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Show Agronomist Gives Method To Test Seed Grain As It is always a risky business for a farmer to plant seeds which have not been tested for impurities impuri-ties and for germination, Professor Profes-sor J. C. Hogenson, extension agronomist of the Utah State Agricultural Ag-ricultural college, urges planters to test their own seed for germination. germina-tion. Here is a simple method that has proved rather effective and one which gives a good idea of the value of seed which Is being considered con-sidered for use: Take two ordinary tin plates and fill one with good, sharp, clean sand, wet down well. Cover this with a piece of blotting paper. Now count out 100 seeds just as they nome from the seed you are thinking of planting. Scatter these selected seeds pretty well over the wet paper and then cover with another piece of wet blotting paper. pa-per. Cover this with the other tin plate placed upside down. Set the plates aside in a rather warm place and be sure that there s enough moisture in the sand to keep the paper wet. At the end of five days remove the upper plate and paper and count out the seeds that have germinated well. Good seed ' has a germination of from 95 to 99 per cent. If the test shows a germination germina-tion of less than 90, hesitate to plant from this seed supply. Anyone may secure further information in-formation on how to test seed from the county agricultural a-gent a-gent or by writing to the Extension Exten-sion Service at Logan. |