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THE KILGORE SEED COMPANY, Floridans Leading Seedsmen 
High vitality seed must be planted to secure a good stand 
We have one of the most elaborate and up-to-date seed testing laboratories where samples of 
all our seed stocks are tested at regular intervals to insure our customers against planting low 
vitality seeds. 
A close up view of one of our seed testers. In these testing machines germination tests are 
made in the laboratory under idejil conditions. We make corresponding tests in the soil so that 
we know at all times the correct germination of all seed stocks we have on hand. Seed stocks 
that are found to be falling in germination, and will soon be too low to give a good stand, are 
immediately removed from our warehouse and distributing plants and are destroyed. 
In our seed testing laboratory, a sample of every stock of flower seed we sell is tested at fre¬ 
quent intervals in a germinating apparatus, and the number of seeds which germinate out of 100 
seeds tested is recorded. A similar sample of each stock is also planted in our proving grounds, 
giving us a double check on the vitality of all Kilgore seeds and enabling us to check on uniform¬ 
ity, trueness to type, freedom from mixture, and adaptability. Any Kilgore seed stocks which 
are not up to standard are discarded. In this way, Florida growers are provided with the proper 
kinds of flower seeds for Florida conditions because the seeds are tested and proven under 
these conditions. 
Different kinds of flower seeds 
taken from our seed testers, 
showing sprouts indicating 
strong vitality. Such seeds will 
give a good stand when plant¬ 
ed in the garden. 
