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Tit. VII, Ch. 7-A. AGRICULTURAL SEEDS §§ 1532-a3-1532-a4.
10 declaration shall be given by posting same at the court house in each
11 county of the state and the provisions of this chapter shall apply to
12 such plants from and after thirty days from the posting of said notice.
[39 G. A., ch. 236, § 2.]
SEC. 1532-a3. Labeling agricultural seed.
1 All agricultural seed offered or exposed for sale, or sold in package
2 or wrapped form for seeding purposes shall be labeled on the package
3 or container as provided in sections fifteen hundred thirty-two-a four
4 and fifteen hundred thirty-two-a five of this supplement, and in addi-
5 tion thereto shall have printed on the label prescribed in said sections :
6 1. The approximate percentage by weight of the purity of the
7 seed.
8 2. The approximate total percentage by weight of weed seed.'
9 3. The name of each kind of seeds or bulblets of noxious weeds
10 which are present, singly or collectively, as follows :
11 a In excess of one seed or bulblet in each five grams (approxi-
12 mately one-fifth ounce) of timothy, redtop, tall meadow oatgrass,
13 orchard grass, crested dogstail, Canada bluegrass, Kentucky bluegrass,
14 fescues, brome grass, perennial and Italian ryegrass, western
15 ryegrass, crimson clover, mammoth clover, red clover, white clover,
16 alsike clover, sweet clover, alfalfa, and all other grasses and clover
17 not otherwise classified.
18 b One in twenty-five grams (approximately one ounce) of millet,
19 rape, flax, and other agricultural seeds not specified in "a" or "c" of
20 this subsection.
21 c One in one hundred grams (approximately four ounces) of
22 wheat, oats, rye, barley, buckwheat, vetches, and other agricultural
23 seeds as large or larger than wheat.
24 4. The approximate percentage of germination of such agricul-
25 tural seeds, together with the month and year said seed was tested
26 and, if corn, the county and state where grown.
[S., '13, §§ 5077-al8, 5077-al9, 5077-a21 ; 39 G. A., ch. 236,
§3.]
SEC. 1532-a4. Labeling of certain mixed seeds.
1 Mixtures of alsike and timothy, alsike and white clover, redtop
2 and timothy, alsike and red clover, offered or exposed for sale or sold
3 as mixtures in package or wrapped form for seeding purposes and in
4 lots of ten pounds or more shall be labeled on the package or container
5 as to the quantity, percentage of weed seed present, the name of
6 vendor, in the manner prescribed for pure agricultural seed and in
7 addition the label shall contain the following specific items:
8 1. The fact that such seed is a mixture.
9 2. The name and approximate percentage by weight of each kind
10 of agricultural seed present in such mixture in excess of five per cent
11 by weight of the total mixture.
12 3. The name of each kind of seeds or bulblets of noxious weeds,
13 which are present singly or collectively in excess of one seed or bulblet
14 in each fifteen grams (approximately three-fifths ounce) of such mix-
15 ture.
16 4. The approximate percentage of germination of each kind of