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deposited with the director of the station, accompanied by a statement 

 of its guarantied composition. These sanij^es are to be analyzed by 

 the station, the vahie per ton calcuhited, and tlie results printed on 

 tags, which are to be furnished to the sellers of the respective brands 

 at 50 cents per hundred. The law does not make the inirchase or use 

 of these tags compulsory. The station may also collect from dealers 

 samples of commercial fertilizers for analysis and publish the results in 

 bidletins. The penalty for noncompliance with the provisions of the 

 law is a line of from |50 to $500. 



West Virginia Station, Bulletin No. 19, November, 1891 (pp. 9), 



Weeds as fertilizers, C. F. Millspaugh, M. D. (pp. 121-127).— 

 Calculations of the fertilizing value ^f the following species of weeds, 

 from analyses by II. Delloode, Ph. D., with suggestions for their use 

 in composts : Polk weed {Phytolacca decandra), bitter dock {Eume.v ohtnsi- 

 foliuH), common thistle {Cnicus lanceolatus), crowfoot grass {Fanicum 

 sanguinale), sheep sorrel {Oxalis corniculata, var. striefa), foxtail grass 

 {^etaria ylauca), pleurisy weed {Asclcpias tuberosa), Bokhara clover 

 {Melilotus alba), burdock {Arctium lappa), ox-eye daisy {Chrysanthemum 

 Leucanthemum), wild lettuce {Lactuca canadensis), wild carrot {Daucus 

 carota), butterweed {Lactuca leucopha^a), deer-tongue grass {Fanicum 

 clandestinum), blue thistle {Echium vulgare), ironweed ( Vernonia nove- 

 horacensis), clothiir {Xanthiuni strumarium), climbing buckwheat {Poly- 

 gonum dmnetorum, var. scandens), yarrow {Achillea millefolium), toadflax 

 {Linaria vulgaris), Indian tobacco {Lobelia inflata), stickweed {Aster 

 lateriflorus), briars {Rubusvillosus),wmg stem {Actinomeris alternifolia), 

 velvet grass {Holcus lanatus), boneset {Uupatoriumperfoliatum), timothy 

 {Fhleum pratense), milk weed {Asclepias syriaca), blue devil {Aster cor- 

 difolius, var. kevigatus), wild coreopsis {Coreopsis tripteris), nail rod 

 {Aster lateriflorus y var. hirsuticaulis), wire grass {Eatoniapennsylvanica), 

 redtop {Agrostis alba,va,T. vulgaris), quill weed {Eupatoriumpurpurcum), 

 Canada thistle {Cnicus arvensis), sorrel {Rumcx acetosella), rheumatism 

 weed {Apocynum androsiemifolium), elder {Sambucus canadensis), rag- 

 weed {Ambrosia artemisiw folia), golden-rod {Solidago junca), Spanish 

 needles {Bidens frondosa), orchard grass {Dactylis glomerata), naked 

 weed {Chondrilla junca), oat grass {Danthonia spicata), old-field balsam 

 {Gnaphalium ohtusifoUum), evening primrose {Oenothera fruticosa), hhie 

 joint {Andropogon provincialis), broom sedge {Andropogon scoparius), 

 panicled panic grass {Fanicum virgatum). 



Wyoming Station, First Annual Report, 1891 (pp. 40). 



This includes general statements regardlug the work and equipment 

 of the station in its several departments, and of the experiment farms 

 at Lander, Laramie, Saratoga, Sheridan, Sundance, and Wheatland. 

 There is also a financial statement for the fiscal year ending June 30, 

 1891. 



