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three States have any effective legislation restricting the sale of seeds 
within their borders. Several of the agricultural experiment stations 
are preparing to undertake seed testing, but their equipment is limited 
and the number of samples handled is small. At present there are no 
Federal restrictions on the importation of low-grade and worthless 
seed. As a natural result the United States has econ the dumping 
ground for the poor seed of Canada and Europe. 
ANALYSES OF IMPORTED LOW-GRADE SEEDS. 
RED CLOVER. 
Table I gives the analyses of sixty-one lots of low-grade red clover 
seed imported during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1906, amounting 
to 990,809 pounds: The total importations of red clover seed for the 
same period amounted to 7,498,287 pounds, so that the low-grade 
seed furnished about one-eighth of the total. These low-grade 
importations contained seed enough to sow approximately 125,000 
acres at an average rate of seeding. This seed is for the most part 
small-sized, light-weight screenings. A practical failure must be 
expected whenever seed of this quality is used, either from not 
securing a stand on account of poor germination or from smothering 
with introduced weeds. 
TaBLE I.— Analyses of 61 samples of low-grade red clover seed im ported during the year 
ended June 30, 1906. 
Live | Actual 
| 
Price | 
| Weigh | lg Q ges ny | aves oars 
Pets ; = eight ermi-. uan- |pounds ~. 
NiumbersaRed on Dart Dod- Kinds of 1,000 | nation | tity a seed pounds 
| i er | and der of ee etre (seed | of red 
of seed | clover i lens red of red im. which 
seeds. | broken| pres- | weed easel | that | clover 
sample. | seed. clover | clover | port- seed | A 
| seed. | ent.a | seeds. | <caqs aeedtalirodis was |sSermi-| seed 
; carte 5 im. | ated) that 
in germi- 
| ported. | ..mple. nated. 
Per Per ING Num-| Milli- Per | Per 
cent cent. cent. ber grams cent. |Pounds. cent. | 
Pee GY Bete 48°06"|, -25:78>|, 262165) Nose. 39 38 6,740 | $5.20} 18.26 | $28. 48 
2946... .-- 66. 1 13.16 | 20.74] Yes.. 27 900 91 5,027 7.60 | 60.15 12. 63 
QOAT EE ees 77. 43 9.44 | 13.13 | Yes.. 32 1,185 83 | 6,876 9.10 | 64.27; 14.16 
SION es W255 25.73 1.77 | No. 10 1,594 -| 96.5] 3,750} 11.00 | 69.96 | 15.72 
S159 e aaa 73.14 | 10.38 | 16.48 | Yes 25 893 88.5 | 16,535 8.00 | 64.73 "12. 36 
SYS Sauek CES Weakest |e lbesars a NGessou| PEE. S10) =|- 89) ~ | 135380 7.20 | 65.68 | 10. 96 
SS eee 70241) 110: 905} 18569 Yes ees | e20) a 719) N16 35) | 808857 7.00 | 53.86 | 12.99 
S400 3252 715.78 | 9:35 | 14k87| Wests) sre] SOS EeSO” el tOZe OG 7. 10-| -.60°62" | =ei2578 
3425 eee 70.05 | 21.89 8.06 | No.. 33 1,377 77.5 | 32,630 8.00 | 54.29 | 14.73 
3432 eee 74.39 | 15.02 | 10.59 | Yes. 50 951 | 75.5 | 22,000 8.00 | 56.16 | 14.24 
34002 ae 43.03 | 19.31 | 37.66 | Yes. 39 855 28.5 | 25,300 2.80 | 12.26 | 22.84 
SAD eee 46.24 | 19.09 | 34.67 | Yes. 32 818 27.5 | 35,347 6.10} 12:72 | °47-95 
SASS a ee EMG TE NE PARA eo e/ INL 29 913 68 35, 350 5.80 | 43.05 13. 47 
35662 22 69.81 | 12.25! 17.94) Yes 23 847 7 _ | 32,893 T2508) 505 26st 4392 
SO lee ae | 67.89 | 16.67} 15.44 | No. 29e4 995 66.5 29,490 9:20) 452152 205387 
SUCViSoSSbe | 67.55 | 13.50 | 18.95 | Yes 45 | 898 GON5I = 7015 7.10 | 40.87 WhBY/ 
AGW Ses oe | 76.74 | 14.53 8.73 | Yes 39 952 63.5 | 12,498 7.60 | 48.73} 15.59 
SOO Am 70. 6 12:59) |) “162 Sf | Vessau aso 839 21.5 | 13,119 3200" |) on Ss eGn ar 
S508 Me See 74.73 | 12.68 | 12.59 | Yes...| 40 1,102 75.5 | 33,069 8.25 | 56, 42 14. 62 
SOLU ee 64.84 | 11.69] 23.47 | Yes...| 32 885 68 | 32,562 7.70 | 44.09 | 17.46 
36962 22 64.09 | 13.79 | 22.12) Yes | 36 840 62.5 | 44,029 | 11.50] 40.05; 28.71 
SYOAl eee 2 |; aZiOon | 20800 6.78 | No. | 19 1,143 75. 5) | 32,523 7.60 | 54.77 13. 88 
S7bbe he acc | 65.65} 18.48] 15.87 | Noi 1) (229 ; 52.5 | 6,550| 5.50] 34.47| 15.96 
381 0 eer G5 O20 ONO OMler Lo uo mane S hers mane e ian 977 48.5 ) 15,588 6.40! 31.78 20. 14 
a75.41 per cent of samples contained dodder. 
> Total quantity of low-grade red clover seed imported, 990,809 pounds. 
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