and determine, and the results 

 do not justify the time and labor involved, the station will as a rule refuse such 

 samples. 



