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19. Does the Colorado Pure Seed Law set any standard of purity or of 
germination? No. 
20. If a shipment of seeds from the wholesale dealer or farmer is di¬ 
vided by the retailer into separate packages or lots of five pounds or more 
and offered or exposed for sale, is it necessary to label each separate pack¬ 
age or lot? It is. In such case the information on the wholesaler’s label or 
farmer’s label may be used or a sample of seed may be sent to the Seed 
Laboratory where a test will be made and reported upon free of charge. If 
the wholesaler’s label or the farmer’s label is used on these smaller lots, 
the retailer assumes the responsibility for the correctness of the same. 
22. Can an elevator sell so-called “commercial wheat” for seeding pur¬ 
poses? Yes. Such seed, of course, must be labeled according to the pro¬ 
visions of the Act. 
23. Where may seed be sent for test? Any citizen of this State or per¬ 
son shipping seed into Colorado for seeding purposes in the State has the 
privilege of submitting to the Colorado Seed Laboratory samples of field or 
garden seeds for tests and analyses, subject to such rules and regulations 
as may be adopted by said Laboratory. 
24. May a seedsman or any other seller of seed test his own seed and 
use such data on the label? Yes, but he must stand back of his tests and, 
if they are not correct within the limits prescribed by law, he is subject to 
prosecution. His tests are subject to retests by the Colorado Seed Labora¬ 
tory. 
25. What charges are made for tests and analyses of seeds by the Seed 
Laboratory? The Seed Laboratory has ruled that tests and analyses will 
be made free of charge until further notice. However, it probably cannot 
make more than 25 purity tests and 50 germination tests a month for any 
one person or firm. 
26. What are the directions for sending samples to the Laboratory for 
tests? Place name and address of sender on each package, give commonly 
accepted name of seed, variety if known; if seed is home-grown, so state, in¬ 
dicating the season harvested; if the seed was purchased, give the name 
of person or firm from whom purchased; state whether a purity or germina¬ 
tion test is wanted, or both; if both are requested, indicate whether or not 
a purity report is desired before the germination report. Unless otherwise 
directed, both purity and germination tests will be made and both reported 
at the same time. All transportation charges on seeds sent to the Labora¬ 
tory must be prepaid. Address all samples and correspondence to The 
Colorado Seed Laboratory, Fort Collins, Colorado. 
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27. What sized sample should be sent for test and analysis? The 
minimum weight of seed forwarded for test should be: (a) one ounce of 
grass seed of any kind, or of white and alsike clovers; (b) two ounces of 
red and crimson clover, alfalfa, millet, flax, or seed of like size; (c) one- 
half pound of wheat, oats and other cereals, or seed of like size. 
28. What information will the Seed Laboratory give on the reports is¬ 
sued? Two reports will be issued for each sample, a purity report and a 
