The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
No. 1877, Al Published NAV % 1909
CHAPTER 173. LAWS or 1905.


AN ACT to create sections 1494X-1 to
1494x-16. inclusive. of the statues. and
to repeal sections 1494-11n, 1494-11o
and 1494-11p of the statutes relating
to impurities in seeds and making an an.
preparation.
The people of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do en-
Section l. There are added to the stat
utes sixteen new sections to read: Section
l494X-1. No person, firm or corporation
snail, by himself, his agent, or representa-
tive of any other person. firm or corpora
ton, sell or offer for sale or distribution
within the state for seeding purposes any
lot or package, of agricultural seeds exceed
ing one pound in weight unless the same
when put up in either open or closed pack
ages. shall have attached thereto label on
which is plainly printed or written. in the
Engnsh language, the following:
~ Name and kind of seed
~ Full name and address of scotsman,
importer. agent or dealer
80 Statement of purity of the seed CON
tanned therein. Impurities defined in sec
tons 1494X-3, 1494X-4 and 1494x-5
hereof
~ Germanating power of seed.
90 Locality where seed was grown, If
-, Section edf l., a4 t T.: For the purposes Of
include seed Of the red clover (either me-
dun dun or MAMMOTH, white clover, alsike
clover, alfalfa. timothy. orchard grass. Ken
lucky blue grass, red top. broInis fnerms,
oat grass, rye grass. the fescues the mil
lets, other grass and forage plant seeds, fax,
rape and cereals.
Section 1494x-3. 1. No agricultural
seeds as defined in section 1494x-2. Of
the statutes. shall be sold or offered for sale
or distribution within the state. which con-
TAIN IN greater numbers than one TO one
thousand Of the seed under examination the
seeds OF the following named noxious weeds
Canada thistle (carduus arvensis IL, Rus
sian thistle fsaisola tragus L. couch ouack
grass sACr0TFFnn i aEc
err dodder (cuscuta eDithymCm Ii field
dodder (cuscuta arVens.s LIZ English char
lock or wild mustard (brassica arVensis L.
wild eats tavena fatua Ii. corn cookie
tlychnls githagol ox-eye daisy (chrysan-
themum Internationally butter and eggs
tHnaria ltnaria), SOW thistle (sonchus ar
Eenis9, floTort or english plantain (plan-
tago lanceolata), velvet weed tabutilon ab-
utilon L.. or star thistle (centaurea cal
citrapa L..
2 Where the seeds OF the weeds herein
mentioned are present N fewer numbers
than one TO one thousand of the seed being
examined statement shall be so made on
the label attached to the package naming
the weed seeds present therein
Section 1494x-4. I. The seeds of fhe fol-
lowing named weeds shall be classed as i'm
pufitles IN agricultural seeds. as defined n
sectlQ1 1494x-2 Of the statutes: Sheen
sorrel lruEex aceEosella). green fox-taiI
{chaetochloa viridis L., yellow fox-taiI. or
pigeon grass tchaetochloa gIauca Ii n'pht
hower-ng catch.dy (sllene noctiaora L..
pi4~A oeSLSo ptdiulaiA tpianLaG0 ruget il,
common plantain (plantago major, curIed
dock lrumex crispus), pig-weed (amaranthus
retrofexus L., lambs quarters (chenopod-
iRm album L., lady's thumb or smart weed
lpolygonum persicar.a} yellow trefoil (tri-
Ioiiltfa aquarium L., burr clover (medicago
uelCIc4lata1, sweet clover fmellofus alha
and ofieinalis), chickweed (cerastium yUiga-
Llnl1. orange hawkweed (hieracium auran-
tAeeum Ii, black bindweed tpolygonum CON
yolFuIus Ia, ragWeed tambrosia artern.s sac
folia L..
:. When such impurities, or any Of them.
are present, in quantity exceeding two per
cent or said agricultural seeds the approx
mate percentage Of each shall be plainly
stated on the tag attached as specified in
section 1494x-1 of the statutes.
Section 1494x-5. Sand dirt. sticks
broken seeds. other seeds than those men
ton IN sections 1494x--3 and 1494x-4 Of