246 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



SEED ANALYSES FOK 1011 AND 1012. 



Bulletin No. 270. 



BY ERNST A.. BESSEY. PROFESSOR OF BOTANY. 



The act re<]:ulatiDg the sale of agricultural seeds (No. 289 of the Pub- 

 lic Acts of 1000) is out of print and cannot be obtained except in com- 

 plete volumes of the Public Acts of 1000. It is accordingly given in 

 full as follows^: 



AN ACT TO REGULATE THE SALE OF AGRICULTURAL SEEDS 



AND FRUIT TREES. 



The People of the State of Michigan enact: 



Section 1. Every lot of seeds of agricultural plants whether in bulk 

 or in package, containing one pound or more, except sweet corn, beans, 

 peas, cucumbers, melons, pumpkins, squashes, but including all cereals, 

 grains, clover, alfalfa and garden plants which are sold, offered or ex- 

 posed for sale for seed by any person or persons in Michigan, shall 

 conform to the standard.*! of purity and freedom from foreign matter 

 specified in sections six and seven of this act, and all finiit trees, in- 

 cluding apple, i)ear, peach, cherry and plum, shall be tnie to name 

 for which they are sold : Provided, That mixtures of seeds, grains and 

 cereals may be sold as sucb when the i^ercentage of the various con- 

 stituents is stated in a written or printed guarantee, which must ac- 

 company each package or lot sold or offered for sale. 



Sec. 2. Dealers may base their guarantee on tests conducted by 

 themselv&s or their agents: Provided, That such tests comply with 

 methods prescribed by the director of the experiment station. 



Sec. 3. The said director may take in person or by de])uty, a 

 sample of the seeds, grains or cereals which are mentioned in section one 

 of this act, not exceeding four ounces in weight, for said analysis, 

 from any lot or package of agricultural seeds which may be in the 

 possession of any grower, importer, agent or dealer in the State. Such 

 samples shall be taken in the presence of the person who sold or offered 

 or exposed or had them in his possession for sale, or they shall 

 be taken in the j)ro.'^(MHe of two impartial witnesses, and in accordance 

 with the rules for the seed testing prescribed by the <lirector of the ex- 

 periment station, and shall be enclosed in a sealed package, together 

 with a certified statement of the person taking the sample, which state- 

 ment shall include the name and address of the person who sold or 

 ofiFered, exposed or had in his i)ossession for sale, the seeds from which 



'The spelling and punctuation of the original act arc followed, although there''wcrc some errors in 

 each. 



