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"vendor" of agricultural seeds. It was the contention of many of those 

 who were requested to appear with reference to this violation that the name 

 and address of the wholesaler satisfied the law as to this requirement. This 

 matter was referred to the attorney-general and the opinion of the attorney- 

 general reads in part as follows: " 'Vendor' as used in said statute must be 

 construed to mean a person, firm or corporation which actually sells within 

 the Commonwealth the seeds described in the statute." 



"The statute applies equally to producer, wholesaler or distributor and 

 retailer of said seed engaged in business in this Commonwealth. The tag 

 or label required to be affixed to the container must have written or printed 

 thereon all of the information required by this statute. This applies to the 

 retailer who sells the seeds within the Commonwealth, notwithstanding the 

 fact that the seeds which he sells may have been put up in packages by the 

 producer, wholesaler or distributor doing business within or without the 

 Commonwealth, and tags or labels bearing the name and address of such 

 wholesaler, producer or distributor must be plainly printed in the English 

 language and affixed to said containers. In other words, the name of the 

 retaOer must appear on every package of seeds, whether the seeds are con- 

 tained in packages put up by the producer, wholesaler or distributor or put 

 up in a 'paper bag package.' " 



Legal notices were prepared with reference to hearings to be held in accord- 

 ance with the provisions of the farm products grading law on certified poultry 

 flocks, certified baby chicks, certified hatching eggs and on native turkeys. 

 These hearings were well attended and considerable information was obtained 

 relative to the proposed grades. The grades and standards were later 

 established and promulgated by the Commissioner of Agriculture and are 

 now used extensively by many farmers. 



