December, 1920] results of seed tests, 1920. 



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SEED EXAMINATION, 1920— Concluded. 



TABLE SHOWING- RESULTS OP TESTS AND EXAMINATION OF SAMPLES 

 OF SEEDS SUBMITTED BY THE COMMISSIO'NER O'P AGRICUL- 

 TURE FROM JULY 1, 1919, TO JULY 1, 1920. 



Summar}^ 



As previously suggested, out of the 772 samples sent in to the 

 laboratory by authorized collectors, only 382 were guaranteed. 

 This represents a total of samples guaranteed of 49 per cent, as 

 compared to 48 per cent for the pre^dous year. This variation be- 

 tween years is not sufficient to justify" any conclusions as to tenden- 

 cies which the dealers may manifest toward observing more care- 

 fully the purposes and requirements of the state law, but the results 

 of either or both years certainly show that too large a proportion of 

 dealers are not observing the regulations and that more rigorous 

 measures must be put in operation before many negligent seed mer- 

 chants will take the trouble to conform to the provisions of the seed 

 law. 



Two of the guaranteed samples were too small to afford satis- 

 factory tests and two packages were broken in transit. Conse- 

 quently only 378 official tests are recorded in this bulletin. 



Some dealers who apparently post the required guarantees are, 



