Sept., 1910.] 



RESULTS (»F SKKI) TKSTS, 



1910 



203 



by our farmers and other purchasers of seeds may have rehable 

 information, on the basis of which they may protect themselves 

 against the introduction of noxious weeds and against loss through 

 weak or otherwise worthless seeds; also to provide a reasonable 

 protection for careful, conscientious dealers against negligent, 

 designing, or unscrupulous ones. 



It is not the purpose or intent of the law to work a hardship 

 on our seed dealers or to hurt their legitimate business, and 

 neither is it intended to require farmers and other growers to 

 purchase seeds of a better quality than they desire. 



Standards: 



The law does not attempt to fix any standards as to purity and 

 vitaUty, but for the information of those who may desire to know 

 what may be considered as "equitable standards" the following 

 table, offered by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, and 

 based upon investigations made by that department, is given. 



STANDARDS OF PURITY AND GERMINATION OF AGRICUL- 

 TURAL SEEDS. 



* Each beet fruit or "ball" is likely to contain from 2 to 7 seeds. One hundred 

 balls should yield at least 160 sprouts. 



