The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-14

oats. barley, fax, alfalfa, clover, pease,
beans, miIlet, seed potatoes ltubersl1
and of such other crops as the a~ssoeia-
tion may decide to accept for registra-
fion. or ~certihcation, when the said
seed has been grown and handled in
accordance with the rules Of the asso-
citation.
Is. All plots and fields producing
seed intended for registration Of GER
~tification, together with the e OBJ
tanned from such plots and fields, are
| subject to the inspection by officers of
the State Pure Seed laboratory or by
officers duly authorized by the associa-
ton.
rs. Certificates OF registration may.
be issued to members for seed OF APP
proved varieties grown by them or un-
der their control in accordance with
the methods of the association when
such seed has qualified for recognition
as pedigreed seed, as registered seed.
or certified seed. as these classes Of.
seed are defined by the association.
(See Definition of Terms.D
~. When certificates Of registration
or ~certiication for9which application
has been made by. any member are
withheld. the secretary of the associa-
ton shall issue a statement setting
ment shall be sent to the said member
(by registered maiD within twenty
days after the receipt OF his application
for the said certificates.
%. The executive committee shall
cause blank forms to be issued in trip
licate at an opportune time each year
to members and applicants who shall
fill them out as fully as possible with
the information asked for and attach
their signatures thereto, thereby certi-
flying their correctness. One of these
forms shall be returned to the secre-
tary-treasurer of the association, one
shall accompany the sample Of seed
deposited with the state seed commits
sioner, and the other may be kept by
the member for future reference.
inspection.
20. No grain shall be registered or
certified without proper field inspec-
ton, certification by the member and
full report of the pure seed laboratory
upon the sample as deposited with the
state seed commissioner.
80. Members will. at all times en-
deavor to assist the officers of the
state pure seed laboratory, or any per-
son or persons whom the executive
committee or the president may APP
point to inquire into or inspect the OPP
erations of members in the growing,
selecting, preserving or d~isposing of
any seed intended for registration or
for which certificates OF registration
are issued.
81. The fees for registration and
recording shall be as follows: SO for
each bulk lot of pedigreed or registered
seed, and 50 for each bulk Of certified
seed. All certificates of registration
and certificates expire at the end Of the
association year.
80. Each applicant for registered or
for pedigreed seed will pay the ex-
penses of the necessary field inspection
and of the inspector while examining
and sealing the bags.
Standards.
33. Seed of any improved variety
which has been grown n handled by
In the records of the association, and
a member in accordance with the rules
Of the association, may be registered
in the records of the association and
may receive certain published recogni-
ton in the form of certificates of regis
tration or certification.
81. No certificate of registration or
c~ertification shall be issued for any
seed which does not meet the require
ments of the pure seed law of the state
and those fixed by the council which
are as follows:
/. P~edigreed seed: (a) Must be
pure as to the variety. Obi Free from
any seed Of other cultivated plant. (c)
Free from weed seed. (d) Must be Of
weight in excess. of the legal weight for
that kind Of seed. (f1 Must exceed in
yiabiltty the standard fixed by this as
ISOLATION for good seed.
2. Registered seed: (a) Must be
pure as to variety. (b) Must be free
from weed seed which are in the pros
hibited group of the pure seed law. (c)
Must be free from or contain not more
than a total of two seeds of any other
kind of plant per pound of cereal or of
seed of like size, and not more than a
total of one other kind of seed per
ounce in the smaller seeds such as flax,
grasses n clover. (d) Must weigh
above the legal weight. (e) Must be
capable Of terminating above the per-
centage standard of viability fixed for
good seed.
8. Certified seed: GAP Must be
free from or not contain to exceed a
cultivated seed and must otherwise
meet the requirements for registered
seed. Except, provided in case of low
vitality or of impure seed, the per-
centage of termination and the extent
and character of p~urities present shall
be clearly stated on the tags attached
to the packages or sacks containing
such seed.
4. Pedigreed and registered seed
must be sold in sealed bags to each OF
which is attached an association lead
seal and tag; giving thereon the varie-
ty name. the number of the regfstra-
ton certificate, the growers certificate,
over his signature, and also the sigma
ture Of the inspector who confirms the
information given on the tag and af-
fixes the seal.
5. Certified seed: Each bulk pack
age OF certified seed must bear a label
containing the number of the certif-
cate and bearing the growers certif-
cate over his own signature.
Definition of Terms.
S5. The following definition of terms
are adopted for the guidance of mem
bers and officers:
]. BY the term hand selected is
meant clean seed obtained from heads,
panicles, pods or ears. or in the case of
potatoes. tubers. which are uniform In
character and which have been select
ed by hand from plants which are
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