SEED INSPECTION. 



Analysis of seeds. 1906. 



ftfl Source of Sample, and Character, Kind <_,« ~ «j 



fifi and Number of Foreign Seeds in one s il,o [p+j ^ 



§5 Found.f 3$ eg °$ 



ALSIKE — Continued. Per ct. Per ct. Per ct. 



100; five finger, 1,200; witch grass, 100; 

 careless weed, 100; goosefoot, 100; cruci- 

 ferae, 100; bitter dock, 300. 



636 Ireland Bros., Corinna, April 10, 1906 S3. 9 .9 15.2 



Harmless, — Timothy, 10.6 per cent of whole; 

 white clover, 22,100; red clover, 4,400; red- 

 top, 3,600. Noxious, — Black medick, 1,500; 

 mouse-ear chickweed, 3,200; sheep sorrel, 

 3,000; plantain, 3,000; night-flowering 

 catchfly, 1,300; five finger, 1,100; worm- 

 seed mustard, 600; sedge sp., 600; bitter 

 dock, 400; hedge mustard, 400; pepper 

 grass, 400; goosefoot, 400; shepherd's, 

 purse, 300; mayweed, 100; common chick- 

 weed, 100; ribgrass, green foxtail, Canada 

 thistle, tumbleweed, ox-eye daisy. 



652 Judkins & Gilman, Newport, April 10, 1906, 91.2 .8 8.0 



Harmless, — Timothy, 23,700; white clover, 

 13,300; red clover, 2,000; redtop, 300; 

 Canadian blue grass, 300. Noxious, — 

 Black medick, 10,800; sheep sorrel, 5,300; 

 night-flowering, catchfly, 1,400; bitter 

 dock, 300; hedge mustard, 300; catnip. 

 100; pepper grass, 100; common chick- 

 weed, 100; Canada thistle, 100; goose- 

 foot, 100; mayweed, 100; green foxtail, 

 Lappula texana, hairy stick seed, witch 

 grass, ribgrass, heal-all, mouse-ear chick- - 

 weed, lady's thumb. 



525 Kendall & Whitney, Portland, Feb. 20, 1906. 94.4 .8 4.8 



Harmless, — Timothy, 46,100. Noxious, — 

 Canada thistle, 100; common chickweed, 

 1,300; sheep sorrel, 2,000; menzie's pepper 

 grass, 300; American pennyroyal, 100. 



622 C. P. McCrellis, Dexter, April 9, 1906 81.9 1.9 16.2 



Harmless, — Timothy, 88,500; white clover, 

 .66,600; red clover, 4,400; alfalfa, 800; 

 Kentucky blue grass, 2,800; redtop, 400. 

 Noxious, — Sheep sorrel, 6,500; mouse-ear 

 chickweed, 2,900; rugel's plantain, 1,700; 

 pepper grass, 1,200; night-flowering catch- 

 fly, 700; five finger, 400; bitter dock, 300; 

 pigweed, 300; hedge mustard, 200; may- 

 weed, 200; sedge sp., 100; smart weed, 

 100; shepherd's purse, 100; witch grass, 

 ribgrass, Canada thistle, goosefoot, com- 

 mon chickweed, green foxtail, heal-all, 

 yellow wood sorrel, catnip, blue vervain, 

 crabgrass, rye grass. 



614 A. J. McNaughton, Foxcroft, April 9, 1906.. 84.7 1.4 13.9 



Harmless, — Timothy, 76,200; white clover, 

 60,200; red clover, 3,200; alfalfa, 400; 

 Kentucky blue grass, 800; redtop, 200. 

 Noxious, — Sheep sorrel, 4,900; night- 

 flowering catchfly, 1,200; mouse-ear chick- 

 weed, 700; plantain, 600; pepper grass, 

 500; five finger, 400; goosefoot, 400; 



t No number is given if there were less than 100 seeds in one pound. 



