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I. INSPECTION OF AGRICULTURAL SEEDS. 



Part I of this Bulletin gives the results of the analyses of the official 

 samples of agricultural seeds collected during the year 1913. These 

 samples were collected under the provisions of Article 15 of the 

 Agricultural Law and were transmitted for analysis to the Director 

 of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station, in accordance 

 with the provisions of Section 341 of said law. 



These analyses and other additional information are published by 

 the Director in accordance with said Section 341. Article 15 of the 

 Agricultural Law, or what is known as the " Seed Law," will be found 

 below, printed in full. 



Following the tables are given, (1) a discussion of the method of 

 analysis as required by the law in determining purity percentage by 

 count, (2) a short method for the " count " determination of per- 

 centage of foul or foreign seed, with table showing number of seeds 

 per unit weight of crop seed, (3) comments on the requirements of 

 the Agricultural Seed law, and the labeling of seeds, and, lastly, (4) a 

 summary of the results of the inspection. 



provisions of the agricultural law relative to the inspection 

 and sale of agricultural seeds. 



ARTICLE 15 OF THE AGRICULTURAL LAW.* 



Inspection and Sale of Seeds. 

 Section 340. Inspection and sale of seeds. 



341. Samples, publication of results of examination. 

 § 340. Inspection and sale of seeds. Within the meaning of this 

 article, "agricultural seeds " are defined as the seeds of alfalfa, Canadian 

 blue grass, Kentucky blue grass, alsike clover, crimson clover, red 

 clover, white clover, vetch orchard grass, rape, redtop, and timothy 

 which are to be used for sowing or seeding purposes. No person, 

 firm or corporation shall sell, offer, expose or have in his possession 

 for sale for the purposes of seeding, any seeds of grasses or clovers, of 

 the kind known as agricultural seeds containing in excess of three per 

 centum by count [*] of foul or foreign seeds, unless every receptacle, 

 package, sack or bag containing such seeds is plainly marked or 

 labeled with the per centum of such foul or foreign seeds contained 

 therein. 



*See page 714. 



