INDIANA 
Law 1941 and Amendments and Rulings to January 1, 1939 
INFORMATION REQUIRED ON 
ANALYSIS TAG. 
(A) 
_(B) 
(C) 
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Agricultural Seeds. Use Indiana 
Tags A or B. Every lot of one pound 
or more. 
1. Commonly accepted name of kind and 
variety. When not known so state by 
using word ‘‘unknown.” 
2. Percentage of pure seed. 
3. Percentage of inert matter. 
4, Percentage of weed seeds. Prohibit if in 
excess of 3%. 
5. Percentage of other agricultural seeds. 
6. Percentage of: 
a. Germination. 
b. Hard seed. 
c. Month and year of test. 
7. Locality where grown. If unknown it 
must be so stated by using the word ‘“‘un- 
known.” 
8. Name and address of person or firm who 
labeled seed, or who sells, offers or ex- 
poses seed for sale. 
9, Name and number of secondary noxious 
weeds per pound. If present in excess 
ube of 1 percent seed is prohibited from 
sale. 
‘ 
Mixtures. Use Indiana Tag C. Every 
lot of one pound or more. 
Same as for unmixed agricultural seeds ex- 
cept that it must be called a ‘‘Mixture’’ and 
the information required under items (A) 1, 
2 and 6 shall be given for each agricultural 
seed present in excess of 5%. The locality 
where grown is not required. 
Vegetable Seed. Use Indiana Tag B. 
Every lot of one pound or more. 
All garden and truck crops included under agri- 
cultural seeds. See (A) above. 
Label as above under (A). 
Prohibits the Sale, Offering or exposing 
for Sale of: 
(1) Agricultural or vegetable seed con- 
taining Primary Noxious Weeds: sub- 
ject’to tolerances. 
(2) Agricultural or vegetable seed con- 
taining more than % of one percent 
of Secondary Noxious Weeds. 
(3) Agricultural or vegetable seeds con- 
: taining more than 3% of weeds. 
NOXIOUS WEEDS 
Primary Noxious Weeds 
PROHIBITS SEED CONTAINING ANY 
SUBJECT TO TOLERANCES. 
Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense). 
Field bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis). 
Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense). 
Perennial sow thistle (Sonehus arvensis). 
Quack grass (Agropyron repens). 
Wild garlic (Allium vineale). 
Secondary Noxious Weeds 
PROHIBITED IF PRESENT IN EXCESS 
OF % OF ONE PERCENT. 
Bitter wintercress (Campe barbarea). 
Bracted plantain (Plantago aristata). 
Buckhorn (Plantago lanceolata). 
Common plantain (Plantago major and ru- 
gelii). 
Corn cockle (Agrostemma githago). 
Curled dock (Rumex crispus). 
Dodder (Cuscuta spp.). 
Field peppergrass (Lepidium campestre). 
Horsenettle (Solanum carolinense). 
Mustard (Brassica arvensis). 
Oxeye daisy (Chrysanthemum 
mum). 
Red sorrel (Rumex acetosella). 
Wild carrot (Daucus carota). 
leucanthe- 
BUYERS GUIDE © 
CONDEMNATION OF SEED. 
Any lot of agricultural seed not in compli- 
ance with the provisions of this act shall be 
subject to seizure on complaint of the state 
seed commissioner to a court of competent 
jurisdiction in the area in which the seed 
is located. In the event that the court finds 
the seed to be in violation of the act and 
orders the condemnation of said seed, it 
shall be denatured, processed, destroyed, re- 
labeled or otherwise disposed of in compli- 
ance with the laws of the state: Provided, 
That in no instance shall such disposition of 
said seed be ordered by the court without 
first having given: the claimant an opportu- 
nity to apply to the court for release of said 
seed on promise. to process or relabel to 
bring it into compliance with the act. 
ANY GROWER of seed can sell his seed for 
sowing purposes, without labeling, if he has 
not advertised it other than by word of 
mouth or notice placed before his farm, pro- 
vided he makes the sale and delivers the 
seed on his premises to the purchaser him- 
self, provided the seed contains no Primary 
Noxious weeds, not more than % of one 
percent Secondary Noxious weeds, and not 
more than 3 percent of all weeds. 
LABORATORY AND TESTS 
Seed Laboratory at Lafayette is under the 
State Chemist and Seed Commissioner, cooper- 
ating with the U. S. Department of Agriculture. 
H. R. Kraybill, State Chemist and Seed Com- 
missioner. 
E. R. Clark, Associate Seed Technologist, 
U. S. Department of Agriculture. 
Miss Regina Schulte, Analyst, U. S. Depart- 
ment of Agriculture. 
Number of free tests for any one firm or per- 
son limited to two samples during any one 
month. 
ENFORCEMENT AND REGULATIONS 
All agricultural seed shipped or delivered in the 
State of Indiana, must have attached to each 
bag of one pound or more an Indiana State 
Label properly filled out. oer 
Tags are purchased from the Seed Commissioner 
as follows: 
Style ‘“‘“A’—The orange colored tag, for un- 
mixed alfalfas, clovers or grasses. 
Style ‘‘C’—The green colored tag, for mixed 
alfalfas, clovers or grasses, 
Tags for 100 pounds—8 cents each 
Tags for 75 pounds—6 cents each 
Tags tor 50 pounds—4 cents each 
Tags for 25 pounds—2 cents each 
Style ‘“‘B’’—The uncolored manila tag for 
cereals, garden and truck cron 
seeds. 
Tags for 200 pounds—8 cents each 
Tags for 175 pounds—/7 cents each 
Tags for 150 pounds—6 cents each 
Tags for 125 pounds—S cents each 
Tags for 100 pounds—4 cents each 
Tags for 75 pounds—3 cents each 
Tags for 50 pounds—2 cents each 
Tags for 25 pounds—l1 cent each 
Ruling No. 1. In the case of leguminous seeds 
containing hard seeds, the actual percentage of 
germination should be given and may be fol- 
lowed by the percentage of hard seeds, but hard 
seeds cannot be included in the germination 
percentage. 
Ruling No. 2. Wholesale seedsman is required 
to attach at least one Indiana State tag, prop- 
erly filled out to each bag shipped to retailer 
The retailer is then required to attach sufficient 
tags to cover the net weight before offering 
seed for sale. 
Ruling No. 3. Hybrid Corn may be so labeled 
only when such seed represents the first gen- 
eration of a cross between strains of differen! 
parentage and involving inbrea fines of corn 
and/or their combinations. 
Ruling No.5. Effective January 1, 1939. White 
blossom sweet clover seed containing more than 
5% of mottled seeds must not be labeled white 
blossom sweet clover. Such seed may be labeled 
sweet clover 


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