The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-07-30
Department Of Agriculture.


4 by dealers who are selling seed
without the inspection tags and
Istamps required by law to be af-
fixed, and for which there is PEN
Ialty of $4,000 for failure to do so.
| In order that this law may be en-
forced the Commissioner of Agricul-
lture has asked cooperation of the
farmers and planters. AS they bear
the expense of carrying out the pro-
visions of the law they are entitled,
therefore, to its benefits. They are
paying for guarantee of purity and
termination of seeds. By little
care and attention and cooperation
they will be certain to get what they
are paying for.
PROVISIONS OF ACT.
The act to regulate the sale of ag-
ricultural seeds provides that every
parcel, package or lot of agricultural
seeds containing one pound or more,
offered or exposed for sale in Ten
nessee for use in this State, shall
have affixed thereto on the outside
thereof, distinctly printed or writ
ten, a statement certifying:
| First, the name of the seed; sec
ond, full name and address of the
seedman, importer, dealer or agent;
third, statement as to the purity
of the seed contained, specifying the
kind and percentage of the i'm
purities, If any, ETC.; fourth, the To-
cality where the seeds were grown
land when grown. The act further
provides, that the term agricultural
seeds, as used in this act, shall in
clude the seeds of the red clover,
white clover, alsike clover, alfalfa,
Kentucky bluegrass, timothy, bronze
grass, orchard grass, red top, mead
ow fescue, oat grass, rye grass and
other grasses and forage plants,
flax, rape and cereals. Section IL
of the same law is as follows: For
the purpose of defraying the expen-
SEES connected with the inspection
and analysis of agricultural seeds,
each and every importer, dealer or
agent, before selling, Offering, or ex-
posing for sale in this State any of
the agricultural seeds specified in
this act, shall pay to the Commits
sioner of Agriculture an inspection
fee of cents per bushel on cereals,
and cents per bushel on grasses
and clovers; one-half bushel and less
of cereals, l cent; one-half bushel
grasses or clovers cents; one
fourth bushel and less grasses or
clover, cents on every parcel, pack
age or lot of agricultural seeds. The
said Commissioner of Agriculture is
hereby empowered to prescribe the
form of such stamps and adopt such
regulations as may be necessary for
the enforcement of this act.''
PENALTY FOR VIOLATION
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adulterated or misbranded seeds or
fails to properly affix the tags and
stamps as provided, or violates any
provision of the law, shall be deem
ed guilty of a misdemeanor and on
conviction shall be fined $4,000 and |
costs of prosecution.
The Agricultural Department asks
the farmers and planters to see that |
the stamps and tags are properly af-
fixed and to destroy such tags after
delivery. Some dealers in order to
evade the small cost have been
known to use the tags and stamps
a second time, though there is
penalty of $4,000 for SO doing.
The Agricultural Department an
that 1t will pay particular
attention to the enforcement of this
law. Six inspectors are now MAX
ing thorough canvass of the State
to that end. Farmers and planters
are requested to notify the depart
ment of any violations of the law
with reference to the omission of
tags or stamps or their use second
time. Furthermore, if the planter
Is doubtful as to the termination or
purity of seed, he is requested to
send samples to the Agricultural De-
partment at Nashville for free an
alysis