34 



THE BOOK OF ALFALFA 



to snow the result of analyses of alfalfa seed imported 

 within a period of six months. 



Bearing also upon the adulterations, impurities and 

 defectives found in alfalfa seed sold in the markets, 

 extracts from reports of tests made at the Wooster, Ohio 

 station (Bui. No. 142) are exceedingly interesting. In 



Laboratory 

 test No. 



21000, 

 21001. 

 21002, 

 21003, 

 21004 , 

 21005. 

 21006. 

 21007. 

 21008 . 

 21009. 



21010 . 



21011 . 



21012 . 



21013 . 



21014 . 

 21015 . 



21016 . 



21017 . 



21018 . 

 21019 . 

 21020 . 



21021 . 



21022 , 



21023 . 

 21024, 

 21031 . 

 21032 . 

 21033 

 2103o, 



Broken 

 Alfalfa seed 

 seed and 

 dirt 



Per Ct. 



93*38 



92.1 



82.28 



84.72 



89.16 



74.06 



58.74 



80.12 



73.02 



96.82 



80.2 



96.96 



88.84 



96.24 



91.06 



93.44 



77.78 



81.52 



69.48 



96.5 



96.4 



94.4 



24.5 



94.14 



94.58 



87.72 



90.56 



89.04 



72.36 



Per Ct. 



5.8 



7.»4 



15.92 



11.58 



8.78 



21.38 



34.46 



\1M 



22.32 



2.72 



12.1 



2.16 



3.98 



2.66 



5.44 



2.7 



16.04 



12.18 



23.78 



3.04 



2.82 



5.04 



70.96 



1.8 



3.44 



11.02 



8.08 



10.5 



27.1 



Weed 

 seeds 



Per Ct. 



0.82 

 .56 

 1.8 

 3.7 

 2.06 

 4.56 

 6.8 

 2..'34 

 4.66 

 .46 

 1.7 

 .88 

 7.18 

 1.1 

 3.5 

 3.86 

 6.18 

 6.3 

 6.74 

 .46 

 .78 

 .56 

 4.54 

 4.06 

 1.98 

 1.26 

 1.36 

 .46 

 .54 



Number 

 of weed 

 seeds in 

 1 pound 



2,100 



900 



3,060 



3,420 



2,700 



15,928 



32,420 



8,964 



12,829 



990 



3,060 



1,710 



17,299 



3,510 



7,650 



8,526 



16,435 



21,848 



23,082 



1,080 



1,260 



1,620 



21,070 



3,780 



3,060 



4,140 



3,420 



1,260 



270 



Number 

 ofdodder 

 seeds in 

 1 pound 



90 



2,520 



5,490 



270 



90 



360 

 720 

 810 



Alfalfa 

 seed 



that'll 

 grow 



Per Ct. 



63.73 

 59.17 

 66.64 

 57.39 

 62.18 

 53.87 

 28.78 

 61.36 

 49.65 

 85.2 

 55.59 

 87.26 

 43.2 

 11.^1 

 62.14 

 77.08 

 47.83 

 7.13 

 5.21 

 88.53 

 91.82 

 90.15 

 6.34 

 73.43 

 51.78 

 81.14 

 76.29 

 84.7 

 04.58 



Amount 

 imported 



Potmcis 



4,000 

 30,8C0 



5,500 

 32,877 

 14,700 



7,613 

 33,075 



8,779 

 32,963 

 33,000 

 30,800 



5,500 

 33,000 

 21,340 



8,778 

 33,000 

 33,000 

 16,280 

 38,172 

 44,000 

 44,000 

 72,600 

 12,540 

 234 



5,500 

 143,000 

 33,000 



6,673 

 13,516 



fifteen samples bought, each of one dollar's worth, the 

 quantity of pure germinable seed was found to range 

 from 5.1 to 9.3 pounds; the number of noxious seeds 

 found in a dollar's worth of that bought as alfalfa seed 

 ranged from 360 to 185,940. Seven of the fifteen one-dol- 

 lar samples each carried more than 23,000 noxious seeds. 



