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found to contain noxious weed seeds shall be 
subject to seizure and destruction by the 
Commissioner of Agriculture, his duly au- 
thorized agents or inspectors. 
SCREENINGS of any seeds or grains offered 
or exposed for sale shall be labeled as such 
and not sold as seed. They shall be free of 
EEDS 
We Sell— 
We Buy 
noxious, perennial weed seeds. Screenings 

FEDERAL SEED ACT—INTERSTATE COMMERCE 
August 1939 
INFORMATION REQUIRED ON 
ANALYSIS TAG OR CONTAINER 
(A) Agricultural seeds (unmixed) 
Every lot, effective February 1940 
1. Name of: 
(a) Kind or 
(b) Kind and variety or 
(c) Kind and type. 
Lot number or other identification. 
Percentage of pure seed. 
Percentage of other crop seed, 
Percentage of inert matter. 
Percentage of weed seeds. 
I DAnN SW ND 
Name of noxious weed seed and rate of oc- 
Hybrid designations shall be treated as variety 
names. 
RECORDS.—Each person handling  agricul- 
tural seed subject to the act shall keep for a 
period of 3 years a complete record of each 
lot of agricultural seed handled, except that 
any seed sample may be discarded 1 year after 
the entire lot represented by such sample has 
been disposed of by such person. 
SCREENINGS.—Screenings of any seed sub- 
ject to this Act, unless they are not intended 
for seeding purposes; and it is stated on the 
label, if in containers, or on the invoice if in 
bulk, that they are intended for cleaning, proc- 
essing, or manufacturing purposes, and not for 
seeding purposes, shall not be shipped in inter- 
state commerce. The term “screenings’’ means 
chaff, sterile florets, immature seed, weed seed, 
inert matter, and any other materials removed 
in any way from any seeds in any kind of 
cleaning or processing and which contains less 
than 25% of live agricultural or vegetable 
seeds. 
currence expressed in accordance with and 
not to exceed the rate allowed by the law 
and regulations of the State into which the 
seed is transported. AGRICULTURAL MARKETING 
8. Percentage of germination exclusive of hard SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS: 
seeds 
Aug. 24, 1940—The use of ‘Affidavit Grimm 
9. Alfalfa’? phrase is prohibited. The word 
10. Calendar month and year germination test “affidavit”? 1s not a part of the name of the 
was completed. No more than 5 calendar kind, type or variety which is required to be 
months shall have elapsed between the last stated on the label. 
day of the month in which the germination Sept. 23, 1940—Labeling Sweet Clover: If 
test was completed and the date of trans- there is any uncertainty as to the proportion 
portation or delivery for transportation in of sweet clover that is white blossom, the seed 
interstate commerce. (Regulation.) should be labeled as to kind only; namely, 
the seed in interstate commerce or the name ( 
of person to whom the seed is shipped to- rowers 
gether with the code designation of the 
GRASSES ae 
(B) Mixtures W t ] 
Percentage of hard seeds if present. 
11. Origin of alfalfa, red clover and field corn 
except hybrid corn; if unknown, that fact 
shall be stated. Whenever such seed origi- 
nates in more than one State, the name of 
each State and the percentage of seed -origi- 
nating in each State shall be given in the 
order of its: predominance. (Regulation.) 

sweet clover. It is suggested that shippers 
12. Name and address of person transporting 
As unmixed except that the information re- 
of domestic sweet clover seed in interstate 
quired under items 1, 3, 8, 9, 10 and 11 shall 
be given for each agricultural seed component 
present in excess of 5% of the whole, 
and 
(C) Vegetable seeds — Effective August, e 
1940 Crotalaria 
1. Name of kind and variety. 
2. Name and address of person who transports . 
the seed in interstate commerce or the per- 
son to whom the seed is shipped, together ee ! 
with the code designation of the shipper. 
For seed which germinates less than the Stand- 
ard established by the Secretary of Agriculture: * 
3. Percentage of germination exclusive of hard 
seed. 

Since 1887 
4, Percentage of hard seed, if present. 
Also 
5. Calendar month and year the test was com- 
pleted. No more than 5 calendar months NURSERY STOCK 
shall have elapsed between the last day of 
the month in which the germination test 
was completed and the date of transporta- * 
tion or delivery for transportation in inter- > 
state commerce. (Regulations.) 
, 6. The words “‘Below Standard’ in 8 point 
type 
CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED SEED.—The 
& o Oo terms ‘‘certified seed’? and ‘registered seed’’ 
e mean seed that has been produced in accord- 
ance with the procedures and in compliance 
with the rules and regulations of an officially 
recognized seed-certifying agency. 
HYBRID SEED CORN.—The tenn “Hybrid 
seed corn’? means the first-generation seed of 
a cross produced by controlling the pollina- 
tion, and by combining two, three, or four in- 
bred lines, or by combining on inbred line or 
a single cross with an open-pollinated variety. 
Serving the trade for 40 years 
LET US KNOW YOUR 
REQUIREMENTS 
SIMPSON NURSERY CO. 
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