
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. 
ADDITIONAL FEATURES 
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. 
Ruling No. 1. In the case of leguminous seeds 
containing hard seeds, the actual percentage of 
IOWA 
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 different 
parentage and involving inbred lines 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. 
Code of 1941 
INFORMATION REQUIRED ON ANALY- 
SIS TAGS OR CONTAINER 
(A) Agricultural Seeds (Unmixed) Every 
lot. 
(1) Name of: 
(a) Kind, or 
(b) Kind and variety, or 
(c) Kind and type. 
(2) Lot number or other lot identification. 
(3) Percentage of pure seed. 
(4) Percentage of inert matter. 
(5) Percentage of weed seeds. 
excess of 3%. 
(6) Percentage of other agricultural seeds. 
(7) Percentage of: 
(a) Germination, exclusive of hard seed. 
(b) Hard seed. 
(c) Month and year tested. 
have been completed within a 9 month 
period, exclusive of month in which 
test was made. 
Following (a) and (b) Total Germination and 
Hard Seed may be given, if desired. 
(8) Origin of alfalfa and red clover, 
Prohibited if in 
if un- 
known it must be so stated. 
(9) Warning as to danger if seed has been 
(D) 
treated with a compound poisonous to man 
or farm animal. 
(10) Name and address of person who labeled, 
sells, offers or exposes seed for sale. 
(11) Name and number per ounce of each sec- 
ondary noxious weed in groups (Ba), (Bb) 
and (Bc) and per pound in group (Bd) sin- 
gly or collectively in excess of: 
(a) 5 per ounce. 
(See page 106, group B.) 
(b) 3 per ounce. 
(c) One per ounce. 
(d) 5 per pound. 
Mixed Agricultural Seed. Every lot. 
Same as unmixed seed, except that the infor 
mation required under items 1, 3 and 7 shall 
be given, for each agricultural seed component 
present in excess of 5%, in order of its pre- 
ponderance. 
Test shall (C) Vegetable Seeds Not Included Under 
aw. 
Seed sold by the grower on his farm 
are exempt from detailed labeling 
provisions if a placard is displayed or 
a written or printed statement sup- 
plied purchaser giving 
(1) Percentage of germination. 
(2) Month and year of test. 
(3) Kind and number per ounce or pound of 
all secondary noxious weeds present. 
(4) A guarantee that no _ primary 
weeds are present. 
noxious 
(E) Information Required on labels of 
inoculants for leguminous plants. 
(1) Kind of plants for which inoculant is to be 
used, 
(2) Amount of seed content will inoculate. 
(3) Expiry date of inoculant. 
(4) Name and address of manufacturer or 
laboratory of origin or of vendor if he 
accepts responsibility for accuracy of the 
information. 
(F) Seed Potatoes bearing blue certifica- 
tion label shall be 
(1) Certified and bear label 
CERTIFIED thereon. : 
(2) Certified by a constituted state authority 
or state organization recognized by the 
Iowa secretary of agriculture. 
with the word 
(G) Prohibits the sale, offering or expos- 
ing for sale of seed if, 
(1) Contains primary noxious weed seeds, sub- 
ject to tolerances. 
(2) Contains in excess of 3% of weed seeds. 
(3) Screenings of agricultural seed containing 
less than 25% viable seed not marked 
“NOT FOR PLANTING PURPOSES,” 
provided the claimant of said seed having 
been given the opportunity to apply to 
said court for the release of said seed. 
NOXIOUS WEEDS 
PRIMARY NOXIOUS WEEDS prohibited sub- 
ject to tolerances given in the rules and regu- 
lations. 
Quackgrass—Agropyron repens. 
Canada thistle—Cirsium arvense. ’ 
Perennial sow thistle—sonchus arvensis. ; 
European morning glory—Convolvulus arvensis. 
Horse Nettle—Solanum carolinense. 
Leafy spurge—Euphorbia esula. 
Perennial peppergrass—Lepidium draba. 
Russian Knapweed—Centaurea repens. 
SECONDARY NOXIOUS WEEDS 
Wild carrot—Dacus carota. 
Sour dock—Rumex crispus. 
Smooth dock—Rumex altissimus. 

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