Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-07-14
No. 1877, Al Published May -, 1909.
CHAPTER 173. LAWS OF 1909.


AN ACT to create sections 14e4x to
Ii94x-16 Inclusive, Of the statues, and
70 repeal sections 149g lin. t494-~l1o
md 14u4-11p Of the statutes relating
10 Impurities In seeds aud making an np-
preparation.
The people Of the state Of Wisconsin. rep.
resented IA Senate and Assembly, do en-
Section l. There are added 10 the stat
uies sixteen new sections to read Section
l49ax,-l 70 person, firm or corporation
Shall BY himself, bis agent or representa-
tive OF any other person, firm or corpora
tiou, sell o.: 01er or 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 "A label on
which IL plainly printed or written, IN the
English Language, the following
a. Name and kind Of seed
~ Full name and address Of scotsman,
importer. agent or dealer
t3l Statement ~ purity 81 tie seed con
tanned therein. Impurities defn Ia see
tlons 14e4x- 3, i494x-4 and l494x--5
hercofJ
a. Germanatlng power Of seed
t6l Locality where seed was grown, II
known.
section 1494x-2. For the purposes Of
this act the term agricultural seedai s;iaii
Include seed OF the red clover (either me
dium or mammoth white clover. alsike
clover, alfalfa timothy, orchard graeS Ken
lucky blue grass, red top. br0mis lnermis
oat grass, rye grass, the fescues, the mil
let's, other grass and forage plant seeds. 0ax,
rape and cereals
seetion i494x-3 l. ~ agricultural
~ eds, as defined In pf-' "a i4941--2, of
the statutes, shaI De sold or offered for sale
or distribution within the state, which con
tab IL greater numbers than one to one
IN 1usand Of n { geed under examination the
seeds Of the = lowing named n0zious weeds +.
Canada thistlt iearduus aryeBsis H., Rus
slBu thistle lgnlsOla tragus l.. } couch. quack
ar GUItc.i grass lagropyrOn repeDs H., Glow
or oodder tClscutA epithymum ~ field
d0ddeF tcusenta arYenslg b.. English char
lock or wild mustard fbTasHica arYeugls /. .
tlyehnls RithpF9l. 0X-eye daisy (chrysan.
themum ieucantcemuml, butter AMI eggs
tlinaria IlnGrtaj, ETw thistle tsOnchuH ar
venigl, ribwort or hGslish plantain tplan-
tago Immediately, velvet weed tabutliOn abb
utIlon -, or star thistle tcentaurea cal.
2 Where the seeds Of the weeds herein
mentioned are pres' In fewer numbers
than one to one tho 4sgud Of the geed being
examined staten Mt shall be 80 made on
the label attached ~ the package naming
the weed seeds present thsrein.
Section i4b1X-4. ]. The seeds Of the fol
lowing named weeds shall b. classed as i'm
purltles In agricultural seeds defined In
section l494x 2 Of the statutes Sheep
sOrfei truuc1 aCet0selal green fox tan
tchastochloa yiridis l. y yellow fox tail or
pigeon RrHsA tcbaetDcllOa RlauCH /. night
towering catch .dy lsiieuc BOctinura Ia.
black seeded plaintan (piantag0 rugeliil
common plantalu iplantRgo major, curled
NvtA AtNAAfeA pun RtH VIEW khIiAlhilAi nus
retrofeXus H.. lambs quarters tcheaop9d-
lum album H., lady's thumb or sIrnrt weed
tpoiygOnum peraicariai yellow trefOn itri-
fplium aquarium H.. burr clover tmedicaEO
denticulatai sweet clover tmelllUtus alba
and ofhciBaliHJ. chlckweed (cernstiun yulga-
tum) orange hawkWeed thieracium nur a.
tlacum L.l, black biudweed tp0lygUuum con.
vOlvulus h., ragweed lBmbrosia artsmisae-
fOlla l.. }.
:. When such impurities, or any Of them.
are present Ia quantity exceeding two per
cent uf said agricultural seeds. the HpprOXl
mate percentage Of each shall be plainly
state1 on the tag attached ns specified IN
section i4g4x--l " the statutes
Section 4D4K-~J. sand dirt. sticks
broken seeds other seeds than those men
tiou IN sections 1494x-3 and i4g4K--l VI