(B) Mixtures of Agricultural Seeds. 
(C) Vegetable 
Every lot. 
Same as for unmixed agricultural seed, ex- 
cept that it must be called ‘‘Mixed”’ or a 
“Mixture” and the information required un- 
der items (A) 1, 3 and 7 shall be given for 
each component present in excess of 5% in 
the order of its predominance. 
Seeds. 
(1) Name of kind and variety. 
(2) For seed which germinates less than the 
standard last established by the Director 
of Agficulture. (See page 102 for stand- 
ards.) 
a. Percentage of germination, exclusive 
of hard seed. 
b. Hard seeds. 
c. Month and year test was completed. 
The test for germination shall have 
been completed within a 9 month 
period exclusive of the month in 
which the test was completed. 
d. The word “BELOW STANDARD” 
in not less than 8-point type. 
e. Name and address of the person who 
labeled the seed, or who sells, offers 
or exposes said seed for sale. 
Every lot. 
Prohibits the sale, offering or exposing 
for sale any agricultural or vegetable 
seed— 
(1) Unless the test for germination has been 
completed within a nine month period, 
exclusive of the month in which the test 
was completed. 
Agricultural Seed Only. 
(2) Agricultural seeds containing in excess 
of 2% weeds. 
(3) Agricultural seeds containing primary 
noxious weed seeds, singly or collectively, 
in excess of 1 in 50 grams of the seeds 
in groups Ba and Bb and in excess of 
1 in 150 grams of the seeds in group Be, 
and in excess of 1 in a pound of the 
seeds in group Bd (page 106), (Vege- 
table seeds exempt). 
(4) Agricultural seeds containing secondary 
noxious weed seeds, either singly or col. 
lectively, in greater proportion than 1 
to 1,000 agricultural seeds. 
NOXIOUS WEEDS. 
PRIMARY NOXIOUS WEEDS 
PROHIBITS IF IN EXCESS OF 1 IN 50 
GRAMS, 1 IN -150 GRAMS AND 1 IN 
A POUND. 
Canada thistle—Cirsium arvense 
Perennial sow thistlh—Sonchus arvensis 
Field bindweed—Convolvulus arvensis 
Leafy spurge—Euphorbia esula 
Russian knapweed—Centurea picris 
Hoary cress—Lepidium draba. 
SECONDARY NOXIOUS WEEDS 
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PROHIBITS IF IN EXCESS OF 1 to 1,000 
AGRICULTURAL SEEDS. 
Curled dock—Rumex crispus 
Wild garlic—Allium spp. 
Dodders—Cuscuta spp. 
Bullnettle—Solanum carolinense 
Buckhorn—Plantago lanceolata 
Quack grass—Agropyron repens 
Wild carrot—Daucus carota 
Wild Mustard—Brassica spp. 
Johnson grass—Sorghum halepense 
Ox-eye daisy—Chrysanthemum leucanthe- 
mum 
STOP SALE AND SEIZURE 
The authorized agents of the Department of 
Agriculture shall seize or prohibit the sale 
of any lot of agricultural or vegetable seed 
being sold, offered or exposed for sale which 
appears to be in violation of this act or to 
fall below the statement on the label or tag. 
Said seed shall not be sold, offered or ex- 
posed for sale for seeding purposes until it 
is released by the Department of Agriculture, 
provided that the right to appeal to a court 
of competent jurisdiction to review any or- 
der, rule or regulation shall exist in all cases. 
Any seed, seized in accordance with the pro- 
visions of this act, found by a court of com- 
petent jurisdiction to be in violation of any 






of the provisions thereof may be disposed of 
by the Department of Agriculture. 
a. By sale for the purpose of recleaning. 
b. By delivery to the owner, provided he 
has appeared as claimant thereof and 
paid the court costs and fees and all 
other necessary expenses in connec- 
tion with the seizure of the seed, and 
has executed and delivered a bond, 
with good and sufficient sureties, con- 
ditioned that the seed will not be 
suld or disposed of contrary to any 
provisions of this act. 
c. By destruction. 
LABORATORY AND ENFORCEMENT 
State Department of Agriculture. ose 
Charles H. Keltner, Superintendent of Divi- 
sion of Plant Industry, Springfield. 
Tests—Residents permitted 5 free tests for 
both purity and germination. 
Tests of clover, alfalfa, lespedeza, timothy, 
vetch, sudan grass, rape, and millet charges 
shall be 50 cents for purity and 50 cents for 
germination. Chaff grasses $1.00 for purity, 
and $1.00 for germination. Uncleaned red- 
top not permitted on free list purity and 
germination $5.00. 
Regulations (Novemberl1, 1942) 
Regulation I 
Seed in storage, in bins or other containers 
in salesroom, storeroom or warehouse, unless 
otherwise labeled, shall be considered offered 
or exposed for sale for seeding purposes in 
Illinois and shall be subject to the provisions 
of the seed law. 
Regulation IT 
Agricultural seeds for seeding purposes stored 
in bulk or bins or tanks shall be labeled by 
attaching a tag or label to the bin at the en- 
trance. Each portion of seeds sold from this 
bulk for seeding purposes shall be accom- 
panied by an exact copy of the label attached 
to the container of the bulk lot. 
Regulation V 
When the number of mottled seed in sweet 
clover seed is in excess of 1.3%, the seed 
184,000 bushels. 
each. 
leading hybrids, mostly certified. 
crosses and four-way crosses. 
Flat grades $3.50 to $7.75 per bushel, subject to dealers liberal discount. 
Send for new catalog. Agents wanted: some good territory still open. 
Write for wholesale carload prices. 
KELLY SEED COMPANY 
PEORIA, ILLINOIS 

Our new plant located at San Jose, Illinois (25 miles south of Peoria), has 
a drying capacity, normal season, of 145,000 bushels. 
63 drying bins holding from 550 bushels to 1,150 bushels 
Equipped with the newest and best machinery we can buy. 
Thirty-five years’ experience in producing high-yielding seed corn. 14 
We produce our own inbreds, single 
shall not be considered white blossom sweet 
clover and shall be labeled as sweet clover or 
a mixture of White Blossom and Yellow Blos- 
som Sweet Clover and the percentage of each 
given. 
Regulation VI 
Hybrid Corn. Definition: ‘Hybrid Seed Corn 
is the seed of corn resulting from the first 
cross fertilization involving inbred lines of 
corn and/or their combinations, the inbred 
lines having been self-fertilized until they are 
reasonably pure.” 
To sell seed of corn labeled “Hybrid Corn” 
withdut giving proper and indisputable eyi- 
dence that it complies with the above defini- 
tion shall constitute a violation of the Illinois 
Seed Law. 
Regulation VII 
Certified and Registered Seed. Such seed 
must have been produced and labeled in ac- 
cordance with the procedures and in compli- 
ance with the rules and regulations of an 
officially recognized seed-certifying agency. 
The Illinois Crop Improvement Association 
is recognized as the certifying agency in 
Illinois. 
Regulation VIII 
Recleaned Seed. Agricultural seed shall be 
considered recleaned if the total inert matter 
and weed seeds shall not exceed 20% of the 
sample in the case of Bluegrasses; 15% in 
case of Red Top, Bent Grasses, Orchard 
Grass and Brome Grass; and 3% in all other 
agricultural seeds. 
Regulation XI 
Inasmuch as the sale of agricultural seeds 
(vegetable seeds exempt) containing any of 
the primary noxious weed seeds in greater 
number than 1 to 50 grams in the seeds of 
groups Ba and Bb, 1 to 150 grams in the 
seeds of group Bc, and 1 to the pound in the 
seeds of group Bd (page 106), is prohibited, 
the presence of any of these weed seeds, if 
present in smaller amounts than specified 
above, shall be shown on the tag or label. 
Section 40 of the Criminal Code of the Illi- 
nois statutes prohibits the bringing into this 
state, seeds of Canada Thistle, Perennial Sow 
Thistle, European Bindweed, Russian Knap- 
weed and Leafy Spurge. 
WORLD'S LARGEST SEED CORN PLANT 

Seed storage capacity 
SAN JOSE, ILLINOIS 
SEED TRADE 
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