The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-17

seed laboratory will be bagged in
regular grain bags of even measure or
Weight-two bushels per bag.
8. Smaller seeds, such as alfalfa,
clover, or garden seeds, may, If desir-
ed, be bagged in smaller containers.
Z. All seed certified by the pure seed
laboratory will bear the regular pure
seed laboratory tags, showing the
laboratory serial number and will be
otherwise labeled to conform to the
requirements of the seed law. Each
bag will also contain a serial number
corresponding to the laboratory record
number on the tag.
S. Such sealed seed will show the
amount and kind of foreign seeds
present and the per cent of liability.
8. No "pedigreed' or improved"
seed. will be sealed except it conform
to the requirements in paragraph 2 of
section 3.
10. No seed will be sealed after it
has changed hands-that is, moved
from the regular storage place Of the
grower, or if the sample deposited in
the laboratory is found not to con-
form to the grain as finally prepared
for sealing. Field agents, authorized
toTdo the sealing work. are instructed
to refuse to seal any grain which, in
their mind, does not conform to the
sample submitted to the laboratory.
II. No lot, of seed will be sealed, ex-
cept 1t be examined in the pure seed
laboratory by samples, and in the field,
bin or bulk by an authorized agent of
this, department.
II. No seed will be certified or seal
ed after March 1 Of each year.
ID. All certificates of, registration
become void on July L, following the
date of their issue. -.
Suggestions: 49, .-
l. AS the law instructs the state
seed commissioner to investigate the
claims OF all growers of improved" or
Npedigreed"- seed, and provides for
publishing a list of such owes in
order to help place them in touch with
the users of such seeds, I suggest that
each party inform the state seed com
missioner OF h kind of seed, and the
amount that he has grown and the
amount that he intends to keep for
sale as seed; that he enclose a sample
or same Tor examination to the pure
seed laboratory, whether he intends to
have it certified and sealed or not.
z. All samples, other than those
which are sent for registration and
certification, are examined and report
ed upon free. Of charge.
3, AS it is the duty of the state
seed commissioner to keep the public
informed as to the quality of seed that
is offered or sold for seed for sowing
purposes in the state, this office will,
Of course. publish it's findings, and
therefore, it will be to the advantage
Of all parties to prepare the seed which
they have for sale as seed for sowing
purposes in the best manner possible
in order to insure it's highest possible
quality as to purity and viability.
4. All those who expect to have
their seed certified, as either "pedi-
greed seed should prepare a special
seed plot for. growing the ~"pedigreed"
stuff, in such manner that all POSSIBLE
ity Of volunteer grain will be elimin-
ated, both on the hand selected plot,
where the possible ad-mixtures are
welded out. and upon the general in
crease plot where the seed Is increas-
ed for sale as seed. It&
S. In sending samples to the pure
seed laboratory, either for. registration
or for listing as ordinary. seed, num-
Der each package properly, and ac-
company. the am with. q letter Civ
ing full description of the origin of the
seed, the amount on hand for sale as
seed, trade names or other features.
In sending the seed to the pure seed
laboratory, do not send an uncleaned
sample, but send sample as cleaned
and prepared for sale, unless you are
merely sending it for the purpose Of