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Second. Any person selling seeds direct to merchants, to be cleaned 

 or graded before being offered for sale for the purpose of seeding. This 

 shall not, however, exempt the seller from the restrictions of Section Ten 

 (10) of this act. 



Third. Seed that is held in storage for the purpose of being re-cleaned, 

 and which has not been offered, exposed or held in possession of or for sale 

 for the purpose of seeding. 



Fourth. Seed marked "not absolutely clean," and held or sold for ex- 

 port outside the State only. 



Fifth. The sale of seed that is grown, sold and delivered by any 



farmer on his own premises for seeding by the purchaser himself, unless 



the purchaser of said seeds obtains from the seller at the time of the 



sale thereof a certificate that the said seed is supplied to the purchaser 



subject to the provisions of this act. 



Sixth. Mixtures of seeds for lawn or pasture purposes. This shall 

 not, however, exempt the seller of such mixtures of seeds from the restric- 

 tions of sections ten (10) and eleven (11) of this act. 



Sec. 16. The following standards of purity (meaning freedom from 

 weed seeds or other seeds) and viability are hereby fixed: 



STANDARD OF PURITY AND VIABILITY OF AGRICULTURAL SEEDS 



ivTiATTT r>ip oc-I;.T^ Per ccnt ol Per cent of ger- 



NAME OF SEED Purity minable seeds 



Alfalfa ( Medicago sativa ) 96 80 



Barley 98 90 



Blue-grass, Canadian (Poa compressa) 90 45 



Blue-grass, Kentucky (Poa pratensis) 80 45 



Brome, awnless (Bromus inermis) 90 75 



Clover, alsike (Trifolium hybridum) 90 75 



Buckwheat 96 90. 



Clover, crimson (Trifolium incarnatum) 98 85 



Clover red (Trifoium pratense) 92 80 



Clover, white (Trifolium repens) 90 75 



Corn, field ( Zea mays) 99 94 



Corn, sweet 99 75 



Fescue, meadow (Fescuta pratensis) 95 85 



Flax (Linum usitassimum) 96 ' 89 



Millet, common ( Setaria italica) 90 85 



Millet, hog ( Panicum miliaceum ) 90 85 



Millet, pearl (Penisetum typhoideum) 99 65 



Oats ( Avena sativa) 98 90 



Oat grass, tall (Arrhena therum avenaceum) 72 70 



Orchard-grass (Dactylis glomerata) 70 70 



Rape ( Brassica rapa ) 99 90 



Redtop (Agrostis albo) .-90 70 



Rye ( Secala cereale) 98 90 



Rye-grass, perennial (Lolium perenne) 96 90 



