The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-07-29
No. 1877, Al published May % 1909
CHAPTER 173. LAWS OF 1909.

CHAPTER 17s, LAWS OF 1908.
AN ACT to create sections, 14s4x--l to
to repeal sections i494--1In, 1494-I1o
and 1494--11p OF the statutes relating
to impurities In seeds and making sc APP
The people Of the State of Wisconsin, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly, do en-
act as follows:
Section 1. There are added TO the stat
utes sixteen new sections to resd Section
1494x-1. No person. firm corporation
shall, by himself, his agent Or repressnta'
tion. sell or offer for sale or distribution
within the state for seeding purposes any
lot or package OF agricultural seeds exceed
when put I'D in either open or closed pack
ages, shall have attached thereto label on
Which Is plainly printed or written. In the
English language. the following
Ol Name and kind OF seed.
(cl Full name and address Of seedsuah,
importer, agent or dealer.
(S), Statement OF purity Of the seed con-
tanned therein. Impurities defined in sec
lions 1494x-8. 1434x-4 and 14S4x--5
hereof)
"a Germanating power OF seed.
60 Locality where seed was grown X
Section 1494x--2. For the purposes Of
this act the term agricultural seeds shall
dunn or MAMMOTH, white clover, alsike
clover, alfalfa. timothy, orchard grass Ken
lucky blue grass, red top. broinis ineFmls,
ont grass rye grass, the fescues, the mil
let's. Other g. $ and forage plant seeds dax.
rape and cereals.
Section 1494x-.3. l.. No agricultural
seeds, as defined in SECTION if94xI2, Of
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 n0Xious weeds
Canada thistle {carduus arvensis LIZ, Rus
sian thistle (salsola tragus Ia. couch, quack
or Dutch grass (agropyron repenS L., clov.
er dodder (cuscuta epithymum ID. Geld
dodder tcuscuta arvensls L.(, English char
lock or wild mustard (brassica arvenais L.,
Wild oats lavena fatua L, corn cookie
(linaria lnaria), sow thistle (sonchus ar
vsns roTot or Engsh aa9 an1p pab
utiion H., or star thistle (centaurea cal
2. Where the seeds of the weeds herein
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 |; The seeds of the fol
lowing named weeds shall be classed as I'M
purities in agricultural seeds, as defined IN
sorrel (rumex acetosella), green fox-tail
(chaetochloa yiridis ~, yellow fox-tatl. or
towering ,catch.dy tsilene noctihora u,
black seeded plaintain tpantago rugelD
common plantain (plantago major), curIed
dock 9rumex erispusl: pig-weed tamaranthus
retrOheXus L. lambs quarters (chenOpod-
ium album L.), lady's thumb or smart weed
lpclygonum pers'earia), yellow trefoil (tri-
foiium aquarium L. burr clover tmedieago
denticulata), sweet clover (meilotus alba
and ofiicinalis), chickweed (cerastium vulga-
tum). orange. hawkweed lhieracium auran-
9cum - black blndweed lpoiygonum con
folia LIZ.
2. When such impurities, or any of them,
cent of 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 14e4x-4 OF