THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. H' 



Charlock - 7 " 



Black bindweed 1 -° 



('leavers |]0. 



Cow cockle '•' 



Morning-glory '^ — 



Yellow foxtail 15 



Blue weed - " 



Corn gromwell 1° 



WBd vetch ___. 15 



Immature timothy 5"!CC& 



Chaff 7(.0O9c 



Total weed seeds 28,575 r,4.450 4,835 85.50% 



N'o.-seeds per pound. Percent 



Alslke clover Willie clover Vetch lied top 



Other seeds 



White clover 0.450 



Red clover 2,925 2,700 



Berseem 225 



live grass 225 



Alsike 9,225 



Timothy 450 



Agrostis sp. 225 



Vicia sp. 4,500 



Spring vetch 4,485 



Total other seeds 12,825 _ 12,000 S,985 



Fer cent of pure seed 83.85 91 "2 14.50 



•This red top seed was quoted at 30 cents per pound. 



These four reports out of a great many will show the importance of seed inspection. 

 Alfalfa generally contains from two to teu per cent immature seed. Russian 

 thistle may be looked for in that from Oklahoma. 



As the new horticultural law makes it a part of the duties of the horticultural 

 commissioner to inspect seeds, I would advise writing to the Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, Washington, D. C, for the tray of 100 vials of weed seeds. Then with a 

 common dissecting microscope a determination can be made that will always put 

 one on the safe side ; but to make assurance doubly sure a sample should be sent to 

 the seed laboratory at Berkeley or elsewhere. 



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