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MAINE 



AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION 



ORONO, MAINE. 



CHAS. D. WOODS, Director. 



Official Snsipectionsi. 



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Both the spirit and the letter of the Maine Inspection laws 

 demand freedom from adulteration and truthful labeling. 



SEED INSPECTION. 



The Legislature of 1897 enacted a law regulating the sale 

 of agricultural seeds. This law was satisfactor\- as far as it 

 went, and resulted in an improvement in the character of the 

 seed sold in the State. It did not provide for an inspection 

 and as time passed the moral effect of the law to some extent 

 and with some dealers grew less. To remedy this, the Legis- 

 lature of 1905 passed an additional section to the law. calling 

 for an inspection somewhat similar in rc(|uircmcnts to that of 

 the laws regulating the sale of commercial fertilizers, foods 

 and feeding stuffs. The chief re(|uircinents of the law folUnv. 

 The full text of the law will be sent on application. 



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