SEED INSPECTION. 21 



Analysis of seeds. 1906. 



p„Q Source of Sample, and Character, Kind . +j« ~h w - 



og and Number of Foreign Seeds in one uV. fe^ ZV, 



Sb Pound.f 3$ b£ ©S 



OQ B -M tfl M B R W 



RED CLOVER — Continued. Per ct. Per ct. Per ct. 



700; mayweed, 300; heal-all, 400; ameri- 

 can pennyroyal, 100; charlock, 100; Ave 

 finger, 100; Canada thistle, 100; catnip, 

 100; corn spurry, 100; night-flowering 

 catchfly, knot grass, yellow foxtail, com- 

 mon chickweed, sow thistle, switch 

 grass. 



676*H. F. Gilley, Bucksport, April 13, 1906. . . 85.5 3.6 10.9 



Harmless, — Timothy, 20600; white clover, 

 9200; alsike clover, 9500; redtop, 200. 

 Noxious, — Green foxtail, 8900; ribgrass, 

 7200; rugel's plantain, 7900; plantain, 

 1800; sheep sorrel, 5100; night-flowering 

 catchfly, 1000; bitter dock. 1100; lady's 

 thumb, 1000; charlock, 800; goosefoot, 

 800; slender crabgrass, 500; blue vervain, 

 500; evening primrose, 400; mayweed, 300; 

 pigweed, 300; crabgrass, 300; yellow fox- 

 tail, 200; witch grass, 200; hedge mus- 

 tard, 200; spurge, 200; catnip, 100; bracted 

 plantain, 100; pepper grass, 100; five fin- 

 ger, 100; chicory, 100; knot-grass, 100; 

 nightshade, 100; Canada thistle, heal-all 

 bull thistle, ox-eye daisy, penny cress. 



608 A. W. Gilman, Foxcroft, April 7, 1906 85.7 1.8 12.5 



Harmless, — Alsike clover, 52,000; timothy, 

 22800; white clover, 18000; alfalfa, 700; 

 kentucky blue grass, 200; redtop, 100. 

 Noxious, — Rugel's plantain, 3400; green 

 foxtail, 2300; sheep sorrel, 1900; slender 

 crabgrass, 1400; goosefoot, 900; dock sp., 

 600; ribgrass. 600; night-flowering catch- 

 fly, 500; witch grass, 300; lady's thumb, 

 300; mouse-ear chickweed, 300; hedge 

 mustard, 200; crabgrass, 200; pepper 

 grass, 200; yellow foxtail, 200; Canada 

 thistle, 200; bracted plantain, 100; may- 

 weed, 100; blue vervain, ox-eye daisy, 

 heal-all, five finger, catnip, charlock. 



723*H. A. Gilman, So. Norridgewock, May 2, 1906 98.7 .4 .9 



Harmless, — Timothy, 2900; alsike clover, 

 2700; white clover, 1500. Noxious, — Green 

 foxtail, 900; night-flowering catchfly, 700; 

 goosefoot, 400; mayweed, 200; dock sp., 

 200; lady's thumb, 100; borage family. 



736*H. N. Goodhue, Fort Fairfield, May 4, 1906.. 99.4 .2 .4 



Harmless, — Timothy, 300; alsike clover, 

 100. Noxious, — Green foxtail, 700; yellow 

 foxtail, 100; marsh elder, field pepper 

 grass, ribgrass, rugel's plantain, sheep 

 sorrel, dock sp. 



644 J. E. Gray, Corinna, April 10, 1906 88.2 1.2 10.6 



Harmless, — Timothy, 33500; white clover 

 27700; alsike clover, 18200. Noxious, — 

 Rugel's plantain, 4100; sheep sorrel, 5700; 

 witch grass, 1600; green foxtail, 1000; 

 night-flowering catchfly, 1100; slender 

 crabgrass, 600; black medick, 400; pig- 



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



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



