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ing of verified-origin alfalfa and red 
clover seed that would still further 
enhance the value of seed bearing 
verified-origin seed certificates and 
place the dealers enrolled in the 
Service on a higher plane than the 
average. 
Amendments to Rules 
The amendments to the rules, reg¬ 
ulations, and instructions governing 
the Service, some of which became 
effective on September 1 and Octo¬ 
ber 5, 1937, while others will not be¬ 
come officially effective until January 
1, 1938, will be discussed briefly. 
Verification of origin of alfalfa and 
red clover seed during the 1937-38 
season is restricted to seed that was 
produced in the United States. Im¬ 
ported seed may be readily identified 
by the stains imposed under the 
Federal Seed Act. 
All shipments of alfalfa seed made 
by verified-origin seed dealers to 
farmers or other consumers or to seed 
dealers who are not verified-origin 
seed dealers, except seed which has 
been sold specifically for recleaning, 
and those shipments of red clover 
seed to which tag verified-origin seed 
certificates are attached, shall be ac¬ 
companied by analysis tags. These 
tags shall meet the labeling (tagging) 
requirements of the states into which 
the seed is shipped, and shall also 
contain the lot numbers which identi¬ 
fy the respective lots in the records 
of the dealers issuing the tags and 
which (lot numbers) appear on the 
attached tag verified-origin seed cer¬ 
tificates, if any, accompanying the 
lots. Furthermore, in the case of a 
lot of alfalfa seed not eligible to 
carry tag verified-origin seed certi¬ 
ficates, the origin shall be shown on 
the analysis tag of the verified-origin 
seed dealer who sells it. 
The following quality requirements 
for alfalfa or red clover seed carry¬ 
ing *tag verified-origin seed certifi¬ 
cates are now imposed. The analysis 
tags for such seed shall indicate that 
the seed covered contains (1) 65 per¬ 
cent or more of live, pure seed, (2) not 
over 2 percent of impurities other 
than crop seeds, of which impurities 
not over 1 percent may be weed 
seeds, and (3) not over 3 percent of 
any one kind, or a total of over 5 per¬ 
cent, of crop seeds other than alfalfa 
and red clover. The seed shall also be 
of the size, plumpness, color, and 
shall have the other physical char¬ 
acteristics which ordinarily distin¬ 
guish seed of good quality. Wher- 
SEED AND GRAIN SAMPLE PANS 
For containing grain or seed after sampling. Ad¬ 
vantageous in making analysis and for display. 
Seamless. 
Wellsville steel —dark blue and non-glaring. 
No. 31—12x16x2 in.—3 Qts. wheat capacity. Price 
each, $1.50; half dozen, $8.50. 
No. 32—8%xl2xl% in .—114 qts. wheat capacity 
Price each, $1.25; half dozen, $7.00. 
No. 33—Same as No. 32, Aluminum, $1.50; half 
dozen, $8.50. 
SEED TRADE REPORTING 
BUREAU 
223 W. JACKSON BLVD. 
CHICAGO, ILL. 
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