Sampling & Sample Submission Instructions

Obtaining a Sample for Testing

• For lots of 1-6 bags
  • sample each bag and take a total of 5 cores or handsful
• For lots of more than 6 bags
  • sample 5 bags plus 10% of the number of bags Regardless of lot size, it is not necessary to sample more than 30 bags.
• Bulk seed
  • take at least as many cores or handsful as if the same quantity of seed were in bags of ordinary size
  • Take the cores or handsful from well distributed points throughout the bulk lot
  • Sample Size 1
    • Soybeans, small grains, and corn:
      • Germ Only 1 pound Germ and Purity 2 pounds
    • Small seeded legumes and grasses:
      • All tests 1/4 pound

Mailing Instructions

Place sample in a sealable container (such as a zippered storage bag) along with an entering form with desired tests marked.
Download Entering Form

Place in an appropriately sized box with packing material. Send to:

Missouri Crop Improvement Association
3211 LeMone Industrial Blvd.
Columbia, MO 65201