12 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I907. 



Analysis of seeds. 1906. 



So 



P..Q Source of Sample, and Character. Kind 

 E g and Number of Foreign Seeds in one 



a 3 Pound.f 







d 







tlO . 



£« 



+>2 



r « 



3 * 



U4 to 





Per ct. 



Per ct. 



Per ct. 



93.9 



.8 



5.3 



ALSIKE — Continued. 



668 M. C. Smith, Presque Isle, April 5, 1906 



Harmless,— Timothy, 26,000; white clover, 

 16,100; red clover, 2,000; alfalfa, 2,400; 

 redtop, 200. Noxious, — Night-flowering 

 catchfly, 1,000; sheep sorrel, 400; mouse- 

 ear chickweed, 200; rugel's plantain, 200; 

 ribgrass, 100; pepper grass, 100; witch 

 grass, 100; green foxtail, 100; hedge mus- 

 tard, 100; penny cress, 100; dock sp., 

 goosefoot, five finger. 



567 M. C. Smith, Presque Isle, April 5, 190G 96.9 .3 2.8 



Harmless, — Timothy, 16,500; white clover, 

 5,800; alfalfa, 1,000; red clover, 900. 

 Noxious, — Night-flowering catchfly, 700; 

 tumble weed, 200; goosefoot, 100; sheep 

 sorrel, 100; dock sp., pepper grass, hedge 

 mustard. 



546*Soule Bros., Buxton, April 7, 1906 89.5 2.0 8.5 



Harmless, — Timothy, 89,400; redtop, 5,000; 

 red clover, 1,100; alfalfa, 800. Noxious, — 

 Sheep sorrel, 2,000; plantain, 2,500; worm- 

 seed mustard, 400; slender crabgrass, 

 100; dock sp., 200; common chickweed, 

 600; goosefoot, 200; Ave finger, 300; night- 

 flowering catchfly, 300; pepper grass, 100; 

 mayweed, 100; witch grass, 200; Canada 

 thistle, 200; evening primrose, 100; ox-eye 

 daisy, 100; ribgrass, 100; green foxtail, 

 100; stringing nettle, tumbleweed, catnip, 

 black nightshade. 



658 Swan & Sibley, Belfast, April 12, 1906 87.7 .3 12.0 



Harmless, — Timothy, 50,400; white clover, . 



61,700; red clover, 1,600; Kentucky blue 

 grass, 1,000; redtop, 300. Noxious, — 

 Sheep sorrel, 3,200; black medick, 800; 

 night-flowering catchfly, 400; goosefoot, 

 300; witch grass, 300; hedge mustard, 200; 

 plantain, 200; sedge sp., 200; pigweed, 200; 

 five finger, 200; shepherd's purse, 100; 

 mouse-ear chickweed, 100; pepper-grass, 

 100; green foxtail, evening primrose, 

 common chickweed, yellow daisy, ox-eye 

 daisy, heal-all, slender crabgrass, bitter 

 dock, mayweed. 



767*Swan & Sibley, Belfast, November 1, 1906.. 99.1 .3 .6 



Harmless, — White clover, 2,900; timothy, 

 1,500; red clover, 600; Kentucky blue 

 grass, 200; redtop, 100. Noxious, — Sheep 

 sorrel, 200; five finger, 100; night-flower- 

 ing catchfly, witch grass, pigweed, rugel's 

 plantain. 



766*Swan & Sibley, Belfast, November 1, 1906. . 88.8 1.5 9.7 



Harmless, — Timothy, 56,800; white clover, 



24,700; red clover, 4,900; redtop, 300, 



Noxious, — Canadian blue grass, 1,800; 



sheep sorrel, 7,200; plantain. I,6u0; Ave 



* Sample sent by dealer. See statement on page 2. 



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



