74. FARM GRASSES OF THE UNITED STATES 
is safe to assume that it will grow well if sown, but if 
it does not germinate well, the seed should not be con- 
demned, as the conditions for germination may not 
have been right, and a sample should be sent for an 
official test, either to one of the State agricultural 
experiment stations, or to the United States Depart- 
ment of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. The follow- 
ing table* gives the temperature at which germination 
tests should be made, and the length of time required 
to make tests: 
DAY FOR MAKING 
Temperature + | GERMINATION REPORT 
KIND OF SEED Degrees, F. 
Preliminary Final 
Bermuda grass . < 68-95 10 ar 
Blue-grass . 5 68-86 14 28 
Brome-grass . s 68-86 5 10 
Meadow-fescue . 2 68-86 5 10 
Millets... ; 68-86 3 6 
Orchard-grass | 68-86 6 14 
Redtop . : 68-86 5 8 
Rye-grass. , , 68-86 6 14 
Timothy . F . 68-86 5 8 
* Circular No, 34 (revised), Office of Experiment Stations, United States 
Department of Agriculture, ‘‘ Rules and Regulations for Seed Testing.” 
+ Seeds should be kept at the higher temperature for six lhours, and at 
the lower temperature for eighteen hours each day. 
