188 Journal uf the Department of Aorioulture. 



salting skins and shade drying* them so as to ensure their remaining 

 flexible and not cracking on the g-rain when packed. This tiini 

 states : — 



*' In our experience of buyiug* wliat are marketed here as 

 sound sheep-skins, we think only some 14 per cent, on average 

 give sound pelts on removing wool and tanning skins, and when 

 you take into consideration the difference in value between an 

 absolutely sound pelt and an inferior one (probably 3s.), it is 

 easily shown that the loss amounts to thousands of pounds in the 

 course of a year." 



Export of Seed. 



In view of inquiries received from New York regarding the 

 purchase from the Union of certain classes of seed, the following 

 extract from the Seed Importation Act of the United States of 

 America (24th August, 1912) is given for general information: — 



(1) The importation into the United States of seeds. of alfalfa, 

 l>arley, Canadian blue grass, Kentucky blue grass, awnless bronie 

 grass, buckwheat, clover, field corn, Kaifir corn, meadow fescue, flax, 

 millet, oats, orchard grass, rape, redtop. rye, sorghum, timothy, and 

 wheat, or mixtures of seeds containing any of such seeds as one of 

 the principal component parts, which are adulterated or unfit for 

 seeding purposes under the terms of this Act, is hereby prohibited; 

 provided, however, that such seed may be delivered to the owner or 

 consignee thereof under bond, to be recleaned in accordance with and 

 subject to such regulations as the Secretary of the Treasury may 

 prescribe, and when cleaned to the standard of purity specified in this 

 Act for admission into the United States such seed may be released to 

 the owner or consignee thereof after the screenings or other refuse 

 removed from such seed shall have l^een disi)osed of. 



(2) That seed shall be considered adulterated within the meaning 

 of this Act : First, when seed of red clover contains more than 3 

 per cent, by weight of seed of yellow trefoil, or any other seed of 

 similar appearance to and of lower market value than seed of red 

 clover. Second, when seed of alfalfa contains more than 3 per cent, 

 by weight of seed of yellow trefoil, burr clover, and sweet clover, 

 singly or combined. Third, when any kind or variety of the seeds or 

 any mixtuie contaiiis more than 5 ])er cent, by weight of seed of 

 another kind or variety of lower market value and of similar appear- 

 ance ; provided that the mixture of the seed of white and alsike clover, 

 red and alsike clover, or alsike clover and timothy, shall not be deemed 

 an adulteration under this section. 



(3) The seed shall be considered unfit for seeding purposes within 

 the meaning of this Act : First, when any kind or variety of clover 

 or alfalfa seed contains more than one seed of dodder to five grammes 

 of clover or alfalfa seed respectively. Second, when any kind or 

 variety of the seeds or any mixture described in Section 1 of this Act 

 contains more than 3 per cent, by weight of seeds of weeds. 



(Note. — -Regulations superseding previous ones for the enforce- 

 ment of the above Act wei-e issued under Treasury Decision No. 35363 

 to take effect from 15th May, 1915.) 



