Show INVESTIGATE TIlE TIIE QUALITY OF OP SEED Nearly samples of seed were received for test last year at the testing seed laboratory of the thc United States Department of Agriculture In Washington and samples at atthe atthe atthe the five branch laboratories maintained maintained main maln- In cooperation with State In institutions in- in All of these samples were examined to determine the quality of the seed and the presence of The enforcement of the seed- seed Importation act has served to prevent many shipments of h imported ported seed unfit unfit unfit un un- fit for seeding purposes from being distributed in their original condi condi- tion Among these shipments over 7 5 pounds of ot red clover seed i WI r tr ot of the presence of of weed seeds and dead I seed Approximately one half of this was was- in bond bond the the weed seeds and other refuse removed being destroyed while the seed of good quality was allowed to go into the seed trade The other half halt of the I prohibited red clover was rejected because it contained so much dead seed Beed as to be of practically no value for seeding purposes Three shipments aggregating enough seed to sow acres at a normal rate rato of seeding contained no seed which could be expected to grow nl ni the field I I Because of the difficulties of transAtlantic transAtlantic transAtlantic trans- trans Atlantic shipment imports of almost all kinds of ot seed have fallen off Canada Canada Canada Can Can- ada bluegrass from Canada and winter wint wint- er rape from Japan being the only two Items of imports which have exceeded exceeded exceeded ex ex- ex- ex those of the previous year |