Sept., 1917] 



RESULTS OF SEED TESTS, 1917 



Sam- 

 ple 

 No. 



922 

 923 

 924 



925 

 926 



927 



928 

 929 



930 



931 



932 

 933 



934 

 935 



936 

 937 



Kind of Seed, Sender, and Kind and 



is' umber of Foreign Seeds Found 



in One Pound. 



Timothy (Jersey) 



A. L. Turcotte, Newmarket, N. H. AJsike, 4,450 

 Red Top, 1,125; Plantain, 450; Peppergrass, 

 225; Slieep Sorrel, 225. 



Timothy (Jersey) 



A. L. Turcotte, Newmarket, N. H. White Clover, 

 450; Alsike, 2,475; Kentucky Blue Grass, 

 450; Pale Smartweeds, 223. 



Red Top (T9210) 



A. L. Turcotte, Newmarket, N. H. Rush, few; 

 Yarrow, 63,900; Chickweed, 1,800; Scirpus 

 sp., 1,350; Verbascum sp., 450; Erigeron sp. 

 450; Mount ainmint, 450; Peppergrass, 450; 

 Timothy, 4,950; Alfalfa, 450. 



Timothy (Pan Americmi) 



J. H. Griffin, Newmarket, N. H. Unknown, 

 450; Alsike, 2,925; Red Top, 450. 



Red Clover (Pan American) 



J. H. GrifBn, Newmarket, N. H. Curled dock, 

 360; Sheep Sorrel, 4,230; White Clover, 540; 

 Alsike, 1,890; Timothy, 900; Buckhorn, 180. 



Hungarian 



J. H. Griffin, Newmarket, N. H. Smartweeds, 

 180; Pigweed, 180. 



Corn (Eureka) , 



Augustus Young, Exeter, N. H. 



Hungarian 



S. A. Schurman & Son, Portsmouth, N. H. 

 Smartweed, 90; Timothy, 90. 



Barley 



S. A. Schurman & Son, Portsmouth, N. H. 

 Oats, 210; Buckwheat, 45; Sunflower, 15. 



Red Clover (Imperator) 



S. A. Schurman & Son. Portsmouth, N. H. 

 Curled dock, 540; Alfalfa, 90; Kentucky Blue 

 Grass, 180; Buckhorn, 1,620; Foxtail, 7,380; 

 Lamb's Quarters, 450; Pigweed, 540; Plan- 

 tain, 450; White Clover, 180; Alsike, 3,870; 

 Timothy, 2,610; Smartvr-^sd, 540; Miscellane- 

 ous, 630. 



Timothy (Imperator) 



S. A. Schurman & Son, Portsmouth," N." H 

 Plantain, 1,575; Alsike, 225; Curled dock. 



Red Top (Pan American) 



S. A. Schurman & Son, Portsmouth, N.' H 

 Yarrow, 21,150; Woolly Panicum, 900; B S 

 Plantain, 450; Lechea sp., 450; Rush, numer- 

 ous; Timothy, 4,950. 



Oats (Swedish Select) 



S. A. Schurman & Son, Portsmouth",' N " H 

 Barley, 30; Mustard, 15. 



Timothy (Pan American) 



S. A. Schurman & Son, Portsmouth," n"h 

 Cinquefoil, 450; Alsike, 2,250; Plantain, 225- 

 Kentucky Blue Grass, 1,350; Unknown 225' 



Japanese Millet 



R. L. Costello, Portsmouth, "n!"h."" Ragweed 

 1,260; Foxtail, 540; Smartweed, 90. 



Red Clover (Ace) 



R. L. Costello, Portsmouth, if. H. Yellow Fox- 

 o'l'i' ^;^^.9' Lamb's Quarter, 270: Buckhorn, 

 nn° vA',^'''^'o,^'^  Timothy, 180; Sheep Sorrel, 

 90; Yellow Clover, 90. 



Guar- 

 Pound anteed 



100 



B 



98 

 98 



97 



Germination. 



S 

 A 



98 

 90 



98 

 99.5 



98 

 98 



97 



S 



A 

 B 



97 

 93 



86 



95 

 92 



80 



80 

 90 

 90 



A 90 



90 



95 

 A 



S 



s 



90 



92 

 90 



S — Satisfactory. 

 A — Above. 

 B — Below. 



