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Show TEST CRIMSON CLOVER SEED Samples Inspected by Department of Agriculture Show About One-Third of Seed Was Dead. Samples of lots of crimson clover seed now on the market tested recently recent-ly by the United States department depart-ment of agriculture usually have contained con-tained about one-third of dead seed, and In many samples more than two-thirds two-thirds of the seed was dead. It is important, im-portant, therefore, that farmers know the quality of the crimson clover seed they intend to sow. Every lot of seed should be tested for germination, and then seeded heavily heav-ily enough to insure getting a stand. If the present supply of seed of low germination is sowed without testing and at a usual rate of seeding poor stands and failures will follow even under favorable conditions. |