Circular No. 105
LaFayETTE, Indiana, January, 1922.
HOW TO COMPLY WITH THE INDIANA SEED LAW
E. G. Proulx, State Seed Commissioner.
Farm seeds, which are for their weight the most expensive material the farmer has to buy, can be purchased after January 1, 1922 with an official tag or label attached to each sack, bag or container, showing the kind of seed, purity, germination, where grown, and the number of each specified noxious weed seed contained in each pound of seed.
The majority of the states have had seed laws for a number of years. After considerable agitation and numerous attempts, Indiana has finally secured a seed law designed to protect the purchaser of seeds by giving him full information regarding the quality of the contemplated purchase; and. also, to protect the honest, careful seed dealer against the practices of dishonest, careless and irresponsible ones.
The Indiana seed law is primarily a labeling law and is similar in many respects to the Indiana Fertilizer and Feeding Stufifs Control laws. It simply requires the seed to be correctly labeled, and the prospective purchaser can decide after reading the label whether he wishes to buy good seed or poor seed. The vState Chemist and deputies engaged in enforcing the fertilizer and feeding stuffs laws will also enforce the new seed law, the State Chemist being appointed State Seed Commissioner. A copy of the seed law may be obtained upon application to the Seed Commissioner, Purdue University, Agricultural Experiment Station, LaFayette, Indiana.
THE IMPORTANT FEATURES OF THE LAW
The law requires the labeling with official seed labels of all agricultural seeds which are sold, offered, or exposed for sale for seeding purposes within the State of Indiana, either in bulk, packages, bags or other containers of one pound or more. Certain exemptions from the requirements of the seed law will be considered later.
ALL AGRICULTURAL SEEDS UNDER THE LAW
The term “agricultural seeds” as defined in the law, includes every kind of seed planted upon Indiana farms. No exemptions are made. Alfalfas, grasses, clovers, mixtures of same, grains, cereals, truck crops and garden seeds are all included in the law.
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Agricultural Experiment Station