X. H. Experiment Station 



A wider tolerance for germination than for purity is 

 allowed between the results of the test and the guarantee, 

 as follows : 



Guarantee 



% 

 90 or over 



80 or over but less than 90 

 70 or over but less than 80 

 60 or over but less than 70 

 Less than 60 



AUoivahle variation 



% 



6 



7 



8 



9 

 10 



Accordingly, a sample guaranteed 92% germination is "sat- 

 isfactory" if it tests 86% to 98%. A sample guaranteed 

 85% may fall as low as 78% or as high as 92%. If a 

 sample tests higher than the per cent of variation allowed 

 it is marked "Above" in this bulletin or, if it tests below 

 the variation allowed, the actual figure is reported. 



The summary table on the last page will show the general 

 results of the seed inspection work for the j'ear ending June 

 30, 1931. This year a higher percentage of the samples 

 were found "satisfactory" or better in both purity and 

 germination, as follows : 



Purity and Germination Standards — Average of Ten States* 



New Hampshire has no purity or germination standards. 

 There are, however, many producers and consumers who 

 desire to know what reasonable purity and germination 

 may be expected for various seeds. The following table, 

 which averages the standards of ten different states, has 

 been prepared to supplj' this information. 



• I'lililished in various reports and bulletins of Alabama. Connecticut, 

 Indiana. Now York. North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, 

 Tennessee, and Virginia. 



