| Show GIVES SIMPLE METHOD TO TEST SEED GRAIN b business As it is ia always a risky seed which for or a farmer to plant tor for impie atles tested have not been professor probes or T C and for germin germination aaion extension ag agronomist r onon list of 0 Ilo geneo n the utah state agricultural college collee I 1 their heir own urges planters to test seed tor for germination method that lias has hero here Is a simple and one effective proved rather of 0 the val idea W which aich gives given a good which Is belne being considered up of 0 seed for use take ordinary tin plates all and d fill ill cue clio with good goo tharp clean sand tills this with a wet down well cover piece of blotting paper now count aut lo 10 0 a accra c e d s i just u st as they come from t the h e s seed e f d y you 0 u a arc re thinking ot of scatter these 5 selected elected I 1 ceda deeds pretty well over the wet paper and then cover with mother another piece ot of wet blotting paper cover tills this with the other tin plate placed upside down set the plates as ide in ili a rather warin wari n place and be bur sure e that there Is enough moisture in the sand to keep the paper wet at the C end nd or of live five d days a y 11 re remove ov 0 and paper and count the upper plate out tho the seeds that have germinated well good seed has a germination ot of from 95 to 98 per cent if I 1 the test shows a germination at 0 less than TU 90 hesitate to plant from this seed supply anyone may secure further information on how to test seed from the county agricultural agent or by writing tho the extension service at logan |
