Show I ITALY Y CLOVER I SEEn SEED OT OT DESIRABLE FOR FOIL U. U S. S The secretary of o of agriculture has lost no time in III putting Into operation opera opera- lion tion the Gooding bill passed b by bY Y congress only a few weeks ago requiring requiring re- re quiring the staining of f clover and antl alfalfa seed imported from r foreign reign l lands whenever the finds that such seed Is u not lt adapted in the the United States Secretary Jardine has just announced his decision decision decision de de- that the evidence secured by br bythe bythe the thc department department together with r. r that 1 presented rese ed at the p public hearing hearing on May Ilay 27 clearly establishes the fact that reel red clover clove seed grown in Italy is generally for agricultural agricultural tural use in the United States The order was yas signed June Juste JulIe 3 and ninety days clays from this this' date late date a at least 10 per percent percent percent cent of oC the see seed in each bag bas 01 or other container of of red clover lor lo r sc seed tl grown in Italy imported Into Int the United States States' mutt 1 ct be he stained a rod red color as provided OV d d by y the recent amend amend- to the seed importation act The red color may be applied to the s' s seed ed by the foreign n exporter in inan an any manner he chooses so long is 15 the results are satisfactory to the bureau of or plant industry He Hc may stain 10 per cent of the seed in a a. separate container and mix it with the remainder of the shipment ent or oi he hc may follow the method sug suggests est l lb b by the bureau for use by custom inspectors iu in specters at the American port pC of en en- en try In this case the sacks of or pert l to be colored must mist be placed on end in iu an upright position The f must be applied b by injecting a r rd il d alcoholic solution at several points in e seed at the top of the sack insufficient in insufficient sufficient quantity to insure penetration penetration pene pene- to the bottom ottom of the sack sael and the coloring of or at least 10 per her percent percent cent of the contents At the public hearing of oC May 27 in addition to red clover er seed from fram Ital Italy consideration was given to al alfalfa alfalfa al- al falfa Calfa seed grown in Africa and in Turkestan n. n De Determination of the action to be taken on alfalfa fa seed from these two sources will win be announced announced an an- in the near future I an-I o n |