Results of Seed Tests for 1953

Download or read book Results of Seed Tests for 1953 written by Bessie G. Sanborn and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-23 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Results of Seed Tests for 1953: Made for the State Department of Agriculture Wholesalers are listed in alphabetical order except when samples are presumed to have been carried over, in which case they are listed alphabetically by dealers. The New Hampshire seed law requires that both agricultural and vegetable seeds must be labeled with the calendar month and year when last tested for germination, and requires that this germination test shall have been completed within nine months of being offered for sale. In the following tables, if the date of test was within the prescribed nine months, the sample is marked satisfactory, S in this respect; if no date was given, the word None appears indicating a violation; if the date was a violation of the law because the test was not made within nine months, the date given on the tag or label appears in that column. The first part of the report deals with 160 samples of agricultural seed tested for purity, germination and noxious weed content. There is a tolerance or allowable variation from the guarantee for both purity and germination, in accordance with the Rules for Seed Testing adopted by the Association of Official Seed Analysts, so that, for instance a sample of timothy guaranteed for purity and 85 for germination could test as low as 98.25'7o for purity and 77 for germination and be satisfactory. If a sample when tested for purity falls within the allow able variation, it is marked S (satisfactory) if below the allowable variation, and therefore a violation, the actual figure found for purity is given. The same is true for germination in the case of agricultural seeds. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.