ANNUAL REPORT, 1940 41 



Referee and check samples, fertilizer and feed 17 



Tannin in cocoa 24 



Specimens for mineral poison 5 



Sewage deposits 4 



Superphosphate (AAA administration) 19 



Water 3 



Miscellaneous 10 



Seed Control. From December 1, 1939, to December 1, 1940, the Seed 

 Laboratory received and worked 2900 samples of seed, of which 1055 

 were collected bj^ the State Commissioner of Agriculture and 1845 were 

 sent in by seedsmen, farmers, and various State institutions. In addition, 

 194 samples of flower seeds, for field tests onh", were also received from the 

 State Commissioner of Agriculture. 



Classification of these samples, with the total number of laboratory 

 tests involved, is shown in the following summary. It will be noted that 

 4100 tests were required for the 2900 samples; 870 for purity, and 3230 for 

 germination. 



Number of Number of Tests 



Samples Purity Germination 



721 Field Crops for Purity and Germination 721 721 



5 Field Crops for Purity Only 5 



181 Field Crops for Germination Only 181 



103 Lawn and Other Types of Mixtures for Purity, 



Germinations involving 440 ingredients 103 440 



41 Lawn Mixtures for Purity Only 41 



13 Lawn Mixtures for Germination Only, Germina- 

 tions involving 52 ingredients 52 



"J 542 Vegetables for Germination Only 1542 



43 Herbs for Germination Only 43 



98 Flower Seeds for Germination Only 98 



147 Tobacco Seeds for Germination Only 147 



6 Tree Seeds for Germination Only 6 



2900 Totals 870 3230 



Field tests to determine trueness to type were conducted in cooperation 

 with the Departments of Olericulture, Floriculture, and Agronomy, which 

 tested 253 samples of vegetable seeds, 194 samples of flower seeds, and 

 123 samples of corn, respectively. 



The Seed Laboratory cleaned 2 lots of onion seed and 100 lots of to- 

 bacco seed for Connecticut \'alley farmers. The gross weight of the 

 tobacco seed was 156.7 pounds and the net weight for the cleaned seed 

 was 121.5 pounds. 



Corn, oats, barley, and wheat, (187 samples), purchased by various 

 State institutions, were examined for conformity to grade purchased; and 

 84 samples of ground cattle and poultry feed, collected by inspectors or 

 sent in by dealers and farmers, were examined microscopically. 



