December, 1924] results of seed tests, 1924 



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The accompanying table compiled from data published 

 by the United States Department of Agriculture and by the 

 Association of Official Seed Analysts of North America will 

 serve to indicate the longevity as w,ell as the purity and 

 germination expected in good seed. 



Standards of Purity, Germination, and Longevity. 



KIND OF seed 



Alfalfa 



Barley 



Bluegrass, Canada . 

 Bluegrass, Kentucky 



Clover, alsike 



Clover, crimson .... 



Clover, red 



Clover, sweet 



Clover, white 



Corn, field 



Meadow fescue . . . . 

 Millet, common . . . . 

 Millet, Japanese .... 



Oats 



Orchard grass 



Rape, Dwarf Essex 



Redtop 



Rye 



Timothy 



Vetch, hairy 



Wheat 



Per cent 



98 



99 



90 

 90 



95 



98 



98 



99 



95 



99 



95 



98 



98 



99 



97 



99 



95 



99 



98 



98 



99 



Germination 



Per cent 



85-90 



90-95 



45-50 



45-50 



75-80 



85-90 



85-90 



85-90 



75-80 



90-95  



85-90 

 85-90 

 85-90 

 90-95 

 90-95 

 90-95 

 90-95 

 90-95 

 85-90 

 70-75 

 90-95 



Longevity, 

 Average 



Length of 

 Vitality 



Years 



6-8 



3 



1-2 

 1-2 

 2 



O 



5-6 



5 



2 



4 



2 



4 



4 



3 

 2-3 



6 



6 



2 

 5-6 



3 

 2-1 



The selling of seed that has been mixed by a careless 

 or ignorant clerk who threw a half-filled scoop back in the 



