Storing Seeds ; 
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In general, all kinds of seeds should; be 
kept in a place that is cool and dry. Keep 
seeds away from heat and hot, dry places 
during sale and storage. Don’t store seeds in 
a damp basement nor in a hot attic. No 
amount of dry cold will injure dry seeds. 
Except under unusual conditions, cold 
storage, is not recommended, because cold 
storages are usually humid, and seeds are 
injured as much by high humidity as by heat, 
and a combination of the two is most 
damaging. 
Many seeds attract insects which eat the 
germ and frequently leave webs. Small lots 
of seeds may be kept in mason jars, larger 
lots in drawers or cartons in which has been 
placed a little paradichlorobenzene (“Di- 
chlorocide”’) or some Spergon-DDT, which 
has also given good results when some of the 
powder is sprinkled on the top layer of seed 
in a bag and the bag then tied down closely 
and tightly. 
For a technical discussion of seed storage 
problems, send 5c coin to the Superintendent 
of Documents, Washington 25, D.C., for a 
copy of U.S.D.A. Leaflet No. 220, “Storage of 
Vegetable Seeds.” 
