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to the number of seeds which were taken for the test. If 100 

 seeds are used, the number that sprout give the vitahty per cent. 



The Results of Inspection. 



For several years the grass seeds on sale in the State have 

 been inspected by the seed analyst. His experience makes it 

 possible to tell by observation in most instances whether a seed 

 is or is not up to its guaranteed purity. In 1914 he visited 328 

 dealers and examined 1263 samples of seeds. The varieties 

 examined are given in the table which follows. Of all this large 

 number of lots of seeds he found only 8 samples that seemed at 

 all doubtful as to their quality. On examination at the Station 

 all of these were passed as being in substantial accord with the 

 guaranty. All parts of the State were visited. The stock in 

 the hands of dealers, large and small, were generally examined. 

 Out of nearly 1300 samples none were appreciably below the 

 guaranteed percentage of purity. Not only were the seeds prac- 

 tically all up to guaranty but for the most part all of the 

 seeds sold in the State carry a high percentage of purity. The 

 improvement in the quality of seed used in Maine in the past 

 sixteen years is as gratifying as it is marvelous. It is safe to 

 say that no other State is uniformly using as good seed as 

 Maine. In fact the wholesale dealers and cleaners of seed 

 claim that if all the States were as particular in their demands 

 for seed of high quality there would not be enough to go 

 around. 



Table showing the result of the inspection of seed in lots at 

 dealers in 1914. These seeds were all examined at the dealers 

 to see if they were in accord with guarantees upon them. In 

 doubtful cases samples were taken to the laboratory. 



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