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(8) In the process of examining samples that may be drawn by an inspector, if one
noxious weed seed is found in not less than each 10 bushels of cereal seeds, they
shall be regarded as free and the grade shall not be reduced.
(4) Except wild oats in oats which may be present to the extent of 1 per bushel.
(5) Except in red wheat in which not more than one kernel of white wheat per peck
will be allowed.
(6) Except in red wheat in which not more than one kernel of durum wheat per peck
will be allowed. fees
(7) Except in oats in which false wild oats may be present to the extent of double Fe Bt,
the numbers specified for “Total all Weed Seeds.”

“WHATSOEVER A MAN SOWETH THAT SHALL HE ALSO REAP”

Good seed produces good crops for good farmers. Poor seed produces poor crops
for all farmers. No farmer can afford to have poor crops. No farmer can afford to sow Be
poor seed.

DO YOU REALIZE

That small, shrunken, ungraded seed either does not grow at all or produces weak
plants which cannot develop into a good crop?

That weed-infested seed grows weeds?

That musty seed is sick seed at best, and is quite lifeless in many cases?

That many diseases are carried forward by poor seed?

That seed of mixed varieties and kinds does not grow or mature evenly and cannot
give the best crop?

DO YOU APPRECIATE

That certain varieties are best suited to your farm and conditions?

That the use of good seed produces vigorous plants and holds weeds in check?

That good seed is an essential in producing profitable crops?

That the difference between a loss and a profit on many a crop often lies in the class
of seed which was put into the ground?

That the extra cost of good seed is returned many times in the extra crop produced?

IT’S IN THE SEED
Good Seed Means: Clean, plump, well graded, sound seed, free from weeds and of
a thoroughly tested and adapted variety.
Good Seed Will Produce: Strong plants capable of surviving unfavorable weather
conditions which would kill the weaklings.
A clean, healthy and uniformly ripening crop which can be harvested and marketed
to best advantage. Better yields, better grades, better prices.

REGISTERED SEED IS GOOD SEED
Because: Only thoroughly proved and adapted varieties are accepted for registration.
Only seed of very high order in all respects can attain the grade “Registered.”
“Registered” is the highest grade of seed.

HOW TO START GROWING REGISTERED SEED

There are several sources of supply of registered seed: Experimental farms, agricul- ©
tural colleges, individual farmer growers, seed houses and co-operative seed agencies.

As the production of elite stock seed is a laborious and painstaking process, very
few growers have time to produce more than their own requirements, so it is almost
impossible to purchase any from them. These growers, however, have a surplus of
registered seed of the different generations for sale.

Certain stocks of seeds grown by the experimental farms and agricultural colleges
are given recognition by the Canadian Seed Growers’ Association as elite stock seed, and
as much as ten bushels per person of the cereals have been supplied to farmers in the
past.

Registered seed is sold in sacks, to which is attached a seal of the Dominion Seed
Branch and a tag of the Canadian Seed Growers’ Association, certifying that the seed is
registered and the number of generations it is descended from elite stock. No seed should
be accepted as registered seed unless every sack has the tag and seal attached.

A FEW DEFINITIONS
“Elite Stock Seed” is (a) a pure stock of seed produced on a hand-selected seed
plot and which is considered by the executive of the C.S.G.A. to be worthy of distribu-
tion; or (b) a pure stock of seed originating from a single plant, the progeny of which
has been proven in plot or field tests (or by other means of examination) to the satis-
faction of the executive, and is worthy of distribution. This seed must have been
propagated exclusively by the originator or under his supervision. >

“Registered Seed” is the progeny of elite stock seed when such progeny has beef, f
accepted by the association for registration. “Elite Seed” produces first generation i
first generation seed produces second generation seed, and so on.

The Opinion of Farmers Who Have Grown Registered Seed:
“T feel that Iam producing the real thing when growing registered seed. I sowed 1 bushel
to the acre. It yielded 6 bushels more per acre than the ordinary seed sown 1% bushels an acre,’
*“T got my first pure seed in 1921 . . . . crop averaged 51% bushels per acre.’

“The registered wheat yielded about 5 bushels more per acre than the other wheat, and was
more even in height and color.’’

“The registered wheat yielded 7 to 8 bushels an acre more than the common wheat.” |