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Mix the seed thoroughly and count out 100 or 200 

 seeds just as they come, making no selection. Put 

 them between a fold of cotton flannel or some similar 

 cloth, taking care not to let the seeds touch one an- 

 other. Lay the cloth on a plate, moisten it well, but 

 do not saturate it, cover with another plate, and keep 



FIG. 15 HOME-MADE SEED-TESTER 

 A , Closed ; B, Open 



in a warm room where the temperature will not go 

 above 86 F. The cloth should be moistened from 

 time to time, and the sprouted seeds counted and re- 

 moved every day. Grass- seeds are not as easy to test 

 as clover and many of the vegetable seeds, for they 

 require much more exact conditions, needing an alter- 

 nating temperature. If a sample of grass-seed tests 

 well by use of the simple method mentioned above, it 



