Show TREAT HARD ALFALFA SEED unyielding coats prevent them from taking up water readily co laying germination in testing alfalfa beed for germana germ lna alon it will be noticed that some will not germinate although they ara healthy in appearance and cot decayed at the end of the test these ara termed hard seeds they have unusually hard seed coats which prevent them from taking up water readily these seeds germinate readily when the seed coats are scratched in former years it was thought that hard seeds in alfalfa and clover were as so much inert matter it Is reasonable however to believe that many of the seeds become sufficiently scratched during seeding operations that they will grow at once while others will grow later experimental work la being done along this line and it Is hoped that soon the hard seeds in alfalfa will be found nearly as useful aa the others it Is found that alfalfa seed from the various states differs greatly as to the percentage 0 bard seeds the minnesota seed laboratory in its enforcement ol 01 the new seed law has made a regulation regarding the hard seeds in alfalfa and the clovers as follows that in placing the germination mi nation test on the label when seed Is eold one halt the percentage ollard seed may be added to the percentage of seeds that germinated |