SEED INSPECTION. 13 



Analysis of seeds. 1906. 



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p,x5 Source of Sample, and Character, Kind ±,v 



eg and Number of Foreign Seeds in one 2^ fc-u 



§3 Pound.! P{ eg 



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alsike — Continued. Per ct. Per ct. Per ct. 



finger, 1,300; night-flowering catchfly, 

 900; pepper grass, 600; goosefoot, 500; 

 sedge sp., 400; mayweed, 300; witch grass, 

 300; bitter dock, 300; charlock, 200; pig- 

 weed, 100; evening primrose. 



765*Swan & Sibley, Belfast, November 1, 1906. . 97.0 .7 2.3 



Harmless, — "White clover, 12,400; timothy, 

 8,900; red clover, 700; Kentucky blue 

 grass, 200, redtop. Noxious, — Sheep sor- 

 rel, 700; pepper grass, 100; night-flower- 

 ing, catchfly, bitter dock, five finger, rib- 

 grass, plantain. 



764*Swan & Sibley, Belfast, November 1, 1906.. 90.3 1.0 8.7 



Harmless, — White clover, 44,800; timothy, 

 28,600; red clover, 700; redtop, 400. 

 Noxious, — Sheep sorrel, 3,300; night- 

 flowering catchfly, 600; bitter dock, 200; 

 goosefoot, 200; English rye grass, green 

 foxtail, witch grass, rugel's plantain. 



755* E. W. Walker, Houlton, May 19, 1906 98.7 .2 1.1 



Harmless,- — White clover, 4,200; timothy, 

 3,300; red clover, 900, redtop. Noxious, — 

 Sheep sorrel, 100; goosefoot, 100; five 

 finger, 100; dock sp., night-flowering 

 catchfly, pepper grass. 



754*E. W. Walker, Houlton, May 19, 1906 93.5 .8 5.7 



Harmless, — Timothy, 42,200; white clover, 

 20,800; red clover, 1,100; redtop, 200; 

 alfalfa, 100. Noxious, — Sheep sorrel, 

 4,000; rugel's plantain, 200; night-flower- 

 ing catchfly, 200; dock sp., 100; goosefoot, 

 five finger, Canada thistle, catnip, tumble 

 weed, witch grass, yellow wood sorrel. 



CRIMSON CLOVER. 



(Trifolium incarnatum.) 

 527 Kendall & Whitney, Portland, Feb. 20, 1906. 99.7 .1 .2 



Harmless, — None. Noxious, — Sheep sorrel, 

 100; common chickweed, blueweed. 



MAMMOTH CLOVER. 



(Trifolium pratense perenne.) 



617 F. J. Carsley. Dexter, April 9, 1906 94.8 1.4 3.8 



Harmless, — Timothy, 6,800; alsike clover, 



6,800; alfalfa, 400. Noxious, — Dock sp., 



2,300; sheep" sorrel, 1,200; green foxtail, 



1,100; ribgrass, 1,100; field pepper grass, 



70Q; rugel's plantain, 400; goosefoot, 200; 



night-flowering catchfly, 200; lady's 



thumb, 200; heal-all, 100; tumble weed, 



100; black medick, 100; knot grass, 100; 



slender crabgrass, 100; bull thistle, may- 

 weed, blue vervain, witch grass. 

 701 C. M. Conant & Co., Bangor, April 24, 1906. . 97.9 1.3 .8 



Harmless, — Timothy, 1,200; white clover, 



600; alsike clover, 500. Noxious, — Green 



foxtail, 700; lady's thumb, 300; spurge, 



300; ribgrass, 100; crabgrass, 100; slender 



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



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



