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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, dis- 

 tinctly 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, specifying 

 the kind and percentage of the impurities as defined in sections eleven 

 (xi) 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. 



SEC. 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 hereby authorized, in person 

 or by deputy, to take for analysis a sample from any lot or package of 

 agricultural seeds, a sample 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 representative, and shall be taken from a 

 parcel, lot or number of parcels which shall not be less than five per 

 cent of the whole lot inspected and shall be thoroughly mixed and 

 divided into two samples 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 said 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 dairy commis- 

 sioner, for analysis and comparison with the certified statements re- 

 quired by sections one (i) and four (4) of this act. The result of the 

 analysis of the sample, together with additional information, shall be 

 published from time to time in bulletins issued by the state food and 

 dairy commissioner upon approval of the executive council. 



SEC. 7. Any person purchasing any agricultural seeds in this state for his 

 own use, may submit fair samples of said seeds to the state food and 

 dairy commissioner, who, upon receipt of an analysis fee of fifty cents 

 (soc.) for each sample of agricultural seeds, shall cause an analysis 

 of the same to be made. 



SEC. 8. No person shall sell in ground form, wheat or rye screenings 

 containing cockle or other poisonous or deleterious substances. 



SEC. 9. The term, agricultural seeds, as used in this act, shall include the 

 seeds of the red clover, white clover, alsike clover, alfalfa, Kentucky 

 blue grass, timothy, brome grass, orchard grass, red top, meadow fescue, 

 oat grass, rye grass and other grasses and forage plants, flax, rape and 

 cereals. 



