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if he wants to. But now, that all agricultural seed must be labeled, 
the farmer may know what he is buying. The effect of the Seed Act 
will be the more general use, in Colorado, of seed of high purity and 
high germination. Nothing but the best of seed will be shipped into 
the State. No reliable retail or wholesale merchant or other seller of 
seed will offer for sale seed that is not up to standard. Farmers gen¬ 
erally will become more and more particular about the seed they 
purchase. As a result, our fields will be freer of noxious weeds, our 
crop stands more uniform, and yields increased. 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RELATING TO SEED LAW. 
1. When did the Act become effective? The Act was approved April 
10, 1917, and the labeling requirements under it took effect October 1, 1917. 
2. What are “field seeds” as used in the Act? Field seeds are defined 
as the seeds used by farmers, and which include the seeds of red clover, 
sweet clover, white clover, alsike clover, alfalfa, Kentucky blue grass, 
Canada blue rass, timothy, brome grass, orchard grass, red top, meadow 
fescue, oat grass, rye grass and other grasses and forage plants, corn, flax, 
rape, wheat, oats, barley, rye, buckwheat and other cereals, field peas, grain 
sorghums and forage sorghums. 
3. What is the main feature of the Law? It requires the labeling of 
all field seeds sold or offered or exposed for sale within this State for seed¬ 
ing purposes in this State, either in bulk, packages or other containers of 
five pounds or more. The Law is primarily a labeling law. 
4. Where shall the labels be placed? The main intent of the Act is to 
place the label in such a position that the purchaser of the seed may readily 
see that label. If it is a sack of seed, on the outside of the sack; if a bin, 
small or large, on the outside of the bin. 
5. Is any particular form of label or tag required? No. 
6. In what language shall the label be? English language. 
7. Must the statements on labels be written or printed? Either writ¬ 
ten or printed. 
8. What shall the label contain? The label shall contain (1) the com¬ 
monly accepted name of the field seeds; (2) the name and full address of 
the person selling or offering for sale such seeds; (3) the approximate per¬ 
centage of purity, which shall be within 2%; (4) the name and approxi¬ 
mate number per pound of each kind of seed designated as noxious weed 
seed which is present in excess of 90 seeds to a pound; (5) the percentage 
of germination, which shall be within 10%; (6) the date when such germina¬ 
tion test was made; (7) the state or foreign country where the seed was 
grown and, if in Colorado, the locality, or plainly marked “unknown.” 
9. Must the label give both the name of the kind of seed and the 
variety of seed? For example, can wheat be sold under the label “Wheat” 
without giving the variety name, such as Marquis, Defiance, etc.? Seeds 
may be labelled as to kind only; that is, wheat may be sold under the name 
