Section III ! 
Some Legal Notes and Verdicts | 
of the Year I 
In the annual agricultural appropriation bill the sum of $243,000 
was voted for seeds for free distribution. 
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The report of analyses of samples of commercial fertilizer col- 
lected by the Commissioner of Agriculture of New York during 19.16 
was published in Bulletin 425 of the New York Agri. Exp. Sta. at 
Geneva. These analyses stated the number of pounds of nitrogen 
phosphoric acid and potash per 100 guaranteed by the manufacturer 
and as found by the investigator. 
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Great Britain fixed prices on food products for 1917 in the early 
part of the year as follows: Wheat, 60 shillings per quarter of 504 
lbs.; Oats, 38s. 6d. per quarter of 336 lbs.; Potatoes, in not less than 
six-ton lots f. o. b., 115 shillings per ton, from Sept. 15 to Jan. 31; 
120 shillings for delivery in February and March, and 130 shillings 
other times. 
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The Farmers’ Non-partisan League of North Dakota obtained a 
majority in the legislature of that State, members also filling most of 
the important offices. 
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The Federal Hort. Board endeavored to obtain from the Senate 
legislation that would give it unlimited power with respect to the quar- 
antining of sections of the country. The endeavor was successfully 
contested. 
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At New York, in January, the Board of U. S. General Appraisers 
rendered a decision that Tulip bulbs are dutiable at 50c. per 1000. 
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A pure seed bill (No. 98) was introduced into the Kansas Legis- 
lature, making it a misdemeanor for any dealer to sell mixed seeds 
not plainly branded as such. A viability of 40 per cent, was also fixed 
as the standard for grass seed; 60 per cent, for Alfalfa, Clover, etc., 
and 75 per cent, for all other seeds. 
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The Barklay misbranding bill, which was before the House of 
Representatives at the end of the 65th session of Congress, did not 
pass. It would have made the seed trade subject to prosecution when, 
unknowingly, any member misnamed seeds or stock. 
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