22 COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE AND DAIRYING 
“ '(3.) By’ the term “hand:selécted’ seed plot ofthe third year, is meant @ piece of 
‘Jand‘ bearing a crop produced direct from seed obtained by selection, by hand, of the 
heads or ears from plants appéaring relatively large ard vigorous for the variety on 
a hand-selected seed plot of the second year. 
‘V. It is permissible to select heads in sufficient quantity. to sow a hand selected 
seed plot or plots of a total atea not greater than four times the size of the plot from 
which they were selected. | : 
VI. To entitle the seeds of wheat, oats, barley or rye to be eligible for registration 
by the Macdonald-Robertson Seed Growers’ Association, they must be produced on a 
‘well cultivated registered seed plot from a crop’ that has followed in rotation,— 
...(1.) After clover, pease, beans, or some other leguminous crop; or 
(2.) After a ¢ultivated crop, such as Indian corn, turnips, mangels, carrots, beets 
or potatoes; or 
(3.) After a summer fallow., 
VII. There will be three distinct classes of registration for seeds. 
(2.) In the pure-bred class there will be registered as ‘ pure-bred registered seed’ 
only seed obtained from heads selected by hand from the plants relatively the largest 
and most vigorous on a registered hand selected seed plot of at least the third year. 
The registration certificate of ‘ pure-bred registered seed will show the number of years 
of antecedent selection, as for instance ‘ pure-bred registered seed of the fourth year’ 
or of the tenth year, as the case may be. Such seed will be suitable for use on hand- 
selected seed plots to produce ‘ improved registered seed.’ 
(3.) In the improved class there will be registered as ‘improved registered ‘seed’ 
only grain obtained from a crop produced from pure-bred registered seed. The registra- 
tion certificate of improved registered seed will show the number of years of ante- 
cedent selection of the crop from which it was obtained, as for instance ‘improved 
registered seed from a crop of the third year,’ or of the tenth year, as the case may 
be. Such seed will be suitable for use on improved seed plots to produce ‘ general crop 
registered seed.’ : 
(4.) In the general crop class there will be registered as ‘general crop registered 
_seed’ only seed obtained from a crop produced from improved registered seed. Such 
seed will be suitable for use for the general crop of the farm, and the product from it 
will not be eligible for registration. ~ sks ‘ 
The diagram at the end of this announcement will help to make clear the system 
of selection and registration. 
VIII. Records will be kept on which will be entered,— 
(1.) The names and addresses of the members of the association or associations; 
(2.) The size of the hand sclected seed plot of each operating member; 
(3.) The size of the improved seed plot of each operating member; 
(4.) The yield per acre of each registered plot; and 
(5.) The disposal of the seed from each registered plot where certificates of re- 
gistration are issued. 
IX. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Dairying will in the meantime control 
the issuing of all certificates of registration of seed plots and seed, and take such steps 
by way of inspection, supervision of the operation of seed plots, and otherwise, as 
