Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-18
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NEW ACTS EFFECTIVE MAY l.
Commissioner Watson Preparing to
Enforce Them.
News and Courier:

"O acts llldl VIII 81 lillO tlLSSt
on May l, are the teedstun IN
spection act and the seed inspection
act, both of these having been passed
ut the recent session of the general as
sembly. Commissioner Watson is now
getting matters into shape for the en-
forcement of the acts and for the fur
nishing OF the necessary tags.
AS pointed out some time ago, the
feedstuff act is the first in the coun-
try directed against the spread of pei
lasra upon the now accepted theory
that damaged corn is at least an in
eliminating cause of the disease.
An act regulating the sale of and
providing for an inspection of agricul-
tural seeds sold in the state of South
Carolina, and to provide penalties for
violations.
Be it enacted by the general assem-
bly, of the state of South Carolina:
Section l. That on and after the ap-
prOval of this act, no person, firm or
corporation shall by himself or them
selves, his OF their agents or rep
resentatives of any persons, firms or
corporations, sell or offer for sale or
distribution within the state of South
Carolina, for seeding purpose, any lot
or package of agricultural seeds eX-
ceeding one pound in weight unless the
same, when put in either open or closed
packages, shall have attached thereto
a label on which is plainly printed or
written in the English language the
following: CD Name and kind Of
seed. CD Full name and address of
seedsmen, importer, agent or dealer.
CD Statement of purity of seed con-
tanned therein. (4) terminating power
of seed. (5) Locality where seed was
was grown if known.
Sec. 2. For the purpose of this act
the term agricultural seeds" shall in
clude seed of the red clover, either me-
dunn or mammoth clover, white clo-
yer, alsike clover, burr clover, crimson
clover, lespedeZa, alfalfa, timothy, or
chard grass, Kentucky blue grass, red
top, bromis inermis, oat grass, rye
grass, fescues, the millets, the vetches,
other grass and forage plant seeds,
flax, rape, sorghum, rye, barley and
other cereals and cotton.
Sec 3. No agricultural seeds, as de-
fined in section 2, shall be sold or Of
fered for sale or distribution within the
state, which contain in greater number
than 80 to 1000 of the seeds under eX-
animation, the seeds of such noXious
weeds as clover dodder field dodder,
white mustard, wild oats and such 9TH
er weeds as may be designated in the
regulations promulgated by the state
department of agriculture and the state
experiment station. Where the seeds
Of the weeds so designated are present.
ed in fewer numbers than thirty to
one thousand of the seed being exam
ined a statement shall be so made on
the label attached to the package nam
ing the weed seeds present therein.
Sec 4. The seeds of such weeds as
sheep sorrel, green and yellow foxtail
yellow trefoil, chickweed and such 9TH
er weeds as may be prescribed in the
regulations adopted by the state de-
partment of agriculture and the state
experiment station, and stated in cir
culars, shall be classed as impurities
in agricultural seeds. When such i'm
purities or any of them present in
quantity exceeding 3 per cent of said
agricultural seeds the approximate
percentage Of each shall be plainly
stated on the bag attached as speci-
fed in section l.
Sec 5. Sand, dirt, sticks, broken
seeds, other seeds than those mention
ed in the foregoing section, or any 9TH
er foreign matter, shall be considered
as impurities when mixed with agri-
cultural seeds sold, offered or exposed
for sale in this state for feeding pur-
poses. When such impurities are pres
ent in seeds exceeding the standard
fixed in the regulations of the state
department of agriculture and the state
experiment station the name and ap-
proximate percentage of each shall be
stated on the label as specified in sec
tion l.
Sec 6. The department of aSricul-
ture and the state experiment station
are hereby empowered to prescribe
regulations designating when seeds
shall be considered mixed or adulter-
ated or misbranded and as terminating
power standard.
Sec. Z. The provisions of this act
shall not be construed as applying to:
CD Any person growing, possessing
for sale or selling seeds for food pur-
poses only.
CO Persons selling seeds containing
impurities, except as defined in the
regulations, providing such seeds are
sold to merchants to be recleaned be-
fore exposed for sale upon the general
market.
90 Seed that is in store for the pur-
pose of recleaning and which is not
possessed, sold or offered for sale for
seed purposes.
ca Cereals, grown or sold and deliv-
cred from the farm by the owner there
of, buyer himself to use the seed for
seeding purposes, or for resale to local
merchants, VINO may resell.
(5) Mixtures of seeds for lawn pur-
poses except that the sale of such mix
lures is sold subject to restrictions and
regulations made therefor by the de-
partment of agriculture and the state
experiment station.
Sec. s. For the purpose of this
act seed snail be deemed pure when it
complies with the foregoing provisions
and contains no communicable dis
ease.
Sec. 9. The enforcement of the pro-
visions of this act is hereby placed A;r-
der the direction of the cOmmissi )ncr
of agriculture, commerce and indUS-
tries of South Carolina, and he Is
hereby empowered to appoint such in
spectors and assistants as may be nee
essary to execute its provisions. All