The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-03-16
WILL INSPECT SEED
GETTING READY TO MAKE WAR
on THE BOIL WEEVIL.
The Law Recently Passed by the
Legislature About Seed Inspection
to be Enforced.
to be Enforced.

4 conference OF the seed houses
vii! be called TO meet soon 10 dis
cuss the act passed az the last ses-
sion OF the general assembly calling
for the inspection 0: al! seed sold
in this state. J. " Harper OF Glenn
son college was IN Columbia Thurs
day FOR conference with CommiS-
sioHer Watson Prof. Harper has al
ready commenced the preparations
for the inspection OF the seed al the
experiment station NiScro2ic tests
VIII be made. The act provides II
part as follows:
Section !. That on and after the
approval OF this act. no person. firm
or corporation shall by himself or
themselves. his or their agents or re-
representatives. Of any persons. firms
or corporations. sell or offer for sale
or distribution within the State Of
So.th Carolina. for seeding purposes.
any lot or package OF agricultural
seeds exceeding one pound in weight
unless the same. when put IN either
open or closed packages. Sha!! have
attached thereto label on which is
plainly printed or written in the
English language the following: Il
Name and kind OF seed. CD State
ment of purity OF seed contained
therein. CO terminating power Of
seed. (5) Locality where seed was
grown II known.
Sec .. For the purpose OF this
act the term agricultural seeds
shal! include seed OF the red clover.
either medium or mammoth clover.
white clover. alsike clover. burr clo-
yer. crimson clover. lespedeZa. alfa!-
"a. timothy. orchard grass. Kentucky
blue grass. red top. bromiS ineTlmis.
oat grass. feScues. the mil:e;s. the
vetches. other grass and forage plant
seeds. fax. rape. sorghum. rye. bar
ley and other serials and cotton.
Sec. 5. No agricultural seeds. as
defined IN section >. shall be sold
or offered for sale or distributed
within the State which contain n
: create. numbers than 80 10 1000
seeds under examination. the seeds
| OF such aoxious weeds as clover dod-
der. field dodder. white mustard. wild
| oats and such other weeds as may be
designated in tn regulations pro-
mulgated by the state department Of
| agriculture and the state experiment
station. Where the seeds OF the
weeds so designated are presented
in fewer numbers than 80 TO 1000
Of the seed being examined state-
ment shall be made on the label
attached to the package numbering
the weed seeds present therein.
Sec. <. The seeds OF such weeds
as sheep sorrel. green and yellow
fox tail. yellow ;refoi!. chick-weed
and such other weeds as may be pre-
sc-ibed in the regulations adopted by
the state department; OF agriculture
and the state experiment station. and
stated in circulars. shall be ciassed
as impurities in agricultural seeds.
| When such impurities or any OF
them present in quantit: exceeding
5 per cent Of said agricultural seeds
the approximate percentage OF each
shall be plainly stated on the bag at
,ached as specified in section !.
Section 3 Sand. dirt. sticks. brok-
en- seeds. other seeds than those men
toned in the foregoing sections. or
any other forisn matter. shal! be
considered as impurities when mixed
with agricultural seeds sold. offered
or exposed for sale in this State for
| feeding purposes. When such i'm
pu-i:ieS are present in seeds exceed
ing the standard fixed in the regu-
| lations Of the state department OF
agriculture and the state experiment
station the name and approximate
| percentage Of each shall be stated on
the label as specified in section l.
Sec. 6. The department CT asricul-
ture and the state experiment sta
tioL are hereby empowered 10 pre-
scribe regulations designating when
seeds shall be considered mixed or
adulterated Of misbranded and as
terminating power standard.
Sec :. The provisions Of this act
shall not be contructed as applying
/! 10:
% Any person growing. possess
ing for sale or selling for food pur-
poses only.
60 Persons selling seeds contain
ing impurities except as defined in
the regulations. providing such seeds
are sold 70 merchants 20 be recleaa
ed before exposing for sale upon the
general market.
(3) Seed that is IN store FOR tho
purpose Of recleaning and which is
not possessed. sold or offered for
sale for seed purposes.
ca Cerals. grown or sold and de-
'ivered from the farm by tha owna-
thereof. buyer himself to use the
seed for seeding purposes. or :cr
resale to local merchants. who may
resell.
go Mixtures Of seeds for lawn
purposes except that the sale OF such
mixtures is sold subject TO restric-
tons and regulations mad. rhcrcfnr
by the department OF aE-icul;Gre AN!
the state experiment. s'a.:ca
Sec s. For the purpose OF this
act seed shall be deemed ,,Hrc when
i, complies with the foregoing pro-
visions and contains no cormunic.t-
bic disease.
The eatorce-lA II ~ the n-cr son
is left with the commisSioarT -: as
Ticul:ure
The act further says:
Sec 9. The enforcement: Of III"
provisions OF this act is hereby plac-
ed under the direction OF .ne COM
missioner OF agriculture. comme-c"