The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-05-18
THE new SEED Law
RULES ADOPTED BY THE OFF,
GALS OF THE STATE.
How the Recent Act Passed by the
General Assembly VIII Be En-
forced.


Rules and regulations for tho en-
forcement Of the seed inspection act
have been prepared oy the commits
sioner Of agriculture and the director
OF the state experiment; station. The
following are the regulations as an
nounced:
/. In addition to the sheep so-rel.
green and yellow fox tail. yellow
tre.oil. chic.:weed. which are men
toned in section 1 OF this act. the
seeds OF crab grass. Johnson grass.
paspalum. barn yard grass. cheat.
witch grass. nutsrass and other
sedc%s. lamium. lam bsqua-ter. prick
ley lettuce, dock. wild carrot. peppe-
grass. wild mustard. plaintain. wild
orion. spurge. s2iny s'da. anlaranth.
pigweed. lady's thumb. hogweed.
ragweed button weed. evening prim-
rose. purslane. bind weed. Canada
thistle. Russian thistle ard seeds OF
other weeds which may be added TO
this list from time to time shall
be classed as impurities.
.. When inert matte! such as de-
scribej in section 5 Of this act. Is
present In seeds in access OF 80 per
cent the nature and amounts Of such
matters shall be stated on the label
as specified in this act.
3. Any package ot cor. cotton.
oats. wheat. barley or other agr!cul-
;ural seeds which shall contain more
than per cent OF another kind or
variety OF agricultural or weed seed
than the one specified on the label
shall be considered mixed seed and
shall be so labeled. giving the name
and amount OF each kind or variety
OF seed that occurs in the mixture.
4. Seeds shall be considered adul-
terated when they contain weed
seeds. other agricultural seeds or
any seeds Or materials which would
not occur in other seeds in the ma
tural course Of events In such cas-
es the conditions under which the
seed were grown will be considered.
). Seed shall be considered mis-
branded when the label as presc-ib-
ed by the act does not give the COR
rect name OF seed contained therein.
s. The termination power OF all
seed sold in this state shall be stat
ed in the label. as specified in sec
ton l OF the act in per cent. No
seed shall be sold in the state which
does not when placed under favor
able conditions in the laboratory. ger
inmate the per cent guaranteed on
the label.
:. Seeds sold for lawn purposes
shall be labeled so as 10 show
what kinds OF seed occur IN the
mixture and the percentage by weigh,
and numbe! Of each. Such seed shall
conform in purity and termination
TO the same standards se; for other
agricultural seeds.
S. Seed containing anthracnose
OF cotton. smut OF corn. wheat, oats.
rice. barley. blue grass or other
grasses. onions or sorghum. black rot
OF cabbage or tnrnips. black rot Of
sweet potato. dry rot sca5 OF Irish
potato anthracnose or bacteria.
blight OF beans. anthracnosa OF
wheat. oats or barley. shall be con-
sidered 4 communicable disease and
shall be considered impure and unfit
for seeding purposes. unless pre-
yiously treated so as 10 kill the caus-
al organization OF such disease with
out injoriaS the vitality OF the seed !
g. The object Of this ac' is 10 con-
troll the sale OF seed and prevent the /
Of weeds and oihe. pests |
;hrC-en seeds in this state. It is |
the purpose OF those in authority 70 |
enforce :he law so as 20 secure the /
best protecficn with the least hard
ship on any one concerned. With
this purpose in v!sw TIE regulations
will be modified and added 20 as oc
caSion seems 10 demand.