Free Testing. 



The Seed Testing Laboratory will allow six free tests, in a 

 given year, to any resident company or person of New Hampshire, but 

 such seeds must be received in the laboratory during the months of 

 November. December, January and February. This number of sam- 

 ples, not including mixture, may be analyzed either for purity or for 

 germination, or three samples for both purity and germination, free 

 of charge. A given seed company will be entitled to six private tests 

 without charge, but not six from each branch store. For numbers in 

 excess of six, a charge will be made for labor and consumable supplies 

 only, the amount depending on the type of sample according to the 

 following schedule: 



Germination tests of all crop seeds, including timothy, clovers 

 and alfalfa, 25 cents each; 



Germination tests of all grasses except timothy, 50 cents each ; 



Germination tests of mixtures, 25 cents for each kind of seed 

 present ; 



Purity analyses of cereals like corn and oats, 50 cents each; 

 and of timothy, 75 cents each; 



Purity analyses of all other kinds of crop seeds, except grasses, 

 75 cents each ; 



Purity analyses of the smaller grass seeds and of all mixtures 

 of not more than two kinds of agricultural seeds, $1.00 each: 



All purity analyses of special mixtures, including those for 

 lawn and pasture seeding, a charge sufficient to cover the actual cost 

 of working the sample submitted for test, minimum charge of $1.25. 



Such private samples of seed to be tested should be drawn 

 in such a way as to be representative of the bulk lot from which they 

 are taken, and should be addressed to the State Seed Testing Labo- 

 ratory, Durham, New Hampshire. Such private tests cannot be de- 

 clared as state official tests unless drawn by a representative of the 

 department of agriculture, as provided in Chapter 224 of the Public 

 Laws. Fees must be paid before reports will be sent out. 



The minimum weights of samples to be submitted for analysis 

 are : 



1. Two ounces of grass seed, white or alsike clover, or seeds not 

 larger than these. 



2. Five ounces of red or crimson clover, alfalfa, ryegrasses, millet, 

 rape, or seeds of similar size. 



3. One pound of cereal, vetches or seeds of similar or larger size. 



The minimum number of seeds of any one kind to be sub- 

 mitted for a germination test is 400. 



Germination Standards for Vegetable Seed. 



Following are the germination standards established by the 

 commissioner of agriculture pertaining to Section four of the act en- 

 titled Vegetable Seeds. 



Per cent 



Per cent 



Artichoke 60 



Asparagus, including hard 



seeds 70 



Beans (except lima) 75 



Beans, lima 70 



Beets 65 



Broccoli 75 



Brussells sprouts 70 



Cabbage 75 



Carrot 55 



Cauliflower 75 



Celery and celeriac 55 



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