CHE REFERENCE LIBRARY - Pole Shift Survival Information

32 TH.E NCJRSERY-MANUA I,
“ 111 t itc first play it is ncc~rssary to get, a representative sampIe by
t:tkitlg sty4 fnmt top, sides, ntictrllc and bottom of sa,ck or bin and to mix
tltorottgltly (HI ;I. c4otlt, ~MINT or stttootlt table*. A tltin-bladed knife is a
(*ottvtG3tt 1.001 Ivitlt \vttic*lt to mix. ‘l’lie person should exercise rare not
to lose seed or dirt wltik mixing, its N goocl test rcqttires careful weighing.
Wlim satisfied uitlt tltcb ttlisittg, let tlttl test-er divide the sample into two
ap1~roxitiiately qttal part. i; , clisc*ardittg one-ltalf and mixing the other, and
rqw:kt tiivkfiiag iiiiil iiiiSiilg tirttil tfte pifi: is stttall enough to analyze.
"'1'1~ first stcl) itt ;tn;tl~~sis is to weigh tltcl sample carefttlly and record
t]lv jFtbig\it. ~~im(&l~,-~is ijr(j\jtls itic ttt;ttcrially, am1 for small seed, such as grass
iincl rlovthr or alfalfil, ;lrv ticc*essar,y. A needle fastened in a wooden handle
or n slittrp hit-I)itt st’rvt5 to Ibid c c)ttt stnall particles or to separate adlterittg
bodies. i4ftc.r tlttb scparatiott is cotttplete, each pile shottld be
wGgliet1, or ~lo~~~ly Mittt;tltb(l 1);)’ cottntitig.
“If possil)lc, the w~tl SCCV~ ought to be identified in order t.o prevent
the introclttr*tiort of 1~1 VYY~~~~ new in the locality or not yet started on the
farm in question. I(Itatl t if&t ion enables the farmer to know just what
he is planting, pertnitting hittt to escrcise choice as to whether such seed
is the best he can find at it rt~asonal)lc price,”
If a full test is ~~adc, it includes an malysis of purity a,nd a
record of Gal)ility. I:olh-ing is the form of report recommended
by Circ. 23 of the I’tajh StAion :
:I rel)ort of the test. slioulti show the armlysis and percentage
gel*lnillatio!l. ‘h followil~ g form of report gives the most
essential informat iuu :
Kind of seed --
Source
Locality to use it -
Test
Purity
Injured seed
Other crop seed
Variety
Proposed use -
Per Ct??zt