1518 JOINT RESOLUTIONS.

RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That
the Representatives from Maryland in both Houses of the
United States Congress be and they are hereby respectfully re-
quested to give the above-mentioned bill their careful consid-
eration, and to use their efforts in every proper way to secure
the early enactment of said bill; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk of the House be and he is
hereby requested to send a copy of these resolutions to each
Senator and Representative from Maryland in the United
States Congress.

Approved April 9, 1924.

NO. 12.

Relating to Federal legislation for regulating and controlling
the sale of farm and garden seeds.

WHEREAS, The farmers and the vegetable growers of the
United States annually suffer great losses because of decreased
yields due to the purchase and use of seeds of inferior quality
and of unsuitable origin which are sold in interstate com-
merce; and

WHEREAS, The efforts of the individual States to provide
adequate protection to farmers and vegetable growers are de-
feated by the said interstate commerce in farm and vegetable
seeds of inferior quality and of unsuitable origin; therefore,
be it

RESOLVED by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the
Congress of the United States be and it is hereby requested and
urged to enact legislation regulating and controlling the inter-
state sale of farm seeds in conformity with the Uniform State
Seed Law as approved by the Association of Official Seed
Analysts of North America, and of garden seeds under such
rules and regulations as will provide adequate protection to
vegetable growers; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be transmitted
by the Secretary of the State of Maryland to the Speaker of
the United States House of Representatives and to the Presi-
dent of the United States Senate.

Approved April 9, 1924.