Act as Amended 1941 and Regulations 
INFORMATION REQUIRED ON 
ANALYSIS TAGS. USE: MINNESOTA 
STATE TAGS. (Information In Not Less 
Than 8 Point Gothic Caps.) 
(A) 
(B) 
(C) 
(D) 
Agricultural seeds. One pound or 
more. 
1. Commonly accepted name and variety. 
2. Percentage of pure seed, 
3. Percentage of weed seeds. (Prohibit 2%). 
4. Name and number per pound. of certain 
primary noxious weed seeds when present 
singly and collectively in excess of 10 per 
pound. Prohibited if in excess of 25 per 
pound. Seed noxious weed section. (If less 
than 10 per pound can be marked ‘‘trace.”’) 
5. Percentage of germination together with the 
date of test. Test cannot be over 6 
months old. ; 
6. Where grown (in case of corn the county). 
7. Name and address of vendor. 
Mixtures of field seeds. One pound 
or more. 
1. The words ‘“‘Mixed Seeds.” 
2. Name and percentage’ by weight of each 
kind of agricultural seed in excess of 5% of 
the total mixture. 
3. Percentage of weed seeds (Prohibit 2%). 
4. Name and number per pound of noxious 
weeds when singly or collectively in excess 
of 10 per pound. 
5. Percentage of germination of each kind of 
agricultural seed together with the date of 
test. 
6. Where grown. 
7. Name and address of vendor. 
Special Mixtures. Eight ounces or 
more. 
1. The words “Special Mixture’ or ‘Lawn 
Mixture.”’ 
2. Name (for Lawn grass mixtures—give 
the name and percentage) of each kind 
of agricultural seed present in excess of 
5 percent. 
Percentage of weed seeds. 
Percentage of inert matter. 
Number of seeds per pound of noxious 
weeds. (except in lawn mixtures) 
Percentage of germination of each kind in 
excess of 5%. Test cannot be over 12 
months old. 
7. Ful! name and address of vendor. 
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Vegetable seed. 
Not included under law. 
Agricultural seed shall include the seeds 
planted and grown in Minnesota for the pro- 
duction of root crops, grains, seeds, forage, 
hay, and for green manure crops and lawns. 
(E) Hybrid Seed Corn. 
Definition—“‘Hybrid Seed Corn’’ shall be seed 
of the first generation of a cross involving two, 
three or four different inbred lines of corn or 
their combinations and shall be restricted to 
seed of single crosses, three-way crosses and 
double crosses, these in turn being defined as 
follows: : 
(1) Single cross—The first generation of a 
hybrid between two inbred lines. 
(2) Three-way cross—The first generation 
of a hybrid between a single cross and 
an inbred line. 
(3) Double cross—The first generation of 
a hybrid between two single crosses. 
Maturity Zones—The Dean and Director of 
Department of Agriculture of the University 
of Minnesota shall determine, establish and 
number or otherwise identify corn growing 
sections of the state and determine and pub- 
lish for each section so established, the ap- 
proximate number of days growing season re- 
MINNESOTA 
quired for corn from emergence of the corn 
plants above ground after planting to ma- 
turity. 
Label—In addition to label requirements un- 
der (A) the label must state: 
(1) Whether said hybrid corn is a single 
cross, three-way cross or double cross. 
(2) The year, county and state in which it 
was grown. 
(3) The approximate number of days for 
maturity in the section in Minnesota: 
where said corn is intended to be grown. 
SCREENINGS 
It shall be unlawful for any person to sell to 
the consumer, offer or expose for sale any 
screenings of any name or nature that have not 
been devitalized by grinding sufficiently fine to 
destroy all weed seeds, or otherwise devitalize 
them. 
“STOP SALE” 
The commissioner is authorized to seize and 
hold any lot, parcel, package or bulk of 
agricultural seeds or mixtures of the same 
found in violation of any provisions of the 
seed law or rules and regulations thereof 
until same have been complied with or said 
violation otherwise disposed of. 
SEIZURE OF SEED 
The commissioner upon seizing any agri- 
cultural seeds shall notify the person who 
was in possession of such seeds, or the owner 
thereof, or his agent, of such seizure, and 
return said seed to the consignor upon re- 
ceipt of the expenses for transportation and 
also the expenses in handling, storing or 
caring for said seed, before same is billed 
for return shipment. If after 10 days said 
costs are not paid, the commissioner may 
confiscate said seed and destroy or otherwise 
dispose of it to prevent its use for seeding 
purposes and the net proceeds from the sale 
of such seed by the commissioner shall be 
transmitted to the State Treasurer. 
IMPORTED SEEDS. It shall be unlawful to 
import or bring into the state or transport 
within the state any agricultural seeds unless 
each container shall bear a label giving— 
Kind and variety of seed. 
Percentage of purity. 
Percentage of germination and date of 
test. 
The state from which seed was shipped, 
if corn, the county in which it was grown. 
Np Name and address of person shipping 
seed. 
In all other respects the seed shall conform 
to the act and the rules and regulations of 
the commissioner. 
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NOXIOUS WEEDS 
Prohibited when in excess of 25 per pound, 
singly or collectively. 
Quack grass—Agropyron repens; Canada 
thistle—carduus arvensis; perennial sow 
thistle—Sonchus arvensis; dodders — cus- 
cuta species; oxeye daisy—Chrysanthemum 
leucanthemum; buckhorn plantain—Plan- 
tago lanceolata. 
Prohibited when in excess of 9 per pound, 
singly or collectively. 
Perennial pepper grass—Lepedium draba; 
horse nettle—Solanum carolinense; Aus- 
tralian field cress—roripa or radicula 
austriaca. 
Prohibit any—Creeping Jennie—Convolvulus 
arvensis. Leafy spurge—Euphorbia esula. 
SEED LABORATORY AND TESTS 
State Seed Testing Laboratory—University 
Farm, St. Paul. J. L. Larson, Chief Analyst. 
Fees for tests (5 free samples allowed during 
a year.) 
Germination— 
25 cents—corn, peas, flax, beans, cereals, vetch 
and such larger seeds. 
30 cents—alfalfa, clover, rape, sorghum, millet, 
Sudan grass, timothy and similar seeds, also 
vegetable and flower seeds. 
40 cents—blue grass, redtop, rye grass, wheat 
grass, brome grass, fescues, tobacco, Reed 
Canary grass and similar smaller grasses. 
Purity— 
25 cents—cereals, buckwheat, flax, vetch and 
other seeds of similar size. ; 
50 cents—millets, Sudan grass, alfalfa, alsike 
clover, red clover, sweet clover, rape, timothy, 
rye grass, cereal mixtures, slender wheat grass 
and seeds of similar character. : 
$1.00—white clover, orchard grass, timothy and 
alsike mixtures, all clover mixtures and all un- 
cleaned seeds. 
$2.00—Kentucky blue _ grass, redtop, bent 
grasses, and all lawn grass mixtures. 
Examination for Noxious Weeds— 
50 cents—grasses and other small seeds. 
30 cents—other larger seeds. 
ENFORCEMENT AND REGULATIONS 
Enforcement: State Dept. of Agriculture 
537 State Ofhce Bldg., St. Paul. 
Division of weed and seed con- 
trol, C. P. Bull, director. 
Regulations: 
Grimm Alfalfa—After Sept. Ist, 1930, no 
alfalfa seed shall be sold in Minn, as 
“Grimm” alfalfa in amounts of 30 pounds 
or more, except in sealed sacks bearing labels 
of the seed certification agency of the state 
in which the seed was grown. 
The name “GRIMM” when used to des- 
ignate the variety of alfalfa and referring 
to the seed of alfalfa shall mean and refer 
only to alfalfa seed, which may be traced 
through definite lineage to known Grimm 
alfalfa fields in Carver county, Minnesota. 
The size of the label shall not be less than 
two inches by four inches. Type not less 
than 8 point Gothic caps. 
Re-Germination Tests—Tests made the year 
previous to which the seed is offered for 
sale are not regarded as fulfillment of the 
law. Date of test shall not be more than 6 
thonths prior to date of sale. 
Lawn grass labels must be placed on the 
front of the carton. 
Sugar beets and mangels shall be regarded 
as agricultural seeds and labeled as such. 
Hard seeds—In stating the germination it 
shall be permissible to state the actual ger- 
mination in terms of %, the hard seed, 
(where hard seeds occur) in terms of % 
and add these two figures together to get a 
figure which can be listed as ‘“‘live seed.” 
SEED TAG SALE ACT 
The following tags shall be used for pure 
and unmixed seeds other than cereals and 
shall be obtained from the Commissioner of 
Agriculture at the given prices. 
YELLOW TAGS for alfalfa, sweet 
clover, red clover, alsike clover, white 
clover, lespedeza, and other legume seeds 
of similar size, timothy, bromus, rye 
grass, orchard grass, reed canary grass, 
blue grass, fescues, red top, rape, bent 
grass and wheat grass. 
GREEN TAGS for flax, millets, proso, 
sorghum or cane, kafir corn, milo maize, 
mangold, hemp, sudan grass, rutabagas 
and vetches. 
BROWN TAGS for: field and canning 
peas, navy and/or white beans, sun- 
flowers, field and sweet corn and soybeans. 
WHITE TAGS for any and all mix 
tures of seeds of the forgoing groups 
when two or more kinds, and/or varie- 
ties are intermingled in proportions of 
five percent or more by weight. 
PRICES OF TAGS: 
100 to 150 pound containers Se each. 
60 to 99 pound containers 4c each. 
30 to 59 pound containers 3c each. 
15 to 29 pound containers 2c each. 
1 to 14 pound containers le each. 

MISSISSIPPI 
Law of 1940 and Regulations Effective January 1, 1941 
INFORMATION REQUIRED ON 
ANALYSIS TAGS. 
(A) 
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Agricultural Seeds. Every lot of 5 
pounds or more 
Common name and variety. 
Net weight. 
Lot number. (Regulation.) 
Percentage of pure seed. 
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5. Percentage of weed seeds. Prohibit if in 
excess of 214%. 
6. Percentage of other crop seed. (Regula- 
tion.) 
7. Percentage of inert matter. (Regulation.) 
8. Name and number per pound of each 
noxious weed present singly or collectively 
in excess of: 
(a) One in each 5 grams. 
(See page 106, group A.) 
(b) One in 25 grams. 
(c) One in 100 grams, 
9. Percentage of: 
(a) Germination, exclusive of hard seeds. 
(b) Hard seeds. (Regulation.) 
(c) Month and year of test, provided not 
over 180 days prior to date of sale. 
10. Where grown. 
11. Full name and address of person responsible 
for the label. . 
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