The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-02-28
THE SALE
OF SEEDS
To Be Regulated According
TO Provisions Of A Bill
Introduced In House By Knox
Co. Representative
AdultefatiOD viii Be Prevent.
ed And A Standard
| Of Purity Maintained If The
Bill Becomes A Law
Locality Where Seeds Are
Grown Must Be Given

The following bill has been intro.
duced In the Ohio legislature by Hon.
N. Fl. Hunter Of Knox county:
To regulate the sale Of agricuI.
turai seeds, to prevent the aduI-
teration thereof, and to provide a
standard Of purity.
Be 1t enacted by the General As.
sembly Of the State of Ohio:
Section 1. Every parcel, package
or lot Of agricultural seeds, as hereaf-
ter defined In this act, and containing
five pounds or more, offered or ex-
posed for sale In the state of Ohio for
use within this state. shall have af.
fixed thereto, in a conspicuous place
on the outside thereof, distinctly print.
ed, or plainly written, in English Ian
guage. a statement, certifying:
I. The name Of seed.
2. Full name and address of seed
man. importer. dealer or agent, II
known.
3. A statement of the purity of the
seed contained. specifying the kind
and percentage Of the impurities as de-
fine In this act. provide that said seeds
are below the standard fixed In this
act
4. Locality where seed was grown.
and when grown.
Section e. For the purpose of this
act, agricultural seeds are defined as
the seeds of red clover, white clover,
crimson clover. alsike clover, alfalfa,
Kentucky blue grass. Canadian blue
grass. bronze grass. orchard grass. tim.
Othy red top, meadow fescue, rye
grass. Oat grass, and other grasses and
forage plants. Kafiir corn. oats. fax.
the millets, rye sorghum and wheat,
or any other seeds or cereals to be
| used for sowing or seeding purposes.
Section g. No person shall sell, Of
fer or expose for sale, or distribution
In this state for the purpose of seed.
ing. any of the agricultural seeds as
defined in section two Of this act. un-
less the said seeds are free from the
seeds OF the following weeds: Canada
thistle. (onicus arvenis( clover and al.
falfa fodder, (cascutay apythyum)
| field fodder (cascutay arvenis), quaclI
grass tagropyron repens) and oxeye
daisy.
Section 4. The seeds OF the follow.
ing weeds shall be considered as i'm
purities In the agricultural seeds, as
defined In section two OF this act, sold
offered or exposed for sale within the
state for the purpose Of seeding: com
mon chtckweed tstellaria media) f;
smooth crab grass tpanicum glabrum)
plantin, buckhorn lplantago lanceol
ata) bracted plantain (plantago aris
tata) bind weed tconvolyulus sepium)
black mustard (brassica nigra), sweet
clover (meliletus alba and ofiiclndls)
yellow trefoil (medicago iupulina)
sheep sorrel rumsex acetosella) }
| bmuo'h uotN NituiotA uttianluiiSb, CuTi
cd dock (rumsex cuspus). When such
Impurities or any Of them are pres
ent In quantity exceeding a total oI
Two per cent. Of the weight Of said az
ricultural seeds. the approximate per
centage Of each shall be plainly indi
Gated In statement specified in sec
ton one of this act.
Section 6. Sand. dirt, chat. ant
foreign substances and seeds othe'
than those specified In sections 81,
and seven. or broken sed and seed mo-
capable OF terminating, shall be con
sidered as impurities when present 1,
agricultural seeds sold. offered. or OK
posed for sale. In this tate, for the pur
pose Of seding. and when such impuri
ties, or any Of them. are present Il
quantity exceeding the standards O
purity and viabllity authorized in sec
tiOn nine OF this act the name and ap
proximate percentage OF each shall b,
plainly, Indicated In the statemen
specified In section one OF this act.
Section 9. For the purpose OF thi
act. seed shall be deemed mixed o.
adulteratec.
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