Official Inspections 94. 95 



Results of Inspection. 



As will be noted only a few samples of seeds were sent to 

 the Station for examination in 1919. The inspectors did the 

 usual amount of field work however. 



The table on pages 98 and 99 gives a list of the weed seeds 

 found in the samples of grass seeds examined. And the table 

 on pages 99 and 100 show in what kinds of seeds these weed 

 seeds occurred. For example the first weed in the list, apetalous 

 peppergrass, was found in one sample of mammoth clover. 



The table beginning on page 101 gives the results of the 

 examination of the samples that were sent in by the inspectors 

 and samples submitted by correspondents that were taken in 

 accordance with the directions prescribed by the Commissioner 

 of Agriculture. The first column gives the laboratory number 

 and in the case of samples sent in by correspondents this fact 

 is indicated by the sign f. The second column gives the kind of 

 seed, the name and address of the dealer and the brand and lot 

 number. The first column of figures gives the guaranteed per- 

 centage of purity and the next column shows the percentage of 

 pure seeds found in the sample. The last column gives the list 

 by numbers of the noxious weed seeds found in the sample. 

 By reference to the table on pages 98 and 99 the kinds of weed 

 seeds these numbers represent can be learned. Sometimes part 

 of the impurities are other grass and clover seeds. These are 

 not listed. 



The following illustrates the way the table may be used to 

 find the story it has to tell. 



The first seed in the table on page 101 is a sample of alsike 

 clover taken at the store of the Bangor Farmers Union. They 

 stated that they purchased from N. Wertheimer and Co. Lot 

 number is not given. It was guaranteed to be 90 per cent pure 

 and proved to be 95.2 per cent pure. The kinds of harmful weed 

 seeds it contained are given by numbers and referring to the 

 table on pages 98 and 99 these are found to be in this sample 

 sheep sorrel, night flowering catchfly, yellow rocket, mayweed, 

 and Canada thistle. 



