32 MAINE) AGRICULTURAL, EXPERIMENT STATION. I907. 



Analysis of seeds. 1906. 



p^Q Source of Sample, and Character, Kind 



gg and Number .of Foreign Seeds in one jS'd 



d 3 Pound. t P o> 



Sri 



r w 



RED TOP — Continued. 



648 G. A. Dustin Co., Dexter, April 9, 1906.... 

 Harmless,-- /Timothy, 16.1 per cent of 

 whole; alsike clover. Noxious, — Five 

 finger, 19,400; ergot, 16,000; yarrow, 4,800 

 grass, 600; American wild mint, 400 

 moth mullein, 200; yellow daisy, 200 

 evening primrose, 200; ribgrass, 200; sor- 

 rel, witch grass. 



671 Ben D. Field, Belfast, April 12, 1906 



Harmless, — Timothy, 10.9 per cent of 

 whole; Kentucky blue grass, 600; alsike 

 clover, 200. Noxious, — Ergot, ob,400; five 

 finger, 23,000; yarrow, 9,000; plantain, 

 1,400; sedge sp., 600; yellow daisy, 400. 



590 French & Elliott, Guilford, April 7, 1906. . . . 

 Harmless, — Timothy, 55,200; white clover, 

 4,600; Kentucky blue grass. 200. Nox- 

 ious, — Ergot, 57,400; five finger, 10,400; 

 yarrow, 6,800; rugel's plantain, 4,400; 

 witch grass, 1,600; blue vervain, 600; 

 sheep sorrel, 1,000; sedge sp., 400; white 

 vervain, 1,000; evening primrose, 200; 

 slender fescue, 400. 



645 J. E. Gray, Corinna, April 10, 1906 



Harmless, — Timothy, 12.7 per cent of 

 whole; alsike clover, 200. Noxious, — 

 Five finger, 76,600; ergot, 67,000; yarrow, 

 4,600; plantain, 6,400; sorrel, 1,800; yel- 

 low daisy, 1,200; witch grass, 800; sedge 

 sp., 600; pepper grass, 600; American wild 

 mint, 200; hedge mustard, 200; evening 

 primrose, 200. 



688 Geo. B. Haskell Co., Lewiston, Apr. 21, 1906, 



Noxious, — 



spearmint, 



1,200; hard 



200; witch 



Per ct. 

 78.0 



Per ct. 

 4.5 



Per ct. 



17.5 



Harmless, — Timothy, 16,200. 

 Yarrow, 10,600; ergot, 4,200; 

 2,600; mouse-ear chickweed, 

 fescue, 800; moth mullein, 

 grass, 200; five finger, 200. 



536 Oscar Holway & Co., Auburn, Feb. 28, 1906. 

 Harmless, — Timothy. 45,200; white clover, 

 5,600. Noxious, — Ergot, 27,200; five fin- 

 ger, 6,800; plantain, 2,800; witch grass, 

 1,400; sheep sorrel, 1,000; yellow daisy, 

 800; moth mullein, 200; sedge, 200; yar- 

 row, 2,200. 



635 Ireland Bros., Corinna, April 10, 1906 



Harmless,— Timothy, 12.4 per cent of 

 whole. Noxious, — Five finger, 19,800: 

 yarrow, 5,600; plantain, 1,400; yellow 

 daisy, 600; stringing nettle, 600; common 

 chickweed, 400; ergot, 25,600. 



650 Judkins & Gilman, Newport, April 10, 1906. 



Harmless, — Timothy, 14.6 per cent of 



whole. Kentucky blue grass, 600; alsike 



83. 



S3.1 



3.9 



12.2 



12. T 



4.T 



75.2 



8.5 



16.3: 



97.1 



84.6 



82.5 



70.7 



1.7 



10.3 



4.3 



12.8 



1.2 



5.2 



13.2 



16.5 



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



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



