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, De- 

 cember, January and February. This number of samples, not including 

 mixtures, 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 sufficent 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 Laboratory, Durham, 

 New Hampshire. Such private tests cannot be declared 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, rye grasses, 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 submitted for 



a germination test is 400. 



Germination Standards for Vegetable Seed. 



Following are the germination standards established by the commis- 

 sioner of agriculture pertaining to Section four of the act entitled Veg- 

 etable Seeds, 



Per cent Per cent 



Artichoke 60 Broccoli 75 



Asparagus, including hard Brussells sprouts 70 



seeds 70 Cabbage 75 



Beans (except lima) 75 Carrot 55 



Beans, lima 70 Cauliflower 75 



Beets 65 Celery and celeriac 55 



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