WEED' AND SEED LAWS 809 



the seed sold and may be called the Maine idea. The other gives 

 standards of purity and vitality and is the Iowa idea. This law 

 has been passed in many states, among them, Wisconsin, Wash- 

 ington and Wyoming. The Iowa law is as follows : 



Section 1. Every lot in bulk, bag, pail, parcel or package of 

 concentrated commercial feeding stuffs as defined in section three 

 (3) of this act; and every parcel, package or lot of agricultural 

 seeds as defined in section nine (9) of this act, and containing one 

 pound or more, offered or exposed for sale in the state of Iowa, 

 for use within this state, shall have affixed thereto, in a conspicuous 

 place on the outside thereof, distinctly printed in the English 

 language, in legible type not smaller than eight point heavy 

 gothic caps, or plainly written, a statement certifying: 



In the case of agricultural seeds: 



First. The name of the seed. 



Second. Full name and address of the seedsman, importer, 

 dealer or agent. 



Third. A statement of the purity of the seed contained, specify- 

 ing the kind and percentage of the impurities as defined in sec- 

 tions eleven (11) and twelve (12) hereof, provided that said seeds 

 are below the standards fixed in this act. 



Fourth. Locality where said seed was grown, when known. 



Section 6. The state food and dairy commissioner shall cause 

 to be made analyses of all agricultural seeds sold or offered for 

 sale in this state. Said state food and dairy commissioner is here- 

 by authorized, in person or by deputy, to take for analysis a sam- 

 ple from any lot or package of agricultural seeds not exceeding 

 four ounces in weight ; but said sample shall be drawn or taken in 

 the presence of the party or parties in interest, or their repre- 

 sentative, and shall be taken from a parcel, lot or number of par- 

 cels which shall not be less than five per cent of the whole lot in- 

 spected and shall be thoroughly mixed and divided into two sam- 

 ples and placed in glass or metal vessels carefully sealed and a 

 label placed on each, stating the name or brand of the agricultural 

 seeds or material sampled, the name of the party from whose 

 stock the sample is drawn, and the date and place of taking such 

 sample, and said label shall be signed by the state food and dairy 

 commissioner, or his authorized agent; or said sample may be 

 taken in the presence of two disinterested witnesses; one of said 

 duplicate samples shall be left on the premises of the party whose 

 stock was sampled and the other retained by the state food and 



