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and sluill pay a fine of not exceeding five hundred dollars and not less 

 than two hundred doUnvs: Provided, That any person or persons who 

 shall knowingly sell for seeding purposes seeds or grain whiHi were 

 imported under the provisions of this Act for the jnirpose of manu- 

 facture shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this Act. 

 Act August 24, 1912, e. 3S2, s. 4, 37 Stat. 507. 



ACT MAY 23, 1908, c. 192. (35 Stat. 251.) 

 Establishing standards of grades of cotton. 



To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a standard for 

 the ditTerent grades of cotton, calling to his assistance for that purjiose 

 expert cotton classifiers, by fixino- a' standard of middling cotton and. 

 using the same as a basis, establishing a standard of nine different 

 grades to be designated middling fair, strict good middling, good mid- 

 dling, strict middling, middling, strict low middling, low midling. 

 strict good ordinary, and good ordinary, which .shall be the official 

 standard of cotton classifications. And the Secretary of Agriculture 

 is authorized and directed to prepare in practical foriii the standard of 

 said grades and furnish the same upon request to any j^erson. the cost 

 thereof to be paid, when delivered, by the j^erson requesting the same, 

 and certified under the signature of the said Secretary and the seal of 

 his department. 



Act May 23, lOOS. c. 192, 35 Stat. 25G. 



These are provisions of the agricultural appropriation act for the fiscal 

 year 1909, cited above. 



Appropriations for investigating the handling, grading, etc., of cotton, 

 and the establishment of standards for the different grades thereof and 

 for carrying into effect the provisions of law relating thereto, are con- 

 tained in the similar appropriation acts for subsequent fiscal years. The 

 provision of the act for the fiscal year 1913 is set forth on p. <S3, pout. 



Examinations of and reporting on samples of seed or grain; fixing of grades; 

 certificates of inspection. 



To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and maintain, 

 at such points as he may deem expedient, laboratories for the purpose 

 of examining and reporting upon the nature, quality, and condition of 

 any sample, parcel, or consignment of seed or grain, including rent 

 and the employment of labor in the city of Washington and elsewhere; 

 and the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to report upon such 

 samples, parcels, or consignments, from time to time, and the reports 

 so made shall serve as a basis for the fixing of definite grades, and 

 also for theissuance of certificates of inspection when requested by the 

 consignor or consignee of any grain entering into foreign commerce. 



Act May 23, 1908, c. 192, 35 Stat. 257. 



This is a provision of the agricultural appropriation act for the fiscal 

 year 1909, cited above. Provisions in the same words are contained In 

 the similar appropriation acts for the two preceding fiscal years. 



Appropriations for investigating the handling, grading, and transpor- 

 tation of grain and the fixing of definite grades thereof, are cont.iined In 

 the similar appropriation acts for the subsequent fiscal years. The appro- 

 priation in the act for the fiscal year 1913 is set forth on p. S3, post. 



ACT AUGUST 3, 1912, c. 273. An act to establish a standard barrel and stand- 

 ard grades for apples when packed in barrels, and for other purposes. 

 (37 Stat. 250.) 

 Standard barrel for apples; dimensions and capacity. 



That the standard barrel for apples shall be of the following di- 

 mensions when measured without distention of its parts: Length of 



