SEED INSPECTION. 



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Analysis of seeds. 1906. 



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p^ Source of Sample, and Character, Kind 



g g and Number of Foreign Seeds in one S'O 



nj 3 Pound. t ,? <d 



32 c ww 



2^ 



Per ct. Per ct. 

 99.4 .4 



Per ct. 

 .2 



TIMOTHY — Continued. 



561 H. A. Edward, Caribou, April 4, 1906 



Harmless, — Redtop, 4400; white clover, 900; 

 red clover, 400; alsike clover. Noxious, — 

 Rugel's plantain, 200; yellow daisy, 100; 

 ergot, 200; goosefoot, five finger, green 

 foxtail, slender crabgrass, sedge sp., pep- 

 per grass, dock sp. 



670 Ben D. Field, Belfast, April 12, 1906 97.8 1.0 1.2 



Harmless, — Redtop, 10200; alsike clover, 

 3700; white clover, 1100; Kentucky blue 

 grass, 1200; red clover, 400. Noxious, — 

 Five finger, 3600; evening primrose, 2000; 

 rugel's plantain, 1100; yellow daisy, 900; 

 ergot, 800; blue vervain, 300; tumble 

 weed, 200; yellow wood sorrel, 100; sheep 

 sorrel, 100; pepper grass, 100; witch grass, 

 100; mouse-ear chickweed, 100; sedge sp., 

 goosefoot, hedge mustard. 



554 A. H. Fogg Co., Houlton, April 2, 1906 99.3 .4 .3 



Harmless, — Redtop, 10,200; red clover, 600; 



white clover, 400. Noxious, — Evening 

 primrose, 500; plantain, 300; five finger, 

 300; yellow daisy, 200; stringing nettle, 

 100; blue vervain, 100; wild lettuce, 100; 

 ergot, 300; sheep sorrel. 



555 A. H. Fogg Co., Houlton, April 2, 1906 99.5 .3 .2 



Harmless, — Redtop, 700; white clover, 400; 



red clover. Noxious, — Green foxtail, rug- 

 el's plantain. 



716*G. H. Freeman Co., Presque Isle, April 26, 



1906 99.4 .2 .4 



Harmless, — Redtop, 300; alsike clover, 200. 

 Noxious, — Evening primrose, 1500; plan- 

 tain, 200; five finger, 200; pepper grass, 

 100; stringing nettle, blue vervain. 



715*G. H. Freeman Co., Presque Isle, April 26, 



1906 99.6 .3 .1 



Harmless, — Alsike clover, 1100; red clover, 

 redtop. Noxious, — Evening primrose, 100; 

 rugel's plantain, 100; sheep sorrel, 100; 

 witch grass. 



589 French & Elliott, Guilford, April 7, 1906 98.4 .8 .8 



Harmless, — Redtop, 6900; white clover, 

 2000; red clover, 1600; Kentucky blue 

 grass, 700; alsike clover, 600. Noxious, — 

 Five finger, 3,100; rugel's plantain, 1,400; 

 sedge sp., 500; sheep sorrel, 100; yellow 

 daisy, 100; peppergrass, yellow wood sor- 

 rel, evening primrose, blue vervain, dock 

 sp., ribgrass. 



679 H. F. Gilley, Bucksport, April 13. 1906 98.1 .7 



Harmless, — Redtop, 21400; alsike clover, 

 1600; red clover, 300; Kentucky blue grass, 

 700. Noxious, — Five finger, 5300; plan- 

 tain, 1200; ergot, 1000; yellow daisy, 400; 



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



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



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