COMSTOCK 
FERRE & CO. 
Established 1820 
GROWERS 
and 
WHOLESALE DEALERS 
GARDEN SEED 
FLOWER SEED 
PEAS AND BEANS 
ONION SEED 
ONION SETS 
SWEET CORN 
Wethersfield, Conn. 



Growors 
of 
CROTALARIA-CHUFAS 
CATTAIL MILLET 
SEED CORN and 
SOY BEANS 
OTOOTANS - PALMETTO 
CLEMSON - AVOYELLES 
MACOUPIN - MAMLOXT 
All Seed Graded and A-1 Quality 
We Will Appreciate Your 
Inquiries for Sample and Prices 
Wholesale Only 
Hiemers Farms 
ALABAMA 
ELBERTA 

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table seeds, or vegetable and flower seeds, 
shall have attached thereto an inspection fee 
stamp furnished and secured from the Com- 
missioner, for which a fee of 25¢ shall be 
paid. 
REGULATIONS 
(a) Analysis tags for agricultural seed shall 
be not less than a No. 5 standard tag— 
size 434x234 inches. 
(b) All information required on the analysis 
tag shall be placed on one side of the 
tag without intervening matter, and no 
other information shall be placed on this 
side with the analysis. The analysis 
shall be complete and total 100%. 
(c) Abbreviation of the name of the variety 
and the kind of seed on the analysis tag 
is prohibited. 
(d) Modifying words or phrases shall not be 
used in connection with the variety (as 
for example ‘type,’ ‘‘for forage pur- 
poses,” etc.), nor shall group names be 
used as variety names. 
(e) Seed dealers carrying in stock grains or 
other seeds, which are intended for feed- 
ing purposes and not for planting, shall 
afhx to each bag, parcel, or container a 
tag stating 
1. Kind and net weight of the grain. 
2. In plain, legible type the words: 
“The grain in this container is intended 
for feeding purposes only and will not 
be sold for seed.” 
(f) New analysis tags bearing the name of 
the vendor, or other party responsible, 
Shall be placed on the seed after the 
eas test date becomes twelve months 
old. 
Records of receipt, sale and delivery of 
all seed by any dealer shall be kept 
readily accessible for examination by an 
authorized agent of the Department of 
Agriculture, and such records shall be on 
hand not later than 10 days after re- 
ceipt of such seed, and be kept for a 
period of three years. 
(h) Trucks and other motor conveyances 
transporting seed for sale, or to be sold 
to consumers on the public highways of 
Florida, shall have available for exami- 
nation at any time a bill of lading, way- 
bill, or a delivery receipt showing 
1. Name of shipper or party from whom 
purchased. 
2. If for delivery, the name and ad- 
dress of the party to whom the seeds 
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are to be delivered. 
3. The kind and amount of each sepa- 
rate kind of seed. 
4. Name of the truck driver and truck 
line making delivery. 
(i) Seed treated with fungicides, or any 
substance likely to be poisonous to hu- 
-man beings or animals, shall show on 
the label the words ‘‘Poison Treated” in 
not less than % inch face red type, and 
it shall be unlawful to sell such seed for 
use or for processing either for human 
or animal consumption. ) 
(j) Seeds containing more than 200 noxious 
weed seeds per pound shall be labeled 
in red ink in not less than 12 point type 
“EXCESSIVE NOXIOUS WEEDS.” 
(k) Worthless seed (seed which falls below 
the limits fixed by the Florida Seed Law 
and the regulations governing it) may 
not be given away or sold for planting 
purposes. J re 
(1) Oats consisting of mixed varieties shall 
not be sold for planting purposes. — 
(m) Different varieties of the same kind of 
seed, when in quantities of less than 
5%, will be considered as other crop 
seed. 4 : 
(n) Brand names, designs, grades, or pic- 
tures indicating a condition or quality, 
other than that required on the analysis 
tag, or indicating contradictions to any 
part of the analysis, shall not be per- 
mitted. 
(0) No agricultural seed, except grasses, un- 
scarified legumes such as clovers, al- 
falfa, Alyce clover, crotalaria, chickpea, 
and kudzu, garden seed listed in The 
Standards for Germination, and seed re- 
leased by the United States Customs 
shall be offered for sale if the germina- 
tion percentage is below sixty. 
(p) Tolerances shall be recognized between 
the percentages or rate of occurrence 
found by analysis, test, or examination, 
in the administration of the act as re- 
ferred to in Section 201.59 of the Fed- 
eral Seed Act. 
(q) The use of the disclaimer or non-war- 
ranty clause in any invoice advertising, 
labeling written, printed or graphic mat- 
ter pertaining to any seed shall not con- 
stitute a defence, or be used as a defence 
in any way in any prosecution or in any 
proceeding for confiscation of seeds 
brought under the provisions of this act, 
or the rules and regulations made and 
promulgated thereunder. ‘i 
a a 
GEORGIA 
Law 1941 
INFORMATION REQUIRED ON ANALY- 
SIS TAG OR CONTAINER. 
(A) Agricultural seeds. Every lot of 5 
pounds or more. 
(1) Commonly accepted name of: 
a. Kind or variety, and 
b. Kind and type. 
(2) Lot number or other lot 
(3) Percentage of pure seed. 
(4) Percentage of inert matter. 
(5) Percentage of weed seeds. Prohibited if 
in excess of 24%4%. Dallis grass and 
carpet grass 5%. 
(6) Percentage of other agricultural seeds. 
(7) Origin, if unknown it must be so stated. 
(8) Name and address of person who la- 
beled the seed, or who sells, offers or 
exposes said seed for sale. 
Name and number per pound of primary 
and secondary noxious weed seeds pres- 
ent singly or collectively in excess of: 
identification. 
(10) 
(a) One in 5 grams (see p. 106, 
Group B) 
(b) One in 10 grams. 
(c) One in 25 grams, 
(d) One in 100 grams. 
Percentage of: (Regulation) 
a. Germination 
b. Hard seeds 
c. Date of test 
(11) 
(B) Mixed Agricultural Seeds. Every lot 
of 5 pounds or more. 
Same as for unmixed seeds, except it must 
be called ‘‘“Mixed” or a ‘Mixture’ and the 
information required under items (A) 1 and 
3 shall be given for each agricultural seed 
present in excess of 5%, in the order of its 
predominance. 
(C) Hybrid seed corn. Every lot of 5 
pounds or more. 
In addition to the information required un- 
der section (A) the following additional in- 
formation shall be given: 
(1) Name and address of the party who 
grew the seed, or is responsible for the 
distribution. 
(2) Variety and kind of foundation seed 
stock used in its production. 
(3) Name or designation under which each 
lot will be sold. 
(4) Length of growing season in days, from 
germination to maturity. 
(D) Vegetable seeds. Every lot of 5 pounds 
or more. 
(1) Name of kind and variety. 
(2) For seed which germinates less than the 
standard last established by the Com- 
missioner of Agriculture. (See page 102 
for standards.) 
a. Percentage of germination, exclusive 
of hard seeds. 
b. Percentage of hard seeds. 
c. Month and year of test. Test shall 
have been completed within a nine 
month period exclusive of the month 
in which the test was completed. 
d. Marked “BELOW STANDARD” in 
not less than 8-point type. 
(3) State where grown. 
(4) Name and address of person who la- 
beled the seed, or who sells, offers or 
exposes said seed for sale. 
(5) Seed which falls more than 20% below 
standard cannot be sold. 
(E) Certain Tree seeds. Every lot of 5 
pounds or more. 
(Long leaf pine—Pinus palustris; slash pine 
P. caribaea; loblolly pine—P. taeda; short 
leaf pine—P. echinata). 
(1) Technical generic and specific names in 
official use by the United States De- 
partment of Agriculture. 
(2) State and county of origin. 
(3) Date of collection—month and year. 
(4) Name of collector. 
(5) Percentage of purity of whole, normal 
seeds, with or without wings, of the 
species concerned, if based on seeds with 
wings attached it shall be so stated. 
(5) Percentage of other species if present. 
(7) Percentage of germination. Test shall 
have been completed within a nine month 
period, exclusive of the month in which — 
it was completed. 
SEED TRADE. 










