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Certified Seed Crop
Inspection A total of 27,648 acres of certified crops were inspected for the Virginia Crop Improvement Association this year. This compares to 22,916 acres last year__.an increase of over 20%, says County Agent W. H. Lyne. , ^ , i There were 28 acrfcjEH^i^-ftr certification i n Rappahannock County. This indicates that an ncreasing number of fanners are using certified seed in their attempt to obtain maximum yields, he continued. Soybeans led all crops in acre- , age inspected with 7733 acres. The small grains—.wheat, oats, barley and rye.._..aceounted for 18,185 acres. A total of 71 varities of the various crops were inspected and passed.
Every crop under the certification program increased in acreage except hybrid com which decreased almost 10%. This decrease was, e in part, caused by the increased use of commercially developed noncertified varieties now being recommended in Virginia.
Essex County led in acreage of certified seed, having 3853 acres inspected. There were thirteen other counties with over 500 acres inspected. In all, 68 of Virginia’s 98 agricultural counties contained some certified seed acreage.
H. §. Barksdale of Flint. Hill assists the Crop Injprovement Association in making field and bin inspections of seed crops pertinent to certification.
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