SEED INSPECTION. 25 



Analysis of seeds. 1906. 



P„q Source of Sample, and Character, Kind +j ® -2 w 



g g and Number of Foreign Seeds in one S'9 ft-n S'S 



d§ Pound.f .?$ Sg °$ 



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



582 G. W. Park, Fort Fairfield, April 5, 1906 96.6 .5 2.9 



Harmless, — Alsike clover, 9,900; timothy, 

 3,700; white clover, 2,100. Noxious, — 

 Green foxtail, 2,300; rugel's plantain, 

 1,100; sheep sorrel, 600; goosefoot, 200; 

 slender crabgrass, 100; pepper grass, 100; 

 night-flowering catchfiy, mayweed, catnip, 

 lady's thumb. 



728*G. F. Rowe, China, May 9, 1906 79.2 3.2 17.6 



Harmless, — Timothy, 49,700; white clover, 

 34,500; alsike clover, 24,500; alfalfa, 500; 

 redtop, 400. Noxious, — Green foxtail, 

 8,900; sheep sorrel, 3,800; rugel's plantain, 

 4,400; ribgrass, 2,100; dock sp., 2,300; 

 witch grass, 1,500; lady's thumb, 1,100; 

 goosefoot, 1,700; night-flowering catchfiy, 

 1,200; common chickweed, 1,100; tumble- 

 weed, 800; blue vervain, 500; slender 

 crabgrass, 400; charlock, 300; black 

 medick, 300; mayweed, 300; Canada 

 thistle, 200; pepper grass, 200; five finger, 

 200; evening primrose, 100; sedge sp., 

 100; catnip, 100; tar-weed, 100; crabgrass, 

 yellow foxtail, hedge mustard, bracted 

 plantain, corn gromwell, knot grass, pov- 

 erty weed. 



721*Sawyer & Gifford, Dover, April 27, 1906 85.5 3.1 11.4 



Harmless, — Timothy, 29,500; alsike clover, 

 27,400; white clover, 10,400; alfalfa, 700; 

 redtop, 100. Noxious, — Green foxtail, 

 5,800; goosefoot, 1,500; dock sp., 1,300; 

 lady's thumb, 900; sheep sorrel, 800; 

 night-flowering catchfiy, 700; rugel's 

 plantain, 500; slender crabgrass, 400; rib- 

 grass, 300; mayweed, 200; witch grass, 

 200; bull thistle, 100; catnip, 100; evening 

 primrose, 100; heal-all, 100; pigweed, 100; 

 hedge mustard, blue vervain. 



720*Sawyer & Gifford, Dover, April 27, 1906 80.6 3.6 15.8 



Harmless, — White clover, 59,500; alsike 

 clover, 43.200; timothy, 25,100; redtop, 

 400; alfalfa, 100. Noxious, — Green fox- 

 tail, 2,400; plantain, 2,900; slender crab- 

 grass, 1,300; sheep sorrel, 1,300; night- 

 flowering catchfiy, 1,200; goosefoot, 900; 

 pepper grass, 500; ribgrass, 400; dock sp., 

 300; lady's thumb. 300; crabgrass, 200; 

 catnip, 200; five finger, 200; mayweed, 

 100; common chickweed, 100; evening 

 primrose, 100; witch grass, 100; hedge 

 mustard, 100; sedge sp., 100; bull thistle, 

 bracted plantain, ox-eye daisy, heal-all, 

 knot-grass, pigweed. 



600 Sawyer & Gifford, Dover, April 7, 1906.... 82.1 2.6 15.3 



Harmless, — Alsike clover, 70,600; timothy, 

 23,100; white clover, 25,300; alfalfa, 200; 

 Kentucky blue grass, 500. Noxious, — 



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



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



