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“Wheat” without designating the particular variety, if the purchaser is will¬ 
ing to buy wheat under such label. However, it will usually be the case 
that a purchaser of seed will want to know the variety as well as the kind. 
If seed is labeled as to variety, that variety name must be the correct one. 
If the variety is requested and is unknown, the label should have the state¬ 
ment, “variety unknown.” 
We are suggesting the following as a suitable form of label to use: 
SEEDS 
Kind...__Var_ 
Purity.% Germ.% Date of Test 
Grown in_Locality. 
(if in Colorado] 
Noxious Weeds: Name and Number per lb. of each in excess of 
1 seed in 5 grams (or 90 seeds per lb.) 
Salesman 
Address.. 
Fig. 9.—A form of label recommended. The label may be of any shape, but the 
material on this label is that prescribed by The Colorado Seed Act. Tags 
or labels may be made at home or purchased. 
10. Can a seedsman sell mixed seed? He can, if he labels it “seed mix¬ 
ture.” 
11. Can an elevator sell seed wheat from a bin containing two or more 
varieties from a number of different farmers? It can, providing it labels 
such bin of seed wheat, “seed mixture,” or “variety mixture,” and also gives 
the other requirements of the label. Of course, if a bin of seed, even though 
from a number of farmers, is of the same variety, the variety name may be 
given. \j 4.-! 
12. What is meant by “percentage of purity?” The freedom of seed 
from foreign matter or from other seeds distinguishable by their appearance, 
expressed in percentage. 
13. Must the percentage of purity of seeds be exactly that indicated on 
the labels? The percentage of purity as indicated on the label must be 
within 2% by weight. 
14. What weeds are designated an noxious in the Law? Any variety of 
wild mustards, any variety of clover and alfalfa dodder, wild oats, any va¬ 
riety of the plantain, bindweed, or wild morning glory, any variety of the 
poverty weed, crab grass, cheat, Canada thistle, cockle, sow thistle, wild 
barley or squirrel tail grass, and hop clover. 
15. Does the Seed Act require that a seedsman must sell seed of any 
particular quality? No. A seedsman may sell seed of any quality, good or 
