l8 MAINE AGRICULTURAL, EXPERIMENT STATION. I907. 



Analysis of seeds. 1906. 



p,^ Source of Sample, and Character, Kind +j«J •« tc 



eg and Number of Foreign Seeds in one "■o ft-M 2^J 



§3 Pound.t Jp$ eg og 



BED CLOVER — Continued. Per ct. Per ct. Per ct. 



plantain, 200; charlock, 100; spurge, 100; 

 heal-all, 100; goosefoot, tumble-weed, 

 slender crabgrass, blue vervain, rag-weed, 

 field peppergrass, night flowering catchfly, 

 nightshade, crabgrass, peppergrass, bull 

 thistle. 



695 A. M. Brown, Augusta, April 21, 1906 94.1 2.5 3.4 



Harmless, — Timothy, 4100; alsike clover, 

 4900; white clover, 1100; alfalfa, 200; 

 Kentucky blue grass, 100. Noxious, — 

 Rugel's plantain, 3700; bitter dock, 1000; 

 ribgrass, 1100; green foxtail, 900; crab- 

 grass, 700; slender crabgrass, 700; field 

 peppergrass, 500; Canada thistle, 300; 

 witch grass, 300; spurge, 300; lady's 

 thumb, 300; goosefoot, 200; pig-weed, 200; 

 yellow foxtail, 100; nightshade, 100; knot- 

 grass, 100; catnip, 100; black medick, 

 heal-all, blue vervain; May-weed, night- 

 flowering catchfly, hairy stick seed. 



722*J. S. Cairns, Hallowell, May 3, 1906 95.7 2.0 2.3 



Harmless, — Alfalfa, 700; white clover, 300; 

 Noxious, — Ribgrass, 4700; green foxtail, 

 3,100 ;cranes bill, 500; dock sp., 200; 

 goldenrod, 200; sow thistle, 500; lady's 

 thumb, heal-all, black medick, blue ver- 

 vain, knot-grass, tumbleweed, chicory. 



620 F. J. Crasley, Dexter, April 9, 1906 92.8 2.1 5.1 



Harmless, — Timothy, 9800; alsike clover, 

 9400; white clover, 1700. Noxious, — Rib- 

 grass, 3200; dock sp., 2100; sheep sorrel, 

 1600; green foxtail, 1600; goosefoot, 500; 

 field pepper-grass, 400; rugel's plantain, 

 400; lady's thumb, 200; mayweed, 200; 

 slender crabgrass, 200; knot grass, 200; 

 black medick, 100; night-flowering catch- 

 fly, 100; witch grass, 100; tumbleweed, 

 100; heal-all, 100; bull thistle, blue 

 vervain. 



702 C. M. Conant Co., Bangor, April 24, 1906. ... 98.0 1.3 .7 



Harmless, — Timothy, 1800; alsike clover, 

 700; white clover, 1200. Noxious, — Green 

 foxtail, 700; rugel's plantain, 500; pig- 

 weed, 100; witch grass, 100; Virginia 

 three seeded mercury, 100; ribgrass, 

 lady's thumb, bitter dock, catnip, spurge, 

 yellow foxtail, heal-all. 



588 H. Douglass & Co., Guilford, April 7, 1906.. 88.1 2.0 9.9 



Harmless, — Timothy, 15800; white clover, 

 8400; alsike clover, 8400. Noxious, — Green 

 foxtail, 7,800; ribgrass, 9,600; sheep sor- 

 rel, 4,600; rugel's plantain, 5,400; bracted 

 plantain, 500; dock sp., 1,600; goosefoot, 

 900; charlock, 700; slender crabgrass, 700; 

 night-flowering catchfly, 500; lady's 

 thumb, 600; five finger, 200; mayweed, 



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



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



