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 

 defectivef 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 

 21000 

 21007 

 21008 

 21009 

 21010 

 21011 

 21012 

 21013 

 21014 

 21015 

 21016 

 21017 

 21018 

 21019 

 21020 

 21021 

 21022 

 21023 

 21024 

 21031 

 21032 

 21033 

 21035 



Broken 

 Alfalfa seed 

 seed and 

 dirt 



92.1 

 82.28 

 84.72 

 89.16 

 74.06 

 58.74 

 86.12 

 73.02 

 96.82 

 86.2 

 96.96 



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 



5.8 

 7.34 

 15.92 

 11.58 

 8.78 

 21.38 

 34.46 

 11.34 

 22.32 

 2.72 

 12.1 

 2.16 

 3.98 

 2.66 

 5.44 

 2.7 

 16.04 

 12.18 

 23.78 

 3.(H 

 2.82 

 5.04 

 70.96 

 1.8 

 3.44 

 11.02 

 8.08 

 10.5 

 27.1 



Weed 



seeds 



0.82 

 .56 



1.8 



3.7 



2.06 



4.56 



6.8 



2.54 



4.66 

 .46 



1.7 



3.86 

 6.18 

 6.3 

 6.74 

 .46 



4.54 

 4.06 

 1.98 

 1.26 

 1.36 

 .46 

 .54 



Number 

 of weed 

 seeds In 

 1 pound 



2,160 

 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 

 3,0«X) 

 4,140 

 3,420 

 1,260 

 270 



Number 

 of dodder 

 seeds in 

 1 pound 



2,520 



5,490 



270 



Alfalfa 

 seed 

 that'll 

 grow 



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 

 77.47 

 62.14 

 77.08 

 47.83 

 7.13 

 5.21 

 88.53 

 91.82 

 90.15 

 6.34 

 73.43 

 51.78 

 81.14 



Amount 

 imported 



4,000 

 30,800 



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 



0,673 

 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. 



