Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1913-04-19

not disposed to appoint local land
officers In Idaho until some effort 10
made to secure harmony.
THE NEW IDAHO PURE SEED LAW
One OF the laws OF the recent SEES
sion Of the Idaho legislature which
affects the farmers Of the state is
the new pure seed" law. The law
was introduced In the house as bill
No. ia. The provisions Of this law.
which has been signed by the gov
ernor replace the pure seed" law
of the 18th session, and repeal all
other laws In conflict with 1t. The
enforcement Of the new law 10 IN
trusted to the director of the state
experiment station, who Is also au-
thorized to appoint a seed COM
missioner with an office at Boise.
Professor R. B. Coglan is now filling
that appointment.
The new law, briefly stated, pro-
vides as follows:
Every lot Of agricultural seed
which Is offered or exposed for sale
within this state for seeding purposes
In this state, in lots of five pounds
or more, shall be plainly labeled with
the name Of the seed, the name and
address OF the person selling or Of
fering for sale such seed, the ap-
proximate percentage Of purity or
freedom OF such seed from foreign
matter, and the year and locality In
which the seeds were grown and the
kinds Of noxious weed seed contain
ed therein.
The seeds of wild mustard quack
grass, Canadian thistlet wild oats,
clover and alfalfa dodder, field dod-
der, corn cookie, plantain, bracted
plantain, and perennial SOW thistle
are defined az noxious weed seeds.
The percentage Of purity Of agricul-
tural seeds shall be based upon tests
conducted either by the Director OF
the State Experiment Station, or by
his assistants, or by the vendor OF
the seeds or his agents: provided,
that when the test shall be made by
the vendor or his agents 1t shall con-
form to reasonable requirements au-
thorized by the Director. The station
shall charge rs cents for each test
Of purity OF samples, and If test
Of the vitality of seeds Is wanted a
further fee Of rs cents shall be charg.
ed. All fees must be paid in advance
Samples for testing may be sent to
the Experiment Station at Moscow
or to the Seed Laboratory, State
House, Boise.
The seeds coming under the act are
alfalfa, barley, Canadian bluegrass,
Kentucky bluegrass, bronze (awless)
grass, buckwheat, alsike clover, GRIM
son clover, red clover, white clover,
field corn, Kaffir corn, meadow fes-
cue, flax, millet, oats, orchard grass,
rape, red top, rye, sorgum, timothy
and wheat.
The provisions Of the new law do
not apply in the following cases: u)
To any person selling agricultural
seeds direct to seed merchants or
shipping to a general market to be
cleaned and graded before being Of.
fered for sale for seeding purposes.
(2.) Agricultural seed which Is held
in storage for the purpose Of being
cleaned. CO. Seed marked mot
clean" and held or sold for shipment
outside Of the state only. a. Mix
lures OF seed prepared for special
purposes when 30 labeled. (5.)
Seed offered for sale for food pur-
poses. co. Seed grown by one far
mer and sold to another farmer for
seeding purposes, excepting alfalfa
and clover seeds.
Any person who fails to comply
with the provisions Of the new law
in selling or exposing for sale any
agricultural seeds, or any person who
falsely marks or labels any agricul-
tural seeds, or any person who shall
prevent the Director Of the Expert.
ment Station or his agents from In.
specting and collecting samples OF
seed exposed for sale is declared to
be guilty Of a misdemeanor. It is
made the duty Of the county prescott
Ing attorney to conduct prosecutions
under the law.